Metro area | Toronto, Ontario |
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Country | Canada |
Founded | 2007 |
Teams | Horror (A team) Debu-Taunts (B team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Ted Reeve Arena |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website |
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Hogtown Roller Derby, founded as the Greater Toronto Area Rollergirls (GTAR), is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2007, Hogtown Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]
The league was founded as Greater Toronto Area Rollergirls in early 2007 by Cynthia Brooks, known as "Splat Benatar" as Toronto's first not-for-profit roller derby league. [2] [1] In 2009, its skaters included a nanny, an insurance broker and an actress. [3] The league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues.
By 2011, GTAR was one of three roller derby leagues in Toronto. [4] In July, it was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. [5]
Several skaters from GTAR were involved in the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, which was hosted by Toronto Roller Derby. Three then-league members took part: Canadian Psycho was selected to skate for All-Ireland Roller Derby and Sloppy Boggins was chosen as assistant coach for Team Sweden, while Lee Way Wreck'em was an alternate for Team Canada. [6]
On December 23, 2013, GTAR was made a full WFTDA member league. [7]
In May 2018, the league announced a rebrand as Hogtown Roller Derby, borrowing on the nickname " Hogtown" for Toronto. [8]
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Season | Final ranking [9] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2014 | 193 WFTDA [10] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | 216 WFTDA [11] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 261 WFTDA [12] | DNQ | DNQ |
2017 | 300 WFTDA [13] | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | 332 WFTDA [14] | DNQ | DNQ |