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.
Wednesday 9 November 2011
Friday 23 September 2011
Coming Up This Weekend
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.
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.
Sunday 21 August 2011
Weekend Update
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.
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.
Friday 12 August 2011
August Assault Coming Up This Weekend
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.
Wednesday 10 August 2011
Weekend Roundup
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.
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.
Thursday 4 August 2011
Interview Only Podcast Released
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
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
If you havent subscribed yet, you can do so via the link in the top right hand corner of this page.
If you have subscribed, you'll recieve it automatically.
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
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
If you havent subscribed yet, you can do so via the link in the top right hand corner of this page.
If you have subscribed, you'll recieve it automatically.
Capital City Derby Dolls Open House
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
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
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.
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.
Thursday 28 July 2011
RVRG and TCRG Split The Weekend's Matches (Part 2)
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
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)
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.
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.
Friday 22 July 2011
This Weekend's Derby Doings
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.
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.
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Episode 5 Is Finally Released
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:
Through the Blog - That's right here :)
Through Email - ottawaderbycast@gmail.com
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
If you havent subscribed yet, you can do so via the link in the top right hand corner of this page.
If you have subscribed, you'll recieve it automatically.
Friday 15 July 2011
Coming up this weekend
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.
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.
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Ottawa Returns From 2Fresh 2Furious Defeated
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.
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.
Friday 8 July 2011
Ottawa's Tyros Travel to Toronto
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.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Feel free to follow @ottawaderbycast on Twitter.com for the latest updates.
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.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
Feel free to follow @ottawaderbycast on Twitter.com for the latest updates.
Friday 1 July 2011
Happy Canada Day
I dont believe there's any Derby going on in Ottawa this weekend, other than a practice session for CCDD on Sunday that includes people from Kingston's Limestone CrusHers as they get ready for a mixed team being sent to the 2Fresh 2Furious tournament in Toronto next weekend. ORD is also sending a team down, and joining forces with the girls from Buffalo City.
There will be more tournament information during the week.
For now, enjoy the birthday celebration of our great country.
There will be more tournament information during the week.
For now, enjoy the birthday celebration of our great country.
Monday 27 June 2011
Ottawa Regains Its Honour In A 2 Game Sweep
The ladies from Forest City Derby Girls out of London, Ontario came to town last weekend after taking home the Blood Spill on the Hill trophy a week earlier, and they came looking for more blood. They also came with not just one, but two teams, looking to do a double over the ladies from the Rideau Valley Roller Girls.
The Thames Fatales, FCDG's senior squad, faced off against RVRG's Slaughter Daughters in the first bout of the night at the Sandy Hill Arena. They were skating without their captain Anya Face who was taken to hospital with a broken ankle during the final of the tournament. The Thames rotated through three major jammers for most of the bout, having brought along #187 Killson and #5446 Slacker Smacker from the travel team that came down the week before, and added #25c Piepshow to the rotation. The Slaughter Daughters only needed #55 Soul Rekker, and #888 Ripper A. Part as their counters.
The Thames scored first blood, with Killson running a quick 4 point jam before calling it off. Slacker Smacker had a relatively slow start against the Slaughter Daughter's defensive wall during her first jam, but did manage to score points on her second attempt.
The first half dozen jams were defensively played as each team probed the other's pack for weaknesses, and the breakthrough came after 10 minutes or so as Soul Rekker deked and dodged her way to a huge 25 points during the first power jam of the night, taking the lead to a substantial 41-9. The Thames never looked to recover after that, and the Slaughter Daughters were able to systematically widen the gap as the bout progressed.
Killson was, of course, as agile and tough as ever, at times breezing through the pack as if they were standing still, but she wasnt able to accomplish a great deal as she would repeatedly take lead jammer but have to call off the jam after a quick scoring pass as her pack was unable to contain the opposing jammer, who was often quick on her heels. Still, she was has quickly become my favourite jammer, possibly of all time, as her speed, her dodging, and her ability to take big hits without going down or being pushed out of bounds makes her an ideal scoring player.
A power jam for the Thames Fatales in the 12th and 13th jam allowed Slacker Smacker and Killson to cut the lead down by 10 and 5 points respectively. Another power jam with 3 minutes left in the half gave Piepshow a similar chance, but the Slaughter Daughters pack were quite effective at keeping her pinned and Ripper A. Part was able to jump from the box and take lead jammer, which ultimately resulted in a scoreless jam after all that effort as the jam clock ran out.
The halftime score was 76 to 36.
Killson was again able to draw first blood in the second half, with a very quick 2 point jam, but she found herself in the box at the end of it, giving the Slaughter Daughters 10 more unanswered points in the resulting power jam.
The power jam was the story of the second half, as both teams had jammers in the box more often than not, it seemed. The Slaughter Daughters were better able to capitalize from the situation, rarely scoring less than 10 points when their jammer was skating alone on the track, while the Thames Fatales rarely made more than a single scoring pass when it was their turn.
The final ended up Slaughter Daughters 183, Thames Fatales 55.
The second bout of the night saw the Luscious Lunch Ladies against RVRG's Riot Squad. The LLL went through a steady rotation of captain #4 Mighty Thor, #e0a Andy Slamberg (who both played big roles in the Forest City win at Blood Spill on the Hill) and added #L7 Box Kick Betty as their main jammers during the first half, and also rotated in #B34 Bloodlust Barbie and #212 Grisly Blaire as they tried to find a way through the Riot Squad's pack lineup. The Riot Squad, on the other hand, ran a steady rotation of #5.2 Death from Below, #1.5oz Arsenic Martini, and #333 Crash Karma as their jammers.
Crash Karma took an early major cutting penalty, which gave LLL an early power jam. They were unable to capitalize as Box Kick Betty was also called for a major of her own during her first scoring pass. Crash Karma, released from the sin bin early, quickly rounded the track and scored an easy 5 points for the Riot Squad.
