35 youth athletes will represent Canada at the Junior Roller Derby World Cup in France in late July 2023. Lethbridge skater Jasper Davis, pictured, will co-captain the open team.

[Stratford, ON, July 21, 2023] – A local elite junior roller derby athlete was chosen as captain for Team Canada at the Junior Roller Derby World Cup in Valence, France July 28-30, 2023. Lethbridge’s Jasper “Golden Eagle” Davis was named captain for one of two teams assembled to represent the nation.

Davis was chosen from 35 athletes who will form a female-only and an “open” (all genders) team to play as Team Canada, against eight other nations. He will captain the open team alongside Everton Slaferek of Saskatoon SK. Tess “Tornado” Charlton of Guelph ON and Naomi “Scream Soda” Morrell of Victoria BC will co-captain the female team. This is the first time the competition is being held outside of North America.

“I’m happy to be captain and flattered to be chosen,” says Davis. “It’s very nice to hear I’m thought of as someone who can help organize my team and support my teammates. I know I’ll do a good job.”

“Our captains were selected for their derby knowledge, their ability to stay calm in stressful situations, and their rapport with their fellow teammates,” says Team Canada head coach Caroline “Meow” Reimer. “We have a good balance of east, west, and central Canada who will be wearing the C.”

Roller derby is a contact sport played on traditional quad-style roller skates. At its roots, roller derby began as a sport for women. It has since evolved to be an inclusive sport for all genders. Key to its culture, roller derby players, coaches and referees are known by their “derby names” that often embrace the rough and playful nature of the sport.

The 35 athletes on Team Canada Junior Roller Derby include:

• Ami Traore, “Ami Gotcha”, Medicine Hat AB
• April Willie, “April Sours”, Airdrie AB
• Audrey May, “Audzilla”, Lethbridge AB
• Davis Leibel Gerein, “Bette Davis Eyes”, Calgary AB
• Jesse Leger, “Cheshie”, Lethbridge AB
• Elise St-Onge, “Derby Devil”, Houston BC
• Kyria Franklin, “Clawless”, Lethbridge AB
• Cleopatra Granneman-Mason, “Cleo Passya”, Chilliwack BC
• Everton Slaferek, “Everton”, Saskatoon SK
• Jasper “Golden Eagle” Davis, Lethbridge AB
• Ana Guttridge, “Gutts”, Red Deer AB
• Mahawa Traore, “Hawabunga”, Medicine Hat AB
• Lainie MacDonald, “Hurricane Laine”, Fredericton NB
• Stella Ideias, “I’ll Hurt Einstein”, Toronto ON
• K’Senya Schell, “K’Slamya”, Medicine Hat AB
• Ella Gudmundson, “Killer Ella”, Estevan SK
• Kaylee Spottiswood, “Killerina”, Red Deer AB
• Makayla Soper, “Ma-Kill-Ya”, Stratford ON
• Mackenzie Heidinger, “Medusa”, Lethbridge AB
• Ella Toles, “Miss Koozie”, Swift Current SK
• Raina Macfie, “Red Streaks”, Red Deer AB
• Mila Rennie, “Rennie”, Red Deer AB
• Naomi Morrell, “Scream Soda”, Victoria BC
• Rylee Stilborn, “She-Hulk”, Airdrie AB
• Myra Moore, “Shredher”, Lethbridge AB
• Katherine McLean, “Skatie McPain”, Guelph ON
• River Evans, “Speed Demon”, Hamilton ON
• Abigail Reimer, “Super Fly”, Lethbridge AB
• Meira McEllistrum, “Tank”, Airdrie AB
• Talulah Nance-Armstrong, “Tenacious T”, Calgary AB
• Vincent Price, “The Mystic”, Saskatoon SK
• Tess Charlton, “Tornado”, Guelph ON
• Valerie Klassen, “Valkyrie”, Kitchener ON
• Violet LeBlanc, “Vicious Vi”, Fredericton NB
• Deliya Beck, “What the Beck”, St. Catharines ON

Coaches and support staff include:

• Caroline Reimer, “Meow”, Lethbridge AB
• Christine Manders, “Fred”, Hamilton ON
• Jenna McLean, “Ferris Bruiser”, Calgary AB
• Raina Owen, “Raina Terror”, Saskatoon SK
• Jennifer Zammit, “Raspoutine”, Stratford ON
• Barbara Lapointe, “Banshee”, Oromocto NB
• Andrew de Souza, “D-Ray”, Burlington ON