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The SDMRO then developed and organized the sport on a larger scale, and in 1969 the Ontario Ringette Association (now Ringette Ontario) became the first provincial ringette association in history [12] [13] and was formed as a provincial governing body with a $229.27 provincial government grant and 1,500 players in 14 locations.
The league is semi-professional and also acts as a showcase league for the sport of ringette as well as a place for those scouting for ringette talent. Ringette is a Canadian sport created for girls by Canada's Sam Jacks and Red McCarthy in 1963 in Northern Ontario in the cities of North Bay and Espanola, Ontario. [62]
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.
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 National Ringette League (NRL) (French: Ligue Nationale de Ringuette, LNR) is the premier league for the sport of ringette in North America and Canada's national league for elite ringette players aged 18 and up. The NRL is not a women's variant of a more well-known men's league or sport like professional women's ice hockey or bandy; one of ...
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 ...
Canada is home to the first elite all-female winter team sports league in North America, the National Ringette League (NRL). The league was established for the sport of ringette in Canada in 2004. [64] The league recruits the best ringette talent in North America, largely from Canada, but some players originate from Finland or the United States.
Mirl Arthur "Red" McCarthy (March 12, 1930 – 1995) was a Canadian sportsperson, sport and recreation administrator, ice hockey player, founder and co-inventor of the sport of ringette, and for a time, a professional skating star and barrel jumper. [2] He was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame as a Founder in 1998. [1]