Coquitlam's Kim Mackenzie has been named to the Team Canada women's team that will compete in the inaugural World Cup roller derby tournament Dec. 1-4 in Toronto.
Mackenzie, who goes by the name Eight Mean Wheeler when she competes, toils for Vancouver's Terminal City Roller Girls and was among 20 skaters named to the national squad, it was announced in a press release Friday.
The World Cup is currently scheduled to include 12 other teams, including those from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Sweden and the U.S.
Mackenzie is one of two Terminal City Roller Girls slated to compete for Team Canada, whose biggest representation is six competitors from Montreal Roller Derby.
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