Ottawa Derbycast

May Derby Madness

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:22:00 +0000

May is usually the start of spring, the start of warm weather, and here in the Nation's Capital, the month when the Ottawa leagues start their home bouting seasons, and this year was no different.

The Capital City Derby Dolls started off their season on the 3rd of May with a match against the Ithaca Blue Stockings at Jack Charon Arena, in Kanata. The game was a one sided affair, during which the Dolly Rogers dominated in a 217 to 64 victory.

And this past weekend, on the 25th of May, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls hosted their season home opener with a Double Header at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena, in Nepean. The first bout of the night saw the Slaughter Daughters overpowered the Kingston Derby Girl's Disloyalists by a score of 328 to 87. The second bout saw a local derby derby (the second one pronounced darby, and refers to a match against two teams from the same city) as the Riot Squad hosted the CCDD Dolly Rogers. This was an incredibly tight game, with the lead changing hands several times over the course of the two halves. In the end, the Dolly Rogers managed to squeak out a 161 to 131 victory over the Riot Squad. Don't let that 30 point gap fool you. Going into the last two jams of the night, there was only a 7 point difference in the scores, and both teams were on fire. Either could have won the game, and it came down to which jammer spent less time in the penalty box.

Coming up next month, CCDD have a game this upcoming Saturday, June 1st, against Forest City Derby Girls' Timber Rollers. The bout takes place at Barbara Ann Scott arena, in Nepean. For more information, you can check out their website, or visit their Facebook page.

On the 22nd of June, RVRG host another Double Header extravaganza as Toronto Roller Derby is coming down to visit, and bringing along a couple of their teams. The first bout of the night will have the Riot Squad take on the Smoke City Bettys, followed by the Slaughter Daughters against the Gore Gore Girls, a rematch from their first game at this year's Beast of the East tournament held last month in Montreal. The Slaughter Daughters were victorious in that game, the first of many that eventually saw them hailed as this year's Beast of the East champions.

Also starting next month, Ottawa Roller Derby is holding their summer Crash 101 course, a 9 week introductory class for Roller Derby beginners. More information can be found at their website.

The next episode of the Ottawa Derbycast podcast, and the first for this year, should be ready by the end of the week. Look for it to be posted sometime Friday.

First Bout Of The New Season

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:17:00 +0000

Months of waiting has passed, and time has finally arrived for the first official home game of the 2013 bouting season (okay, there was a black and white bout at Carleton last weekend, but that was an intra-league event, rather than a full bout).

Montreal Roller Derby's Sexpos make their way to our Nation's Capital this weekend to face off against the Rideau Valley Roller Girls' travel team, the Vixens. Well, they actually travel to Rockland, about 10-15 minutes past the easternmost edge of the city proper, but that's close enough for this to qualify as a home game. The bout takes place at Jean Marc Lalonde Arena (1523 DuParc Ave. Rockland, ON), with the game starting at 7:00pm

Tickets are $10 available at the door, with kids 10 and under allowed in for free
For those that want to ensure seats will be available, tickets can also be purchased at Neon Skates Ottawa (285 St. Patrick St. in the market) or online

For more information, as always, please refer to their event page on Facebook

Welcome To A New Bouting Season

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:09:00 +0000

Greetings, dear readers (and listeners to our podcast).

It is now 2013, and with the start of a new year, there is a whole new season of Derby to anticipate. And, to aide you in planning out your derby viewing summer, we would like to provide you with a handy list of all upcoming home games, broken down by month. As we are very early into the season, not all of the bouts have been finalized, but as new information is released by the leagues, the list will be updated, so make sure you check back often.

Please note that there are a variety of away games and tournaments that each of the leagues will take part in, and these will be covered in individual blog postings throughout the year, but this list only covers the games taking place here in Ottawa (and in nearby Kingston).

This year, Ottawa Derbycast will be on location at each home game in Ottawa (and as many of the non-concurrent home games in Kingston as we are able to attend), with recorder in hand to interview the team captains. Look for podcasts to be released at the end of each month, reviewing highlights from the home games.

February 23 - Rideau Valley Roller Girls' Black vs White

March 2 - RVRG's Vixens vs. Montreal Sexpos (Montreal, QC)

May 4 - The Capital City Derby Dolls vs Ithaca Blue Stockings (Ithaca NY)

May 4 - Double Header
Kingston Derby Girls' Skateful Dead vs KDG's Rogue Warriors
KDG's Disloyalists vs Royal City Roller Girls' Brute-Leggers (Guelph, ON)

May 25 - Double Header
              RVRG's Slaughter Daughters vs. TBA
              RVRG's Riot Squad vs. CCDD

June 1 - CCDD vs Forest City Derby Girls (London ON)

June 8 - KDG's Rogue Warriors vs Area 705 (Peterborough, ON)

June 22 - Double Header
             Slaughter Daughters vs. Queen City Knockouts (Buffalo, NY)
             Riot Squad vs. Forest City Derby Girls (London ON)

July 6 - CCDD vs KDG's Disloyalists (Kingston ON)

July 13 - KDG's Disloyalists vs Port City Roller Derby (Oswego NY)
Formerly the Oz Rollergirls but they've changed their name to Port City now, you can read about it
here: http://www.ozrollergirls.org/a-seasons-end-is-a-new-beginning/.

