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Also present were national ringette teams from other countries: Team Finland, Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Russia. [1] Finland won the World Cup, its very first world championship. [ 2 ] WRC 1994 marked the first time Finland broke into the medal standings since Team Canada began dominating the competition in 1990 .
Ringette is a winter team sport played on an ice rink using ice hockey skates, straight sticks with drag-tips, and a blue, rubber, pneumatic ring designed for use on ice surfaces. [3] While the sport was originally created exclusively for female competitors, it has expanded to now include participants of all gender identities. [4]
The World Ringette Championships (WRC) is the premier international competition in ringette and is governed by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). Unlike most international competitions, all of the WRC's elite athletes are female rather than male, one of the sport's distinctive features.
The 2002 World Ringette Championships (2002 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 6th (XI) World Ringette Championships.The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, between November 25 and November 30, 2002, at the Northlands AgriCom Arena, now called the Edmonton Expo Centre. [1]
The winners of the 1989 Western Canadian Ringette Championships advanced to the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 as Team Alberta. [10] The Alberta-based ringette team went on to become the first team to ever win the World Ringette Championship and the Sam Jacks Trophy. Clémence Duchesneau was named the tournament's top goalie.
The 2013 World Ringette Championships (2013 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 10th (X) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF)and was contested in North Bay, Ontario , Canada, between December 31, 2013, and January 4, 2014.
The 2014–15 National Ringette League season for the soort of ringette was the 11th season of the National Ringette League and began on September 27, 2014 and ended on March 1, 2015. Cambridge Turbos won their 4th title [ 1 ] and became the team which wins the most championship in National Ringette League history.
The First World Championship of Ringette Clubs took place in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and began on November 5, 2008. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The tournament was hosted by the Cambridge Turbos. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The first game took place at the Essar Centre , an ice hockey arena now called GFL Memorial Gardens .