West Kootenay Roller Derby

West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby League

Metro area	The Kootenays, BC
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.kootenayrollerderby.com

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.

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

Roller Derby Association of Canada leagues

Atlantic Region	709 Derby Girls Cape Breton Roller Derby Capital City Rollers Fog City Rollers Muddy River Rollers Red Rock 'n Roller Derby Riptide Rollers

Central Region	Lil Chicago Roller Derby Moose Jaw Roller Derby NorSask Roller Derby Redneck Betties Roller Derby Ring Leader Roller Girls Saskatoon Roller Derby League

East Region	Border City Brawlers Durham Region Roller Derby Hard Rock 'n' Rollers London Middlesex Roller Derby Los Conos Roller Derby of Hamilton Nickel City Roller Derby Renegade Derby Dames

West Region	Aurora BoriEllas Roller Derby Avalanche City Roller Girls Bow Valley Roller Derby Chinook City Roller Derby East Kootenay Roller Derby Eves of Destruction Fort McMurray Roller Derby League Grimshaw Roller Derby Lakeland Lady Killers Roller Derby League Lethbridge Roller Derby Guild Mainland Misfits Missfits of Mayhem North Coast Nightmares Oil City Derby Girls Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby Association Rage n Fyre Rated PG Rollergirls Tournament City Derby Dolls Valley of the Dollz Roller Derby West Kootenay Roller Derby

WFTDA Apprentice Program leagues

Accepted 2009	Mid Michigan Derby Girls Route 66 Roller Derby

Accepted 2011	Central California Area Roller Derby Grand Junction Rollergirls Lake City Roller Dolls Portneuf Valley Bruisers Star City Roller Girls

Accepted January 2012	NOtown Roller Derby River Valley Rollergirls

Accepted July 2012	Peoria Push Derby Dames Western Australia Roller Derby Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Roller Radicals

Accepted October 2012	Auckland Roller Derby League Shoreline Roller Derby Wollongong Illawarra Roller Derby

Accepted January 2013	580 Rollergirls Gray City Rebels Northwest Derby Company Spokannibals Roller Derby

Accepted April 2013	2 x 4 Roller Derby Acadiana Rollergirls Enchanted Island Roller Derby Fog City Rollers Gothenburg Roller Derby Sydney Roller Derby League

Accepted October 2013	Albany All-Stars Amsterdam Derby Dames Bangor Roller Derby Central Arkansas Roller Derby Central Maine Roller Derby Dub City Derby Girls Dublin Roller Derby Eerie Rollergirls Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby Herault Derby Girlz Northern Brisbane Rollers Northside Rollers Pensacola Roller Gurlz Perth Roller Derby Resurrection Rollergirls Roller Derby Bordeaux Roller Derby Karlsruhe Royal City Roller Girls St. Albert Heavenly Rollergirls Seaside Siren Roller Girls Winnipeg Roller Derby League

Accepted January 2014	Adelaide Roller Derby Barcelona Roller Derby Battle Creek Cereal Killers Brussels Derby Pixies Capital City Derby Dolls Dark River Derby Coalition Five 40 Roller Girls Gallatin Roller Girlz Jerzey Derby Brigade Kingston Derby Girls Marietta Derby Darlins Molly Rogers Rollergirls Namur Rollergirls Plattsburgh Roller Derby Red Deer Roller Derby Association Roller Derby Metz Club South Florida Roller Girls South Side Derby Dolls State College Area Roller Derby Vienna Rollergirls V-Town Derby Dames

Accepted May 2014	Belfast Roller Derby Blackland Rockin' K-Rollers Dock City Rollers Enchanted Mountain Roller Derby Ladies of HellTown MedCity Mafia Roller Derby Muscogee Roller Girls Naughty Pines Derby Dames Ohio Valley Rollergirls Rogue Rollergirls Roller Derby Rennes Strong Island Derby Revolution Thunder Bay Roller Derby League Zurich City Rollergirlz

