Double Header in Fredericton.
CCR Bazooka Janes took on the Aroostook Roller Derby team then the Daisy Cutters took on the Red Rock n Roller Derby travel team on August 9th.
Photos by Roy Crawford


CCR hosted a black and white scrimmage in Fredericton on August 17th. 
After some of the players completed the ice bucket challenge thing. 
Photos by Roy Crawford
Ice bucket video

Fog City Rollers Portside Pirates hosted the Riptide Rollers Valley Avengers on August 23rd. 
Photos by Roy Crawford

By Richard Lafortune

In roller derby action on Sept 20 2014 Moncton's Lumbersmacks hosted Bangor Roller Derby from Maine. Unfortunately for the visitors, Moncton took the lead right off the start and never looked back, taking a 263-25 lead into halftime to eventually defeat Bangor by a final score of 515-46. Bangor ended up with a total of 31 penalties, compared to 23 for Moncton.
Photos of Bangor/Lumbersmacks: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157647462291357/


In the second part of a double-header hosted by Moncton's Muddy River Rollers on Sept 20 2014, the hometown Mad Hitters were up against Aroostook Roller Derby from northern Maine (Presque Isle and vicinity). The bout started out with each team scoring 4 points on the first jam, however Moncton started pulling ahead soon after. The Mad Hitters took a 164-69 lead into halftime and would go on to defeat Aroostook by a final score of 338-133. Aroostook ended up with a total of 39 penalties, compared to 19 for Moncton.
Photos of Aroostook/Mad Hitters: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157647477424237/

By Richard Lafortune

In the first part of a double-header in Halifax NS hosted by Anchor City Rollers to close off their 2014 home season on August 30 2014, the hometown Harbour Grudges were up against Red Rock’n Roller Derby visiting from Prince Edward Island. The visitors took an early lead but the Harbour Grudges turned things around taking a 28-18 lead about 7 minutes into the bout. The score remained close over the next several minutes but the home team kept the lead, and slowly widened the gap as the first half went on. The Harbour Grudges would go on to take a 117-58 lead into halftime and would remain in control in the second half to eventually win the bout by a score of 263-141. The Harbour Grudges ended up taking a total of 28 penalties, compared to 22 for PEI. Photos from the Harbour Grudges/Red Rock’n Roller Derby bout can be seen at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157646648730317/

In the second part of the double-header, the hometown Dockyard Brawlers battled the Tar City Rollers visiting from Cape Breton. In this bout the visitors fell behind early on, with the Dockyard Brawlers going into halftime with a 146-45 lead and eventually defeating Cape Breton by a final score of 337-90. Penalty-wise the Tar City Rollers ended up with 36 trips to the sin bin (including one skater fouling out), compared to 27 penalties for the Dockyard Brawlers. Photos from the Dockyard Brawlers/Tar City Rollers bout can be seen at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157647080100502/

By Richard Lafortune

In the first part of a roller derby double-header hosted by Moncton’s Muddy River Rollers, the hometown Mad Hitters took on the visiting Dockyard Brawlers from Halifax NS. The Mad Hitters got off to a good start with an early lead as they were up 24-13 after six minutes of play but the Dockyard Brawlers would came back to tie the score 24-24 with just over 19 minutes left to play in the first half. The teams then traded a few lead changes but the Dockyard Brawlers took a 40-26 lead a few minutes later. The Brawlers maintained a 10 to 15 point lead for the next 5 minutes or so (Brawlers were up 79-68 with 4:42 to go in the first half) but a scoring surge late in the first half allowed the visitors to take a 112-83 lead into halftime. The Mad Hitters fought back in the second half, eventually trailing by only 1 point (154-153) with 8:35 left to play. However the Dockyard Brawlers built back their lead in the last minutes of play to eventually defeat the Mad Hitters by a final score of 180-162. The Mad Hitters ended up with a total of 23 penalties, as opposed to 28 penalties for the Dockyard Brawlers. Photos from the Dockyard Brawlers/Mad Hitters bout can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157646772930756/

