Now that the 2013 season is wrapped up and our awards have been given out, why not share the results with our fans? Take the time to congratulate your favorite Gapland Rollers (most have Facebook links below). Congratulations to all our members!
Player Voted Awards for Season 4:
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Shay-m-less
- MOST DEDICATED: Nixon Broozes and Achey Breaky Bones (tie)
- MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Heartlyss
- MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: TINAshus T
Additional Season 4 Awards (decided on by Coach Farm Fatale):
- Achey Breaky Bones: THE WIZARD AWARD
- League pillar and role model
- Devotes her life to Gapland
- She’s so good (on and off the track), that she must be magic
- Bone Voyage: THE COMEBACK KID AWARD
- Great season emerging as a positive leader
- Speedy recovery from a broken shoulder
- Truly versatile: blocker or jammer
- Finished the season at the top of her game
- Court Justice: THE BUBBLEGUM AWARD
- Incredible devotion even when not a skating member
- Helped us produce top-notch bouts
- Always sticks with Gapland, no matter how busy she is
- Crystal Brawl: THE GOLDEN MICROPHONE AWARD
- Incredible determination shown throughout this season
- A veteran force on the team
- Our best announcer (proven in Halifax)
- Goosefraba: THE BEST ROLE MODEL AWARD
- Continued to build her skills throughout the season
- Incredible worker with a positive outlook on life
- An inspiration to her teammates – always laughing and smiling
- Amazing ’boutfits’
- HawkEye: THE BEST REF EVER AWARD
- Our lone male presence, bringing with him the grumpiest of facial expressions
- Incredible input towards the learning process, bouts, and overall league success
- Founder of the definition: “This is the best f****** female sport on the entire planet”
- Heartlyss: THE LOCKS OF STEEL AWARD
- Incredible season – improved every aspect of her game
- Fully committed to derby
- Consistently showed the best helmet hair
- hELLbilly Deluxe: THE NOB’hELL’ PRIZE
- One of our fearless leaders
- The positive, radiant, dimpled face of Gapland
- Brings skills in every category
- The derbied-up version of all 5 Nobel Prizes
- Lottie B. Naughty: THE E.R. DOCTOR AWARD
- A Gapland veteran who was responsible for organizing TWO private boot camps
- Recognized some fixable weaknesses in our league from an athletic committee view
- Played a vital role as on-call coaching support for Farm Fatale
- Madame REN Dogger: THE ENERGIZER BUNNY AWARD
- Drastically changed roles mid-season
- Did not let a broken ankle hold her back from derby or exercise (plus she got a Gapland green cast)
- Proved she could excel as a bench coach
- Never quit coming to practices and giving Gapland her all
- Mazel Tuff: THE ‘HOLY CRAP WAIT UNTIL YOU’RE ACTUALLY A SENIOR’ AWARD
- Makes up half of munchkin nation (1/2 juniors)
- Incredible skater and quick to rise to the mental level of the senior game
- Blew everyone away this year (across the country!)
- Ms. CheeVS Maehem: THE ‘I GOT YOUR BACK’ AWARD
- Runner up for the Camera Hog Award
- Incredible loyalty to our league and coaches
- Always places the league ahead of herself
- A joy to coach and watch play
- Nat’oreus: THE MS. UNIVERSE AWARD (majoring in entrepreneurial science)
- Gapland to her core; incredible worker
- Amazon goddess
- Endless contributions on the Merchandise Committee
- Nixon Broozes: THE UNICORN DESTROYER AWARD
- One of our true leaders
- Spends an infinite amount of time improving our league
- Can take on any opponent
- N’Taragator: THE LEAGUE GRANDMASTER AWARD
- All-knowing strategist and leader on/off the track
- Chief Financial Officer
- Title stands until death
- Pooky Monster: THE PRINCESS DI AWARD
- A new skater this year, worked tirelessly to improve her skating skills
- Incredible style, charisma, and overall positive message
- Fabulous ’boutfits’
- A Gapland certified role model
- RIP’n Vixen: THE LEAGUE SHAMAN AWARD
- Embodies many roles for Gapland (player, ref, coach)
- Exudes a calming, naturalistic vibe on and off the track
- Always brings a positive perspective to any situation
- Shay-m-less: THE BARRY BONDS AWARD
- Makes up half of munchkin nation (1/2 juniors)
- Exceeded everyone’s expectations as a 15 year-old turned senior
- 2013 record for the most points scored in a single jam: 29
- Smackniak: THE ‘SCREW PNEUMONIA’ AWARD
- Uplifting and positive figure on and off the track; a joy to coach
- Kicked butt for us against the Killa Bees, even while suffering from pneumonia
- TINAshus T: THE ‘MOST TRUE TO HER NAME’ AWARD
- Never gave less than 100%
- Contributed on and off the track with grace and excellent sportsmanship
- Always leads by example
- TiTANIum Blonde: THE CAMERA HOG AWARD
- Incredible improvements this season
- A beautiful, talented skater
- Attracts attention when she plays due to skill, grace, and gorgeous looks
- Also stepped it up off the track on the Bout Committee
- Twinado: THE ‘ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET’ AWARD (even in real life)
- Had a tough season due to injuries
- Still worked to excel and be a force in derby across the prairies
- This acts as a contract to abide by the above stipulations
We are looking forwards to Season 5 starting in the spring of 2014!
Gapland Rollers 