Terminal City Rollergirls
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| Metro area | Vancouver |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Teams |
All-Stars (A team) Bad Reputations Faster Pussycats Public Frenemy Riot Girls |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue |
Kerrisdale Arena Vancouver Forum Minoru Arena |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website |
www |
Terminal City Rollergirls is a roller derby league based in Vancouver. It was founded in January 2006 by Michelle Lamoureux (aka "Micki Mercury"). The league currently consists of five home teams, and the TCRG All-Stars, a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.
TCRG is the first roller derby league in the Vancouver area,[1] became an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in October 2010,[2] and a full member of WFTDA's West Region in March 2011.[3]
Terminal City skaters Luludemon and 8Mean Wheeler were selected for Team Canada at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[4][5] 8Mean Wheeler (now skating as MacKenzie), Luludemon and 4 other Terminal City Skaters, Buffy Sainte Fury, Evada Peron, Eve Hallows and Kim Janna were named to the 2014 edition of Team Canada.[6] In addition, TCRG's Mack the Mouth was named to Team Canada's coaching staff in both 2011 and 2014.[6]
All-Stars
The travel team, the Terminal City All-Stars, represents Terminal City within the WFTDA, and is ranked by the association. In 2013, The All-Stars, at the time considered a WFTDA Division 2 team, qualified for Division 1 playoffs for the first time, entering the playoff tournament in Richmond, Virginia as the 10th seed, and finishing the tournament in 7th place.[7]
| Season | Final ranking[8] | Regionals | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 23 W | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | 12 W | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | 37 WFTDA | 7 D1[7] | DNQ |
| 2014 | 18 WFTDA | 6 D1[9] | DNQ |
| 2015 | 5 D1[10] | DNQ |
Raw Meat
In 2010, Raw Meat was formed, a drop-in skating group open to all skill levels.
References
- ↑ Amy Reid, "'It's like playing dress-up, but a little more hardcore'", Vancouver Courier, 7 May 2010
- ↑ "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 10 new leagues", WFTDA, 5 October 2010
- ↑ "WFTDA welcomes 6 new members", WFTDA, 1 March 2011
- ↑ Kimiya Shokoohi, "Vancouver's Luludemon rolls her way to the top", Vancouver Courier, 12 October 2011
- ↑ Mercy Less (5 August 2011). "Team Canada Roster Announced". Derby News Network. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- 1 2 Derby Nerd (30 December 2014). "Team Canada Releases Roster for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup". The Derby Nerd. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- 1 2 "September 13-15, 2013: Richmond, Virginia". WFTDA. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ↑ "Sept. 5-7: Sacramento, California, USA - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ "September 4-6, 2015 - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association". Wftda.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
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