Anchor City Rollers Explained

Anchor City Rollers
Founded:2010
Metro Area:Halifax, Nova Scotia
Country:Canada
Teams:Harbour Grudges (A team)
Dockyard Brawlers (B team)
Black Rock Bandits
Dead Ringers
Tracks:Flat
Venue:Mayflower Curling Club
Affiliations:WFTDA

Anchor City Rollers is a roller derby league based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1] It was founded in 2010 as the Halifax Roller Derby Association and changed its name in 2014.[2]

As of late 2018, Anchor City has roughly a hundred players and actively recruits new ones.[3] It was voted second-best sports league by readers of The Coast in 2012 and 2015,[4] [5] and best in 2013, 2014 and 2018.[6] [7] [8] It was nominated for a NS WomenActive Trendsetter Award in 2016.[9]

Anchor City was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program in August 2018[10] and made a full member in February 2019.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anchor City Rollers – WFTDA . wftda.com . WFTDA . 13 February 2019.
  2. Web site: 'A sport ... unlike any other:' Halifax roller derby league growing faster than ever. Metro News. 2 March 2014. 10 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160423083724/http://www.metronews.ca/news/halifax/2014/03/02/a-sport-unlike-any-other-halifax-roller-derby-league-growing-faster-than-ever.html. 23 April 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: McCreadie . Danielle . Local roller derby league opening its doors to the curious and the competitive . Halifax Today . 13 February 2019 . 25 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Best Sports League. The Coast. 10 April 2016.
  5. Web site: Best Sports League. The Coast. 10 April 2016.
  6. Web site: Best Sports League. The Coast. 10 April 2016.
  7. Web site: Best Sports League. The Coast. 10 April 2016.
  8. Web site: Best Sports League - Best of Halifax 2018 . The Coast . 13 February 2019 .
  9. Web site: Finalists Chosen for NS WomenActive Trendsetter Awards. SIRC. 10 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160508112126/http://sirc.ca/news/finalists-chosen-ns-womenactive-trendsetter-awards. 8 May 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: WFTDA Apprentice Program Accepts 4 Members . WFTDA . 13 February 2019 . 13 August 2018.
  11. Web site: WFTDA Announces Revamp of Its New Member Program and Graduation of 42 New Member Leagues; Changes to the New Member Initial Ranking and Strength Factor Challenge Programs . WFTDA . 13 February 2019 . 13 February 2019.

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