July 20 - Double Header
           RVRG's Slaughter Daughters vs. TBA
           RVRG's Riot Squad vs. Kingston Disloyalists (Kingston ON)

August 10 - CCDD vs Port City Roller Derby (Oswego NY)

August 10 - KDG's Skateful Dead vs Renegade Derby Dames' Bombshell Battalion (Alliston, ON)

August 17 - Double Header
           RVRG's Slaughter Daughters vs. RVRG's Riot Squad
           Men’s Slaughter Squad vs. TBA

September 7 - CCDD vs Crown City Rollerz (Cortland NY)

September 7 - Double Header
KDG's Skateful Dead vs KDG's Rogue Warriors
KDG's Disloyalists vs Forest City Derby Girls (London, ON)

Upcoming Weekend Events

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:08:00 +0000

This is another big week for Roller Derby here in the Nation's Capital, as the Rideau Valley Roller Girls put on another of their famous double header events, one of which will be the first Mens Roller Derby match to be played in Ontario. Also, the Capital City Derby Dolls unveil their new official B team. More information coming right up.

RVRG's last home bout of the 2012 season takes place this Saturday, August 18th. The Brewer Brouhaha starts with the Slaughter Squad, Ottawa's first and only Men's Roller Derby team playing against Montreal's Mont Royales, followed by RVRG's own Riot Squad taking on CCDD's Dolly Rogers.
The event takes place at Brewer Arena, 210 Hopewell Ave, right across from the Carleton University campus. Doors open at 6.
For more information, please check out the event's Facebook page.

Also taking part this weekend, CCDD's new house team, the Dollinquents, travel to Kingston to take on Kingston Derby Girl's new team, the Skateful Dead. The Dollinquents name has been used the last two years for the team sent to Fresh and Furious tournament that the GTA Rollergirls put on every summer in Toronto to showcase the years new crop of fresh meat. And when it came time to name their new house team, it was the clear favourite. For those of you living in the Kingston area, or who are interested in travelling down to catch the action, more information can again be found on the event's Facebook page.

While we're at it, can I just say that I hate Facebook, and their stupid forced Timeline? Who thought this was a good idea? Sorry, rant over. Lets have another great Derby weekend.

Quick Update

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 03:00:00 +0000

It has been several months since I’ve put up a blog posting (or a podcast, come to think of it), so here’s a short write-up about what’s been going on.

The last two months have been incredibly busy, derby wise, with most weekends being taken up by either home or away matches. Some of you may know that in addition to running Ottawa Derbycast, I also take care of all of the home announcing duties for the Capital City Derby Dolls. This year I’ve somehow managed to do the announcing at all of their away games as well, not to mention covering every bout of the Too Fresh Too Furious tournament in Toronto last weekend (in the main hall, at least), and this several bouts for this upcoming weekend’s RDAC Eastern Championship tournament.

All in all, there have been a ton of games (7 weekends out of 10, with only 2 of them being home games). With so many games being played out of town, it has been impossible to attend any of the Rideau Valley Roller Girls’ bouts this year or any of the events that Ottawa Roller Derby has put on, and I’m worried that the posting is going to become too one sided. This venue is not meant as CCDD advertising, but is supposed to be an unbiased coverage for all roller derby in Ottawa. With that in mind, we're looking for additional people to help cover the events that I am unable to personally attend. Anyone interested in writing up a review of a past or upcoming event, please let me know and we'll add you to the list of blog writers, and get your writing out to our followers

With that out of the way, here are some derby events that are coming up over the next two weeks.
This weekend, July 21st, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls are hosting the Four-Wheel Fury double header at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena (2250 Torquay Ave). The Slaughter Daughters will be taking on the Venus Fly Tramps from Kitchener’s Tri-City Roller Girls, while the Riot Squad will face off against Kingston Roller Derby’s Disloyalists. The doors open at 6, and tickets are only $15 at the door. More information can be found at the event’s Facebook page.

Next weekend, July 28th, Ottawa Roller Derby is throwing another of their fabulous Roller Discos. The event takes place at Brewer Arena (210 Hopewell Avenue, right across Bronson from Carleton University). Doors open at 7pm, and its only $5 to get in. And if you don’t own a pair of skates, there will be some available for rental for a mere $10 charge. Again, check out their Facebook page for further information.

Last, but not least, the Capital City Derby Dolls travel to Guelph, ON this weekend to take part in this year’s Roller Derby Association of Canada’s Eastern Championships. This is a new setup for the old Canadian Women’s Roller Derby Association that ran last year’s Blood Spill on the Hill event. This year, RDAC are running regional championship tournaments in the West, Central, Eastern, and Atlantic regions, with the top two teams from each region travelling to a final 8 team tournament that will take place early next spring to crown the Canadian Roller Derby champions. Other teams included in the tournament are the Forest City Roller Girls (last year’s champions), the Royal City Roller Girls, GTA Rollergirls, Toronto Roller Derby, Renegade Derby Dames, and the Nickel City Rollergirls.

May News Update

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 11 May 2012 03:25:00 +0000

Hello derby fans.

