Ottawa Valley Roller Derby
League logo
Metro areaOttawa, Ontario
CountryCanada
Founded2008
TeamsOttawa All-Stars (A team)
ByWard B (B team)
Party Line (regional team)
Slaughter Squad (men's)
Centre Block
East Block
West Block
Ottawa Junior Roller Derby (junior)
Track type(s)Flat
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websiteottawavalleyrollerderby.com

Ottawa Valley Roller Derby (OVRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The league was created from a merger in 2018 between two local leagues that had been formed in 2008: Rideau Valley Roller Derby and Capital City Derby Dolls.[1][2]

The originator league joined the WFTDA Apprentice Program in 2011, graduating as a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in June 2012.[3]

The league consists of eight teams: Ottawa Valley All-Stars (A); The Party Line and ByWard B (B); East Block, Centre Block and West Block (home teams;[3] the Slaughter Squad (MRDA-aligned);[4] and Ottawa Junior Roller Derby (Juniors).[5]

History

In January 2018 Rideau Valley Roller Derby merged with the Capital City Derby Dolls, announcing the news and rebrand as Ottawa Valley Roller Derby on Facebook.[6]

History of Original Leagues

Rideau Valley Roller Derby

The Bytown Blackhearts hosted their first bout in Ottawa in January 2009 against the Sexpos of Montreal Roller Derby.[7] By June 2011, the league was known as "Rideau Valley Roller Girls" and hosted the first Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association East Tournament,[8] losing in the final to the Forest City Derby Girls. By late 2011, Rideau Valley bouts were attracting up to and over 1,000 fans per game.[9]

In January 2011, Rideau Valley was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[10]

Rideau Valley skater Soul Rekker was selected to skate for Team Canada at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup in December 2011,[11] and was later joined by leaguemate Semi Precious (Hanna Murphy).[12] Murphy and Soul Rekker returned to their national team for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup.[13]

In April 2017, Rideau Valley rebranded as "Rideau Valley Roller Derby" to put more emphasis on the sport and to better respect its members.[14] At the end of 2017, Rideau Valley featured the Vixens A-team and Sirens B-team, and three home teams, the Slaughter Daughters, Riot Squad and Prime Sinisters.

Original Rideau Valley logo
Final Rideau Valley logo

Capital City Derby Dolls

Formed in 2008, the league was made up of the Dolly Rogers (A),[15] Dollinquents (B),[16] Cupquakes, Cannon Dolls, and the Beauty School Dropouts (home teams).[17]

Renée Labrosse (derby name The Big Labrosski) and Ashley Ronson (Watcher Ash) from the league were selected for Team Canada in 2016, for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup roster.[18]

Capital_City_Roller_Derby_logo.jpeg - green on white with the initials CCDD
Capital City Roller Derby logo

WFTDA competition

Rideau Valley Roller Derby gained full membership of the WFTDA in June 2012,[19] and were represented in WFTDA competition by their charter all-star team, the Rideau Valley Vixens. 2012 was the final year that the WFTDA used geographical regions for organizing rankings, and Rideau Valley was placed in the East Region.

In August 2014, Rideau Valley became the first team from outside the United States to take first place at a WFTDA Playoff tournament, when they defeated Bear City Roller Derby of Berlin at the Division 2 Playoff in Kitchener-Waterloo.[20] Rideau Valley then played for the Division 2 Championship in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2014, losing to the Detroit Derby Girls.[21]

In 2015, Rideau Valley was the tenth seed at the Division 1 Playoff in Dallas, but lost their three games to Sun State Roller Girls, Stockholm Roller Derby and Ohio Roller Girls and finished in tenth place.[22]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[23] Playoffs Championship
2012 71 WFTDA, 24 E[24] DNQ DNQ
2013 68 WFTDA[25] DNQ DNQ
2014 40 WFTDA[26] 1 D2[27] 2 D2[21]
2015 37 WFTDA[28] 1 D1[22] DNQ
2016 81 WFTDA[29] DNQ DNQ
2017 72 WFTDA[30] DNQ DNQ
2018 76 WFTDA[31] DNQ DNQ
2019 69 WFTDA[32] DNQ DNQ
2020 68 WFTDA[33] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. ^ "ABOUT OVRD". Ottawa Valley Roller Derby. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  2. ^ "Ottawa Valley Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Ottawa Valley Roller Derby | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  4. ^ "Slaughter Squad". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  5. ^ "Junior Roller Derby". Ottawa Valley Roller Derby. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  6. ^ "Ottawa Valley Roller Derby". www.facebook.com. Ottawa Valley Roller Derby. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  7. ^ Susan Krashinsky, "Ottawa to host first roller derby bout Archived 2012-04-29 at the Wayback Machine", Centretown News, 30 January 2009
  8. ^ "Fresh Air", Canadian Broadcasting Company, 19 June 2011
  9. ^ "Le roller derby reprend du poil de la bête - Sports - L'Express Ottawa". 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  10. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 12 Additional Apprentice Leagues Archived 2011-11-07 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 13 January 2011
  11. ^ Mercy Less, "Team Canada Roster Announced Archived 2011-12-05 at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, 5 August 2011
  12. ^ "Semi Precious". Roster. Team Canada Roller Derby. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  13. ^ Nerd, Derby (2013-12-30). "Team Canada Releases Roster for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup". The Derby Nerd. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  14. ^ "New name, New logo". Rideau Valley Roller Derby. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  15. ^ "DOLLY ROGERS | CCDD". 2017-06-02. Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  16. ^ "DOLLINQUENTS | CCDD". 2017-06-02. Archived from the original on 2017-06-02. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  17. ^ "Canadian Power Rankings: June 1, 2013 (Second Quarter) | Capital City Derby Dolls". Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  18. ^ admin. "Team Canada Women's Roller Derby announces 2017 team". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  19. ^ "Nine Leagues Become Full WFTDA Members". WFTDA. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  20. ^ Scholey, Lucy (29 August 2014). "Ottawa roller derby team scores first international tournament win". Metro. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  21. ^ a b Berrick, Genevieve D (3 November 2014). "2014 WFTDA Champs: Detroit Derby Girls beats Rideau Valley Roller Girls". Derby Central. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  22. ^ a b "2015 WFTDA D1 Playoffs: Dallas". Derby Central. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  23. ^ "Rankings Archives". WFTDA. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  24. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  25. ^ "2013 Rankings". WFTDA. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  26. ^ "2014 Rankings". WFTDA. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  27. ^ Talionis, Lex (25 August 2014). "Rideau Valley Sinks Berlin, 243-240 | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  28. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  29. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  30. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  31. ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  32. ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  33. ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
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