In the second part of the double-header, the hometown Lumbersmacks took on the Harbour Grudges from Halifax NS. This was a tough bout for the visitors as the Lumbersmacks took the lead right off the start and never looked back. The Lumbersmacks went into halftime with a 204-31 lead and remained in control in the second half to eventually win the bout by a final score of 418-53. Final penalty count was 27 for the Harbour Grudges (including one skater fouling out) and 15 for the Lumbersmacks. Photos from the Harbour Grudges/Lumbersmacks bout can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157646443683140/

On August 16 2014 the Kickin Vixens (of New Glasgow’s Highland Derby Dolls roller derby league) hosted New Glasgow’s first ever roller derby bout (although technically the bout was in nearby Trenton NS) to take on the visiting Tar City Rollers from Cape Breton. Tar City were up 38-17 about 9 minutes into the first half but that lead quickly evaporated as the Kickin Vixens turned things around to suddenly take a 62-40 lead three minutes later. This would turn out to be the only lead change of the bout as the Kickin Vixens took a 141-112 lead into halftime. In the second half Cape Breton clawed their way back into the bout and were trailing by only 7 points (165-158) with 17 minutes left in the bout, but that would be as close as they would get to catching up to New Glasgow. The Kickin Vixens went on to win this historic bout by a score of 281-223. A total of three skaters fouled out (two for New Glasgow, one for Cape Breton) in a penalty-filled affair that sent the Kickin Vixens to the sin bin 57 times, as opposed to 52 times for the Tar City Rollers.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157646141057100/

*Words and photos by Richard Lafortune

On August 9 2014 Anchor City Rollers (Halifax NS) held its 4th anniversary double-header. The first part of the double-header was the traditional matchup between Anchor City’s two home teams, namely the Dead Ringers and the Black Rock Bandits. The Black Rock Bandits held a 108-61 lead at halftime and eventually defeated the Dead Ringers by a score of 247-128. The Dead Ringers made 35 visits to the penalty box as opposed to 23 visits for the Black Rock Bandits. Photos from the Dead Ringers/Black Rock Bandits bout can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157645919519470/

The second part of the double-header featured the Kickin Vixens from Highland Derby Dolls in New Glasgow NS, facing the Valley Avengers from Riptide Rollers of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. The Kickin Vixens took an early lead and gradually pulled ahead, leading 235-96 at halftime to finally defeat the Valley Avengers by a score of 421-266. Referees and NSOs were kept very busy all through this bout, with 59 penalties given to the Valley Avengers compared to 49 to the Kickin Vixens. Photos from the Kickin Vixens/Valley Avengers bout can be seen here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/riclaf/sets/72157645933837690/

-Richard Lafortune. 

The Mass Attack All Stars braved the hurricane to come visit the Shipyard Sirens on their home turf. The Sirens gathered enough points to win twice with a final of 280-133.

Roy Crawford's photos are here.

Marc Henwood's photos are here.

"In roller derby action on June 29th in Summerside, Prince Edward Island during the festivities surrounding Atlanticade 2014, PEI’s own Red Rock’n Roller Derby took on the visiting Halifax Harbour Grudges (Anchor City Rollers). Halifax got off to an early lead in a very physical and close bout that saw no less than 5 lead changes in the first half. PEI went into halftime with a 137-100 lead and managed to maintain a similar lead over their opponents throughout the second half, eventually defeating Halifax by a final score of 200-165. Penalty box staff were kept busy with 38 visits from Halifax skaters and 33 visits from PEI." - Richard Lafortune

Richard Lafortunes photos on flickr

More photos coming soon. 

The Fog City Rollers' Portside Pirates set sail for Halifax to spend some time with the Anchor City Rollers' Harbour Grudges. There were hits and rolls and a flying octopus. And there was a score of 345 to 141 in favour of the Grudges.

Photos by Roy Crawford 

Photos by Richard Lafortune

Last year the ladies from Central Maine Derby came to Fredericton and had an epic after party. This year a bout happened first. It was a hard fought battle ending in a 281-179 win for the Capital City Rollers' Daisy Cutters.

Photos by Roy Crawford