The first weekend of May has come and gone, and along with it came an incredibly exciting bout in Kanata where the Capital City Derby Dolls' travel team, the Dolly Rogers, battled against Les Duchesses from Roller Derby Quebec.
For those of you who were lucky enough to watch it, you witnessed a tough, physical battle between the squads, who were meeting for the first time. These were two very evenly matched teams, and the lead changed hands several times throughout the bout, coming down to a 1 point difference in the scoreline at the end of the match.
The final result was shrouded in a bit of scandal and controversy, as the scoreboard showed the Doll ahead 109 to 104 at the start of the last jam of the evening, and Les Duchesses were only able to pick up 4 points, leaving them losing the game by 1 point. There was a quick recount of the scores at the end of the bout, however, and the final total turned out to be 111 to 109, in favour of the visiting team. It was a hard result to take for the Dolls, who stated that they would have (rightly) changed their tactics for the last jam had they known that the true score was 109 to 107.
It certainly makes for fine drama if they manage to arrange a re-match, reverse fixture in Quebec City sometime near the end of their bouting calander.

Next up for the Dolly Rogers is a trip to Alliston, ON to take part in Mother's Day Mayhem this upcoming weekend, where they will face the Renegade Derby Dame's Misfit Militia

In other away news, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls' travel team, the Vixens, were in Toronto this past weekend to bout against the GTA Rollergirls' GStars. It was a resounding victory for the Vixens as they finished the game with a score of 278 to 39.

This upcoming weekend, RVRG is hosting their first double header of the 2012 bouting season.
Wreck 'n' Roll takes place at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena, in Nepean. The first bout will have the Slaughter Daughters against the Hellions of Troy, from Troy, NY, while the Riot Squad take on the Tatas, from Sudbury, ON. Doors open at 6. Please refer to their event's Facebook page for further details.

But that's not all... that's right, there's even more derby action going on in Ottawa this weekend.
Ottawa Roller Derby are holding their first Black and White scrimmage of the year at Brewer Arena, just across the street from Carleton University. While this isnt a full blown bout, it does provide casual derby action as randomly selected lines of skaters (made up from ORD, CCDD, and our favourite visitors, the Limestone CrusHers) run through jam after jam. Its a nice, easy way to familiarize yourself with the sport of Roller Derby, especially for people looking to try it out.
They're even offering an Open Skate hour before the event begins where you can try on some skates and see what the girls have to deal with down on the track (non-contact, of course). Skate rentals will be available for the Open Skate hour. As always, Facebook holds the key (oh, and here's the Open Skate info).

Since we cannot be in 3 places at the same time (and as our host, the Emir of Istanbul, is providing announcing services for the Mother's Day Mayhem bout in Alliston), we will not be able to provide coverage of the two events taking place here in Ottawa. If some freelancers wish to provide match coverage, or do some journalistic work on our behalf, we would love to post some articles about them. You can contact us at ottawaderbycast@gmail.com if you're interested.

Upcoming Events

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:45:00 +0000

Hello, Derby fans, here's what you have to look forward to in the next few weeks (the 12th of May is an especially busy day).

This upcoming weekend is the 5th installment of Montreal Roller Derby's Beast of the East tournament. This is a 2 day event that sees 16 teams from around Ontario, Quebec, and the eastern provinces playing in a series of 25 minute, single period bouts as they determine who will be crowned champions. The Rideau Valley Roller Girls, winners of last year's competition, return to defend their crown.
The event takes place April 21 and 22 in Montreal. For further information, please visit http://beast.mtlrd.com/information

Speaking of the Rideau Valley Roller Girls.
In addition to their trip to Montreal this weekend, RVRG and the Slaughter Squad Men’s Derby Team are teaming up to ROLL OVER MS by participating in the MS Walk on Sunday, April 29th, on skates!
You can donate directly to their team by using the following link

On the 5th of May, the Vixens, RVRG's travel team, will head to Toronto to face the GTA Rollergirl's GStars. More details on their trip will be posted when they become available.

And finally, on the 12th of May, RVRG will be hosting the Wreck 'n' Roll double header event.
The Slaughter Daughters will be battling against the Hellions of Troy in the first bout of the night, who will be visiting from Troy, NY. The second bout of the night has the Riot Squad facing against the Tatas from the Greater Sudbury Roller Derby league.
The event starts at 6pm at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena, in Nepean.
Tickets are $12 in advance, or $15 at the door.
For more information, please visit the event's Facebook page.

The Capital City Derby Dolls also have a busy May. They start off with their Season Opener home bout on the 5th of May as the Dolly Rogers meet Les Duchesses from Roller Derby Quebec for the first time.
The event takes place at Jack Charon Arena, 10 McKitrik Drive, in Kanata. Doors open at 7pm.
Tickets are $7 in avance, $10 at the door.
For more information, please visit their Facebook page.

The Dolly Rogers will be travelling to Allison, Ontario the following weekend, May 12th, for Mothers Day Mayhem to face off against the Renegade Derby Dames' Misfit Militia. The Facebook page contains further details.

The 12th of May is also the date of Ottawa Roller Derby's Black and White scrimmage, where lines made up of random skaters bout against each other. The event takes starts at 5:30 at Brewer Arena, near Carleton University. Skaters looking to take part in the scrimmage have until the 1st of May to contact ORD.
As always, Facebook is the place to find further information.

Weekend Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:35:00 +0000

The exhibition bout that took place last Saturday evening, hosted by RVRG's Riot Squad, and featuring CCDD's Dolly Rogers, was a tremendous success. The event was held at a sold out Norm Fenn Gymnasium, and the spectators were treated to a delightfully tense match. The final result was 150 to 127 for the Riot Squad, but it really could have been anyone's game if the bout had gone on for another 10 or 15 minutes.

