Tag Archive | Toronto Roller Derby

Beast of the East 2012, a Rookie’s Perspective

My two page feature in the Fall 2012 edition of fiveonfive magazine (issue 17), click the links below: Beast of the East 2012, a Rookie’s Perspective Pt.1 Beast of the East 2012, a Rookie’s Perspective Pt.2

Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs Profile

I was recently profiled for the website Canadian Freelance Writing Jobs. The full story is below: Bryan Mcwilliam worked in shipping and receiving for ten years, but found that this didn’t give him much opportunity to indulge his creative side. Then one day, a Facebook post that he made about the Toronto Blue Jays got […]

CN Power Owns Quad City Chaos

CN Power went undefeated at this past weekend’s Quad City Chaos (QCC) roller derby tournament at The Bunker in Toronto and solidified themselves as the top travel team in Ontario. “It’s a very important time right now because we really want to make it to regionals,” said Stephen Brydson a.k.a Sonic Doom, one of the […]

Quad City Chaos Invades Toronto

Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD) continued to showcase the best roller derby action across the GTA at the beginning of March when the Death Track Dolls narrowly defeated the Smoke City Betties in home team play, while ToRD travel team CN Power easily handled Roc City Roller Derby in their continued climb of the WFTDA’s North […]

Dolls and Betties Duke it out, CN Power Owns Home Turf

Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD) continued with its killer sports action last Saturday, as CN Power withstood their visitors from Roc City 171-108 and the Death Track Dolls narrowly defeated their opponents the Smoke City Betties 115-100. “It was super exciting and I’m not going to lie, winning both was pretty incredible,” said Panty Hoser, who […]

Dolls and Betties Set to Battle on the Flat Track

The defending champion Chicks Ahoy! kicked off the 2012 Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD) season defeating their rivals, the Gore-Gore Rollergirls, in front of a sold out audience on Feb. 4. The ToRD season continues this Saturday with the Death Track Dolls competing against the Smoke City Betties, a game that follows a sanctioned Women’s Flat […]

Team Scotland MVP: Marla Mayhem

Last December, Blood and Thunder Magazine hosted the first-ever Roller Derby World Cup, in conjunction with Toronto Roller Derby at The Bunker in Toronto, Canada. The tournament had several exciting moments, from the overall dominance by USA, to host country Canada playing to a silver medal.  The event also featured a bout where 500 points […]

The Roller Derby World Cup is here!

The inaugural Roller Derby World Cup rumbles into Toronto this Thursday, Dec. 1. Skaters from 13 countries are padded up and prepped for a four-day tournament to crown the sport’s first-ever world champion. The brainchild of derby digest Blood And Thunder and hosted by Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD), the competition brings together well-known and world-class […]

Practice Made Perfect

Toronto, Ontario — Imagine being surrounded by some of Toronto’s toughest women. Their exposed skin reveals fresh bruises and wild tattoos, accompanied by exhausted faces covered in sweat. Their eyes stare at you with a look of judgemental criticism; these ladies mean business and are not here to joke around. The entire group seeks direction […]

Toronto Dominates Hammer City at Bout Blanche

Last Saturday, Toronto Roller Derby (ToRD) returned to The Bunker in Downsview Park to host Bout Blanche, their last event of 2011 before preparations for the Blood and Thunder World Cup begin to take place. Bout Blanche took place prior to Toronto’s annual art-themed Nuit Blanche event, where locals wander the streets late at night […]

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