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22-422: House teams are composed of travel team skaters as well as those who are not part of the travel team. These teams play B-level teams and other house teams and are perfect for developing skater skills. Travel teams are more competitive and play higher level teams. These teams tend to travel more frequently and farther. The Dreadnaughts are a registered MRDA team. The league was founded in 2005, and claims to have been

44-479: A Playoffs invitation and therefore not included as Division 1 members. In 2016 Division 1 also included members from Finland and Sweden . Prior to 2015, teams in Division 1 played in bouts through the year, aiming to qualify for one of the four Division 1 Playoffs. Each Playoff includes ten teams. However, Division 1 teams are not guaranteed a playoff spot, as teams in lower divisions can qualify by being ranked among

66-483: A result, the table below features 38 teams, including the two that declined participating in the 2017 Division 1 Playoffs. The initial Division 1 membership list for 2013 was based upon the team's rankings as of June 30, 2012. The 2014 Division 1 membership list was announced on 9 December 2013, based on the overall rankings that took effect as of 30 November 2013. The same methodology was employed in 2014, and membership of Division 1 that year mostly comprised teams from

88-677: Is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Calgary Roller Derby was originally formed as the Sandstone City Roller Girls in 2006, and restructured as the Calgary Roller Derby Association the following year. The league is skater-owned and skater-operated and is a non-profit organization. In April 2018 the league announced a rebrand and dropped the "Association" from its name, and introduced an updated logo. Currently, there are three home teams within

110-454: Is the highest level of play in women's flat track roller derby . The division consists of the 36 highest-ranked members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association , based on performance over the previous year, who compete across three Playoff tournaments with 12 teams at each Playoff. Historically, the WFTDA instead operated four regions: East , North Central , South Central and West . At

132-518: The Blue Ridge Rollergirls 225–183, but then won a rematch against Charlottesville 252–197 to take third place in Division 2. In 2017, Calgary made their first appearance at Division 1 Playoffs at Malmö , but lost to both Rainy City Roller Derby and Helsinki Roller Derby to finish out of the medal round. Women%27s Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 ( WFTDA Division 1 )

154-597: The Division 2 tournament in Lansing, Michigan as the fifth seed. At Lansing, Calgary upset higher-seeded Cincinnati Rollergirls , Charm City Roller Girls (Baltimore) and ultimately defeated the seventh-seeded Charlottesville Derby Dames 189–165 to take first place in the tournament. The victory qualified Calgary for the Division 2 side of WFTDA Championships . At Championships in Portland, Calgary lost their opening game against

176-510: The United States , but also Australia , Canada and the United Kingdom . Eight teams which were original members dropped out of Division 1 membership at the conclusion of the 2013 WFTDA season. Since then, additional teams have dropped out of Division 1. Starting in 2015, division assignments were announced based on June 30 rankings, and in-division gameplay requirements were removed. As

198-650: The 2015 Playoffs. The 2016 Division 1 Playoffs followed the same format as previous years, once again distributing the qualifying teams using an S-curve seeding structure. For the first time, two of the Division 1 tournaments were held outside the United States, both in Canada: the first in Montreal , hosted by Montreal Roller Derby , and the second in Vancouver , hosted by Terminal City Rollergirls . Montreal Roller Derby became

220-600: The June 30 rankings as the sole determinant of division eligibility. All four of the 2013 Playoffs were played in the United States . The top three teams from each Playoff qualify for the WFTDA Championships , and the London Rollergirls became the first ever non-U.S. team to achieve this. The Oly Rollers , who on June 30, 2013 were ranked 3rd overall, chose not to compete in the required minimum sanctioned games, with

242-757: The Playoffs. The next 16-ranked teams as of June of the calendar year remain eligible for Division 2 Playoffs. The 2017 Division 1 member list was announced by the WFTDA on July 14. Two teams that were in the top 36 on June 30 - #23 Adelaide Roller Derby of Adelaide, Australia, and #26 Team United Women's Roller Derby of Des Moines, Iowa - did not meet gameplay requirements to qualify for WFTDA Playoffs. Two eligible leagues, #31 Rocky Mountain Rollergirls of Denver, Colorado and #33 Blue Ridge Rollergirls of Asheville, North Carolina both declined, and this allowed teams as low as #40 Wasatch Roller Derby to participate. As

