Montreal Roller Derby

Montreal Roller Derby

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
Track type(s)	Flat
Venue	le TAZ[1]
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.^[2]

Montreal Roller Derby League became the first non-U.S. WFTDA member league in January of 2009.^[3]

Teams

The league's teams include Les Contrabanditas, Les Filles du Roi, and La Racaille, plus two travel teams.^[4]

La Racaille

Formed in March 2007, La Racaille is identified by green and silver uniforms. The name translates in English to "riff raff,"^[5] 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 knows 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 knows 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.^[6] As of October 2011, The New Skids are ranked 5th in the WFTDA's East Region.^[7]

International Play

In August 2011, six members of Montreal Roller Derby were chosen to represent Canada at the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup, to be held in December 2011 in Toronto.^[8]

Rankings

Season	Q4 ranking[9]	Regionals	Championship
2008	9	N/A	N/A
2009	13	N/A	N/A
2010	7	7[10]	N/A
2011	TBA	6[11]	N/A

References

1. ^ "Taz - Roulodôme". Taz.ca. http://www.taz.ca/roulodome/index.php. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
2. ^ Montreal Mirror - News
3. ^ Chris "Hurt Reynolds" Seale (2009-01-22). "WFTDA makes a run for the border". http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/blog/hurt_reynolds/2009/01/wftda_makes_a_run_border. Retrieved 2009-01-27. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Montreal Roller Derby - accueil
5. ^ Maki, Allan (5 July 2011). "ROLL BABY ROLL". Globe & Mail. http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/GIS.Servlets.HTMLTemplate?current_row=18&tf=tgam/columnists/FullColumn.html&cf=tgam/columnists/FullColumn.cfg&configFileLoc=tgam/config&date=&dateOffset=&hub=allanMaki&title=Allan_Maki&cache_key=allanMaki&start_row=18&num_rows=1. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
6. ^ "2010 WFTDA East Playoffs Day 1 Recap - Latest News - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. 2010-09-24. http://wftda.com/news/2010-east-recap-day1. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
7. ^ "Current Rankings - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. 2011-03-31. http://wftda.com/rankings. Retrieved 2011-10-29. 
8. ^ Mercy Less. "Team Canada Roster Announced". Derby News Network. http://derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/08/team_canada_roster_announced. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
9. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
10. ^ "Derby in the Burbs 2010 East Region Playoffs", WFTDA
11. ^ Nightmare on 95

External links

• Midnight Poutine article
• Montreal Roller Derby Blog