Roller derby in Canada

By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur leagues on every inhabited continent,[1] in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden[2] and Singapore.[3] Canadian roller derby leagues may join the Canadian Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (CWRDA), which in January 2012 will rename itself the Roller Derby Association of Canada (RDAC).[4]

Roller derby in Canada

Outside of the United States, many roller derby leagues enjoy support from their national skate federations such as Skate Australia,[5] and Roller Sports Canada.[6]

Contemporary roller derby has a basic set of rules, with variations reflecting the interests of a governing body's member leagues. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which is used by the majority of leagues around the world.[7] For example, members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association are required to play by WFTDA rules,[8] while members of the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association are encouraged to join the WFTDA.[9]

Leagues

• Abbotsford, British Columbia – Reign Valley Vixens[10][11]
• Airdrie, Alberta - Rockyview Rollers
• Alliston, Ontario – Renegade Derby Dames[12]
• Brantford, Ontario – Belle City Roller Girls
• Barrie, Ontario – South Simcoe Rebel Rollers
• Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Roller Derby Association
• Calgary, Alberta - Chinook City Roller Derby League[13]
• Chilliwack, British Columbia – Voodoo Derby Dollz Roller Derby Association[14]
• Cold Lake and Bonnyville, Alberta – Lakeland Ladykillers Roller Derby League
• Edmonton, Alberta – E-Ville Roller Derby[15]
• Edmonton, Alberta – Oil City Derby Girls[16]
• Fredericton, New Brunswick – Capital City Rollers[17]
• Halifax, Nova Scotia – Anchor City Rollers[18]
• Hamilton, Ontario – Hammer City Roller Derby[19]
• Kelowna, British Columbia – (see Okanagan Roller Derby Girls)[20]
• Kamloops, British Columbia – (see Tournament City Derby Dolls)[21]
• Kitchener-Waterloo Area, Ontario – Tri-City Roller Derby[22]
• Kingston, Ontario – Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby[23]
• Kingston, Ontario – Kingston Derby Girls[24]
• Guelph, Ontario – Royal City Roller Derby[25]
• Lacombe, Alberta - Central Alberta Roller Derby[26]
• London, Ontario – Forest City Derby Girls[27]
• London, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby[28]
• Medicine Hat, Alberta – Gas City Rollers[29]
• Moncton, New Brunswick – Muddy River Rollers[30]
• Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Roller Derby
• Okanagan, British Columbia – Okanagan Roller Derby Girls (Kelowna Peach Tarts)[20]
• Okanagan/Shuswap, British Columbia – Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby[31]
• Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Roller Derby[32]
• Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Valley Roller Derby[33]
• PEI - Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby[34]
• Prince George, British Columbia – Rated PG Rollergirls[35]
• Quebec City, Quebec – Roller Derby Québec[36]
• Red Deer, Alberta – Red Deer Roller Derby Association[37]
• Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen City Roller Sports,[38] Pile O' Bones Derby Club[39]
• Saint John, New Brunswick – Fog City Rollers[40]
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Roller Derby League[41]
• St. Albert, Alberta – St. Albert Heavenly Rollers[42]
• St. Catharines, Ontario - Niagara Roller Girls[43]
• St. John's, Newfoundland – 709 Roller Derby (2010 – present)[44]
• Sudbury, Ontario – Nickel City Roller Derby[45]
• Stratford, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby[28]
• Sunshine Coast, British Columbia – Sunshine Coast Roller Girls
• Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Junior Roller Derby
• Toronto, Ontario – GTA Rollergirls[46]
• Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Roller Derby[47]
• Toronto, Ontario – Toronto LOCO Roller Derby [48]
• Vancouver, British Columbia – Terminal City Roller Girls[49]
• Victoria, British Columbia – Victoria Rollergirls[50]
• Victoria, British Columbia – Eves of Destruction[51]
• West Kootenays, British Columbia – West Kootenay Roller Derby
• Wetaskiwin, Alberta – Rez City Rollers
• Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon Roller Girls (2010–present)[52]
• Williams Lake, British Columbia – Lake City Derby Girls
• Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Roller Derby League[53]

See also

• Roller derby

References

1. Roller Derby Worldwide. "Find a Roller Derby League". Retrieved 29 September 2011.
2. Cat O'Ninetails (2011). "Roller Derby Worldwide". Retrieved 8 September 2011.
3. "Chilipadi Roller Girls".
4. "Welcome to the Canadian Woman's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (CWRDA)". CWDRA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
5. "About Roller Debry".
6. "Roller Derby". Roller Sports Canada.
7. "Women's Flat Track Derby Association Standardized Flat Track Roller Derby Rules" (PDF). 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
8. "Join Us". United Kingdom Roller Derby Association. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
9. "Welcome to CWRDA". Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association. Archived from the original on 10 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
10. "Reign Valley Vixens (league-run site)".
11. Braid, Tom. "Snaps By Day Derby By Nite". News Photographers Association of Canada. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
12. "Renegade Derby Dames (league-run site)".
13. "Chinook City Roller Derby League Website".
14. "Voodoo Derby Dollz(league-run site)".
15. "E-Ville Roller Derby (league-run site)".
16. "Oil City Derby Girls (league-run site)".
17. "Capital City Rollers (league-run site)".
18. "Anchor City Rollers (league-run site)".
19. "Hammer City Roller Girls (league-run site)".
20. "Okanagan Roller Derby (league-run site)".
21. "Tournament City Derby Dolls(league-run site)".
22. "Tri-City Roller Derby (league-run site)".
23. "Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby (league-run site)". Retrieved 21 August 2011.
24. "Kingston Derby Girls (league-run site)". Retrieved 21 August 2011.
25. "Royal City Roller Derby (league-run site)".
26. "Central Alberta Roller Derby (league-run site)". Retrieved 25 February 2011.
27. "Forest City Derby Girls (league-run site)".
28. "LOCO Roller Derby (league-run site)".
29. "Gas City Rollers".
30. "Muddy River Rollers (league-run site)".
31. "Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby (league-run site)".
32. "Ottawa Roller Derby (league-run site)".
33. "Ottawa Valley Roller Derby (league-run site)".
34. "PEI's Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby - Home Page".
35. "Rated PG Rollergirls (league-run site)".
36. "Roller Derby Québec (league-run site)". Archived from the original on 26 August 2011.
37. "Red Deer Roller Derby Association (league-run site)".
38. "Regina's Rockin' Roller Derby (league-run site)".
39. "Pile O' Bones Derby Club (league-run site)".
40. "Fog City Rollers (league-run site)".
41. "Saskatoon Roller Derby League (league-run site)".
42. "STAHR Derby (league-run site)".
43. "Niagara Roller Girls (league-run site)".
44. "709 Roller Derby(league-run site)".
45. "Nickel City Roller Derby (league-run site)".
46. "GTA Rollergirls(league-run site)". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
47. "Toronto Roller Derby(league-run site)". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
48. "Toronto LOCO Roller Derby (league Facebook page)".
49. "Terminal City Roller Girls (league-run site)".
50. "Victoria Rollergirls (league-run site)".
51. "Eves of Destruction (league-run site)".
52. "Yukon Roller Girls (league-run site)".
53. "Winnipeg Roller Derby League (league-run site)".