Accepted September 2014	Convict City Roller Derby League Eindhoven Rockcity Rollers Jackson Hole Juggernauts Peninsula Roller Girls Roller Derby Quebec Southern Delaware Rollergirls Undead Bettys Unforgiven Rollergirls

Accepted October 2014	Aurora 88s Roller Derby League Beckley Area Derby Dames Birmingham Blitz Dames C-Max Roller Derby Dirty River Roller Grrrls Grand Rapids Area Roller Derby Jewel City Roller Girls Metropolitan Roller Derby Chile Rubber City Rollergirls Traverse City Roller Derby Yellow Rose Derby Girls

Accepted January 2015	10th Mountain Roller Dolls Beach Brawl Sk8r Dolls Brighton Rockers Roller Derby Capital City Crushers Central Ohio Roller Dolls Cologne Roller Derby E-Ville Roller Derby League Fernie Roller Derby Hurricane Alley Roller Derby Les Quads des Paris Lille Roller Girls Mid-Atlantic Roller Derby Mission City Roller Derby Munich Rolling Rebels Northern Arizona Roller Derby Orangeville Rollergirls River City Dames of Anarchy San Diego Roller Derby Skagit Valley Roller Girls Southern Maryland Roller Derby Umea Roller Derby Vasteras Roller Derby Waimea Wranglers Whidbey Island Roller Girls Wine Town Rollers

Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Division 2 Division 3

Sports teams based in British Columbia

Baseball	NWL: Vancouver Canadians WCCBL: Kelowna Falcons Victoria HarbourCats

Football	CFL: BC Lions CJFL: Langley Rams Chilliwack Huskers Kamloops Broncos Okanagan Sun Vancouver Island Raiders Westshore Rebels

Ice hockey	NHL: Vancouver Canucks WHL: Kamloops Blazers Kelowna Rockets Kootenay Ice Prince George Cougars Vancouver Giants Victoria Royals BCHL: Alberni Valley Bulldogs Chilliwack Chiefs Coquitlam Express Cowichan Valley Capitals Langley Rivermen Merritt Centennials Nanaimo Clippers Penticton Vees Powell River Kings Prince George Spruce Kings Salmon Arm Silverbacks Surrey Eagles Trail Smoke Eaters Vernon Vipers Westside Warriors Williams Lake TimberWolves

Lacrosse	NLL: Vancouver Stealth WLA: Burnaby Lakers Coquitlam Adanacs Langley Thunder Maple Ridge Burrards Nanaimo Timbermen New Westminster Salmonbellies Victoria Shamrocks

Soccer	MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps FC USL: Whitecaps FC 2 USSDA: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency PCSL: Victoria Highlanders

Rugby	ARC: BC Bears RCNJC: Fraser Valley Venom Vancouver Island Rising Tide Vancouver Wave NWL: British Columbia BC U23 BC U20

Ringette	NRL: Lower Mainland Ringette League Thunder

Roller derby	WFTDA: Terminal City Roller Girls

University athletics	CIS: Fraser Valley Cascades (CWUAA/PacWest) TRU WolfPack (CWUAA) Trinity Western Spartans (CWUAA) UBC Thunderbirds (CWUAA/AII) UBC Okanagan Heat (CWUAA/PacWest) UNBC Timberwolves (CWUAA) Victoria Vikes (CWUAA/AII) NCAA D-II: Simon Fraser Clan (GNAC) CCAA: Camosun Chargers (PacWest) Capilano Blues (PacWest) CBC Bearcats (PacWest) Douglas Royals (PacWest) Kwantlen Eagles (PacWest) Langara Falcons (PacWest) Quest Kermodes (PacWest) Rockies Avalanche (PacWest) VIU Mariners (PacWest)

Defunct teams	NBA: Vancouver Grizzlies NLL: Vancouver Ravens PDL: Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 LFL: BC Angels

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