Ottawa Valley Roller Derby
{{Short description|Roller derby league}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = Ottawa Valley Roller Derby
| founded = 2008
| dissolved =
| metro area = Ottawa, Ontario
| country = Canada
| logo = Ottawa Valley Roller Derby logo.png
| pixels =
| teams = Ottawa Valley Rapids (A team)
Ottawa Valley Riptides (B team)
Street Cats
Valley Cats
Ottawa Junior Roller Derby (junior)
| tracks = Flat
| venue =
| affiliations = WFTDA
| orgtype =
| url = {{url|https://ottawavalleyrollerderby.com}}
}}
Ottawa Valley Roller Derby (OVRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The league was created from a merger in 2018 between two local leagues that had been formed in 2008: Rideau Valley Roller Derby and Capital City Derby Dolls.{{Cite web |date=2010-05-26 |title=ABOUT OVRD |url=https://ottawavalleyrollerderby.com/about/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Ottawa Valley Roller Derby |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Ottawa Valley Roller Derby – WFTDA |url=https://wftda.com/wftda-leagues/ottawa-valley-roller-derby/ |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=wftda.com |publisher=WFTDA}}
The originator league joined the WFTDA Apprentice Program in 2011, graduating as a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in June 2012.{{Cite web |title=Ottawa Valley Roller Derby {{!}} Roller Derby Stats & Rankings {{!}} Flat Track Stats |url=http://flattrackstats.com/teams/8060 |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=flattrackstats.com}}
History
In January 2018 Rideau Valley Roller Derby merged with the Capital City Derby Dolls, announcing the news and rebrand as Ottawa Valley Roller Derby on Facebook.{{cite web |date=24 January 2018 |title=Ottawa Valley Roller Derby |url=https://www.facebook.com/OVRollerDerby/videos/10155960232102557/ |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=www.facebook.com |publisher=Ottawa Valley Roller Derby |language=en}} The league consisted of eight teams: Ottawa Valley All-Stars (A); The Party Line and ByWard B (B); East Block, Centre Block and West Block (home teams; the Slaughter Squad (MRDA-aligned);{{Cite web |title=Slaughter Squad |url=https://www.facebook.com/SlaughterSquad/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}} and Ottawa Junior Roller Derby (Juniors).{{Cite web |date=2014-04-11 |title=Junior Roller Derby |url=https://ottawavalleyrollerderby.com/teams/junior-roller-derby/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Ottawa Valley Roller Derby |language=en}}
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the league restructured its teams to create the following: Ottawa Valley Rapids (A); Ottawa Valley Riptides (B); Street Rats and Valley Cats (house league); and Ottawa Junior Roller Derby.
History of Original Leagues
= Rideau Valley Roller Derby =
The Bytown Blackhearts hosted their first bout in Ottawa in January 2009 against the Sexpos of Montreal Roller Derby.Susan Krashinsky, "[http://centretownnewsonline.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=685&Itemid=133 Ottawa to host first roller derby bout] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429191013/http://centretownnewsonline.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=685&Itemid=133 |date=2012-04-29 }}", Centretown News, 30 January 2009 By June 2011, the league was known as "Rideau Valley Roller Girls" and hosted the first Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association East Tournament,"[http://www.cbc.ca/freshair/episodes/2011/06/19/sun-june-19/ Fresh Air]", Canadian Broadcasting Company, 19 June 2011 losing in the final to the Forest City Derby Girls. By late 2011, Rideau Valley bouts were attracting up to and over 1,000 fans per game.{{Cite web |date=2012-04-04 |title=Le roller derby reprend du poil de la bête - Sports - L'Express Ottawa |url=http://www.expressottawa.ca/Sports/2011-10-19/article-2781535/Le-roller-derby-reprend-du-poil-de-la-bete/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404100233/http://www.expressottawa.ca/Sports/2011-10-19/article-2781535/Le-roller-derby-reprend-du-poil-de-la-bete/1 |archive-date=2012-04-04 |access-date=2022-07-14 }}
In January 2011, Rideau Valley was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association."[http://wftda.com/news/wftda-welcomes-12-apprentice-leagues WFTDA Accepts 12 Additional Apprentice Leagues] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107111729/http://wftda.com/news/wftda-welcomes-12-apprentice-leagues |date=2011-11-07 }}", WFTDA, 13 January 2011
