What’s up in Feb & March?

Posted on February 12, 2012 by titmouse

Until 03/MAR:
LIMITED RELEASE of season tickets covering entry to the rest of the ToRD home season! Did you miss out on buying a seasons pass before the home opener? You have one more chance! We have released a block of 8 more season pass tickets, click here to order yours!

Saturday, 18/FEB
CN Power is traveling to Fort Wayne, Indiana this weekend to take on the Fort Wayne Derby Girls Bomb Squad! Wear pink and wish them luck!

Saturday, 18/FEB:
Our trademark announcer Crankypants is throwing the second annual Remember Love 2: A Fundraiser for the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic on this day at the Garrison in Toronto. There will be live music and door prizes; minimum $5 donation upon entry. The Barbra Schlifer Clinic is a free counselling, legal, interpretation, information and referral service for women survivors of violence. More details about the event can be found on it’s Facebook page. A message from Cranky himself about the event:

This is a cause close to my heart. On Saturday, February 18 at The Garrison (1197 Dundas Street West, just west of Ossington), a few of us are spearheading the second annual Remember Love: A Fundraiser for the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. I initiated the first event a year ago after being fed up with violent acts against women I know, and I wanted to find a positive way of dealing with that.

Doors will open at 9 p.m., with music starting at 10 p.m. from Beams, the Dani Nash Band and more. There will be prize raffles at the event, including contributions from several Canadian roller derby leagues including Toronto Roller Derby. The night is intended to be one of community good times and support for the Clinic, which assists 4000 abused women in Toronto each year with legal, language, housing and counselling services. Last year’s fundraiser drew in close to $2000, which the Clinic used to provide TTC tokens for women who need the Clinic’s services.

One hundred percent of the money raised will go to the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. For more information on the Clinic, you can reach its website at http://www.schliferclinic.com. There is also an option there to donate online. Whether you can make it that night or not, I would greatly appreciate if you could pass the word on to everybody.

This will be a special night. Thank you, everyone, for your support.

Friday, 24/FEB:
Hit up the El Mocambo on Friday Feb 24th for the Gore Gore Rollergirls fundraiser!


Featuring bands Unbelievers and Pkew Pkew Pkew, a photobooth, and Gore-made goodies!. Doors are at 10pm and tickets are $10. Hit up the Facebook event for more details.

Wednesday, 29/FEB:
Did the Deadly Viper Assassination squad steal your heart at the ToRD season
opener February 4th? Did they body-slam the still-beating organ from your chest
and skate away with lightening speed and agility? Come out to the Bovine Sex Club February 29th to support your local ToRD farm team. There will be live music from killer local bands, prizes, games, and of course, your charming hostesses for the night, the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. Hit up the Facebook event page for more details.

Saturday, 03/MAR:
DOUBLE HEADER and the other other season opener! Home teams the Death Track Dolls and the Smoke City Betties hit the flat track for a furious bout, sure to make the crowd go wild. But that’s not all! Preceeding that bout, CN Power will play their first home bout of 2012 against the visiting Roc City. Doors at 5, CN Power bout at 6, Death Track Dolls & Smoke City Betties after (around 8).

Tickets are on sale now; don’t delay, buy in advance! Our season opener sold out at the door, and it really sucks to travel all the way to Downsview Park and not be able to get in. We’d LOVE to let you all in, but there are these tiny things called fire code regulations that sometimes get in the way. Have you heard about our new Youth pricing? Youth aged 10 – 15 pay only 12$ for a ticket at the door! Kids 9 and under are still free with paying adult.

Friday, 16/MAR: The Smoke City Betties are throwing a fundraiser at the Flying Beaver, with karaoke and tons of prizes to be won! More details to follow.

UPDATE: The Chicks Ahoy fundraiser has been rescheduled, stay tuned for more details!

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DVAS win, Chicks edge victory over Gores

Posted on February 6, 2012 by titmouse

It was a sold out house that welcomed Toronto Roller Derby to 2012, with two close bouts that kept fans on the edge of their seats!

The night kicked off with a showcase of Toronto Roller Derby farm team talent: DVAS red vs. DVAS black. Skaters were well divided amongst the team, as the score was tight throughout the bout. Each time one team pulled ahead, the other team would quickly respond with several points of their own. For many of the skaters, this was the first official bout they ever skated in, and everyone’s confidence and skill grew as the game progressed. Great job DVAS!

Final Score: DVAS red 61, DVAS black 59.

