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The Fog City Rollers (FCR) is a roller derby league based in
Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John is a seaport city of the Atlantic Ocean located on the Bay of Fundy in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada, established by royal charter on May 18, 1785, during the reign of K ...
. Founded in 2010, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...
(WFTDA).


History

The league was founded in February 2010 by two women, Darla Derringer and Suzie Skinher. Their initial membership drive was successful, with more than forty women attending the first practice session. These sessions initially took place at the Quispamsis Arena. In September 2012, Fog City hosted the Roller Derby Association of Canada's first Atlantic Canada Roller Derby Championship, taking second place in tournament, and qualifying for the following year's national championship. Fog City was accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA. ...
Program in April 2013. Fog City became a full member of the WFTDA in September 2016.


WFTDA rankings


References

{{New Brunswick Sports Sport in Saint John, New Brunswick Roller derby leagues established in 2010 Roller derby leagues in Canada 2010 establishments in New Brunswick