The Riot Squad took an early 21 point lead after the first 8 minutes, and Arsenic Martini was able to add to the gap as she scored 10 points in a 5 on 5 jam. Halfway through the first period, Andi Slamberg was sent to the box, giving Death from Below (who has a huge following in Ottawa, with fans chanting her name every time she takes the her place behind the jammer line) a 13 point jam, putting the Riot Squad even further in the lead.
There was a lengthy break taken midway through the first period due to moisture buildup on the track. This was caused by an incredibly humid atmosphere after a day full of rain meeting the cold concrete slab that made up the skating surface. Any sort of moisture on the track causes the skates to slide as if they were on ice, so for safety's sake, the game was temporarily suspended as the refs and volunteers used paper towels, giant fans and de-humidifiers to dry the slick surface. The rest of the second half was called off, and the gap was rolled over into halftime, and after 45 minutes or so, the second half began.
The score, when play resumed, was 72 to 12.
The second half started with Crash Karma taking an early lead jammer, but after getting sent to the box for a major cutting penalty, the Mighty Thor was able to capitalize for a huge 19 point gain. The very next jam saw DFB taking 3 points, but she was also sent to the box, and this time it was Box Kick Betty who capitalized, and all of a sudden, the Riot Squad's 60 point lead was down to only 34.
It wasnt long for the Riot Squad to answer back with a power jam of their own as Andi Slamberg was called for a major back block and DFB picked up 15 points for her side on the next jam.
Of course, the power jam again ruled the second half as Crash Karma then found herself in the box, joined by Margaret Choke and Mudblood, which gave Box Kick Betty and her pack a serious advantage, and 10 more points for the Lunch Ladies. There were one sided battles in almost every jam as both teams ran their respective scores up, but the Riot Squad were able to maintain their substantial lead from the first half.
In the penultimate jam, Arsenic Martini lined up against the Mighty Thor, and scored a big 15 points as her pack kept Thor pinned behind them for the entire jam.
The final score for the second bout of the night was Riot Squad 161, Luscious Lunch Ladies 97
The Thames Fatales, FCDG's senior squad, faced off against RVRG's Slaughter Daughters in the first bout of the night at the Sandy Hill Arena. They were skating without their captain Anya Face who was taken to hospital with a broken ankle during the final of the tournament. The Thames rotated through three major jammers for most of the bout, having brought along #187 Killson and #5446 Slacker Smacker from the travel team that came down the week before, and added #25c Piepshow to the rotation. The Slaughter Daughters only needed #55 Soul Rekker, and #888 Ripper A. Part as their counters.
The Thames scored first blood, with Killson running a quick 4 point jam before calling it off. Slacker Smacker had a relatively slow start against the Slaughter Daughter's defensive wall during her first jam, but did manage to score points on her second attempt.
The first half dozen jams were defensively played as each team probed the other's pack for weaknesses, and the breakthrough came after 10 minutes or so as Soul Rekker deked and dodged her way to a huge 25 points during the first power jam of the night, taking the lead to a substantial 41-9. The Thames never looked to recover after that, and the Slaughter Daughters were able to systematically widen the gap as the bout progressed.
Killson was, of course, as agile and tough as ever, at times breezing through the pack as if they were standing still, but she wasnt able to accomplish a great deal as she would repeatedly take lead jammer but have to call off the jam after a quick scoring pass as her pack was unable to contain the opposing jammer, who was often quick on her heels. Still, she was has quickly become my favourite jammer, possibly of all time, as her speed, her dodging, and her ability to take big hits without going down or being pushed out of bounds makes her an ideal scoring player.
A power jam for the Thames Fatales in the 12th and 13th jam allowed Slacker Smacker and Killson to cut the lead down by 10 and 5 points respectively. Another power jam with 3 minutes left in the half gave Piepshow a similar chance, but the Slaughter Daughters pack were quite effective at keeping her pinned and Ripper A. Part was able to jump from the box and take lead jammer, which ultimately resulted in a scoreless jam after all that effort as the jam clock ran out.
The halftime score was 76 to 36.
Killson was again able to draw first blood in the second half, with a very quick 2 point jam, but she found herself in the box at the end of it, giving the Slaughter Daughters 10 more unanswered points in the resulting power jam.
The power jam was the story of the second half, as both teams had jammers in the box more often than not, it seemed. The Slaughter Daughters were better able to capitalize from the situation, rarely scoring less than 10 points when their jammer was skating alone on the track, while the Thames Fatales rarely made more than a single scoring pass when it was their turn.
The final ended up Slaughter Daughters 183, Thames Fatales 55.
The second bout of the night saw the Luscious Lunch Ladies against RVRG's Riot Squad. The LLL went through a steady rotation of captain #4 Mighty Thor, #e0a Andy Slamberg (who both played big roles in the Forest City win at Blood Spill on the Hill) and added #L7 Box Kick Betty as their main jammers during the first half, and also rotated in #B34 Bloodlust Barbie and #212 Grisly Blaire as they tried to find a way through the Riot Squad's pack lineup. The Riot Squad, on the other hand, ran a steady rotation of #5.2 Death from Below, #1.5oz Arsenic Martini, and #333 Crash Karma as their jammers.
Crash Karma took an early major cutting penalty, which gave LLL an early power jam. They were unable to capitalize as Box Kick Betty was also called for a major of her own during her first scoring pass. Crash Karma, released from the sin bin early, quickly rounded the track and scored an easy 5 points for the Riot Squad.
