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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 Ringette Canada Hall of Fame (RCHoF) [1] was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport. [ 2 ] The RCHoF includes six categories: Founder, Builder, Official, Team, Coach, and Athlete.
Samuel Perry Jacks (April 23, 1915 – May 14, 1975) more commonly known as, "Sam Jacks," was a Canadian soldier in World War II, inventor, military and civic recreation director, sports coach, creator of the Canadian sport of ringette for girls [1] [2] and the creator and codifier of the first set of rules for floor hockey in 1936.
Hruska was a member of 2002 national ringette team who won gold at the 2002 World Ringette Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, then became a member of the 2004 national ringette team once again, competing at the 2004 World Ringette Championships in Stockholm, Sweden where she played a key role on the team which won the silver.
The International Ringette Federation (IRF) is a non-profit amateur sports organization and the highest governing body for the sport of ringette. Today the member countries of the IRF Board includes four member nations: Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States. Initially the organization was called the "World Ringette Council" (WRC), but ...
Nouwen started playing ringette in Minnesota when she was at 11 and played as an amateur in several American clubs. She played in Canada's National Ringette League, Finland's Ringeten SM-sarja and was a member of the USA national ringette team for the 2000, and 2010 World Ringette Championships, winning the world bronze medal both times. She ...
The Herd's current head coach is Andrea Ferguson, who was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame in 2022 for her contributions to ringette. Ferguson is a former national junior champion and captain of the Prairie Fire who also won the player-of-the-year award in the Finnish Elite League in 2003.
The 2012 Canadian Ringette Championships were being hosted in Burnaby, BC, which gave the Thunder the opportunity to compete for the national championship in front of home crowds. [3] The Thunder entered the tournament ranked seventh in the nation. [ 4 ]