West Kootenay Roller Derby
West Kootenay Roller Derby (WKRD) is a roller derby league based in The Kootenays region of British Columbia in Canada. Co-founded in 2009 as the West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League (WKWRDL) by Shelly "Hoar Frost" Grice-Gold, the league consists of five house teams, and an all-star travel team which competes against teams from other leagues for national standings.
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| Metro area | The Kootenays, BC |
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| Country | Canada |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Teams | Kootenay Kannibelles (travel team) Babes of Brutality Dam City Rollers Gnarlie's Angels Killjoys Valley Vendettas |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Castlegar Community Complex Nelson and District Community Complex Rossland Arena |
| Affiliations | RDAC, WFTDA |
| Website | www |
The league has skaters from Castlegar, Fruitvale, Kaslo, Nakusp, Nelson, New Denver, Rossland, Salmo, Slocan City, Trail and Ymir.[1] Different teams represent the various communities; for example, the Dam City Rollers are linked to Castlegar, the Killjoys to Nelson, and the Babes of Brutality to Salmo. By mid-2011, the two Nelson teams had a total of more than forty skaters.[2]
Bobbi Barbarich, known as "Beretta Lynch", a skater on the Babes of Brutality team, played for Team Canada at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[3]
In early 2012, West Kootenay was a founder member of the Roller Derby Association of Canada,[4] while in October, it was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program.[5]
References
- "About", WKWRDL
- Bruce Fuhr, "Nelsonites pack NDCC Arena for latest stop on West Kootenay Flat Track Roller Derby circuit", Nelson Daily, 29 May 2011
- Jim Bailey, "Barbarich runner up at Worlds", Trail Daily Times, 6 December 2011
- "Press Release – December 1, 2011", RDAC, 1 December 2011
- "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
