Ottawa’s Women’s Sports Unite During the 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships Ottawa, ON – March 23, 2026 – Ottawa is set to become a powerhouse hub for women’s sport as the 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships take over the city from March 30 to April 4. In a celebration of athletic excellence, collaboration, and community spirit, “Fabulous…
Ottawa, ON–Ringette Canada and the National Ringette League are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2025-26 NRL Awards. The awards program recognizes the performance of NRL athletes during regular season play with trophies for Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Top Forward, Top Centre, Top Defense, and Top Goalkeeper. These awards, along with…
Ottawa, ON — Ottawa will once again welcome the country’s top ringette athletes as the Canadian Ringette Championships return to the nation’s capital for a second consecutive year. The back-to-back hosting opportunity reinforces Ottawa’s reputation as a premier sport tourism destination, while highlighting the significant economic and community benefits that major sporting events bring to…
Take 5 minutes to get to know our officials supervisors, on-ice officials, shot clock operators, and more. Benoît Ducharme (Montreal, QC) is preparing for his 28th Canadian Ringette Championship. Learn more about how he got started as an Official 42 years ago, and what the role of an Officials Supervisor is at the CRCs! Where…
Ottawa, ON–The 2025 Canadian Ringette Championships (CRCs) has been awarded the 2026 Canadian Event of the Year – Group B (Budget less than $1m) at the 2026 STC PRESTIGE Awards. “We would like to thank Sport Tourism Canada and the PRESTIGE Awards for this recognition,” said Peter Leyser, Ringette Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. “Our hosts…
Take 5 minutes to get to know our officials supervisors, on-ice officials, shot clock operators, and more. Katherine L’Heureux (Longueuil, QC) is preparing for her first Canadian Ringette Championship as an on-ice official. Last year, she attended the event as a Shot Clock Operator. Learn more about how she got started as an Official…
Ottawa – Today, Ringette Canada, the national governing body for the sport of ringette, announces RBC Wealth Management as an official Platinum Sponsor for the 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships (CRC). The Canadian Ringette Championships is an annual, week-long event that hosts 50 teams, 249 bench staff, 190 Games, and 1000+ athletes from across Canada. The…
Ringette Canada is searching for High Performance coaches that are able to teach high performance habits, refined skills, individual and small team tactics to prospective High Performance Athletes. La Relève will be run leading up to and during the Canada Winter Games Challenge Cup from August 2-8, 2026 in Regina, SK so that the athletes…
In the 2026 edition of our Take 5 series, we’ll introduce you to four Officials participating in the 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships. Take 5 minutes to get to know our officials supervisors, on-ice officials, shot clock operators, and more. Katelyn Wilson (Sarnia, Ont.) is preparing for her third Canadian Ringette Championship, and eager to share…
Ringette Canada, with support from Sport Canada, is excited to be able to offer Community Activation Grants. This initiative aims to help local and provincial ringette associations and community centres looking to develop ringette in underserved areas and increase participation opportunities in ringette for those from currently underrepresented groups (i.e. Indigenous, Racialized, 2SLGBTQQIA+, Low-Income, Persons…
Ottawa, ON — Ringette Canada is proud to announce that the All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) will broadcast the National Ringette League (NRL) Gold and Bronze Medal Games live from the 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships (CRC) in Ottawa. This marks the first time in championship history that the NRL finals will be carried by AWSN, representing…
Ottawa, ON–The 2025 Canadian Ringette Championships (CRCs) are receiving their flowers! The 2025 iteration of ringette’s national championship is the recipient of the Think Ottawa 2025 Leader Award, recognizing the event’s leadership, and a finalist in the Canadian Event of the Year – Group B (Budget less than $1m) category of the 2026 STC PRESTIGE…
Ottawa, ON–Ringette Canada is pleased to announce the 2025 inductees to the Ringette Hall of Fame: Angie Milbury, Builder; University of Alberta Ringette Coaches Bob Bailey, Bonnie Peters, John Romyn and Paul Hotke, Builder; and Benoît Ducharme, Official. “We are delighted to welcome Angie Milbury, the coaches who started the University of Alberta ringette program,…