Hammer City Roller Girls

HCRG 2012 Season Opener Poster

Hammer City, break out your black and yellow as your favourite skaters return to the flat track for their 7th season of roller derby action.

In this season opening double header, both the Eh! Team and the Harlots will square off against squads from Roc City Roller Derby of Rochester, NY.

The action all goes down on Saturday, May 12 at Dave Andreychuk (Mountain) Arena, 25 Hester Street in Hamilton. Doors open at 5:00 pm with the first game set to start at 6:00pm and the second at 8:00pm.

Get your tickets online and save $2 off the door price

Adults – $13 advance / $15 door | Kids 5-12 – $5 | Under 5 years – Free
A portion of proceeds from the door will go to Volunteer Hamilton.

Tickets are also available at these local outlets:
- Freewheel Cycle
- Hammer City Records
- This Ain’t Hollywood
- Blackbird Studios
- Compass, McMaster University
- Varnetta (formerly Roughhouse Skates)

Good stuff to know:
* Licensed beer area, concession stand
* For up-close-action, bring a chair and sit trackside
* Kid-friendly event, with a special activity zone just for them
* Awesome HCRG swag for sale

The after party takes place at This Ain’t Hollywood (345 James St North, 19+) at 10:00PM, where your game ticket stub gets you into the venue to enjoy the DJs and a chance to meet skaters and officials. Plus local food truck rock stars and HCRG supporter Gorilla Cheese will be on hand to wow you with their amazing grilled cheese creations.

Our Other 2012 Home Dates:
- June 16
- July 21
- August 18

Buy season tickets, getting you into all FOUR games, and save!

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This ain’t no false alarm! HCRG is bringing back our ROLLER DERBY BINGO & KARAOKE nights in a big way. Buy your bingo cards & dabbers from a skater to try your hand at winning HCRG & cash prizes all night. We’ll have HCRG merch for sale, a 50/50 draw, and fun contests throughout. Plus, don’t leave without dedicating a karaoke tune to your favourite skater.

So dust off that rabbit’s foot, comb out that troll hair, and try your lucky hand at winning – good times guaranteed!

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Fast skates, hard hits, rink rash and great feats of female athleticism are all part of this sport that’s taking the world by storm and spinning though all aspects of pop culture. Are you a talented artist and a die hard roller derby fan, or just fascinated by imagery that the revolutionary roller derby revival inspires? Then Friday, April 13th could just very well be your lucky day. This Ain’t Hollywood and Hammer City Records are hosting an Art Crawl night with the HCRG that will feature artistic interpretations of the sport, the women who play it and the officials that keep it rolling safe. The Hammer City Roller Girls will be on hand for this James Street North Art Crawl event, just ahead of the May 2012 home opener.

* Art work will be on display at This Ain’t Hollywood (345 James St. North) and Hammer City Records (228 James St N Basement @ Rear off Robert St)

* At 10pm, rootsy rocky The Saints Are Coming and surf trio The Dead Beat are set to take the stage at This Ain’t – Cover is Pay What You Can

* HCRG merch and tickets will be for sale

We are looking for roller derby-related art in all media that we can hang on the walls for the night and for a few weeks afterwards. Paintings, drawings, photos, original graphic art and ‘hang-able’ mixed media works will be considered.
Deadline for submissions/commitment is April 8, 2012.

For more information, email PR@hammercityrollergirls.ca for more info and shipping arrangements (pick ups in the Hamilton area and central-Toronto are possible).

On March 31st, and April 1st, the Hammer City Roller Girls are competeing in the 3rd Annual Quad City Chaos tournament hosted by Toronto Roller Derby. This exciting, action-packed weekend boasts some of the best Canadian Roller Derby teams, and plenty of WFTDA sanctioned action. HCRG will face off against teams from Ottawa, Toronto, and Kitchener.

This two-day tournament will take place at The Bunker, 40 Carl Hall Road, Downsview Park, Toronto, ON.

Tickets can be purchased in advance, visit ToRD’s website for more information.

March 31: HCRG vs Tri-City (2pm)
March 31: HCRG vs Rideau Valley (5pm)
April 1: ToRD vs HCRG (4pm)

Resolve the PvN debate — HCRG-style!

Join HCRG skaters, refs, NSOs, volunteers, visiting refs, and supporters as we look back at 2011 and celebrate another amazing season of derby in Hammer City.

Arrr you full of pirattitude? Or have a yen for ninjas? Whatever side you support, come on out in costume if you can. Our Rowdy Rowdy Ref Hot Carl has set up feats of pirate vs. ninja strength and skill to determine, once and for all, who is the ultimate warrior.