Each side had a mixture of veteran players, returning newbies from last season, and "fresh meat" who were preparing for their first ever live bout. If the spectators weren't familiar with the players on each of the squads, they might be hard pressed to pick out which skaters were in which category.

The Riot Squad came out strong in the first half and wracked up an impressive 40 point lead after the first three or four jams, but then were shut out for the next ten minutes as the Dolly Rogers clawed their way to in front. The lead went back and forth several times before the end of the first half, with the Riot Squad just ahead 77 to 66.

The second half started the same way, and the Riot Squad took a commanding lead which they managed to maintain right to the end of the bout, but the Dolly Rogers didn't make it easy on them. It was an incredibly physical half, with neither side holding back, and there were a glut of penalties near the end of the game. That's not to say that it was a mean spirited match, and the atmosphere on the track and on the benches were joyous and upbeat. The only ejection of the night was for the Dolly Rogers as the ever boisterous Lobster accumulated one major penalty too many, and she stormed to the penalty box with a theatrical toss of her helmet. She was eventually escorted to the dressing room by the head ref for the bout, Chronic Master-Nate-Er.

The MVP for each team, as decided by their opponents, were #9 Pix E. Cutz for the Riot Squad, and #31 Ha-Lou-Ween for the Dolly Rogers. I know that this was Ha-Lou-Ween's first official match, having passed her min. skills a month or two before. I'm not sure about Pix E Cutz, but I believe she is also a fairly new skater, so congratulations go out to both girls, and to all of the players who took part in the bout. Lets hope to see more in the coming season.

In Ottawa Derbycast news, the twitter feed was being regularly updated throughout the bout by our host (and derby announcer) the Emir of Istanbul during official time outs, but it was a distraction from his announcing duties. If someone wants to volunteer to run the feed for us during home matches, please drop us a line at ottawaderbycast@gmail.com. Recording for the first podcast of the 2012 season has begun, so look for that by the end of the week.

Also, the Capital City Derby Dolls' "Learn to Skate" program starts this upcoming weekend. Places may still be available, so if you're looking to try out this derby thing, or if you're just looking to try out skating on quads for fun and exercise, drop them a line at capitalcityderbydolls@gmail.com.

Local Intra-League Exhibition Clash Coming Up This Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:01:00 +0000

Norm Fenn Gym, home to Carleton University's Ravens basketball team, will host the first Roller Derby bout of the 2012 season this upcoming Saturday as the Rideau Valley Roller Girls' Riot Squad hosts their cross-town rivals, the Dolly Rogers from the Capital City Derby Dolls in an exhibition match. The bout is set to start at 8:30.

Due to the small capacity of the gym, this is a semi-private event. If you are looking for tickets, I would suggest contacting your favourie Derby Doll as they have a few unsold tickets left.

If you cannot make it to the game, be sure to follow us on Twitter (@ottawaderbycast) as we will be tweeting updates throughout the game.

Here are the rosters for each of the teams:
Riot Squad
#278 Mudblood
#22 Glamazon Warrior
#130 Tarantulove
#9 Pix E Cutz
#66 Axxident
#69 Pretty Pants
#-40 Frostbite
#81 Lipsick
#777 The Warden
#1075 Smother Nature
#11 Purella Deville
#15 Arsenic Martini
#1980 Death from Below
#2 Red Hot

Bench Staff:
Jenna
MR Massacre

Dolly Rogers
#25 Bust’er Up
#12 Ruby Wreckage
#F-150 Delicate Plow'her
#21.1k Run'er Over
#7 Lobster
#1701 Deanna Destroi
#XIII Violently Jill
#31 Ha-Lou-Ween
#1313 Dawn Cherry
#WK3D Maiden Millhaven
#00 Bagels
#808 Shari Bomb
#23 Shutter Down
#10-93 Whips N. Chaynes
x86_64 Eastern Block'her

Bench Staff:
Red

Welcome to a whole new Derby season

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:27:00 +0000

So, its 2012, and we're at the onset of a brand new season of Roller Derby here in the Nation's Capital. February is normally early for bouting to start, but not here in Ottawa. We've got some open house news and a bout going on at the end of the month.

First up, the Capital City Derby Dolls are holding an Open House/Intro to Skating clinic this weekend and next, open to all females over the age of 18. The events take place at 11am Saturday, Feb 4 and 11am Saturday, Feb 11 at the Ottawa Technical High School, 440 Albert street, in the gymnasium directly above the primary parking lot. There's a $10 fee to attend, and another $10 is required to rent skates if you dont own your own pair of quads. If you like what you see, you can join up for their 12 week Fresh Meat program. More information can be found at their Facebook page.

Also, the first bout of the year for our local Derby enthusiasts takes place at the end of the month, and sees the Rideau Valley Roller Girls' Riot Squad throw down against the Capital City Derby Dolls' Dolly Rogers in a true Derby derby (footie fans will know what I'm talking about) on the 25th of February. This is an exhibition match that takes place at Norm Fenn gym at Carleton University. More information will be delivered as we get closer to the date, but mark your calendars now and make sure you dont miss it.

