Montreal Roller Derby

Montreal Roller Derby
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Metro area Montreal, Quebec
Country Canada
Founded 2006
Teams New Skids on the Block (All Stars / Travel team)
Les Sexpos (B travel team)
Les Contrabanditas
Les Filles du Roi
La Racaille
Smash Squad (rookie)
Track type(s) Flat
Venue le TAZ[1]
Arena St Louis[2]
Affiliations WFTDA
Website mtlrollerderby.com

Montreal Roller Derby, the first flat-track roller derby league in Montreal, is a non-profit organization that was started in 2006 by Georgia W. Tush.[3]

Montreal Roller Derby League became the first non-U.S. WFTDA member league in January 2009.[4]

Teams

The league's teams include Les Contrabanditas, Les Filles du Roi, and La Racaille, plus two travel teams.[5]

La Racaille

Formed in March 2007, La Racaille is identified by green and silver uniforms. The name translates in English to "riff raff",[6] and is often used as a derogatory term in France to refer to delinquents and people living on the fringes of society.

La Racaille won the 2008 championship and their captain, Iron Wench, was named MVP for the 2008 season.

Les Filles du Roi

Colloquially known as "FDR", Les Filles du Roi is identified by purple and gold uniforms. The team formed in 2006 and won the championship during the first 2007 derby season. Their second season in 2008 was a little rocky due to a few injuries and a serious player deficit. 2009 was an incredible year for FDR. They played their home season and reigned undefeated. The name, which translates in English to " the King's Daughters", refers to the women that were shipped to New France under the auspices of the French monarchy in the mid-seventeenth century.

Les Contrabanditas

Colloquially known as "The Ditas", Les Contrabanditas is identified by red and black uniforms. The Ditas were the first team formed under the Montreal Roller Derby League.

Travel teams

The Montreal Roller Derby League also has two travel teams, The New Skids on the Block and Les Sexpos. These teams are made up of members from all three league teams. In September 2010, The New Skids became the first non-US team to play in the WFTDA playoffs, but were eliminated from qualifying for the 2010 finals by The Boston Massacre of Boston Derby Dames.[7] In 2011, the New Skids took part in the first WFTDA regional tournament bout to feature two non-American teams, losing the 5th place bout at the Eastern Regionals in Baltimore, Maryland to the London Rollergirls London Brawling squad, 137 to 135.[8] As of August 2012, The New Skids were ranked 3rd in WFTDA's East Region.[9] Les Sexpos, as the B team, have also had an impressive record, and when they were beaten by Toronto Roller Derby's CN Power in September 2011, that marked only the first time they had been beaten by a Canadian squad.[10]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[11] Playoffs Championship
2008 9 E DNQ DNQ
2009 13 E DNQ DNQ
2010 7 E 7 E[12] DNQ
2011 6 E 6 E[13] DNQ
2012 5 E 5 E[14] DNQ
2013 15 WFTDA[15] 4 D1[16] DNQ
2014 17 WFTDA[17] 5 D1[18] DNQ
2015 15 WFTDA[19] 4 D1[20] DNQ
2016 3 D1[21] R1[22]

In September 2016, Montreal Roller Derby hosted a 2016 International Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 roller derby playoff tournament at Centre Pierre Charbonneau,[23][24] at which their New Skids on the Block WFTDA A team finished in third place and became the first Canadian team to qualify for Division 1 WFTDA Championships.[25][26] At Championships, Montreal lost their opening-round game against Angel City Derby Girls 217-116, and were eliminated.[22]

International play

In August 2011, six members of Montreal Roller Derby were chosen to play for Team Canada at the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup, held in December 2011 in Toronto.[27]

Beast of the East

Every spring, Montreal roller derby hosts an invitational tournament at Arena St Louis known as The Beast of the East. Sixteen teams play a tournament of abbreviated bouts over the course of the weekend.[28] The tournament is open to home teams only – not travel, or "all-star" teams – and is typically the last weekend in April. The 2012 edition played April 20 and 21.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Taz - Roulodôme". Taz.ca. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  2. 1 2 "Events and Tickets". Home Bouts schedule. Montreal Roller Derby. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Montreal Mirror - News
  4. ↑ Chris "Hurt Reynolds" Seale (2009-01-22). "WFTDA makes a run for the border". Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  5. ↑ Montreal Roller Derby - accueil
  6. ↑ Maki, Allan (5 July 2011). "ROLL BABY ROLL". Globe & Mail. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "2010 WFTDA East Playoffs Day 1 Recap - Latest News - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  8. ↑ Justice Feelgood Marshall (18 September 2011). "East 5th Place: 10E London Holds Off 5E Montreal, 137-135". Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Current Rankings - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. 2012-08-03. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  10. ↑ Smollet, Ashleigh (12 September 2012). "Toronto Roller Derby". Citynews.ca. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  12. ↑ "Derby in the Burbs 2010 East Region Playoffs", WFTDA
  13. ↑ Nightmare on 95
  14. ↑ Sugarbush Showdown
  15. ↑ "2013 Rankings". WFTDA. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  16. ↑ D1 Playoffs: Fort Wayne
  17. ↑ "2014 Rankings". WFTDA. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "D1 Playoffs Salt Lake City, UT". WFTDA. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "2015 Rankings". WFTDA. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "D1 Playoffs Omaha, NE Oct 2-4". WFTDA. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "D1M 3rd – Montréal heads to champs over Bay Area, 178-166". Derby Central. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  22. 1 2 "2016 WFTDA D1 Champs: #4 Angel City has no carbs against #19 Montréal, 217-116". Derby Central. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "D1 Playoffs Montréal, QC Sept 2-4 - About the venue". WFTDA. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  24. ↑ Pall, Navneet (4 September 2016). "Montreal hosts international roller derby tournament". Global News. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  25. ↑ Poetic, Whacks (4 September 2016). "Game 16: Montréal Roller Derby (#4) vs Bay Area Derby (#3)". WFTDA. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  26. ↑ Pucci, Michelle (5 November 2016). "Montreal women ride new wave of roller derby". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  27. ↑ Mercy Less. "Team Canada Roster Announced". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  28. ↑ "Beast of The East". Montreal Roller Derby. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
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