Oh and did we mention explosives? And fire? And lots of dancing, thanks to DJ LP? Cover charge is only $5.

This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James St N, Hamilton
$5 Cover, 9:00PM

(PS – Was your resolution to join roller derby in 2012? If so, this is a great chance to come out and meet league members and get your questions answered before our next Derby 101 class!)

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The Hammer City Roller Girls will be rolling into Kitestring’s 3rd Annual Christmas Spectacular on December 16, 2011. The proceeds from the evening will be given to the Hamilton not-for-profit called Culture for Kids in the Arts. An organization that is dedicated to making arts programming available to all local children.

Your Hammer City Roller Girls will take centre stage at the *SOLD OUT pageant! Our skaters have multiple talents – watch us sing, dance, and skate at the Spectacular. We’ll be there for Hamilton’s biggest candy buffet ever at the 7:00pm kickoff, at the Hamilton Consvatory for the Arts (126 James St S). Our friends at Gorrilla Cheese will be serving up snacks and prizes at 9:00pm.

The after-party starts at 9:30pm. Tickets are $5 at the door, featuring Sweet Ice Snow Cones and $5 drink specials all night. Live rockabilly music by The Greasemarks. Bring your dancing shoes!

The Hammer City Roller Girls are busy — knitting, beading, painting & pasting! During the James St N Art Crawl on December 9th, we’ll be rolling out a Holiday Craft & Bake Sale.

Derby girls are baking and crafting everything, and the proceeds are going to the St. Matthew’s House Adopt-a-Family program.

We’ll be setting up shop outside three locations along the Crawl route:
- This Ain’t Hollywood (345 James St. North)
- Hammer City Records (228 James St. North @ Rear)
- Outside the Lighthouse Fish Market (219 James St. North)

Come and load up on awesome gifts, hot chocolate and delicious baked treats — the perfect sugar rush before hitting the next gallery. We’ll have organic, vegan, raw, and gluten-free options for everyone.

Smackie O is feverishly knitting, Naughty Bee has a needle and thread in hand, and Hammerhead is already planning to make the world’s best vegan holiday cupcake.

We skate AND bake. We whip AND stitch.We give hits AND give back. Help us support families this holiday season. See you December 9th!

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The Hammer City Roller Girls are hosting a WFTDA Championships Party! Join us at This Ain’t Hollywood on November 13, 2011 at 5:30PM.

The Continental Divide & Conquer will match the top 12 teams in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association against each other to take the 2011 title.

Are you looking to learn the game of flat track roller derby? Interested in becoming a Rowdy Rowdy Ref or Roller Girl? (Fresh)Meat N’ Greet with the skaters of Hammer City on November 13th! We know you’re anxious, so meet the league and watch some amazing roller derby.

For those of you who can’t make it to This Ain’t Hollywood, the tournament will be streamed LIVE on wftda.com from November 11 – 13. An optional upgrade is available – for only $20, purchase the HIGH DEFINITION stream. You can see the sweat!

The Hammer City Roller Girls are rolling in to the Sour Mash N’ Thrash at This Ain’t Hollywood. The fundraiser is on November 5th, doors at 9:00pm. Tickets are available at the door for $15.00 Featuring performances by White Cowbell Oklahoma, Ginger St. James & the 454′s, and Ninety Pounds of Ugly. Raffles, prizes, 50/50 draw, shooters, dancing and fun on tap! There’ll be a free jello shooter at the door (First come first serve). We’ve got some amazing prizes – including a Derby 101 pack and a $200 Roughhouse Skates gift certificate.

Thank you to our event sponsors: Jet Cafe, Nickelbrook Brewery, Roughhouse Skates, Shear Elegance, The Ship, WhereHeadsMeet, Copydog, Gorilla Cheese, Manifest Yoga, La Petite Spa, Modify your Closet, Hammer City Records and Bean Stalker!

See you there!

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BOUT BLANCHE – OCTOBER DOUBLE HEADER – VS HAMMER CITY!
ToRD challenges the Hammer City Roller Girls to not just one, but TWO bouts! The night opens up with the Smoke City Betties vs. the HCRG Harlots at 6pm, followed by CN Power vs. the Eh! Team (around 8pm).

Doors @ 5PM, bout kicks off at 6PM. Tickets available at the door!

The bout takes place in TORD’s new home, The Bunker, located at 40 Carl Hall Rd Studio 3 in Downsview Park, Toronto.