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Toronto Roller Derby
Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD), is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2006, the league started play in 2007, and held its tenth season in 2016. Operated and managed by its skaters and members, ToRD has four house teams, one rookie travel team, and one WFTDA charter travel team. Since 2011, the league has operated out of a space in Downsview Park, but announced in January 2015 that they were in search of a new home. They moved to another space near Downsview Park from 2015 - 2020. When the pandemic hit they lost the venue, and postponed practices until 2022. Since then they have moved to a new venue. After the pandemic the team's Chicks Ahoy!, Gore-Gore Roller Girls, Death Track Dolls and The Smoke City Bandits have been disbanded and the teams that remain are The All Stars and The Toxins (formerly known as the Vipers).
The house league season runs in the spring and summer, with events for ToRD's all-star travel team scheduled year round. Toronto Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, having gained membership in June 2011. In December 2011 ToRD served as host of the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup.
In 2006, two separate organizations, the Toronto Terrors and the Smoke City Betties, formed independently with the goal of launching roller derby in Toronto, and after taking part in an event known as "Betties D Day" that August, joined forces to create Toronto Roller Derby.
As of the 2018 season, Toronto Roller Derby has an all-star travel team, a rookie team, and a four-team house league. Until midway through the 2018 season, home events were held at The Bunker (also known as "Studio 3"), a former Canadian Armed Forces supply depot, located in Downsview Park:. After losing access to the Bunker space in 2018, while ToRD continues to practice at Downsview Park, the new space is not suitable for hosting public games, leaving the league seeking alternative options for events.
The Chicks Ahoy! feature bright green uniforms with a sailor theme. "The Chicks" appeared in the league final five out of the league's first six years, and were the league champion in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017.
The Death Track Dolls uniforms are white jerseys with red "blood splatter" accents. "The Dolls" won their first league championship in 2013.
The Gore-Gore Rollergirls wear distinctive leopard-print outfits. The only team to have appeared in all of the first six championship bouts, "The Gores" were the winners of the league's first final in 2007 and were the first league team to capture back to back titles, winning in 2009 and 2010. As of 2018, the Gores have appeared in all but two league championships, and won the league championship in 2018.
Originally known as the Smoke City Betties, the Smoke City Bandits wear black and blue uniforms and were runner up in the 2009 and 2013 league finals, and in 2015 won their first championship. In December 2016, the league announced that the team had rebranded as the Smoke City Bandits.
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Toronto Roller Derby
Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD), is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2006, the league started play in 2007, and held its tenth season in 2016. Operated and managed by its skaters and members, ToRD has four house teams, one rookie travel team, and one WFTDA charter travel team. Since 2011, the league has operated out of a space in Downsview Park, but announced in January 2015 that they were in search of a new home. They moved to another space near Downsview Park from 2015 - 2020. When the pandemic hit they lost the venue, and postponed practices until 2022. Since then they have moved to a new venue. After the pandemic the team's Chicks Ahoy!, Gore-Gore Roller Girls, Death Track Dolls and The Smoke City Bandits have been disbanded and the teams that remain are The All Stars and The Toxins (formerly known as the Vipers).
The house league season runs in the spring and summer, with events for ToRD's all-star travel team scheduled year round. Toronto Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, having gained membership in June 2011. In December 2011 ToRD served as host of the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup.
In 2006, two separate organizations, the Toronto Terrors and the Smoke City Betties, formed independently with the goal of launching roller derby in Toronto, and after taking part in an event known as "Betties D Day" that August, joined forces to create Toronto Roller Derby.
As of the 2018 season, Toronto Roller Derby has an all-star travel team, a rookie team, and a four-team house league. Until midway through the 2018 season, home events were held at The Bunker (also known as "Studio 3"), a former Canadian Armed Forces supply depot, located in Downsview Park:. After losing access to the Bunker space in 2018, while ToRD continues to practice at Downsview Park, the new space is not suitable for hosting public games, leaving the league seeking alternative options for events.
The Chicks Ahoy! feature bright green uniforms with a sailor theme. "The Chicks" appeared in the league final five out of the league's first six years, and were the league champion in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2016 and 2017.
The Death Track Dolls uniforms are white jerseys with red "blood splatter" accents. "The Dolls" won their first league championship in 2013.
The Gore-Gore Rollergirls wear distinctive leopard-print outfits. The only team to have appeared in all of the first six championship bouts, "The Gores" were the winners of the league's first final in 2007 and were the first league team to capture back to back titles, winning in 2009 and 2010. As of 2018, the Gores have appeared in all but two league championships, and won the league championship in 2018.
Originally known as the Smoke City Betties, the Smoke City Bandits wear black and blue uniforms and were runner up in the 2009 and 2013 league finals, and in 2015 won their first championship. In December 2016, the league announced that the team had rebranded as the Smoke City Bandits.