By Eden Ramsay (@EdenRamsay) Winnipeg is home to one of the fastest-growing sports out there and it’s been almost a year since I started making a documentary about it. With qualities that make it unlike any other, it’s easy to see why roller derby is gaining such a...
The Winnipeg Roller Derby League will be skating in support of the Women’s Health Clinic this season. The league has selected the clinic as their charity of choice for 2012, where its 80 members will organize a number of fundraising events to provide additional...
The Winnipeg Roller Derby League is expanding to include newer blood. Youth aged 10- to 17-years-old are now in a league of their own for the upcoming season. Saturday at The Forks, a demo skate was held to create buzz for the 22 players who have been training since...
By Brian Schultz The ladies of the Winnipeg Roller Derby League will lace up today ahead of releasing their summer game schedule. The league will hold a fun demo skate event from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Forks to promote the upcoming season. New this year is the...
The no-nonsense ladies from the Winnipeg Roller Derby League are doing their part to contribute to the Canadian Blood Service's supply. “Our League strives to give back to our community and blood is something that is used in Manitoba everyday," said Laura Medwid, who...
The Winnipeg Roller Derby League will hold their 2011 championship on Saturday, September 24 and ChrisD.ca wants to send you to see the carnage. Teams "The Corporation" and "Valkyries' Wrath" will duke it out on the floor of the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The bouts...
The Winnipeg Roller Derby League opened their season on Saturday to a packed house at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. About 1,600 people gathered to see ladies behaving badly on the track. "Spring Fling" featured three teams, including The Corporation, BackSeat...
The Winnipeg Roller Derby League is holding their season opener on Saturday, April 30 and ChrisD.ca wants to send you to see the carnage. These ladies don't hold back on the track and won't let anyone get in their way. Three teams will battle it out at the Winnipeg...
An estimated 1,500 people were up to see ladies pummel each other Saturday night, but not to worry, it was all in the name of sport. The Winnipeg Roller Derby League held its Crushes & Carnage event at the Convention Centre and battled it out among three different...
By David Klassen The ladies of the Winnipeg Roller Derby League staged a flash mob performance at The Forks on Saturday to promote their upcoming Crushes & Carnage event. Skaters practiced some of their fancy moves for onlookers and played a popular game of...
As we told you about on Wednesday, the ladies from the Winnipeg Roller Derby League are preparing for a night of hits, body checks and bruises during their upcoming "Crushes & Carnage" bout at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Three new teams will debut Saturday,...
The Winnipeg Roller Derby League will introduce its three new home teams on Saturday, November 13 when the ladies battle it out at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. The League has consistently been gaining popularity and draws larger crowds every time they take to the...