Upcoming Derby Events

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:16:00 +0000

The fall/winter season is upon us, and the Derby bouting season is long past (except for a surprising event run by our favourite out-of-towners, Kingston's Limestone CrusHers this past Sunday where they recorded their first win of the season against a mixed team from Peterborough and our very own Ottawa Roller Derby).

But, just because you can't see them smacking into each other in a competitive venue, that doesnt mean you can't come out and support the teams/leagues. The month of November has 2 fundraising events going on.

The first is a karaoke event that takes place this Saturday at the James Street Pub, being hosted by the Capital City Derby Dolls. Come and spend $2, and make your favourite derby girl sing the song of your choice. The event starts at 8pm, and will probably go all night. Full details can be found on the Facebook event page.

The other event that's taking place this month is a Roller Disco, being put on by the ladies over at Ottawa Roller Derby. Put on your old bellbottoms, dig out that old giant 70s wig, and come skate the night away disco style. The party runs from 7 to 10pm on Friday, Nov 25th at the Centre Multisport, 211 rue Montcalm in Gatineau. Entry is $15 if you need to rent a pair of skates, or $5 if you bring along your own.
Please refer to their event page for more details.

Coming Up This Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:28:00 +0000

Ottawa Derbycast is back from a mini-hiatus, and so is Roller Derby here in the Nation's Capital. Its been a month since our last update, and not a whole lot has gone on here in Ottawa. That all changes this weekend, though, as the Limston CrusHers return to Ottawa to exhibit against their good friends, the Capital City Derby Dolls.

The Dolls are putting on an exhibition game at the Belltown Dome (2915 Haughton Avenue) this Saturday, Sept 24th, to help the Ottawa Food Bank. This match will see a lot of the Doll's vetrans rested to allow some of the newer players a chance to take part in a competitive match. As this is not a full bout, but only an exhibition, the venue will only have suicide seating available (so bring along a foldy chair or a nice, comfy blanket), and will not be a licenced event. This also means it will not be a full priced event either, as tickets are only $5 if you bring along a non-perishable donation to the Food Bank, or $7 if you dont.

For more information, you can check out the event's Facebook page.

Also, the podcast will be back with a 2 part series to cover all of the interviews from August's bouts. Look for both parts to be released by next weekend.

Weekend Update

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 21:06:00 +0000

This weekend, the Capital City Derby Dolls travelled to Watertown, NY to take on the Nitro Rollers, one of the Black River Rollers home teams. The game was incredibly physical on both sides, but the Dolls had clearly mastered the art of controlled agression, while the Rollers were far more sloppy in their blocking which lead to a lot of penalties on their side.

They started the match shorthanded, with their star jammer in Florida on vacation and two of their more senior skaters taking on refereeing responsibilities due to a lack of dedicated referee staff in their league. The Dolls brought along 3 of their senior refs, including league head ref Hell 'n' Ripley who ended up overseeing the bout.

The number of penalties mounted in the second half, and two of the Rollers' skaters, including acting captain Skitzo, were ejected from the bout for their seventh major, leaving the Rollers with only 8 players for the last 15 or 20 minutes of the bout. The fatigue from the constant skating, combined with a lack of offensive ability due to their jammers being glued to the sin bin seat gave the Dolls free rein to run the score up.

The final was 244 to 89 for the visitors.

Several of the skaters (and a certain host who came down to help NSO staff the bout, and get in some interviews at full time) spent the night in Watertown, and have now driven to Kingston to hang out with our friends, the Limestone CrusHers, as they take on the Misfit Militia, from the Renegade Derby Dames.

As always, follow us on Twitter for up to date scoring from bouts that Ottawa Derbycast is able to attend.

August Assault Coming Up This Weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:32:00 +0000

This weekend's main (and only) event is August Assault, hosted by the Rideau Valley Roller Girls. This is a double header event that sees both the Slaughter Daughters and Riot Squad in action against out of town opposition.

The first bout sees RVRG's Slaughter Daughters up against Western Mass Destruction of Pioneer Valley Roller Derby who are travelling all the way up from Massachusetts.

The other bout of the night has RVRG's Riot Squad versus the ladies from the Greater Toronto Area Rollerderby (GTAR) Derby Debutantes.

The event takes place at Jack Charron Arena, 10 McKitrick Drive in Kanata. The doors open at 6, and tickets are $15 in advance, or $18 at the door. As always, children under 10 get in for free.
Please visit the event's Facebook site for details on where tickets can be bought.

Weekend Roundup

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:14:00 +0000

This past weekend was a busy one for the various Roller Derby leagues in the Nations Capital. Ottawa Roller Derby hosted the Kingston Derby Girls' Disloyalists on Saturday, the Capital City Derby Dolls took on West End Waywards Derby Association's Rollergettes on Saturday, and then faced off against the Rideau Valley Rollergirls' travel team, the Vermin, in an exhibition match in the town of Beachburg the very next day.

We'll start the roundup with a look at ORD as they hosted KDG. The event took place at Brewer Arena, right across the street from Carleton University. The home team debuted 3 fresh meat players in their first ever match, but were ultimately defeated 135-38.

The first bout of the weekend for CCDD was up against the Rollergettes, who travelled up from Toronto to take part in the match. The 'gettes came short-handed, only able to put 9 skaters on the track due to injuries to two of their players. The game was almost tied going into the halftime break, with 62-61 showing on the scoreboard in favour of the Dolls, but the amount of time each 'gette had to spend on the track took its toll in the second half. The Dolls quickly took control, and started wracking up the points. Biggest jam of the night went to #69 Cluster Bomb, who hit 23 points in a full 2 minute Power Jam.
The final in the match was 164-100.

