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Toronto Roller Derby

Toronto Roller Derby
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Metro areaToronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
Founded2006
TeamsAll-Stars (travel team)
The Toxins (home team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueGeorge Bell Arena (2007-2009)
The Hangar (2009-2011)
The Bunker (2011-2018)
AffiliationsWFTDA
Org. typeSkater Owned
Websitehttp://torontorollerderby.com

Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD), is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Formed in 2006,[1] the league started play in 2007,[2] and held its tenth season in 2016.[3] Operated and managed by its skaters and members,[4][5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8] Toronto Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, having gained membership in June 2011.[9] In December 2011 ToRD served as host of the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup.[4][10]

  1. ^ "History of ToRD". Toronto Roller Derby. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference CP24 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Video: Toronto Roller Derby kicks off 10th season - CityNews". CityNews. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ormsby, Mary (26 November 2011). "The inaugural World Cup of women's roller derby sparks Olympic hopes". Toronto Star. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  5. ^ Brudnicki, Alexis (29 October 2011). "Camaraderie captivates derby 'Chicks'". Toronto Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Toronto Roller Derby League needs a new space". CTV News Toronto. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Toronto Roller Derby rolls into 9th season". Toronto Roller Derby. Retrieved 16 January 2015. Toronto Roller Derby's 9th Season Begins Saturday January 17th at the Bunker, in Downsview Park – But will the season end there?
  8. ^ "2014 Season Schedule". Toronto Roller Derby. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  9. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 8 New Member Leagues". WFTDA. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  10. ^ Rutka, Jacob (2 December 2011). "Let the good times roll". The Grid. Archived from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

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