TORONTO ROLLER DERBY |
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GTA ROLLERGIRLS |
| Monica Mitchell, Jenna Cloughley, Dawn Weaver, Alyson McMullen and home team captain Krizsanta “Santa Muerte” Greco (pictured); 2006 | Founder(s); year established: |
Cynthia “Splat Benatar” Brooks; 2007 |
| ToRD started as several independent teams who banded together to form one massive league, on one dramatic day they called D-day | How did the league get started? | I wanted to start a not-for-profit league that was run for skaters by skaters to give back to the community. |
| The Gore-Gore Rollergirls, and I’m a skater for the all-star team CN Power | What’s your team’s name? | The G-sTARs. |
| Our Quad City Chaos tournament is at The Bunker at Downsview Park on March 21 and 22 with teams from Boston, Ottawa and Pittsburgh. | What’s going on for March? | We’ll be heading to the Orangeville Agricultural Society for a tournament on March 7. |
| Yoko Oh No You Didn’t. | Best name on the rink? | Heavy Flo. |
| “Look At These Hoes,” by Santigold. | Favourite song to skate to: |
“Hit Me with Your Best Shot,” by Pat Benatar; my teammates play it for me. |
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I get really low, hit her, scoop her onto my back and toss her out of bounds.
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Sneakiest move on the rink: |
I hit the jammer in the apex of the track and make her cut the track. |
| The Bunker at Downsview Park www.torontorollerderby.com |
Ted Reeve Arena www.gtarollergirls.com |
