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| Metro area | Kitchener, Ontario |
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| Country | Canada |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Teams | Tri-City Thunder (A team) Plan B (B team) Venus Fly Tramps Vicious Dishes Total Knock-Outs |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Various |
| Affiliations | Women's Flat Track Derby Association |
| Org. type | Skater Owned |
| Website | http://www.tricityrd.com/ |
Tri-City Roller Derby is a women's flat-trackroller derby league inKitchener, Ontario. On December 1, 2010, Tri-City became the third Canadian roller derby league to be granted membership in theWomen's Flat Track Derby Association,[1][2] Having only completed two full home seasons, Tri-City gained membership status with WFTDA ahead of their Toronto-based sisters atToronto Roller Derby.[3]
Tri-City has three house teams, the Vicious Dishes, the Venus Fly Tramps, and the Total Knock Outs, which play each other at home, as well as against other leagues' house teams. Then-league member Motorhead Molly played forTeam Canada at the2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[4]
In December 2013 it was announced that Tri-City would be hosting aDivision 2 tournament in 2014,[5] August 22–24 at theWaterloo Memorial Recreation Complex.[6][7] This was the first time a WFTDA playoff tournament was held outside the United States,[7] and the tournament was won by Ottawa'sRideau Valley Roller Girls.[8]
Originally known as Tri-City Roller Girls, in March 2014 the organization rebranded as Tri-City Roller Derby.[9] Beginning in 2015, Tri-City hosts an annual invitational tournament called "Beaver Fever" at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex.[10][11]
Tri-City home games are regularly broadcast onRogers TV in the Kitchener-Waterloo region.[12]
The league run ajunior roller derby program, Tri-City Junior Roller Derby, for children aged 9-17 years old to learn skating skills, and play games according to theJunior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) ruleset.[13]
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TheAll-Star team, or Travel Team, The Tri-City Thunder, plays other leagues' All-Star/Travel Teams, and qualifies for WFTDA ranking. Plan B plays other leagues' B All-Star/Travel Teams but does not qualify for WFTDA rankings.
Tri-City originally skated in theNorth Central region, making them one of three Canadian leagues in that region; the others being Toronto and theHammer City Roller Girls.[14] Partway through 2013 WFTDA changed ranking systems removing the regions,[15] and Tri-City made its first WFTDA Playoff appearance as a member ofWFTDA Division 2 in August 2013, placing fifth in the tournament held inKalamazoo, Michigan.[16] Tri-City finished the 2013 season ranked 44th, placing them in the upper rankings of Division 2 for the 2014 season.[17]
In 2014, Tri-City, while hosting a Division 2 Playoff, qualified forDivision 1 Playoffs in Salt Lake City, as the tenth seed. After losing their first two games toArch Rival Roller Girls[18] andMontreal Roller Derby,[19] Tri-City defeated theOklahoma Victory Dolls 190-185 in overtime to claim ninth place.[20]
Tri-City returned to D1 Playoffs in 2015 atTucson as the tenth seed, losing toTerminal City Rollergirls,[21]Charm City Roller Girls,[22] and finally 239-170 toArizona Roller Derby to finish in tenth place.[23]
In 2016, Tri-City dropped into Division 2 Playoffs as the ninth seed inLansing, Michigan, losing their opening game toBear City Roller Derby 235-140.[24] Tri-City then bounced back with victories over higher-seededNidaros Roller Derby[25] andSac City Rollers,[26] before losing a rematch against Bear City in the fifth place game 177-153 to finish in sixth place.[27]
| Season | Final ranking[28] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 16NC[29] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | 12NC[30] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | 44 WFTDA[17] | 5D2[31] | DNQ |
| 2014 | 46 WFTDA[32] | 9D1[20] | DNQ |
| 2015 | 51 WFTDA[33] | 10D1[23] | DNQ |
| 2016 | 58 WFTDA[34] | 6D2[27] | DNQ |
