E-Ville Roller Derby
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Living Dead (B team)
Blocking Dead (Juniors)
Berzerkhers
Slice Girls
Black Gold Diggers (2006-2012, 2016)
Las Pistolitas (2006-2018)
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| Metro area | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Country | Canada |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Teams | E-Ville Dead (A team) Living Dead (B team) Blocking Dead (Juniors) Berzerkhers Slice Girls Black Gold Diggers (2006-2012, 2016) Las Pistolitas (2006-2018) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Kingsway Hangar (2006–2015) Mayfield Trade Center (2006–2014) Edmonton Sportsdome (2014–2020) Millennium Place (2022/2023-present) |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | www |
E-Ville Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2006, E-Ville was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). E-Ville welcomes women, trans, and gender-expansive athletes regardless of pronouns or gender presentation who feel most comfortable playing WFTDA roller derby.[1]
E-Ville Roller Derby was founded in 2006 by Laura "Chasey Maim" Holochuk along with six other women.[2] By January 2010, the league had more than fifty skaters, and claimed to be the largest roller derby league in northern Alberta. In 2010, E-Ville launched the first junior roller derby league in Canada.[3]
In 2013, E-Ville hosted what was billed as "Canada's first roller derby championships" at the West Edmonton Mall, in which they finished in third place.[4] During 2014, E-Ville Roller Derby moved to Edmonton Sportsdome due to the demolition of Mayfield Trade Center. The league celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2016.[5]
League skater Hell'on Keller was selected to play for Team Canada at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, the first time Canada was represented at the event.[6][7] Shania Pain played with Team Canada in the 2017-18 season[8] and Emsky Hammer played with Team Canada in the 2024-25 season.[9]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, E-Ville Roller Derby suspended practices. In early 2021, the Edmonton Sportsdome, then the league's main practice space, was abandoned and deflated. E-Ville has practiced, scrimmaged, and held games and tournaments at different arenas around the Edmonton area, including Millennium Place in Sherwood Park and Heritage Plaza in Stony Plain. E-Ville returned to practicing in January 2023.
