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First Ever Roller Derby National Championships to be at West Edmonton Mall

Friday, January 25th, 2013

The weekend of March 15-17, 2013 the Ice Palace at the West Edmonton Mall will be hosting the FIRST EVER Roller Derby Association of Canada National Championships tournament. 6 regionally qualified teams from across the country will be competing for the national title.

West Edmonton Mall Ice Palace

Edmonton is a very fitting place to hold the inaugural RDAC National Tournament. Not only was roller derby in Canada started in Edmonton, when the Oil City Derby Girls were founded in 2005, but it now hosts multiple leagues within the area, and has a well established love and excitement for the sport. (more…)

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AstroDerby

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

July 21, 2012
This day in History:

On July 20, 1969, a couple of fellows named Neil and Buzz landed on the moon. 6 hours later, on July 21, 1969, they finally pulled on their crash pads*, opened the door to their space-cruiser and took a peek outside. While other folks had sent objects off into the wilds of space, this was the first time actual people had crunched those moon bits under their boots.

July 21, 2012, is a big day in our history. Today marks our home opener – Season 1 Bout 1. It’s our Apollo 11.

*crash pads: pull on booty shorts with protective padding, also worn in roller derby.

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Chinook City Roller Derby is proud to present Apollo 11 – S1B1. This is our first public bout since Flat Track Fever and we are excited to be presenting a double header featuring a junior invitational bout and then the newest CCRD team, Natural Born Thrillers will be taking on the Oil City Drill Bits in a co-ed bout! Come one, come all for awesome roller derby action!

Tickets online for $10 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/254931 or $12.00 at the door, cash only. Children 10 and under get in FREE!

Tags: alberta roller derby, Chinook City Roller Derby, co-ed, co-ed roller derby, Juniors, Roller Derby, roller derby bout, roller derby calgary
Posted in Amateur Sports, Home, Roller Derby |

Roller Derby’s Biggest Challenge to Growth

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Winter is a challenging time for Roller Derby in Canada. Facilities that are big enough to host practices and bouts that do NOT have ice in them, are limited. The derby community is a creative bunch though, and somehow, they always pull through.

There are dreams, however. Dreams of venues dedicated to the sport. Dreams of Roller Derby having paid players. Dreams of Roller Derby world domination….oops, maybe that’s a bit much, but I think you get the gist.