The Riot Squad took an early 21 point lead after the first 8 minutes, and Arsenic Martini was able to add to the gap as she scored 10 points in a 5 on 5 jam. Halfway through the first period, Andi Slamberg was sent to the box, giving Death from Below (who has a huge following in Ottawa, with fans chanting her name every time she takes the her place behind the jammer line) a 13 point jam, putting the Riot Squad even further in the lead.
There was a lengthy break taken midway through the first period due to moisture buildup on the track. This was caused by an incredibly humid atmosphere after a day full of rain meeting the cold concrete slab that made up the skating surface. Any sort of moisture on the track causes the skates to slide as if they were on ice, so for safety's sake, the game was temporarily suspended as the refs and volunteers used paper towels, giant fans and de-humidifiers to dry the slick surface. The rest of the second half was called off, and the gap was rolled over into halftime, and after 45 minutes or so, the second half began.
The score, when play resumed, was 72 to 12.
The second half started with Crash Karma taking an early lead jammer, but after getting sent to the box for a major cutting penalty, the Mighty Thor was able to capitalize for a huge 19 point gain. The very next jam saw DFB taking 3 points, but she was also sent to the box, and this time it was Box Kick Betty who capitalized, and all of a sudden, the Riot Squad's 60 point lead was down to only 34.
It wasnt long for the Riot Squad to answer back with a power jam of their own as Andi Slamberg was called for a major back block and DFB picked up 15 points for her side on the next jam.
Of course, the power jam again ruled the second half as Crash Karma then found herself in the box, joined by Margaret Choke and Mudblood, which gave Box Kick Betty and her pack a serious advantage, and 10 more points for the Lunch Ladies. There were one sided battles in almost every jam as both teams ran their respective scores up, but the Riot Squad were able to maintain their substantial lead from the first half.
In the penultimate jam, Arsenic Martini lined up against the Mighty Thor, and scored a big 15 points as her pack kept Thor pinned behind them for the entire jam.
The final score for the second bout of the night was Riot Squad 161, Luscious Lunch Ladies 97
Thursday 23 June 2011
Forest City Is Not Done With Ottawa Yet
The girls from Forest City Derby Girls, fresh off their victory here in Ottawa during last weekend's Blood Spill on the Hill tournament, return to the Nation's Capital to once again do battle with the Rideau Valley Roller Girls. This time, rather than just bringing a mixed travel team, they bring the entire crew and it will be double header orgy of derby.
The Luscious Lunch Ladies will be facing off against RVRG's Riot Squad in the first match of the night, and the Thames Fatales will headline against the Slaughter Daughters.
The event takes place at the Sandy Hill Arena, 60 Mann Avenue, and starts at 6pm.
You can get advanced tickets for only $15 at the following locations (or $18 at the door)
The Candy Store - 350 Richmond Rd. (Westboro)
The Prescott Sports Bar - 379 Preston St. (Little Italy)
Market Organics - 126 York St. (Byward Market)
SpaceMan Music - 388 Gladstone Ave. (Centretown
Ottawa Derbycast will be on hand to get player interviews for both matches, so look for us in the crowd, or at rinkside after each bout.
Quick update. It turns out that the fixtures are reversed, and the Slaughter Daughters will face the Thames Fatales in the first bout, while the Riot squad face the Luscious Lunch Ladies in bout 2.
The Luscious Lunch Ladies will be facing off against RVRG's Riot Squad in the first match of the night, and the Thames Fatales will headline against the Slaughter Daughters.
The event takes place at the Sandy Hill Arena, 60 Mann Avenue, and starts at 6pm.
You can get advanced tickets for only $15 at the following locations (or $18 at the door)
The Candy Store - 350 Richmond Rd. (Westboro)
The Prescott Sports Bar - 379 Preston St. (Little Italy)
Market Organics - 126 York St. (Byward Market)
SpaceMan Music - 388 Gladstone Ave. (Centretown
Ottawa Derbycast will be on hand to get player interviews for both matches, so look for us in the crowd, or at rinkside after each bout.
Quick update. It turns out that the fixtures are reversed, and the Slaughter Daughters will face the Thames Fatales in the first bout, while the Riot squad face the Luscious Lunch Ladies in bout 2.
Monday 20 June 2011
Forest City Derby Girls Take The CWRDA Eastern Championships
Blood Spill on the Hill has ended, and the final match saw Forest City taking on hosts RVRG to decide the title. This was an incredibly physical match that saw what looked like an evenly matched pair of teams going head to head, based on the dominance of both teams throughout the tournament. The outcome was far from matched, though, as Forest City took an early lead, and soon found themselves widening that gap as the Rideau Valley Vermin were having a hard time staying out of the box.
Actually, there were penalty issues on both sides, and it was a rare jam that started and finished 5 on 5. Forest City were able to benefit from a fair number of power jams that helped them run up the score, with their main jammers Killson and Slacker Smacker alternating for the entire first half, and probably 80% of the second. Andi Slamberg, who played a pivotal role in the jamming line up during their earlier matches spent most of her time in the pack, marshalling their defensive line which made it difficult for Rideau Valley's main jammers Death from Below and Crash Karma.
That's not to say there werent positives for RVRG. Semi Precious was an absolute monster in their defensive line. She had running battles with everyone that put on that star helmet cover, and sent them flying with solid, clean hits. She and Slacker Smacker seemed to have the fiercest rivalry, and most of their altercations ended up with Smacker picking herself off the side of the track, the pack having moved around the next turn. And both of RVRG's jammers battled for every point they earned, never once giving up on their team.
Its fair to say that the best match was saved for the final, and these girls wont be waiting long to lock horns once more. In fact, Forest City are sending both of their regular teams down next weekend for a double header against RVRG's Slaughter Daughters and the Riot Squad. There will be more on that as we get closer to the weekend.
