Team Canada (roller derby)


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

2018 team

Tryouts for the team that would compete at the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup were held in October 2016 in Rockland, Ontario and Calgary. The resulting roster was then announced in November 2016, at the time referred to as the "2017 roster", as the third world cup was at the time expected to be held in late 2017. This initial training roster comprised 28 skaters, plus six additional "developmental" skaters, who would have the opportunity to train with the rest of the team, encouraging growth.

2018 team roster

NumberNameDerby nameLeague
11Allie ArtusoRoyal City Roller Girls
88Azure BeneshMaiden SaneTerminal City Rollergirls
1017Alicia BiggleyBiggley SmallzMontreal Roller Derby
33Serenity CaldwellArtoo DetoonateProvidence Roller Derby
9999Lorianne DicaireMange Moi el CulMontreal Roller Derby
604Sara EkholmHelsinki Roller Derby
131Alexandra EvansTerminal City Rollergirls
210Bethany FisherBoxcarToronto Roller Derby
238Abigail GarrattPreacher’s SlaughterCalgary Roller Derby Association
66Yuna Guivarc’hFalcon PunchMontreal Roller Derby
84Karlene HarveyBuffy Sainte FuryTerminal City Rollergirls
989Sarah HipelDetroit Derby Girls
231Erin HudsonCrazy SquirrelTri-City Roller Derby
658Allison HughesSurgical StrikeMontreal Roller Derby
Jocelyn IngramSundownTerminal City Rollergirls
19Renée LabrosseCapital City Derby Dolls
95Marilyne LamontagnePoulicheMontreal Roller Derby
183Abby LeverCalgary Roller Derby Association
1116Kristine McGillivaryKris MyassCalgary Roller Derby Association
123Claudia MaréchalMiracle WhipsMontreal Roller Derby
289Tracey MattinsonCheese GraterMontreal Roller Derby
306Kylie MorinTerminal City Rollergirls
333Mai NguyenSo-VietRoller Derby Québec
303Midori OhtakeKonichiWOWMontreal Roller Derby
16Brittany PalmerTerminal City Rollergirls
24Paige ParsonsShania PainE-Ville Roller Derby
420Melissa PerreaultMel-e JuanaMontreal Roller Derby
616Ashley RonsonWatcher AshCapital City Derby Dolls
13Sophie RoyerAl K. TrazMontreal Roller Derby
76Kelsey SandersFrank the TankTerminal City Rollergirls
1349Taran SpiesRazorCalgary Roller Derby Association
47Carla SmithScarlett BloodbathTerminal City Rollergirls
1111Kassandra SundtMaya MangleyouBoston Roller Derby
1107Natt YoungScar2-BeatUWinnipeg Roller Derby League

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2018 coaching staff

The coaching staff for this edition was announced in July 2016.
At the 2018 World Cup in Manchester, Team Canada claimed the bronze medal, with a 173-147 victory over Team England.

2014 team

A series of tryouts was announced for late 2013 to select the 2014 roster: 23 November in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan hosted by Saskatoon Roller Derby, 30 November in New Hamburg, Ontario hosted by Tri-City Roller Girls and 7 December in Chilliwack, British Columbia hosted by NWO Roller Girls. Over 150 skaters registered to tryout for Team Canada, with roughly half of them expected at the New Hamburg tryouts.

2014 team roster

The 2014 roster was released on 29 December 2013.
NumberNameLeague
905Bala ReinaToronto Roller Derby
84Buffy Sainte FuryTerminal City Rollergirls
454Chasing AmyMontreal Roller Derby
33Demanda LashingMontreal Roller Derby
02DustyToronto Roller Derby
21Dyna HurtchaToronto Roller Derby
52Evada PeronTerminal City Rollergirls
31Eve HallowsTerminal City Rollergirls
40Georgia W. TushMontreal Roller Derby
8080Greta BoboMontreal Roller Derby
527Heavy FloPhilly Roller Derby
-8Jess "Bandit" PaternostroMontreal Roller Derby
1223Kim JannaTerminal City Rollergirls
303KonichiWOWWindy City Rollers
1116Kriss MyassCalgary Roller Derby Association
2Lil' MamaMontreal Roller Derby
44LuludemonTerminal City Rollergirls
18MackenzieTerminal City Rollergirls
1111Maya MangleyouBoston Derby Dames
420Mel-e-JuanaMontreal Roller Derby
10MurphyRideau Valley Roller Girls
2x4Nasher the SmasherToronto Roller Derby
504Nattie Long LegsAtlanta Rollergirls
C3P0Rainbow FightToronto Roller Derby
989Sarah HipelTexas Rollergirls
3XSmack DaddyMontreal Roller Derby
55Soul RekkerRideau Valley Roller Girls
658Surgical StrikeMontreal Roller Derby
29TazRed Deer Roller Derby Association
999USS DentHerPrizeDetroit Derby Girls

2014 coaching staff

In late 2013, the coaching staff for Team Canada at the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup was announced:
At the 2014 World Cup in Dallas, Team Canada finished in fourth place, losing the bronze medal match to Team Australia, 197-128.

2011 team

2011 team roster

There are over 100 roller derby leagues in Canada, and over 100 Canadian women tried out for the team in 2011. 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. The skaters being considered were placed on a shortlist, and team management announced the following twenty skaters as the inaugural roster in August 2011 :
NumberNameLeague
188Mean WheelerTerminal City Roller Girls
45Beretta LynchWest Kootenay Women's Roller Derby
1111Bone MachineMontreal Roller Derby
218Brim Stone Toronto Roller Derby
40Georgia W TushMontreal Roller Derby
822Gunpowder GertieRed Deer Roller Derby Association
89Hell on KellerE-Ville Roller Derby
516Iron WenchMontreal Roller Derby
-8Jess Bandit Montreal Roller Derby
187KillsonForest City Derby Girls
2Lil MamaMontreal Roller Derby
44LuluDemonTerminal City Roller Girls
88Maiden SanePile O' Bones Derby Club
204Motorhead MollyTri-City Roller Girls
C3P0Rainbow Fight709 Derby Girls
10Semi PreciousRideau Valley Roller Girls
3XSmack DaddyMontreal Roller Derby
55Soul RekkerRideau Valley Roller Girls
29TAZRed Deer Roller Derby Association
50TeekneeOil City Derby Girls
1491WindigoHouston Roller Derby

2011 coaching staff

Team Canada's first international action took place 1 December through 4 at the premiere Roller Derby World Cup, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Team Canada, one of thirteen nations competing, began group play at the tournament in Group A, along with teams representing Brazil, Sweden and France. Team Canada won all three of its group bouts, defeating France 244 to 17, Sweden 196 to 26 and Brazil 408 to 7. As a result of the Group round play, Team Canada was seeded second overall for the remainder of the tournament and received a bye past the first elimination round. In their first elimination bout, Canada defeated tenth-seeded Finland 499 to 31, at that time the highest point spread yet in the tournament. 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. This set up Team Canada to face Team USA in the final and Team USA won by a final score of 336 to 33. In taking the silver medal, Team Canada scored more points against number one seed Team USA than all other teams at the tournament combined. 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.