During the intermission between bouts, the Cowgirl Choir entertained the crowd of over 1000 with an excellent half hour set, and then sang our national anthem to kicked off the first house team bout of 2012. Last meeting at the 2011 Battle for the Boot, the Chicks Ahoy and the Gore Gore Rollergirls were both itching for the win. The atmosphere in The Bunker was thick with excitement at what was assumed to be an epic bout – and the crowds were not dissapointed.

There were no pulled punches in this bout: if you came to see hard hitting roller derby, that is exactly what was delivered. Both teams are well known for excellent jammers and very powerful blockers; both talents were plentiful on Saturday night. The first points went to the Chicks Ahoy, a grand slam by Dyna Hurtcha in the first jam of the night. Not to be outdone, the Bambi of the Gores responded with 16 points on the next jam. The lead would trade a few times before hitting the end of the first half with a score of 79 – 35 for the Chicks Ahoy.

Renewed after halftime, both teams hit the track to continue the vicious battle that had begun an hour previously. Both teams capitalized on full penalty benches to raise their scores; 2011 fan favorite Mega Bouche of the Chicks Ahoy was ejected halfway through the second half. A nail-biter of a last jam saw the Gores take lead jammer status while the Chicks jammer was held trapped in the pack, but the jam was called off and the clock ran down.

Final Score: Chicks 137, Gores 124.

If you missed the bout, you can hit up Layer9 to watch HD footage of the action.

What a great start to the season! Tickets to our next game on March 3rd are on sale now online, and will be in stores soon. Be sure to buy your tickets in advance to guarantee entry to the bout! The March 3rd bout will see the all star CN Power take on Roc City, followed by the Death Track Dolls vs. the Smoke City Betties.

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Double Header: Chicks vs. Gores, D-VAS vs. D-VAS

Posted on January 30, 2012 by titmouse

Our season opener brings you more bang for your buck with a DOUBLE HEADER! D-VAS vs. D-VAS will open up the night, followed by a rematch of last year’s Battle For the Boot: the Gore Gore Rollergirls vs. the Chicks Ahoy.

Bouts take place in our new-ish home, The Bunker, located by the film studios in Downsview Park. Bleacher seating available, but you can bring your own chair/blanket/cushion and sit in our floor suicide seating section if you want to be close to the action. Food, beverages and merch will be available for purchase (cash only).

We’ve changed up our ticket pricing structure a bit this year:
– Advance tickets can be purchased online or in-store for 12$
– Online group 4-packs ($46) and 10-packs ($100)
– Adult (16+) door price: $18
– **NEW** Youth (10 – 15) door price: $12
– Kids 9 and under remain FREE with accompanying paying adult
For more information, to purchase online, or discover our ticket outlets, click here

We will also be selling the 2012 Central Ontario Chrome Divas calendar to raise awareness of prostate cancer, featuring some of our own skaters and sexy motorcycles! Click here for a taste of the calendar material. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men; it will afflict 1 in 7 men and is a greater threat for those with a family history of the disease. Buy a calendar for only $10 and get it autographed. For more information about prostate cancer, click here.

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CN Power & Bruisers rosters for 2012 Q1 & Q2

Posted on January 23, 2012 by titmouse

Every 6 months, ToRD skaters try out to be on one of our travel teams. Below are the skaters you’ll see on the flat track skating in pink!


Aston Martini 510hp
Bambi 33
Betty Bomber 23
Brim Stone 21:8
Bruiseberry Pie 31
Candy Crossbones 2020
Defecaitlin 2
Dyna Hurtcha 21
Hurlin Wall 89
Jubilee 27
Kookie Doe 807
Lady Gag Ya 212db
Marmighty NZ41
Mega Mouth 26
Mia Culprit 0.22
Nasher the Smasher 2×4
Panty Hoser 99
Rebel Rock-it 7
Santa Muerte 111
Tara Part L7

Reborn from the ashes, the Bay Street Bruisers have been resurrected this year as ToRD’s B-team (travel team), to foster growth and development for future CN Power players! Your 2012 Bay Street Bruisers are:


Ames to Kill 747
Bala Reina 905
Bellefast 5678
Chronic 60
Downright Dirty Dawson z682
Furious Georgia 2
Hoff 65+
Lady Scorcher 15
Miss Kitty La Peur 44
Monichrome 35
Mouth of the South 17
Platinum Bomb 78
Rage in a Cage 2112 (AKA: Pain in Full)
Robber Blind 34A
Sin D Drop-her 1983
Sinead O’Clobber 87
Slam Wow 1995
Speedin Hawking 3e8m/s
titmouse 1
Tropic Thunder 47

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2012 Season Opener

Posted on January 12, 2012 by titmouse

Happy New Year!