There was a sour note to the game, however, as the Forest City captain Anya Face went down with an ankle injury (I think it was near the end of the 1st half). The injury looked serious, and her foot was immediately immobilized by the paramedics on hand before she was rushed to the hospital. Tts a shame that the only major incident in the entire tournament was in the final. Our thoughts go out to Anya for a swift recovery.
Before I run through all the scores from the 2nd day of the tournament, I want to take a second to hand out my awards from the weekend. These are purely my own thoughts, and mostly come from the final bout, as it is the one that is most fresh in my mind.
- Jammer MVP - This one goes out to Killson from Forest City Derby Girls, who wracked up huge points during the various power jams that she was part of. She was an incredibly battler, who would take hard hits, while travelling at full speed, and still manage to stay on her feet throughout. During some of the power jams, at times with only 2 blocker on the track for their opponents, her own pack mates would simply form a line on the outside of the track and let her through on her own, knowing that she was more than capable of dodging (or simply taking) the incoming hits.
- Blocker MVP - This was another easy choice, and goes out to Semi Precious from RVRG. She sometimes single handedly held the Vermin's back line, knocked the opposing jammer on her ass, and before you could blink, she'd be in the front of the pack helping her own jammer get through. Of course, this is very much a team oriented game, but often she would single handedly deny even an initial pass for the opposing jammer.
- Most Heart - This one was tough to chose, as there were so many ladies that gave their all. But in the end, it can only go to Slacker Smacker, also from Forest City, who (at times) was struggling to pick herself off the track floor after yet another massive hit from a blocker sent her flying, and tumbling. There were jams where she was looking gassed even as the jam whistle blew, but she never gave up and fought for every point she earned.
- Best Interviewee - Again, this was a hard call to make, but it definitely ended up being Burn'n Rub'Her from the Muddy River Rollers. It might not come through in the audio interviews themselves (coming up shortly in a mid-month special podcast dedicated to this tournament), but it was a joy to have a short coversation with her after every bout they were in. She was almost bubbling with excitement and happiness, regardless of how high or how low they scored, win or lose. It was hard not to be caught up in the excitement along with her.
- Best Name to Announce - This one was the easiest call to make. As an in-arena announcer for 8 of the 11 matches, there were a lot of names that I read out on the mic. There was one that I enjoyed saying most though, out of all the teams, and that was Brass Brawls, one of the jammers from the Royal City Rollergirls.
There was just something about how it sounded in the arena, and every time I said it, I would let my voice drop lower and lower, and draw out the Brawls for as long as I could. She suffered a shoulder injury partway through the second match, and was taken out of the jamming lineup, to avoid her getting a further injury. She would still skate in the pack as a blocker, but there wasn't a reason to risk her as a jammer, as they were fully in control of the bout.
Joking with her coach during the Saturday night after party, I begged him to let her jam again, just so I could say her name, and he did let her go during their 3rd place match against the Muddy River Rollers. She jammed for the first half of the first period, and I was happy.
With the awards out of the way, here are the final results of Day 2 at the CWRDA Eastern Championship:
Game 7:
- Hammer City Harlots 58
- Forest City Derby Girls 218
Game 8:
- Rideau Valley Vermin 163
- GTAR GStars 52
Game 9:
- Muddy River Rollers 73
- Royal City Rollergirls 116 - RCRG takes 5th place
Game 10:
- Hammer City Harlots 53
- GTAR GStars 128 - GTAR takes 3rd place
Game 11:
- Rideau Valley Vermin 90
- Forest City Derby Girls 166 - FCDG takes 1st place.
Actually, there were penalty issues on both sides, and it was a rare jam that started and finished 5 on 5. Forest City were able to benefit from a fair number of power jams that helped them run up the score, with their main jammers Killson and Slacker Smacker alternating for the entire first half, and probably 80% of the second. Andi Slamberg, who played a pivotal role in the jamming line up during their earlier matches spent most of her time in the pack, marshalling their defensive line which made it difficult for Rideau Valley's main jammers Death from Below and Crash Karma.
That's not to say there werent positives for RVRG. Semi Precious was an absolute monster in their defensive line. She had running battles with everyone that put on that star helmet cover, and sent them flying with solid, clean hits. She and Slacker Smacker seemed to have the fiercest rivalry, and most of their altercations ended up with Smacker picking herself off the side of the track, the pack having moved around the next turn. And both of RVRG's jammers battled for every point they earned, never once giving up on their team.
Its fair to say that the best match was saved for the final, and these girls wont be waiting long to lock horns once more. In fact, Forest City are sending both of their regular teams down next weekend for a double header against RVRG's Slaughter Daughters and the Riot Squad. There will be more on that as we get closer to the weekend.
There was a sour note to the game, however, as the Forest City captain Anya Face went down with an ankle injury (I think it was near the end of the 1st half). The injury looked serious, and her foot was immediately immobilized by the paramedics on hand before she was rushed to the hospital. Tts a shame that the only major incident in the entire tournament was in the final. Our thoughts go out to Anya for a swift recovery.
Before I run through all the scores from the 2nd day of the tournament, I want to take a second to hand out my awards from the weekend. These are purely my own thoughts, and mostly come from the final bout, as it is the one that is most fresh in my mind.
- Jammer MVP - This one goes out to Killson from Forest City Derby Girls, who wracked up huge points during the various power jams that she was part of. She was an incredibly battler, who would take hard hits, while travelling at full speed, and still manage to stay on her feet throughout. During some of the power jams, at times with only 2 blocker on the track for their opponents, her own pack mates would simply form a line on the outside of the track and let her through on her own, knowing that she was more than capable of dodging (or simply taking) the incoming hits.
- Blocker MVP - This was another easy choice, and goes out to Semi Precious from RVRG. She sometimes single handedly held the Vermin's back line, knocked the opposing jammer on her ass, and before you could blink, she'd be in the front of the pack helping her own jammer get through. Of course, this is very much a team oriented game, but often she would single handedly deny even an initial pass for the opposing jammer.
