Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – April 8, 2019 – The National Ringette League (NRL) today announced the nominees for its annual awards program. 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…
Ottawa, ON – March 28, 2019 –Ringette Canada today announced the high-performance scouts who have been selected to attend the 2019 Credit Union Canadian Ringette Championships that will take place in Charlottetown/Summerside, PEI from April 7-13. The high-performance scouting program aims to increase the number of active coaches involved in its high-performance ringette programs. “We are…
Ottawa, Ontario – January 29, 2019 – Ringette Canada today announced that it has selected SportsCanada.TV as the webcast provider for the 2019 and 2020 Canadian Ringette Championships and the 2019 Word Ringette Championships. SportsCanada.TV is Canada’s largest online amateur sports network and works with a number of national sport and multi-sport organizations across the country…
Ottawa, Ontario – November 21, 2018 – Ringette Canada today announced the induction of its 2017 junior national team into its Hall of Fame. The team won gold after defeating Finland 9-6 in game two of the best two out of three game series at the 2017 World Ringette Championships held in Mississauga, Ontario. The Ringette Canada…
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,…