We’re back on February 4th, ringing 2012 in with a full contact DOUBLE HEADER!

First up, we introduce the 2012 Deadly Viper Assassination Squad; ToRD’s farm team. D-VAS black will take on D-VAS red in a showcase of emerging roller derby talent! Following this bout, 2011′s finalists the Gore Gore Rollergirls will challenge the 2011 champions, the Chicks Ahoy, in a rematch of last years Battle for the Boot. These two teams have been trading victories back and forth since 2007; who will win this time? Find out first by getting in on the action!

Tickets are on sale now online, and will be in stores shortly (see tickets page for in-store outlets – we added a new one in the east!). Of course, since you know you totes love roller derby, instead of buying a ticket just for the one game, why not buy a season pass? It’s your best purchase value, and gives you guaranteed entrance to all regular season home games and the semi finals, discounts on CN Power and specialty bouts, and its fully transferable! Head on over to the Tickets page to learn more. Individual bout tickets are 12$ in advance, and 18$ at the door, so buy early and save!

If you’ve never seen roller derby before, now’s a great time to check it out! In the break between the two bouts, your brain will have a chance to process the awesome insanity you just saw, and by the second bout you’ll have adapted and be hooked on the action. Chat to the stranger sitting beside you, the fans and skaters are a friendly bunch who will help explain what’s going on.

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4th
DOORS OPEN 5pm
1st BOUT STARTS 6pm
2nd BOUT STARTS 8pm (roughly)

Bleacher seating available, but you can bring your own chair/blanket/cushion and sit in our floor suicide seating section if you want to be close to the action. Food, beverages and merch will be available for purchase (cash only).

Last year ToRD joined forces with the Central Ontario Chrome Divas to put together a 2012 calendar to raise awareness of prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian men; it will afflict 1 in 7 men and is a greater threat for those with a family history of the disease. On February 4th come visit the Chrome Divas and TORD skaters and support the cause! Buy a calendar for only $10 and get it autographed. For more information about prostate cancer, click here.

A little taste of the calendar photoshoots

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Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by titmouse

Happy holidays from everyone at ToRD! We’ll see you back on the flat track on February 4th when the Gores and the Chicks ring in the new session. Tickets are on sale now, and they make a great festive present!

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Holiday sale – save on 2012 tickets!

Posted on December 19, 2011 by titmouse

2012 Toronto Roller Derby tickets make a great holiday gift for the derby lover (or, future derby lover) in your life! Tickets to the following bouts are now on sale:

04/FEB – DVAS vs. DVAS AND Gore Gore Rollergirls vs. Chicks Ahoy
03/MAR – Death Track Dolls vs. Smoke City Betties AND CN Power vs. Roc City
14/APR – Gore Gore Rollergirls vs. Death Track Dolls AND CN Power vs QCRG
12/MAY – Chicks Ahoy vs. Smoke City Betties
09/JUN – Smoke City Betties vs. Gore Gore Rollergirls AND Chicks Ahoy vs. Death Track Dolls

For the individual bouts, you can buy single tickets, or our newly available 4-packs and 10-packs if you’re coming in a group! The best value of course is our season tickets, which get you into all of the above bouts, PLUS the semi-finals on August 25th, and discount admission to CN Power bouts, QCC, and Clam Slam.

BUT WAIT! Festive tidings and gift-giving got your bank account running a little dry? Buy before January 7th and use promo code XMAS2011 to save on all tickets and season passes!

Take me to buy a seasons pass!

Individual bout tickets are the way I roll.

Tickets are currently only available for purchase online. Tickets to our season opener on February 4th will be in stores in mid-January. For more information on tickets, hit up the Tickets page.

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CN Power closes out 2011

Posted on December 18, 2011 by titmouse

This past weekend CN Power travelled into the USA to play back-to-back bouts. On Saturday they travelled to Indianapolis to challenge the Naptown Roller Girls, currently ranked 3rd in the North Central region (ToRD’s region). They skated away with a loss, but put up a pretty good fight ending the bout down 67 to Naptown’s 266 points. It might look like a large point spread, but given the skill and experience of their opponents it shows that CN Power is well on their way to shaking up the division.
Check out some photos from the bout

On Sunday CN Power visited the Derby City Rollergirls of Louisville, Kentucky for their 2nd bout of the weekend. Derby City is currently ranked 20th in the North Central region. The skaters in pink were on fire as they laid waste to the Derby City skaters, winning that bout 295 – 28, and hopefully putting themselves on the ranking chart. They’ve been working hard in the last half of this year to put Toronto on the roller derby map!