- Most Heart - This one was tough to chose, as there were so many ladies that gave their all. But in the end, it can only go to Slacker Smacker, also from Forest City, who (at times) was struggling to pick herself off the track floor after yet another massive hit from a blocker sent her flying, and tumbling. There were jams where she was looking gassed even as the jam whistle blew, but she never gave up and fought for every point she earned.
- Best Interviewee - Again, this was a hard call to make, but it definitely ended up being Burn'n Rub'Her from the Muddy River Rollers. It might not come through in the audio interviews themselves (coming up shortly in a mid-month special podcast dedicated to this tournament), but it was a joy to have a short coversation with her after every bout they were in. She was almost bubbling with excitement and happiness, regardless of how high or how low they scored, win or lose. It was hard not to be caught up in the excitement along with her.
- Best Name to Announce - This one was the easiest call to make. As an in-arena announcer for 8 of the 11 matches, there were a lot of names that I read out on the mic. There was one that I enjoyed saying most though, out of all the teams, and that was Brass Brawls, one of the jammers from the Royal City Rollergirls.
There was just something about how it sounded in the arena, and every time I said it, I would let my voice drop lower and lower, and draw out the Brawls for as long as I could. She suffered a shoulder injury partway through the second match, and was taken out of the jamming lineup, to avoid her getting a further injury. She would still skate in the pack as a blocker, but there wasn't a reason to risk her as a jammer, as they were fully in control of the bout.
Joking with her coach during the Saturday night after party, I begged him to let her jam again, just so I could say her name, and he did let her go during their 3rd place match against the Muddy River Rollers. She jammed for the first half of the first period, and I was happy.
With the awards out of the way, here are the final results of Day 2 at the CWRDA Eastern Championship:
Game 7:
- Hammer City Harlots 58
- Forest City Derby Girls 218
Game 8:
- Rideau Valley Vermin 163
- GTAR GStars 52
Game 9:
- Muddy River Rollers 73
- Royal City Rollergirls 116 - RCRG takes 5th place
Game 10:
- Hammer City Harlots 53
- GTAR GStars 128 - GTAR takes 3rd place
Game 11:
- Rideau Valley Vermin 90
- Forest City Derby Girls 166 - FCDG takes 1st place.
Saturday 18 June 2011
Blood Spill Day 1 Recap
The first 6 games of the tournament were played today, and each game went off without a hitch. There were only 3 players throughout the day that went down on the track and had to be helped up, and all were able to walk off the track under their own power. There might be some bruises, some pulled muscles, maybe even a dislocated shoulder, but luckily there were no serious incidents. There were some crazy incidents, though, with not one but two flying, charging hits that saw a couple players ejected from the game for a Gross Misconduct call. And the Canadian record for the highest scoreline/points difference was broken today in an incredibly high scoring game.
Luckily for us, our host (The Emir of Istanbul) was live on CanuckDerbyTV (along with the Derby Nerd who did boutcast commentary for most of the matches today), for the record breaking bout. If you're unable to make it to tomorrow's matches, you can tune in and watch, listen, and chat about the action, all live as it happens in the arena. Its not quite as good as being there in person, but its pretty darn close.
The 4 teams that ended up losing their first match played each other in games 5 and 6, and the winner from those parings will face off tomorrow at 1pm in a battle of the relegated winners. The two teams who lost both their matches see the end of their tournament. We've been updating out listeners/viewers over our Twitter feed (@ottawaderbycast for those of you who aren't already following us).
So, here are the results from the first 6 bouts:
Game 1
- Hammer City Roller Girls 234
- Belle City Rollergirls 61
Game 2
- Rideau Valley Roller Girls 325
- Muddy River Rollers 19
Game 3
- Forest City Derby Girls 232
- Royal City Rollergirls 24
Game 4
- GTA Rollergirls 456 (the new Canadian record for highest scoring bout)
- Ottawa Roller Derby 6
Game 5
- Belle City Roller Girls 25
- Muddy River Rollers 186
Game 6
- Royal City Rollergirls 396
- Ottawa Roller Derby 7
Despite the vast differences in every match, both teams (especially the losing team) were very positive and upbeat at the end of each match. The girls on both sides showed incredibly sportsmanship, and the winning team was always complimentary towards their opponents. All in all, it was an incredibly positive derby day.
Luckily for us, our host (The Emir of Istanbul) was live on CanuckDerbyTV (along with the Derby Nerd who did boutcast commentary for most of the matches today), for the record breaking bout. If you're unable to make it to tomorrow's matches, you can tune in and watch, listen, and chat about the action, all live as it happens in the arena. Its not quite as good as being there in person, but its pretty darn close.
The 4 teams that ended up losing their first match played each other in games 5 and 6, and the winner from those parings will face off tomorrow at 1pm in a battle of the relegated winners. The two teams who lost both their matches see the end of their tournament. We've been updating out listeners/viewers over our Twitter feed (@ottawaderbycast for those of you who aren't already following us).
So, here are the results from the first 6 bouts:
Game 1
- Hammer City Roller Girls 234
- Belle City Rollergirls 61
Game 2
- Rideau Valley Roller Girls 325
- Muddy River Rollers 19
Game 3
- Forest City Derby Girls 232
- Royal City Rollergirls 24
Game 4
- GTA Rollergirls 456 (the new Canadian record for highest scoring bout)
- Ottawa Roller Derby 6
Game 5
- Belle City Roller Girls 25
- Muddy River Rollers 186
Game 6
- Royal City Rollergirls 396
- Ottawa Roller Derby 7
Despite the vast differences in every match, both teams (especially the losing team) were very positive and upbeat at the end of each match. The girls on both sides showed incredibly sportsmanship, and the winning team was always complimentary towards their opponents. All in all, it was an incredibly positive derby day.
