Ringette Canada announces Major Officials attending 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships

Ottawa, ON–Ringette Canada is pleased to announce the major officials who have been selected to attend the 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships. 

 

The 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships will kick off in Ottawa, ON on March 39, 2026. Teams from across Canada will compete for National Championship titles in the U16 and U19 divisions, while National Ringette League teams will battle for the title of NRL Champion. 

 

The officiating team is composed of the Officials Lead, 11 supervisors, 32 on-ice officials, and nine shot clock operators. Please see below for the full list of officials.

 

The 2026 Canadian Ringette Championships commence with the Opening Ceremonies on March 29, 2026 at the Nepean Sportsplex. Stay up to date on CRC info here.

 

Officials Lead

Karen Meek (Bowmanville, ON)

 

Officials Supervisors 

Benoit Ducharme (Montreal, QC)

Blair MacGregor (Saskatoon, SK)

Danielle Lalonde (Ottawa, ON)

Emmanuelle Bourbeau (Gatineau, QC)

Janyce Gunn (Oshawa, ON)

Lorie Grant (Kitchener, ON)

Luc Melanson (Dieppe, NB)

Natalie Fortin (Ottawa, ON)

Paul Shipman (Winnipeg, MB)

 

On-ice Officials

Alex Hanes (Bath, ON)

Anne-Marie Turgeon (Contrecoeur, QC)

Brandon Miller (Ottawa, ON)

Breanna Nembhard (Edmonton, AB)

Brent Bunting (Barrie, ON)

Chris Feher (Kitchener, ON)

Courtney Pettitt (St.Catharines, ON)

Danielle Neumann (Edmonton, AB)

David Jones (Beaver Bank, NS)

Duncan MacQuarrie (Ottawa, ON)

Evan Sharp (Squamish, BC)

Haley Wickens (Richmond Hill, ON)

Jaimie Nelson (High River, AB)

Jasper Greysson-Wong (Calgary, AB)

Jocelyn Goldhawk (London, ON)

Katelyn Wilson (Sarnia, ON)

Katherine L’Heureux (Vercheres, QC)

Kirstie Jones (Tillsonburg, ON)

Laura Hickling (Courtice, ON)

Lauréanne Cazabon (Vercheres, QC)

Luke Faulkner (Fredericton, NB)

Marc St-Hilaire (Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, QC)

Megan Howes (Burnaby, BC)

Patrick McKee (Richmond, ON)

Robert Drury (Whitby, ON)

Stephanie Black (Nepean, ON)

Sylvie Bohémier (Calgary, AB)

Sylvie Dubois (Sherwood Park, AB)

Tamara Hyska (Squamish, BC)

Terri-Lyn Sudom (Coquitlam, BC)

Tiffany Ducharme (Montreal, QC)

Vincent Moisan (Gatineau, QC)

 

Shot Clock Supervisors

Nancy Desfonds (Gatineau, QC)

Mike Murphy (Fredericton, NB)

 

Shot Clock Operators

Brenda King (Dundurn, SK)

David Saunders (Charlottetown, PE)

Iris Todd (Edmonton, AB)

Jodi Sheppard (Oak Bluff, MB)

Judy Renneberg (Calgary, AB)

Kevin Braithwaite (Langley, BC)

Kristi Puszkar (Airdrie, AB)

Mario Périard (Rockland, ON)

Neil Stang (Regina, SK)

 

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About Ringette Canada

Ringette Canada is the national body that oversees ringette in Canada. Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by Sam Jacks. There are currently over 30,000 players on nearly 2,000 teams across Canada, with over 1,500 officials and nearly 8000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in more than half a dozen countries worldwide. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement, ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model. Learn more at www.ringette.ca.

 

For more information:

Jenni Lloyd

Communications, Engagement, and Marketing Director

Ringette Canada

jenni@ringette.ca

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