Thus closes out the 2011 season for our travel team, and shortly ToRD will be going on a break to enjoy the merriment of the holidays.

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USA win first ever Roller Derby World Cup!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by titmouse

WOW! What a tournament that was! From Thursday through Sunday last week, people from all over the world filled The Bunker to watch 13 countries battle for the coveted title of World Champions.

In an impressive final bout that looked much closer than the score would indicate, Team USA beat Team Canada to take home the gold at the first ever Roller Derby World Cup with a 336 – 33 victory. Team England beat Team Australia to take home the bronze. Below are the final rankings and MVPs:

Rankings
1 – USA
2 – Canada
3 – England
4 – Australia
5 – Finland
6 – Sweden
7 – France
8 – New Zealand
9 – Germany
10 – Ireland
11 – Scotland
12 – Brazil
13 – Argentina

MVPs
Argentina: SargenTina
Australia: Short Stop
Brazil: Nana
Canada: Iron Wench
England: Kamikaze Kitten
Finland: Kata Strofi
France: Francie Pants
Germany: Heavy Rotation
Ireland: Zola Blood
New Zealand: Skate the Muss
Scotland: Marla Mayhem
Sweden: Swede Hurt
USA: Joy Collision
Tournament MVP: Smack Daddy of Team Canada

For a full list of all the bouts and their results visit the Roller Derby World Cup Wikipedia page – thank you to everyone who put this together!

Pictures to follow shortly – or if you can’t wait that long, check out this photoset by the National Post: Photoset: Inaugural roller derby world cup in Toronto’s Downsview hangar.

Media roundup! For more details of what went down this weekend, including photos and videos, check out the coverage listed below. This list is ever growing so stop by daily for more highlights and interviews with your favorite skaters!