Here's hoping for more of the same tomorrow.
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Blood Spill Is Almost Upon Us
For those of you who haven't heard (and there really shouldn't be many of you, unless you've just started reading these posts), there's a tournament coming to the Nation's Capital this weekend. Get your tickets if you havent already. They are available through Brown Paper Tickets or at the various Vendor Locations
For those of you who are unable to attend in person, all bouts will be streamed live, with commentary and chat by Canuck Derby TV.
It looks like our host, The Emir of Istanbul, has been selected to co-announce several of the matches, either live in the arena (4 bouts each day along with Marsha Mellow, who hopefully we'll get to interview about the tournament), or on through the boutcast commentary (bout #4 on Saturday, around 3pm).
So, come on down to the tournament, even if it's just to heckle the poor lad.
For those of you who are unable to attend in person, all bouts will be streamed live, with commentary and chat by Canuck Derby TV.
It looks like our host, The Emir of Istanbul, has been selected to co-announce several of the matches, either live in the arena (4 bouts each day along with Marsha Mellow, who hopefully we'll get to interview about the tournament), or on through the boutcast commentary (bout #4 on Saturday, around 3pm).
So, come on down to the tournament, even if it's just to heckle the poor lad.
Saturday 11 June 2011
Upcoming Events
This is a derby light weekend, as the Nation's Capital gets ready to play host to the 2 day Blood Spill on the Hill tournament in one week's time. The Rideau Valley Roller Girls' Riot Squad are in Toronto to take on GTARollergirls' Derby Debutantes. The bout takes place at Ted Reeve Arena, 125 Main Street, Toronto.
Speaking of Blood Spill on the Hill (for those of you who dont alread know all about it), its the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association East Championship which is an invitational tournament for leagues across Ontario, Quebec, and Eastern Canada. The bulk of the teams for this year's tournament are from Ontario, mainly along the corridor between Ottawa and Toronto.
The event is being hosted by the Rideau Valley Roller Girls, and is taking place at Navan Memorial Centre & Arena, 1485 Colonial Rd in Navan, Ontario.
Here's the current list of participants:
Rideau Valley Roller Girls (Ottawa, ON);
Ottawa Roller Derby (Ottawa, ON);
Hammer City Roller Girls (Hamilton ON)
Forest City Derby Girls (London, ON),
Royal City Rollergirls (Guelph, ON)
Belle City Roller Girls (Brantford, ON)
GTA Rollergirls (Toronto, ON)
Muddy River Rollers (Moncton, NB)
And if you're still looking to buy tickets, there are a selection of stores across the city where you can do so:
Ticket Vendors
Speaking of Blood Spill on the Hill (for those of you who dont alread know all about it), its the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association East Championship which is an invitational tournament for leagues across Ontario, Quebec, and Eastern Canada. The bulk of the teams for this year's tournament are from Ontario, mainly along the corridor between Ottawa and Toronto.
The event is being hosted by the Rideau Valley Roller Girls, and is taking place at Navan Memorial Centre & Arena, 1485 Colonial Rd in Navan, Ontario.
Here's the current list of participants:
Rideau Valley Roller Girls (Ottawa, ON);
Ottawa Roller Derby (Ottawa, ON);
Hammer City Roller Girls (Hamilton ON)
Forest City Derby Girls (London, ON),
Royal City Rollergirls (Guelph, ON)
Belle City Roller Girls (Brantford, ON)
GTA Rollergirls (Toronto, ON)
Muddy River Rollers (Moncton, NB)
And if you're still looking to buy tickets, there are a selection of stores across the city where you can do so:
Ticket Vendors
Tuesday 7 June 2011
CCDD Holds Its First Derby Wedding
Tonight was a night of celebration for the ladies at Capital City Derby Dolls, as they held their first derby wedding. All in all, 5 couples were hitched in a ceremony that was presided over by our host, The Emir of Istanbul.
The couples were (in order of ceremony):
Violently Jill & Ruby Wreckage
Slammin' Green Gables & Cluster Bomb
Eastern Block'her & Shutter Down
Bagels & Vandal Eyes
Delicate Plow'her & Diana Destroi
There's a photo album on facebook, for those interested in seeing the ceremony.
Video was taken, but may or may not be released, pending permission from the participants
The couples were (in order of ceremony):
Violently Jill & Ruby Wreckage
Slammin' Green Gables & Cluster Bomb
Eastern Block'her & Shutter Down
Bagels & Vandal Eyes
Delicate Plow'her & Diana Destroi
There's a photo album on facebook, for those interested in seeing the ceremony.
Video was taken, but may or may not be released, pending permission from the participants
Monday 6 June 2011
Episode 3 Now Live
You heard it here first, folks. The third episode of Ottawa Derbycast is now live for your downloading pleasure.
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
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
If you havent subscribed yet, you can do so via the link in the top right hand corner of this page.
If you have subscribed, you'll recieve it automatically.
As an aside to our new friends from Durham, your co-captains' interviews are near the end of the show. Sorry you have to sit through the first half, which discusses the other leagues in Ottawa before it gets to your relevant section.
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
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
If you havent subscribed yet, you can do so via the link in the top right hand corner of this page.
If you have subscribed, you'll recieve it automatically.
As an aside to our new friends from Durham, your co-captains' interviews are near the end of the show. Sorry you have to sit through the first half, which discusses the other leagues in Ottawa before it gets to your relevant section.
The Nation's Capital Proves Victorious Once Again
Ottawa Derbycast returns from a two week hiatus just in time for two amazing matches that took place in Ottawa this past weekend. First off, Ottawa Roller Derby welcomed Kingston's Limestone CrusHers in their home opener. It was an incredibly close match that came down to a Sudden Death Overtime jam to decide the bout. ORD proved victorious with a final score of 147 to 140.
