Suzy Hotrod

About Suzy Hotrod

Jean Schwarzwalder (born 1980),known as Suzy Hotrod, is a roller derby skater.

Born in Lindenwold, New Jersey, Hotrod began skating in 2004, soon after leaving college, having not previously exercised for four years. Training with the Gotham Girls Roller Derby league, she was immediately picked out as a potential jammer. At the time, she worked as a photo editor, and played guitar in the punk band Lady Unluck. By 2007, Hotrod was captain of Gotham's "Queens of Pain" team.

Hotrod won the Gotham Girls' Most Valuable Player award in both 2006 and 2009, has captained the Queens of Pain to three league titles, and won the Derby News Network readers' award for Best Double Threat in 2010. and again in 2011.

After the 2010 WFTDA Championships, Hotrod was expected to move to Philadelphia, and leave the Gotham Girls. However, her work plans changed, and she remained with Gotham.

Hotrod was appointed co-captain of Team USA for the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup.

Suzy Hotrod Achievements

Most valuable player:

Hotrod won the Gotham Girls' Most Valuable Player award in both 2006 and 2009

In sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best-performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sports, the term is now also commonly used in amateur sports, as well as in other completely unrelated fields of endeavor such as business and music.

The term is typically only used in Canada, the United States, the Philippines and South Korea, although Australia uses the term for the National Basketball League. For example, "NBL Most Valuable Player" and "NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player". In many sports, some MVP awards are presented just for a specific game or match (in other words, a man of the match award), while others are awarded based on an entire season or year. The gender-neutral term player of the match is usually substituted for "man of the match" in women's team competitions.

In the Australian Football League, the term "best and fairest" is more commonly used than "most valuable player" for the equivalent award on a season basis, and "best on ground" (BOG) is more commonly used for a single-match award. The "VFL/AFL Players Association Most Valuable Player", is the only award in the league to have used the "MVP" initialism.

Recently online reviews and polls are also taken. The McGrane Tournament calls their MVP the Joe Harenza Award. In the Canadian Football League they also have the CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award and Most Outstanding Canadian Player Award (regular season) and the Grey Cup Most Valuable Player (playoffs). The Philippine Basketball Association also awards its own Most Valuable Award.

Derby News Network:

Suzy Hotrod won the Derby News Network readers' award for Best Double Threat in 2010. and again in 2011.

Derby News Network (DNN) is an internet broadcast network, founded in 2007, which features the sport of roller derby, using the internet to collect remote streaming video, photographs, audio, and text from reporters around the world, and distribute it internationally. DNN is frequently cited as an authoritative source by other news agencies.

On September 9, 2014, the site's staff announced that it would cease operations.