May is usually the start of spring, the start of warm weather, and here in the Nation's Capital, the month when the Ottawa leagues start their home bouting seasons, and this year was no different.
The Capital City Derby Dolls started off their season on the 3rd of May with a match against the Ithaca Blue Stockings at Jack Charon Arena, in Kanata. The game was a one sided affair, during which the Dolly Rogers dominated in a 217 to 64 victory.
And this past weekend, on the 25th of May, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls hosted their season home opener with a Double Header at the Barbara Ann Scott Arena, in Nepean. The first bout of the night saw the Slaughter Daughters overpowered the Kingston Derby Girl's Disloyalists by a score of 328 to 87. The second bout saw a local derby derby (the second one pronounced darby, and refers to a match against two teams from the same city) as the Riot Squad hosted the CCDD Dolly Rogers. This was an incredibly tight game, with the lead changing hands several times over the course of the two halves. In the end, the Dolly Rogers managed to squeak out a 161 to 131 victory over the Riot Squad. Don't let that 30 point gap fool you. Going into the last two jams of the night, there was only a 7 point difference in the scores, and both teams were on fire. Either could have won the game, and it came down to which jammer spent less time in the penalty box.
Coming up next month, CCDD have a game this upcoming Saturday, June 1st, against Forest City Derby Girls' Timber Rollers. The bout takes place at Barbara Ann Scott arena, in Nepean. For more information, you can check out their website, or visit their Facebook page.
On the 22nd of June, RVRG host another Double Header extravaganza as Toronto Roller Derby is coming down to visit, and bringing along a couple of their teams. The first bout of the night will have the Riot Squad take on the Smoke City Bettys, followed by the Slaughter Daughters against the Gore Gore Girls, a rematch from their first game at this year's Beast of the East tournament held last month in Montreal. The Slaughter Daughters were victorious in that game, the first of many that eventually saw them hailed as this year's Beast of the East champions.
Also starting next month, Ottawa Roller Derby is holding their summer Crash 101 course, a 9 week introductory class for Roller Derby beginners. More information can be found at their website.
The next episode of the Ottawa Derbycast podcast, and the first for this year, should be ready by the end of the week. Look for it to be posted sometime Friday.