The Capital City Derby Dolls hosted Durham Region Roller Derby's Durham Derby Devils. The match was tight going into halftime, with Durham taking an early lead, and their main jammers Darth Kater and 12 Guage easily took lead jammer during the first 10 jams. The Dolls responded with Lobster and Diana Destroi who, along with Vandal Eyes and Eastern Block'her, started to even the lead jammer tallies. The Doll's coach Red must have lit a fire under them during the halftime team talk, as the second period began with the Dolls pulling ahead and slowly but surely widening the lead in what was eventually a well fought victory. The final score there 158 to 114. The Dolls have their own writeup of the match at their wordpress site
Congratulations go out to both teams for bringing triumph back to the Nation's Capital.
Episode 3 of the podcast is set to be released shortly (in the next half hour or so), so look for that on the regular podcast feed.
The Capital City Derby Dolls hosted Durham Region Roller Derby's Durham Derby Devils. The match was tight going into halftime, with Durham taking an early lead, and their main jammers Darth Kater and 12 Guage easily took lead jammer during the first 10 jams. The Dolls responded with Lobster and Diana Destroi who, along with Vandal Eyes and Eastern Block'her, started to even the lead jammer tallies. The Doll's coach Red must have lit a fire under them during the halftime team talk, as the second period began with the Dolls pulling ahead and slowly but surely widening the lead in what was eventually a well fought victory. The final score there 158 to 114. The Dolls have their own writeup of the match at their wordpress site
Congratulations go out to both teams for bringing triumph back to the Nation's Capital.
Episode 3 of the podcast is set to be released shortly (in the next half hour or so), so look for that on the regular podcast feed.
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Weekend Recap
As mentioned in the previous post, there were two away fixtures this weekend, and here are the results of the matches.
The first of the bouts saw a Rideau Valley Roller Girl mixed squad travel to Sudbury, Ontario, to face off against the Nickle City Roller Derby's Sister Slag. RVRG came home victorious, having run the total to 197 vs the Sister Slag's 25.
In the weekend's other match, Capital City Roller Derby's Dolly Rogers made a visit to Syracuse, to face off against Assault City Roller Derby's Battery Brigade. In another fairly one sided match, the Dolls were downed 178-52.
The scoreline was a pretty good indicator of the difference in experience between the two sets of players. The Doll's inexperience showed on the track, mainly in their decision making and pack work. The girls from the Battery Brigade skated together as a cohesive unit, both defensively and offensively. Any gaps made by the Dolls in their efforts to aid their jammer were quickly exploited by her opposite number who often breezed through without having to slow down.
That's not to take anything away from their effort. The Dolls put their all into the match, and if they can put what they've learned from this bout into practice, it will make them a better team on the track. Their second half performance was definitely better than the first half, so their coaching staff had already begun to provide positive feedback.
The first of the bouts saw a Rideau Valley Roller Girl mixed squad travel to Sudbury, Ontario, to face off against the Nickle City Roller Derby's Sister Slag. RVRG came home victorious, having run the total to 197 vs the Sister Slag's 25.
In the weekend's other match, Capital City Roller Derby's Dolly Rogers made a visit to Syracuse, to face off against Assault City Roller Derby's Battery Brigade. In another fairly one sided match, the Dolls were downed 178-52.
The scoreline was a pretty good indicator of the difference in experience between the two sets of players. The Doll's inexperience showed on the track, mainly in their decision making and pack work. The girls from the Battery Brigade skated together as a cohesive unit, both defensively and offensively. Any gaps made by the Dolls in their efforts to aid their jammer were quickly exploited by her opposite number who often breezed through without having to slow down.
That's not to take anything away from their effort. The Dolls put their all into the match, and if they can put what they've learned from this bout into practice, it will make them a better team on the track. Their second half performance was definitely better than the first half, so their coaching staff had already begun to provide positive feedback.
Friday 13 May 2011
Upcoming Away Bouts This Weekend
The weekend is upon us, and Ottawa Derbycast is here to cover two upcoming away fixtures.
First off, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls are sending a mixed team down to Sudbury, Ontario, to take on Nickel City Roller Derby's Sister Slag.
The bout takes place at Dr Edgar Leclair Arena 158 Saint Agnes Street, in Azilda, Ontario just north of Sudbury.
Doors open at 7.
More information can be found on their Facebook page, or on the NCRD Events page
The other bout of the weekend sees Capital City Derby Doll's Dolly Rogers travel to Syracuse to take on Assault City Roller Derby's Battery Brigade.
The bout takes place at the Greater Baldwinsville Ice Arena, 2725 W Entry Road in Syracuse, NY.
This is a double header with ACRD's Assault Squad taking on Skyland Roller Girls.
Doors open at 4:30.
More information can be found the Assault City website
First off, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls are sending a mixed team down to Sudbury, Ontario, to take on Nickel City Roller Derby's Sister Slag.
The bout takes place at Dr Edgar Leclair Arena 158 Saint Agnes Street, in Azilda, Ontario just north of Sudbury.
Doors open at 7.
More information can be found on their Facebook page, or on the NCRD Events page
The other bout of the weekend sees Capital City Derby Doll's Dolly Rogers travel to Syracuse to take on Assault City Roller Derby's Battery Brigade.
The bout takes place at the Greater Baldwinsville Ice Arena, 2725 W Entry Road in Syracuse, NY.
This is a double header with ACRD's Assault Squad taking on Skyland Roller Girls.
Doors open at 4:30.
More information can be found the Assault City website
Tuesday 10 May 2011
Episode 2 Release
In this latest episode, we cover recent bouts from RVRG and CCDD, and discuss their upcoming schedule. Also included are interviews that we were able to tape at the CCDD Cherry Poppin' Bout.