The next day, the Dolls travelled to the tiny town of Beachburg, which lies almost 2 hours north of the city. There, they met the powerhouse Rideau Valley Rollergirls. RVRG brought their travel team, the Vermin, which contained a mix of skaters from their 3 home teams. Included in the lineup were Da Big Block, Semi Precious, and Screaming Mini Massacre, who are three of the Slaughter Daughters top blockers. The void between these two leagues was evident as they rolled over the Dolls as if they werent even there.
It was a master class in pack control as they ran the Dolls's jammers ragged, and more than 5 jams went by before they were even able to break through the pack to get their first attempt at a scoring pass. Every point the Dolls earned were met with cheers from the near capacity crowd at the Beachburg Arena.
The game ended with a crushing 408 - 19 scoreline.

The only injury of the night was the Dolls' captain, Delicate Plow'Her, who appeared to get a concussion from an elbow to the eye, and was rushed to hospital. She made it home safe and sound later that evening, and was reportedly in good spirits. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Interview Only Podcast Released

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:46:00 +0000

This isnt the official Episode 6 of Ottawa Derbycast, which should be released some time early next week, but is instead I had a chance to sit down and talk to a member of the Capital City Derby Dolls about their first year in operation.

Please give it a listen, and we welcome any feedback, and even offer you several options when doing so:
Through the Blog - That's right here :)
Through Email - ottawaderbycast@gmail.com
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Capital City Derby Dolls Open House

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:34:00 +0000

The Capital City Derby Dolls are launching their fall Fresh Meat drive with a series of Open House events over the month of August. Each Friday from 6 to 8, starting next week August 12th, they invite registered skaters to join them at Belltown Dome, 2915 Haughton Ave in Nepean. Members of the Derby Doll's Coaching Comittee will be on hand to show you the basics of skating and safety.
For those who do not have access to quad-skates, 30 pairs are available, but you do need to bring along a helmet, and some protective gear (elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist guards are ideal).

There are still spaces available, and you can reserve your spot by contacting the Dolls at capitalcityderbydolls@gmail.com

Bouting Madness in the Nation's Capital

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:12:00 +0000

Coming up this weekend, we have not one but two full bouts taking place here in Ottawa.

The first bout is Summer Slam hosted by Ottawa Roller Derby, as they take on Kingston Derby Girls. The event takes place Saturday at Brewer Arena, 210 Hopewell Avenue, across the street from Carleton University.
It starts at 7pm, and there will be a live halftime show put on by Ottawa's own Polymorphines.
Tickets are $10 in advance, or $12 at the door, and children under 12 get in for free.
For more information, please visit their Facebook page.

The other event also takes place this Saturday at 7pm, and sees the Capital City Derby Dolls' Dolly Rogers face off against the West End Waywards Rollerskating Association's Rollergettes.
The bout will be played at Jack Charron Arena, 10 McKitrick Drive, in Kanata.
Tickets are $10 in advance, or $12 at the door,
Children under 12 get in for half price.
For more information, please visit the Facebook Event page.

RVRG and TCRG Split The Weekend's Matches (Part 2)

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:45:00 +0000

The second bout of the Rideau Valley Roller Girls vs Tri City Roller Girls double header saw the Slaughter Daughters taking on the Vicious Dishes.

The Daughters had an early power jam as the Dishes jammer, Motorhead Molly, was sent to the penalty box for a major penalty in the opening seconds of the match. Daughters jammer Soul Rekker also drew a major, and Molly was released from the box early, but time ran out on the jam, which ended scoreless.

First blood went to the Slaughter Daughters as co-captain Ripper A. Part as she scored the first Grand Slam of the match, and followed it up with a couple more on her second scoring pass. They ran the score up to an impressive 22-0 with less than 10 minutes played following another power jam for Soul Rekker. The Vicious Dishes weren’t down for long, though, as they ran back to back 9 point jams, and were right back in the game.

Soul Rekker continued with an impressive scoring rate as she racked up Grand Slam after Grand Slam early in the first half, and the Slaughter Daughters found themselves up 46 to 22 by the time the first time out of the bout was called, with 10 minutes remaining in the half.

The first injury of the night took place with 5 minutes remaining. A multi-player pileup left the Dishes’ blocker Annaslaysia Killsemov lying on the track as the Slaughter Daughters’ co-captain Drunky Brewster ended up riding her down to the ground. It looked like it could have been a shoulder separation or dislocation as her arm was trapped under her body, but she was helped off the track with a team mate and a paramedic providing support under her arms. The paramedic looked after her for a few minutes on the bench while the match resumed.

The Slaughter Daughters had dominated the pack during the first half (of the first half), but the Vicious Dishes were starting to assert their authority as the game progressed. They started to gain lead jammer more often, but with the Daughters’ jammer usually hot on her heels, they had a hard time reducing the lead by more than a couple points at a time.

With just under a minute to go in the half, the Slaughter Daughters lead by 13 points, and the half ended 53 to 36.