05-Dec-11 – CityTV News: Video: Roller Derby World Cup final
05-Dec-11 – TÊTU: Les Américaines remportent la première Coupe du monde de roller derby
05-Dec-11 – Openfile: MorningFile: Falling for leaves, Mississauga does its own Watefront, Canada takes silver at roller derby
05-Dec-11 – Denver Westwood: Team USA flattens World: Top five verbs from the Roller Derby World Cup
05-Dec-11 – Cincinnati Roller Derby Examiner: Team USA wins the inagural Blood and Thunder World Cup
05-Dec-11 – Blog.to: Toronto Roller Derby hosts the first World Cup
05-Dec-11 – Casper-Star Tribune: Tremble before America’s Roller Derby dominance
04-Dec-11 – Toronto Star: Canada Cruises inot Roller Derby Semifinals
04-Dec-11 – National Post: Photos: U.S. beats Canada in the Roller Derby World Cup final
04-Dec-11 – National Post: ROLLER DERBY WORLD CUP 2011
04-Dec-11 – Toronto Star: Roller Derby World Cup Final
04-Dec-11 – Cincinnati Roller Derby Examiner: Team USA dominates New Zealand in Roller Derby World Cup
04-Dec-11 – CBC: U.S. pummels Canada to win roller derby title
03-Dec-11 – AFP: Canada hosts first-ever roller derby world cup
03-Dec-11 – AFP: French team suits up for ‘le roller-derby’ world cup
03-Dec-11 – National Post: The toughest of the tough roll out for first Roller Derby World Cup
03-Dec-11 – CTV: Toronto hosts first-ever Roller Derby World Cup
03-Dec-11 – CTV: Toronto hosts first-ever Roller Derby World Cup
02-Dec-11 – Toronto Star: Canadian women send French flying 224-17 at Roller Derby World Cup
02-Dec-11 – National Post: Graphic: How does Roller Derby actually work?
02-Dec-11 – The Star Phoenix: Heads up! Roller Derby invades Toronto
02-Dec-11 – AFP: La première coupe du monde de roller-derby à Toronto
02-Dec-11 – Regina-Leader Post: Maiden Sane ready for World Cup
02-Dec-11 – : New Zealand`s Haka
02-Dec-11 – Montreal Gazette: Photos: Roller Derby World Cup
02-Dec-11 – National Post: Photos: The inaugural Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto’s Downsview hangar
02-Dec-11 – Calgary Herald: Photos: Toronto hosts the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
02-Dec-11 – Montreal Gazette: Photos: Toronto hosts the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
02-Dec-11 – The Vancouver Sun: Roller Derby girls roll into Toronto for World Cup
02-Dec-11 – CBC: World Cup on Wheels
01-Dec-11 – CityTV News: Video: Canada trounces France 244-17 at Roller Derby World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Globe and Mail: DAY IN PHOTOS: Best pictures from December 1
01-Dec-11 – Gotham Girls Roller Derby Examiner: Focus is the Key – Team USA’s Fisti Cuffs on the World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Gotham Girls Roller Derby Examiner: From Rio to NYC and Back Again – Brazilian Nut Readies for Her First World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Torontoist: Giving Roller Derby A Sporting Chance
01-Dec-11 – Chicago Sun-Times: Hot Corner: 2 Chicago women in World Cup for roller derby
01-Dec-11 – Fife Today: Kirkcaldy woman’s roller derby alter-ego
01-Dec-11 – McGill Reporter: Meet Jessica Paternostro, aka Jess Bandit
01-Dec-11 – Canada.com: Rockin’ the Roller Derby World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Global News: Rockin’ the Roller Derby World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Toronto Star: Roller derby’s race for respect
01-Dec-11 – Denver Westwood: Seven Colorado skaters lead Team USA into Roller Derby World Cup battle today
01-Dec-11 – A.V. Club Toronto: The Roller Derby World Cup is here!
01-Dec-11 – The Guardian: The Roller Derby World Cup: not your average bid for world domination
01-Dec-11 – CityTV News: Toronto hosts first-ever roller derby World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Canada.com: Toronto hosts roller derby World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Global News: Toronto hosts roller derby World Cup
01-Dec-11 – Torontoist: Urban Planner: December 1, 2011
01-Dec-11 – Austin Chronicle: World Wide Texas Derby
01-Dec-11 – Proud FM:
30-Nov-11 – Openfile: Meet Kayla Wilkins, Team Canada’s “second death” of roller derby
30-Nov-11 – National Post: Photos: 2011 Roller Derby World Cup practice session
30-Nov-11 – NOW Toronto: We be jammin’
29-Nov-11 – Macau Daily Times: Blood and fury as Australia eyes roller Cup
29-Nov-11 – Bleacher Report: How to Follow the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
28-Nov-11 – The West Australian: Blood and fury as Australia eyes roller Cup
28-Nov-11 – Guide 2 Bristol: My Bristol Life: Roller Derby International The Blizzard aka Tuisku Sarrala
28-Nov-11 – Cape Gazette: Nations unite for Roller Derby World Cup
27-Nov-11 – Casper-Star Tribune: Passion for roller derby leads Casper woman to World Cup team
27-Nov-11 – The Independent: Roller Derby: Rollers who are rocking the world of women
26-Nov-11 – Birmingham Mail: Moseley woman gets England call-up for Roller Derby World Cup
26-Nov-11 – Toronto Star: The inaugural World Cup of women’s roller derby sparks Olympic hopes
24-Nov-11 – Wire Service Canada: Roller Derby World Cup comes to Toronto Dec 1 – 4
24-Nov-11 – The Morgan Hill Times: ROLLER DERBY: Morgan Hill ‘Bombshell’ eager to lead Brazil in inaugural Roller Derby World Cup
23-Nov-11 – The Dominion Post: Tuff Bikkies up against world’s best
21-Nov-11 – Annenberg Digital News: Roller Derby: Cute Nickname, Tough Attitude
20-Nov-11 – The Metro: British first roller derby clubs get practising in bid to win world cup
17-Nov-11 – West Island Chronicle : Jess Bandit takes on the “roll” of captain
16-Nov-11 – Perthshire Advertiser : Jill gets her skates on for Canada call-up
11-Nov-11 – ESPN: Roller derby makes names part of the game
CBC: The inaugural Roller Derby World Cup kicks off in Toronto’s Downsview Park arena

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World Cup is on!!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by titmouse

THE ROLLER DERBY WORLD CUP IS SOLD OUT!!

Roller girls (and guys, and refs, NSOs, announcers, photographers, support staff and fans) have been flying into Toronto over the past week to get settled in and ready to kick off the first ever roller derby world cup TOMORROW in Toronto. This event marks the culmination of months of prep work by us, and we’re super excited to see it all go down.

For more info, check out the following links:
Homepage: Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup
Preliminary schedule
Where? In Toronto at The Bunker, home of Toronto Roller Derby.
Are there tickets left? Perhaps for Thursday & Friday, check here to purchase
Interested in volunteering? There may still be some volunteer positions available.
I totally can’t make it, is there boutcasting? There sure is, thanks to the great folks at DNN. Watch the action by clicking here.

If you’re coming to the cup and taking the shuttle buses (see the RDWC home page for more info), check hashtag #wcrdbus for the latest updates on buses – where they are, on schedule, late, etc. Tweet this info while you’re on the bus so others know too!

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