Montreal Roller Derby

The New Skids On The Block open the season in Montreal

Friday February the 15th, the New Skids On The Block officially opened their roller derby season at the Taz taking on the Tri-City Thunder.

In the last year, Tri-City have lost some key veteran players. “It allowed several players to shine and to prove themselves capable” the team said after the bout. From their side, the New Skids had very particular objectives: “We wanted to try out new strategies based on the new rules. We also wanted to work on

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Despite the cold wave hitting the city, Montreal’s hottest team on the block is getting ready to turn up the heat. On February 15th at the Taz, the New Skids on the Block, holding the 5th rank in the WFTDA East Division, will welcome Tri-City Thunder for their first game of the season. We talked to the Skids’ new coach, former Skids and Ditas player, Ewan Wotarmy, in order to know what to expect (apart from amazingness on wheels, of course) on that big night.

How is the transition into coaching going? Tell us a bit about

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After a battle of the videos – watch the Minnesota Rollergirls All-Stars’ video here and Montreal’s answer here – the New Skids On The Block will be playing today in Saint-Paul against the team ranked 2nd in the North Central region and 12th in the DNN rankings.

 

Our neon-clad girls are currently ranked 6th in the East and 18th in the DNN rankings. Still without Iron Wench and Georgia W. Tush, they’ll have to work hard to defeat the Minnesota Rollergirls All-Stars. But however big these types of challenges seem, our girls remain unfazed. In fact, at around this time … >>>

MONTREAL, QC – Although the New Skids on the Block and the Boston Massacre had met many times before, it was an unfamiliar sight that met Montreal fans last February 17th. Not only was the bout held at the Taz, an unusual venue for the New Skids who were also decked out in brand-new uniforms, both teams fielded rejigged rosters. Boston saw the departure of many vets in 2011 (including star jammer Claire D. Way), while Montreal was without its key jammers, Georgia W. Tush and Iron Wench. This kept things exciting for a sold out Montreal crowd that had … >>>

In late December, the votes were tallied up and the verdict tolled with Montreal Roller Derby (MTLRD) shining in several categories of DNN’s Best of 2011 Poll. The Bout of the Year for women was handed over to the London 137, Montréal 135 WFTDA East 5th Place match, with 35% of the votes. Significantly, it was the first time two teams from outside the US competed in WFTDA playoffs, and it was certainly a heart-stopping game. London was also recognized as the Most Improved Team, coming away with 41% of votes. Montréal’s very own Plastik Patrik came in 3rd as

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On November 26th, the Montreal Roller Derby League threw its end of season bash 50s style. It was also time to welcome all our rookies and transfers.

The winners of the MTLRD Awards were revealed that night, some voted by the league, some voted by the fans.

And the winners are…

 

League members Awards

Best Jammer Les Contrabanditas:
Mange Moi El Cul

Best Jammer Les Filles du roi:
Phunky Bladz

Best Jammer La Racaille:
Greta Bobo

Beat Jammer Les New Skids on the Block:
Iron Wench

Best Jammer Les Sexpos:
Ti-Loup

Best Pivot Les Contrabanditas
Ninja Simone

Best Pivot

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