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
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
Monday 9 May 2011
Episode Release Delayed
Due to Mothers Day and a couple other issues that crept up during the week, I am delaying the release of Episode 2 until Wednesday. Sorry for the extra wait, but it couldnt be helped.
RVRG Release Home Bouting Schedule
The Rideau Valley Roller Girls released their Summer/Fall 2011 Home Schedule last week. The full listing can be found on their Facebook page.
First up on their list is a bout at the Blackburn Arena, on Saturday May 28. This is a "Coaches Pick" type matchup where players are selected from 3 of their teams rather than a set matchup between specific teams.
I will, unfortunately, be unable to attend due to commitments out of town, but if I can get someone to fill in as an on-location reporter, there just might be some quotes and interviews. More to come on that later.
First up on their list is a bout at the Blackburn Arena, on Saturday May 28. This is a "Coaches Pick" type matchup where players are selected from 3 of their teams rather than a set matchup between specific teams.
I will, unfortunately, be unable to attend due to commitments out of town, but if I can get someone to fill in as an on-location reporter, there just might be some quotes and interviews. More to come on that later.
Friday 6 May 2011
ORD Hold Open House Tonight
Ottawa Roller Derby are holding their first Fresh Meat open house of the year at Bernard Grandmaitre Arena, 309 McArthur Ave, starting at 8pm.
You cant take part if you havent already registered, but if you ask nicely, they might let you watch.
You cant take part if you havent already registered, but if you ask nicely, they might let you watch.
Thursday 5 May 2011
RVRG's Slaughter Daughters take Beast of the East
Although Ottawa Derbycast was unable to attend Beast of the East this year, we certainly want to put out our congratulations to the Rideau Valley Roller Girls for their successful campaign through the weekend tournament as the Slaughter Daughters went through the rounds undefeated to be named tournament champions.
To read more about the tournament as a whole, visit the Derby Nerd website.
To read more about the tournament as a whole, visit the Derby Nerd website.
Sunday 1 May 2011
CCDD's Cherry Poppin' Bout
Ottawa Derbycast was at the Cherry Poppin' Bout put on by the Capital City Derby Dolls last night. Their travel team, the Dolly Rogers took on Kingston's CrusHers at Jack Charron Arena, in Kanata.
The CrusHers (who are incredibly new as a league, and managed to work overtime getting their skaters ready for the bout in just over 2 weeks of full match practice) put up a valliant effort, but ultimately went down 228 to 103 against a much stronger Dolly Rogers.
We talked to the captains before and after the bout to get their thoughts on the evening, which will hopefully be included in the next episode of the podcast.
The after party was at Broadways, on Stonehaven, and it was great to see all the girls celebrating their victory.
The CrusHers (who are incredibly new as a league, and managed to work overtime getting their skaters ready for the bout in just over 2 weeks of full match practice) put up a valliant effort, but ultimately went down 228 to 103 against a much stronger Dolly Rogers.
We talked to the captains before and after the bout to get their thoughts on the evening, which will hopefully be included in the next episode of the podcast.
The after party was at Broadways, on Stonehaven, and it was great to see all the girls celebrating their victory.
Monday 18 April 2011
"Episode 1 - The Inaugural Show" Released
Monday April 19th sees the birth of a brand new podcast airing for the first time. That's right, the long awaited release of Ottawa Derbycasts's first show has arrived, and you can download it by clicking on the link in the top right hand corner.
This episode is about 10 minutes long, and mainly deals with background information, both about our host and about the sport of Roller Derby in general, before diving into upcoming events for the leagues around Ottawa.
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
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
This episode is about 10 minutes long, and mainly deals with background information, both about our host and about the sport of Roller Derby in general, before diving into upcoming events for the leagues around Ottawa.
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
Through Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ottawaderbycast#!/
Through Twitter: www.twitter.com/ottawaderbycast
Saturday 16 April 2011
"Episode 0 - Just the Intro" Released
As a teaser to the upcoming inaugural episode, we here at Ottawa Derbycast have released the Intro that will be used in all upcoming podcasts.
You can access it (and subscribe to the feed in your Podcast player of choice) by clicking on the link in the upper right corner of the page.
Hope you enjoy.
You can access it (and subscribe to the feed in your Podcast player of choice) by clicking on the link in the upper right corner of the page.
Hope you enjoy.
Wednesday 13 April 2011
Ottawa Derbycast to Attend CCDD's Stateroke
This is just a quick post to let everyone know that Ottawa Derbycast will have our on-air host, Devrim Turak (aka the Emir of Istanbul) on location at Skateroke tomorrow evening.
Hopefully, we'll be able to get some interviews and quotes from the skaters, and maybe capture some of the performances for our inaugural episode.
Skateroke takes place tomorrow evening at Greenfield's Pub in Nepean, starting at 8:00 pm. More information can be found on the CCDD Facebook page.
Hopefully, we'll be able to get some interviews and quotes from the skaters, and maybe capture some of the performances for our inaugural episode.
Skateroke takes place tomorrow evening at Greenfield's Pub in Nepean, starting at 8:00 pm. More information can be found on the CCDD Facebook page.
Leagues in Ottawa
As this is a show about Roller Derby in the Nation's Capital, I should take a minute to introduce everyone to the 3 leagues that are currently in existance in Ottawa:
- Ottawa Roller Derby (ORD) - http://www.ottawarollerderby.com/
- Capital City Derby Dolls (CCDD) - http://capitalcityderbydolls.wordpress.com/
- Rideau Valley Roller Girls (RVRG) - http://rideauvalleyrollergirls.com/
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Inaugural Show On The Way
We're putting the finishing touches on our first show, and hope to have it posted by Monday, April 18th.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)