Team Canada (roller derby)

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Team Canada
Founded 2011
Team colors

Red, white and black

              
Head coach "Coach Pauly" Perez
Manager Ian "Mack the Mouth" McKenzie, Paul "Furious P" Piche
Website http://www.teamcanadarollerderby.ca/

Team Canada represents Canada in women's international roller derby. The current team was first formed to compete at the was the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, and finished the tournament in second place to Team USA, losing the final 336 points to 33.[1]

A previous Team Canada toured England and Scotland in June 2008. Skaters from the Calgary Roller Derby Association, Oil City Derby Girls, Saskatoon Roller Derby, Terminal City Roller Girls and Toronto Roller Derby played bouts against the Birmingham Blitz Dames, Glasgow Rollergirls and London Rollergirls.[2]

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2011 team roster [edit]

There are over 100 roller derby leagues in Canada, and over 100 Canadian women tried out for the team in 2011.[1] Tryouts were held first in Toronto, Ontario at Toronto Roller Derby, then in Calgary, Alberta hosted by the Calgary Roller Derby Association, and lastly in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted by Reign Valley Vixens Roller Derby.[3] The skaters being considered were placed on a shortlist, and team management announced the following twenty skaters as the inaugural roster in August 2011[4] (skater's home league at time of rostering in parentheses):

Coaching staff [edit]

2011 Roller Derby World Cup [edit]

Team Canada's first international action took place December 1 through 4 at the premiere Roller Derby World Cup, held in Toronto, Canada. Team Canada, one of thirteen nations competing,[9] began group play at the tournament in Group A, along with teams representing Brazil, Sweden and France.[10] Team Canada won all three of its group bouts, defeating France 244 to 17,[11] Sweden 196 to 26[12] and Brazil 408 to 7.[13] As a result of the Group round play, Team Canada was seeded second overall for the remainder of the tournament (to Team USA) and received a bye past the first elimination round.[14] In their first elimination bout, Canada defeated tenth-seeded Finland 499 to 31, at that time the highest point spread yet in the tournament.[15] Team Canada next faced third-seeded Team England in the first semi-final of day 4, winning the bout 161 to 90, but losing skater Georgia W Tush to a broken collarbone in the process.[16] This set up Team Canada to face Team USA in the final (after Team USA defeated fourth seed Team Australia) and Team USA won by a final score of 336 to 33.[1] In taking the silver medal, Team Canada scored more points against number one seed Team USA than all other teams at the tournament combined.[1][17] At the conclusion of the tournament, Iron Wench was voted the team's Most Valuable Player, and Smack Daddy was voted the MVP of the entire tournament.[18]

As of early December 2011, nothing has yet been confirmed about continued non-tournament play for Team Canada.

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ “Rainbow Fight had to withdraw due to injury, and her spot on the roster was filled by Semi Precious.”[7]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "U.S. pummels Canada to win roller derby title". CBC News. 4 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "Team Canada Invades the United Kingdom". Derby News Network. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  3. ^ "Inside World Cup: Team Canada". Derbylife, a DNN five on five joint. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  4. ^ Mercy Less (5 August 2011). "Team Canada Roster Announced". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  5. ^ Ormsby, Mary (26 November 2011). "The inaugural World Cup of women’s roller derby sparks Olympic hopes". The Toronto Star. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  6. ^ Fabio, Carmen Marie (17 November 2011). "Jess Bandit takes on the "roll" of captain". West Island Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  7. ^ "2011 Roller Derby World Cup: Preview". Derby Nerd. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  8. ^ "Semi Precious". Roster. Team Canada Roller Derby. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  9. ^ McWilliam, Bryan (1 December 2011). "Roller Derby World Cup is here!". Toronto. AV Club. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  10. ^ Reynolds, Hurt (19 November 2011). "Roller Derby World Cup Groups Set". Derby New Network. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  11. ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall (2 December 2011). "World Cup: Canada Smothers France, 244-17". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  12. ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall (2 December 2011). "World Cup: Canada Smokes Sweden, 196-26". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  13. ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall (2 December 2011). "World Cup: Canada Crushes Brazil, 408-7". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  14. ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall (2 December 2011). "World Cup Elimination Round Set". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  15. ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall (3 December 2011). "World Cup: (2) Canada Squashes (10) Finland, 499-31". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 December 2011. 
  16. ^ Lex Talionis (4 December 2011). "World Cup Semifinal: (2) Canada Rebuffs (3) England, 161-90". Derby News Network. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  17. ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall (6 December 2011). "USA Sweeps First Roller Derby World Cup With 336-33 Win Over Canada". Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
  18. ^ titmouse. "USA win first ever Roller Derby World Cup!". News and Events. Toronto Roller Derby. Retrieved 9 December 2011. 
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