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May has been host to both Saint John
and Moncton season
opener bouts that have showcased Muddy Rivers ability to maintain their status as the big fish in the New Brunswick pond.
In Saint John Scarlet Swarm continued its historical trend
of loss to the Moncton Reines of Terror (287 – 83) while in Moncton Daughters
of Anarchy rose to the challenge and took the lead after two losses in the 2011
season to SJ Razor Girls (217 - 188).
Unfortunately my first aid course overlapped the Moncton bout but from the
photos it looks like it was a serious affair. I am told that jammer penalties
and strong walls seemed to be the deciding factors. As for the Saint John bout I
attended, clearly in tribute to my skater number, Swarm incurred 42 penalties;
13 of which provided amply exploited power jams to the skilled and
opportunistic Reines of Terror. Their speedy jammers attained lead jammer 75% of the time and consistently scored between
15-30 points per power jam, while their pack demonstrated effective assistance.
Burn’n Rub’her (Reines) characteristically burned up the track obtaining the
sole 30 point jam near the end of the first period! Lexxie Lasher (Swarm) also
astonished onlookers by taking out the penalty chairs twice in a row! Rumor has it that Tacky Tammy from Razor Girls also obtained a 30 point jam in Moncton which would not surprise me, but I don't have the stats to prove it. 
In other exciting news, Capital City Rollers (Fredericton) have been
cooking up some great ideas for an NB All-Star bout as well as a multi-league
bout weekend! It looks like it’s in the discussion and development stages but I
wait in gleeful anticipation. The exposure for New Brunswick would be excellent, and any
endeavor that gets our leagues working closely together helps with the
organization and progress of the sport in our province!
June will be a busy month for both Fog City and Muddy River, with bouts between their travel teams and against the Halifax Heartless.
Thanks to Isurus Photography for once again capturing some amazing derby moments for us!
