Weekend Recap

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

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

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

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

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

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

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