Pack control became the major theme of the second half, as the Slaughter Daughters and Vicious Dishes both sought to find a gap for their jammers to exploit. The Daughters’ put out a very defensive game plan, which included trapping a Dishes blocker amongst them and moving the pack backwards along the track to put the remaining Dishes blockers out of play. This allowed their own jammer to pass through unmolested under the risk of the blockers taking major penalties.

Soul Rekker continued her domination of the track, scoring 24 unanswered points in a single power jam, and with 5 minutes remaining in the game, the Daughters had a commanding 102-56 lead.

The Dishes started to close the gap with back to back 4 point jams, followed by a power jam where they were able to pick up another 16 points. But it was too little, too late and the match ended with the Slaughter Daughters over the Vicious Dishes 106-80

RVRG and TCRG Split The Weekend's Matches (Part 1)

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:32:00 +0000

The Rideau Valley Roller Girls welcomed the Tri city Roller Girls in a double header that saw the Riot Squad fall to the Venus Fly Tramps in the last jam, and the Slaughter Daughters dominate the Vicious Dishes.

The first match of the event was the Riot Squad v Venus Fly Tramps. First blood went to the Tramps as Konky took lead jammer and rounded the pack for a quick 3 points, but after a couple of shaky jams, the Riot Squad pack started to step up their game. After several scoreless jams, they managed to take over the lead and, by the 6th jam, had opened up an 11-3 lead. The Tramps aren’t kept down for long, and they score the first Grand Slam of the night as the Riot Squad’s Arsenic Martini is kept trapped in the pack.

The first Jammer penalty went to Freudian Whip in the 10th jam, which gave Slavic Slayer the chance to increase their lead, but time ran out before she was able to clear the pack and she was then herself sent to the penalty box as the jam ended. This allowed Whip to jump out of the box at the start of the next jam, and she ran riot through the pack as the Tramps retook the lead with a score of 21-17 with 10 minutes remaining in the first half.

With the lead change, the Tramps took control of the rest of the half, and ran the lead up to 10 points before Leigh-zzie Borden was sent to the box, and the Riot Squad’s ever popular Death From Below was able to take lead jammer and she was able to bring the score back to within 1 point with only 4 minutes to go, and the half ended with the Tramps up 40 to 35.

The second half again started with Konky taking first blood with a quick 4 points. Death From Below struck back in the next jam with 4 of her own, leaving the gap exactly the same. A few jams later, she took a 4th minor, and was sent to the box, which allowed Konky to take 13 unanswered points in the resulting power jam. Back to back lead jams by Death From Below and Crash Karma in following jams helped them back to within 5 points with 15 minutes remaining in the half.

Mudblood and Slavic Slayer took a pair of major penalties as they combined to take down Tramp’s jammer Konky, which left the Riot Squad down to just 3 skaters, and jammer Arsenic Martini quickly joined her teammates in the box, as the Trams lead 75 to 59 with 10 minutes to go. The next jam was the Riot Squad’s turn at a power jam, and Arsenic Martini had her best showing of the night, bringing them back to within 7 points.

With 7 minutes to go, N.Toxicate took the star for the first time, and hit for 12 allowing the Riot Squad to regain the lead by 2 points. Crash Karma had another big jam while Konky (who had run so many jams that she was starting to look gassed) struggled with the pack. She picked up 10, and both jammers were sent to the box as the jam ended. Crash again had a big jam, and puts the Riot Squad up by 14 with only 2 minutes remaining in the half.

In the penultimate jam of the bout, the Tramps hit back for 4, leaving them with only 10 to tie the match up in the final jam. The Riot Squad started with 2 blockers in the box as the jam starts, which gave Leigh-zzie Borden a chance to strike. She managed to get lead jammer, and managed her first Grand Slam as Crash Karma was stuck in the pack. She passed through a second time to tie the game, and picked up another 4 as the Tramps took the lead, and the match, it in the dying seconds of the game. The final score was 100-96.

This Weekend's Derby Doings

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:51:00 +0000

There are two events coming up this weekend for those obsessed with Roller Derby (as you all should be).

First off, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls are putting on another double header Saturday, July 23rd, against the Tri-City Roller Girls. The opening bout pits the Riot Squad against the Venus Fly Tramps, and the Slaughter Daughters will then face off against the Vicious Dishes.

The event takes place at the Jack Charron arena, 10 McKitrick Drive with doors opening at 6 pm. Tickets are $18 at the door, with kids 10 and under getting in for free. Advanced tickets may still be available at the designated vendors. Please refer to the event's Facebook page for details

Ottawa Derbycast will be at the bout, preparing for a post match writeup. If you happen to run into our host, the Emir of Istanbul, dont be afraid to come up and say hi (and tell him how much you love the blog/podcast).

Also, the ladies from Ottawa Roller Derby travel down to Oshawa to take on the Durham Region Roller Derby. We dont have any further details, as neither the ORD nor DRRD websites or Facebook sites have bout information.

Episode 5 Is Finally Released

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 22:35:00 +0000

You heard it here first, folks. After lengthy delays due to weather and power outages, the fifth episode of Ottawa Derbycast is finally available for your downloading pleasure.

Please give it a listen, and we welcome any feedback, and even offer you several options when doing so:
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Coming up this weekend

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:59:00 +0000

This weekend's activities for the various leagues around town include an out of town tournament, and flashing back to our youth.

