[3] In 2019, Montreal Roller Derby hosted the International WFTDA Championships, marking the first time the event was held outside the United States.

The name translates in English to "riff raff",[8] and is often used as a derogatory term in France to refer to delinquents and people living on the fringes of society.

The name, which translates in English to " the King's Daughters", refers to the women that were shipped to New France under the auspices of the French monarchy in the mid-seventeenth century.

[10] In 2011, the New Skids took part in the first WFTDA regional tournament bout to feature two non-American teams, losing the fifth place bout at the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament in Baltimore, Maryland to the London Rollergirls London Brawling squad, 137 to 135.

[22] At Championships in New Orleans, Montreal again faced Crime City in the opening game of the weekend, and again defeated them by 4 points, this time 184-180.

[44] Every spring, Montreal roller derby hosts an invitational tournament at Arena St Louis known as The Beast of the East.