Lahti, FI– At 2025 World Ringette Championships, 59 athletes will don the maple leaf and prepare to represent Canada in Lahti, Finland, on the World stage . First held in 1990, the ringette’s premiere international event now features three divisions, an international development festival, and more than 200 athletes from five participating countries (Canada, Finland,…
Ottawa, Ontario – November 19, 2018 – Ringette Canada today announced the selection of its officials for the upcoming 2019 Canada Winter Games, the largest multi-sport and cultural event for youth in Canada. The games will be held in Red Deer, Alberta from February 15 to March 3, 2019. Ringette competition will run from February…
Ottawa, Ontario – November 13, 2018 – Ringette Canada today announced it has selected Ottawa as the location for the 2020 Canadian Ringette Championships. The 2020 event will be the 42nd national championships for the sport and represents the second time the Ottawa region has hosted, with the 1996 event being held in Gloucester. Ottawa also hosted the 2007…
Ottawa, Ontario – November 7, 2018 – Ringette Canada today released its player registration numbers for the 2017-2018 season and is pleased to report that the number of registered ringette players in Canada is at an all-time high – 31,168. The growing Canadian ice sport saw the biggest increases in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with…
Ringette Canada is pleased to report that our Children’s Ringette initiative is now in program development phase. Children’s Ringette refers to all programs up to and including U10 and U12 programs and represents a concerted effort to make adjustments to ringette practices and competitions to meet the needs of children. It also promotes a fun,…
Ottawa, Ontario – October 18, 2018 – Ringette Canada today announced that Burnaby has been selected as the host for the 2019 World Ringette Championships. The event, which will be held November 25 to December 1, 2019, will be co-hosted by the Lower Mainland Ringette League and Ringette BC. The world championships will see the top ringette athletes…
Ottawa, Ontario – October 2, 2018 – Ringette Canada today announced the addition of Jennifer Leak as Manager of Events, Marketing and Sponsorship and Geneviève Roussel as Sport Development Coordinator. Both Jennifer and Geneviève will be working out of the Ringette Canada office at the House of Sport in Ottawa. “We are very pleased to welcome Jennifer and Geneviève to Ringette Canada,” said Natasha Johnston,…
Ottawa, Ontario – September 27, 2018– The National Ringette League (NRL), the showcase league for ringette in Canada, will begin its 2018-2019 season on Saturday, with Calgary RATH, Edmonton WAM! and Edmonton Black Gold Rush hitting the ice this weekend. These games will kick off a season that will see 14 teams from across the country…
Ottawa, Ontario – September 12, 2018 – Ringette Canada today announced that Alyssa Silliker (Kanata, ON) and Kendra Nesbitt (Alymer, ON) are this year’s recipients of the 5-Count Ringette Goalie Award. The award, which is in its fourth year and recognizes and rewards ringette goalkeepers, awards $250 to registered players who are actively playing as a goalkeeper and…
September 11, 2018 – This past July, Ringette Canada hosted a very successful High Performance Challenge Cup in Blainville, Quebec. The High Performance Challenge Cups are three-day events hosted with the intention of bringing in the top Senior National Team prospects together to train, compete and learn about Ringette Canada’s high performance programs and philosophies….
Ottawa, Ontario – August 30, 2018– Ringette Canada today announced the hiring of Kelsey McIntosh as Technical Director. Kelsey will join the Ringette Canada team on September 24 and will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of player, coach and official pathways. Specific areas of responsibility and involvement include coaching, officiating and player development, rules and…
Ottawa, Ontario – July 31, 2018– Ringette Canadatoday announced the recipients of the 20thannual Agnes Jacks Scholarship Awardsand the 18thannual Cara Brown Ringette Scholarship Awards. Receiving Agnes Jacks Scholarships are Isabelle Saunders (Charlottetown, PEI), Jennifer Keller (Regina, SK), Savannah Baker (Tillsonburg, ON), Nicole Wright (Dartmouth, NS)and Katrina Merkosky (Edmonton, AB). Receiving Cara Brown Ringette Scholarships…
Ringette Canada is committed to achieving important milestones and seizing new opportunities in an ever-changing environment. Ringette Canada is entering the next four years with a solid foundation built on an extensive planning process that took place in 2013 that led to the development of its current strategic plan. Ringette Canada felt that the timing…