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264-522: The annual June 30 rankings now determines Playoff position, and as the divisional definition is only used for playoff assignments, the rankings as of June 30, 2016 determine Division 1 membership. Membership includes all teams that are eligible for Division 1 Playoffs, even if a team declines their invitation to Playoffs, as well as teams ranked beyond the usual Division 1 cutoff who are invited due to higher-ranked teams not competing. Teams that do not meet minimum gameplay requirements are ineligible to receive

286-631: The first Canadian team to qualify for the Division 1 Championship by placing third at their own tournament in September. A new structure was announced for 2017, whereby Division 1 membership was reduced to the top 36 eligible teams, to be spread over three Playoff tournaments with 12 teams each; the top four teams from each playoff will advance to Championships. The 2017 Division 1 Playoffs were held in Seattle, Washington September 1–3, Malmö, Sweden September 8–10, and Dallas, Texas September 22–24, feeding into

308-556: The first flat-track roller derby league in Canada. By the following February, it had 14 skaters, and was known as the "Oil City Rollers." Although it briefly planned to expand across Canada, other leagues emerged in other cities, and E-Ville Roller Derby split from Oil City to produce two leagues in the city. In January 2009, Lesley McDonald, a skater with Oil City, founded the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association, By September 2010,

330-401: The full knowledge they would miss the WFTDA tournaments as a result. Oly still remains a member of the WFTDA and could have qualified for 2014 WFTDA playoffs if they met their requirements. All four of the 2014 Playoff tournaments were again played in the United States, and again the top three teams from each tournament qualified for the 2014 WFTDA Championships. The same format was used for

352-636: The inclusive and non-gendered nature of the league. The league reserved the Oil City Derby Girls name for their travel team to honour the history of the league. In 2015, Oil City Roller Derby moved to the Edmonton Sportsdome due to the demolition of Metro Sportsplex . Calgary Roller Derby Association Calgary Roller Derby is a not-for-profit women's flat-track roller derby league based in Calgary , Alberta , Canada. Calgary Roller Derby

374-560: The league was hosting bouts in a 3,000-capacity venue. It won the Wild Rose Cup from the Calgary Roller Derby Association , which had held it for three years. Teeknee, a member of Oil City at the time, was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup . In 2015, the league turned 10 years old. It was at this time that they chose to re-brand the league as "Oil City Roller Derby", to better embody

396-726: The league: The Cut-Throat Car Hops, the Thrashin' Lassies, the B-52 Bellas. There are two travel teams: the Jane Deere (B team) and the All Stars (WFTDA charter travel team). The Hellion Rebellion were renamed the All Stars in 2012. The Jane Deere was defunct as of summer 2009 and reformed in 2016. Each of these teams has a roster of 14-20 skaters. There is also a Fresh Meat team of new skaters. The league skates from April until September, at Triwood Arena, with charity and invitational scrimmages during

418-721: The off-season. Skaters also frequently travel throughout the province to participate in invitational bouts. The league was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program in January 2013. CRD achieved full member status in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in December 2013, becoming the first full WFTDA member league in Alberta. Calgary Junior Roller Derby is the league's JRDA -aligned junior roller derby league. Calgary first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in 2016, entering

440-476: The start of 2013, these were redivided into three divisions, each operating worldwide. However, foreseeing continued growth in membership, the WFTDA stated that future developments were likely to include new regional structures alongside the divisional system. Through 2016, under the original divisional system, Division 1 comprised the top 40 eligible teams, with the next 20 eligible teams qualifying for Division 2 Playoffs. Teams in Division 1 play in bouts through

462-450: The top forty WFTDA members. Additionally, teams which do not play a minimum number of sanctioned bouts are not permitted to compete at the Playoffs, with Division 1 teams required to play at least 4 WFTDA-sanctioned bouts following the previous year's championship and the current year's June 30, with at least 3 of those being against other D1 teams. After 2015, in-division gameplay requirements for playoff consideration were dropped, leaving

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484-434: The year, aiming to qualify for one of the three Division 1 Playoffs. Starting with 2015, sanctioned-game play requirements were modified to be simply any 4 WFTDA-sanctioned games played between December 1 of the previous calendar year and June 30, without a requirement to play a certain number of games against similarly-ranked opponents. Teams which do not play a minimum number of sanctioned bouts are not permitted to compete at

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