First off, the ladies from Ottawa Roller Derby are holding a fundraiser at the Legion tonight (Friday, July 15th) starting around 9pm. Drop $8 into their kitty, and you too can relive the fun, music, and of course, fashion disasters from our childhood. I am, of course, going to assume that you're all around the same age as me and you grew up in the 80s. If you didnt... I dont know whether to be happy for you, or sad...
More information can be found at the event's Facebook page.

Also this weekend, the Capital City Derby Dolls have travelled to Moncton, NB, to take part in the Muddy River Atlantic Jamboree, where they will face off against teams mainly from Atlantic Canada. The event is hosted by the Muddy River Rollers, and include teams from Fredricton, St Johns, Halifax, Newfoundland, and of course the Muddy River Rollers themselves. More information can be found at the MRR website. While our host (and regular interviewer), the Emir of Istanbul, is unable to attend the event, we will still receive interviews from all the teams courtesy of one of the CCDD referees who made the trip down to Moncton to help ref the bout. Mech, a well known ref in the Ottawa region, has taken up the responsibility of talking to the captains from all the teams that are competing after each bout.

That's it for this week's updates. There's another RVRG double header taking place next weekend, but we'll have more on that around mid-week. The latest podcast still isnt finished, and the delays are of a personal nature rather than a technical one. It'll get polished up over the weekend, and be released, ready for your consumption, first thing Monday morning.

Ottawa Returns From 2Fresh 2Furious Defeated

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:30:00 +0000

The combined Ottawa Roller Derby/Timmins Roller Derby Girls (not to be confused with the Gold Miner's Daughters - also from Timmins - who won the tournament)/Soonami Slammers team made their way through the initial phase of the tournament with a loss and a win but were eliminated in the next round by a determined Gold Miners Daughters.

Meanwhile, in the other arena, the Capital City Derby Dolls/Limestone CrusHers mixed team, the Dollinquents, lost their first two matches in the Double Elimination round of the tournament, and were forced to watch the remainder of the tournament from the incredibly comfy snack area/beer garden overlooking the arena floor.

The ORD mixed team faced a strong Royal City Roller Derby (Guelph) travel team, the Queens of Pain, in their first bout, and were hit hard for a 15 to 99 final score. A fair number of the Queens skaters had recently done battle here in Ottawa during Blood Spill on the Hill, where their team came in 5th over all, and their experience shone bright. The ORD mixed team suffered from having 5 players from each of the three leagues, who all met each other for the first time less than an hour before they suited up, and were not able to gel together in the short 20 minute bout. The unfortunate result of a combination of these two factors allowed the Queens to wrack up a lot of points in their limited track time.

They then faced off against another of the teams that had lost their first match, the Electric City Rollers from Peterborough, Ontario. Faring far better this time, they managed to defeat ECR 56 to 24, putting an end to their tournament.

Their third bout of the day saw them paired up against the eventual tournament winners, the Gold Miners Daughters where they were defeated by a score of 48 to 23.

The Derby Dolls/CrusHers combination started their tournament against the host league's Chrome Mollys. It was a tight, physical match where the score with one jam left was as close as 24 to 33. But 12 unanswered points in the final jam lead to a 45 to 24 final score.

Their second bout saw them face off against the Border City Brawlers, from Windsor, Ontario. The Dollinquents put up an admirable effort in another physical match, and their captain Violently Jill played the enforcer roll quite well, often tying up the opposing jammer at the back of the pack while her own jammer was free to make her way through and score some much needed points. Ultimately, though, they lost the match 53 to 47.

A full writeup of the tournament's activities can be found, as always, on the Derby Nerd site.

Ottawa Derbycast was on hand to get interviews during the tournament, but our host (the Emir of Istanbul) was there as a volunteer NSO, and spent a lot of the time in the center of the rink in the main arena. He was on the track for both Dollinquents bouts, and thus was able to easily speak to the bout's captains, and managed to also work the track in the Bubble where ORD played for their first bout. However, as the Bubble bouts fell further and further behind in the schedule, we were not able to attend the remaining ORD bouts due to conflicts on the track.

Ottawa's Tyros Travel to Toronto

noreply@blogger.com (Ottawa Derbycast) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:50:00 +0000

Quick update on the information given below:
We have just received the latest schedule for the tournament. First off, it appears that ORD are not skating with Queen City, as was displayed in a previous version. Instead, they are skating with players from Timmins Roller Derby.

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Its time for 2Fresh 2Furious, the latest installment of the Fresh and Furious tournament hosted by the GTA Rollergirls. This is a beginner's tournament, only open to skaters who are in their Fresh Meat year of Roller Derby.

The festivities will run from 11 am to 10pm Saturday, with a total of 28 (20 minute) mini-bouts and take place at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario

Ottawa is sending two teams down to take part in the tournament.
- The first is made up of the newest skaters from Ottawa Roller derby, who have been teamed up with skaters from Queen City Roller Girls to make a full 14 person squad.
- The second team is also a mixed team, made up of 7 skaters from the Capital City Derby Dolls and 7 from Kingston's Limestone CrusHers.

Ottawa Derbycast will be travelling down to Toronto for the tournament, and will recording interviews for the upcoming podcast, which should be released around Wednesday. As there are 2 rinks, and 2 bouts being run simultaneously, we probably will not be able to get comments from every team, for every bout, but the two Ottawa teams and their opponents will definitely be covered.

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