The Quad City Chaos is a four team round robin style tournament that will be played over the 27th and 28th of March at The Hangar. It will feature four of the best roller derby 
rosters in Canada, the all star teams from the leagues in Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver. The complete schedule can be found here. I’m going to start my four part Quad City Chaos preview with, who else? The hosts, Toronto’s CN Power.
CN POWER
Games: Vs. Vancouver‘s Terminal City All Stars (2pm on the 27th); Vs. Hamilton’s Eh! Team (4:30pm on the 27th); Vs. Montreal’s New Skids on the Block (1pm on the 28th).
CN Power kicked off 2010 with a lopsided victory over the scrappy Rideau Valley Vixens, exactly the kind of confidence booster that this squad needed after an uneven 2009. The 2010 version of CN Power looks focused and organized, and they’ll need both given the nature of the competition in this tournament.
The key to the victory over the Vixens was an uncontainable early onslaught by three of ToRD‘s top jammers, Lunchbox, Land Shark, and 2009 Jammer of the Year Defecaitlin (AKA: Dust Bunny). I don’t see CN Power veering too much from that strategy this this weekend, and the return of Bambi to the lineup will give them the depth that they will need as the weekend progresses. Over the course of the tournament, keep an eye out for jams from Betty Bomber, Memphis Kitty, 2009 rookie of the year Kari Mia Beere, and Marvel S. Maven, the standout sophomore who had an amazing 100% lead percentage in the bout against the Vixens.
Hit for hit, CN Power can go shoulder to hip with any team in the country. With the likes of Mega Mouth (AKA: Mega Bouche), Nasher the Smasher, Hoff, Lady Gagya and Dolly Destructo throwing hits, there will be no shortage of toughness on this squad. The return to the line up of 2009 Triple Threat winner Dyna Hurtcha will make up for the loss of Seka Destroy, who was excellent in her CN Power debut against the Vixens. Another big hitter, Jubilee, also has returned to ToRD after a year-long hiatus and will be making her 2010 CN Power debut at the tournament.
While they will need top jamming and big hitting to match up against Terminal City and The Eh! Team, in the key Sunday afternoon bout against The New Skids, CN Power will need to wrestle control of the pack from the pack-masters from Montreal; that means pivots Brim Stone, Rebel Rock-It , and Mach Wheels will need to control a tight pack when the stripe’s on their helmets. Also the consistency and calming influence of veteran Demolition Dawn will go a long way over the course of the grueling weekend. Look for sophomore skater Panty Hoser (who was also solid in her CN Power debut) to get some very important experience leading her pack.
THE DERBY NERD THINKS
Laying down the law early will be key for ToRD. It was the quick, efficient rotation of ToRD’s top three jammers early on in the bout against the Vixens that sealed the deal in the season opener and they will need to establish that presence at Quad City. Also, keeping calm in the pack against the relentless grinding of the Hammer City girls and the shifty play making of the Skids will be key. This is going to be a long two days, so rotating the line up to keep everyone fresh and limiting opposing power jams by staying out of the penalty box will be keys.
THE DERBY NERD PREDICTS
A close, early win over Terminal City will give CN Power the confidence they’ll need to pull off an upset victory over the WFTDA ranked Eh! Team (giving them some much needed revenge after a tough loss in 2009); unfortunately, I don’t think things will go as well against the powerhouse Skids on Sunday, leaving the hosts with a second place finish. But let’s hope that CN Power proves me wrong!
ROSTER (with jersey number and club teams in parantheses)
Bambi (33, Gore-Gore Rollergirls), Betty Bomber (23 Death Track Dolls), Brim Stone (21:8 Gore-Gore Rollergirls), Defecaitlin (2 Gore-Gore Rollergirls), Demolition Dawn (36 Death Track Dolls), Dolly Destructo (e^[pii] Chicks Ahoy), Dyna Hurtcha (21, Chicks Ahoy!), Hoff (65 Chicks Ahoy), Jubilee (27 Death Track Dolls), Kari Mia Beere (06 Chicks Ahoy), Lady Gag-ya (212 Gore-Gore Rollergirls), Land Shark (1/3 Death Track Dolls), Lunchbox (7-11 Gore-Gore Rollergirls), Mach Wheels (V12 Chicks Ahoy), Marvel S. Maven (22 Chicks Ahoy), Mega Mouth (26er Chicks Ahoy), Memphis Kitty (56 Smoke City Betties), Nasher the Smasher (2by4 Chicks Ahoy), Panty Hoser (99, Death Track Dolls), Rebel Rock-It (7 Chicks Ahoy).
| Bambi (33, Gore-Gore Rollergirls) | |||
| Betty Bomber (Death Track Dolls) | |||
| Brim Stone (21:8 Gore-Gore Rollergirls) | |||
| Defecaitlin (7 Gore-Gore Rollergirls) | |||
| Demolition Dawn (36 Death Track Dolls) | |||
| Dolly Destructo (e^[pii] Chicks Ahoy) | |||
| Dyna Hurtcha (Chicks Ahoy!) | |||
| Hoff (65 Chicks Ahoy) | |||
| Jubilee (Death Track Dolls) | |||
| Kari Mia Beere (06 Chicks Ahoy) | |||
| Lady Gag-ya (212 Gore-Gore Rollergirls) | |||
| Landshark (Death Track Dolls) | |||
| Lunchbox (1/3 Gore-Gore Rollergirls) | |||
| Mach Wheels (V12 Chicks Ahoy) | |||
| Marvel S. Maven (22 Chicks Ahoy) | |||
| Mega Mouth (26er Chicks Ahoy) | |||
| Memphis Kitty (Smoke City Betties) | |||
| Nasher the Smasher (2by4 Chicks Ahoy) | |||
| Panty Hoser (24, Death Track Dolls) | |||
| Rebel Rock-It (7 Chicks Ahoy) | |||
The Derby Nerd 
Herbie ‘Em Effin Hind predicts the following…
Serious upset blowout by TCRG as they take the tournament undefeated.
The order of things will be as follows:
#1: TCRG
#2: Skids
#3: Hamilton
#4: ToRD
My prediction is that derby in Canada will see West Coast, being the Best coast as it is down south, and the East end teams are going to need to step up their game if they want to contend with a quickly improving and HIGHLY competetive Vancouver team.
Look out Skids, Canada may have a new power house.
Herbie Hind
Calgary Roller Derby Association
P.S. I LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE YOU ALL WIN! But of course, in the end, you’re all winners… Right? Please don’t hate Herbie. ❤ 🙂
Haha! No one hates Herbie.
I’ve got to admit, TCRG is somewhat of an unknown to me (though I’ve got some scouts doing some work out west). Who do you think we should be watching out for from Terminal City?
Can’t wait for the day that there is a Canada-Wide Championship!
Oh, I don’t think I can give away any secrets. But in all honesty, you’ll need to watch out for all of them. I’ve seen them hold their own against some serious competitors. And if I’m not mistaken, I believe TCRG played the Skids before, and beat them. Granted, that was a couple years back now though. Probably been many improvements on both sides since then.
All I know, is you’ve got one heck of a tournament coming up, and I am super envious. I have prior derby stats commitments that weekend, otherwise I’d be out there in a heartbeat for it.
Herbie Hind
Sorry Herbie! The Nerd wins “Predictions: Round One” (picked every bout correctly).The TCRG girls were awesome though, and they were constantly adapting and scheming throughout. A pleasure to see that derby is doing just fine out west!