Rideau Valley skater Soul Rekker was selected to skate for Team Canada at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup in December 2011,Mercy Less, "[http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/08/team_canada_roster_announced Team Canada Roster Announced] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205005943/http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/08/team_canada_roster_announced |date=2011-12-05 }}", Derby News Network, 5 August 2011 and was later joined by leaguemate Semi Precious (Hanna Murphy).{{cite web|title=Semi Precious|url=http://www.teamcanadarollerderby.ca/semi-precious/|work=Roster|publisher=Team Canada Roller Derby|access-date=9 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114000133/http://www.teamcanadarollerderby.ca/semi-precious/|archive-date=14 January 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Murphy and Soul Rekker returned to their national team for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup.{{Cite web |last=Nerd |first=Derby |date=2013-12-30 |title=Team Canada Releases Roster for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup |url=https://derbynerd.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/team-canada-releases-roster-for-the-2014-roller-derby-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=The Derby Nerd |language=en}}
In April 2017, Rideau Valley rebranded as "Rideau Valley Roller Derby" to put more emphasis on the sport and to better respect its members.{{cite web|title=New name, New logo|url=https://rideauvalleyrollergirls.com/2017/04/12/new-name-new-logo/|website=Rideau Valley Roller Derby|access-date=13 April 2017|date=13 April 2017}} At the end of 2017, Rideau Valley featured the Vixens A-team and Sirens B-team, and three home teams, the Slaughter Daughters, Riot Squad and Prime Sinisters.
= Capital City Derby Dolls =
Formed in 2008, the league was made up of the Dolly Rogers (A),{{Cite web |date=2017-06-02 |title=DOLLY ROGERS {{!}} CCDD |url=http://capitalcityderbydolls.com/teams/dolly-rogers/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602030738/http://capitalcityderbydolls.com/teams/dolly-rogers/ |archive-date=2017-06-02 }} Dollinquents (B),{{Cite web |date=2017-06-02 |title=DOLLINQUENTS {{!}} CCDD |url=http://capitalcityderbydolls.com/teams/dollinquents/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602030742/http://capitalcityderbydolls.com/teams/dollinquents/ |archive-date=2017-06-02 }} Cupquakes, Cannon Dolls, and the Beauty School Dropouts (home teams).{{Cite web |title=Canadian Power Rankings: June 1, 2013 (Second Quarter) {{!}} Capital City Derby Dolls |url=https://derbynerd.wordpress.com/tag/capital-city-derby-dolls/ |access-date=14 July 2022}}
Renée Labrosse (derby name The Big Labrosski) and Ashley Ronson (Watcher Ash) from the league were selected for Team Canada in 2016, for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup roster.{{Cite web |last=admin |title=Team Canada Women's Roller Derby announces 2017 team |url=https://sirc.ca/news/team-canada-womens-roller-derby-announces-2017-team/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=The Sport Information Resource Centre |language=en-US}}
WFTDA competition
Rideau Valley Roller Derby gained full membership of the WFTDA in June 2012,{{cite web|title=Nine Leagues Become Full WFTDA Members|url=https://wftda.org/news/new-members-june-2012|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=1 June 2012}} and were represented in WFTDA competition by their charter all-star team, the Rideau Valley Vixens. 2012 was the final year that the WFTDA used geographical regions for organizing rankings, and Rideau Valley was placed in the East Region.
In August 2014, Rideau Valley became the first team from outside the United States to take first place at a WFTDA Playoff tournament, when they defeated Bear City Roller Derby of Berlin at the Division 2 Playoff in Kitchener-Waterloo.{{cite web|last1=Scholey|first1=Lucy|title=Ottawa roller derby team scores first international tournament win|url=http://metronews.ca/news/ottawa/1140765/ottawa-roller-derby-team-scores-first-international-tournament-win/|publisher=Metro|access-date=27 March 2015|date=29 August 2014}} Rideau Valley then played for the Division 2 Championship in Nashville, Tennessee on November 2, 2014, losing to the Detroit Derby Girls.
In 2015, Rideau Valley was the tenth seed at the Division 1 Playoff in Dallas, but lost their three games to Sun State Roller Girls, Stockholm Roller Derby and Ohio Roller Girls and finished in tenth place.{{cite web|title=2015 WFTDA D1 Playoffs: Dallas|url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2015/09/2015-wftda-d1-playoffs-dallas-central/|publisher=Derby Central|access-date=13 April 2017|date=15 September 2015}}
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References
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Category:Roller derby leagues in Canada