2023 Canadian Ringette Championships – Results

Regina, Saskatchewan – April 15, 2023 – Trophies were won, champions were crowned and all-stars were named tonight at the closing ceremony of the 2023 Canadian Ringette Championships

The stands were packed, and the energy was high as the skates hit the ice our first game of this championship day. Team Prince Edward Island won out against QC2-Québec 2-1 to take the gold medal in the consolation final.  Moving on to the championship round, the AB2-St Albert Mission beat AB3 Calgary CORE 3-2 to take the U16 bronze medal.  The U16 gold medal match was an absolute thriller, with some excellent end-to-end play, by the time the final whistle blew, team New Brunswick had clearly asserted their dominance, and took the gold medal over Team AB1 – Team Alberta by a score of 6-2.

The U19s were on ice next, starting with the consolation final.  Team New Brunswick defeated ON2 Waterloo Wildfire by a score of 3-2 to take the consolation gold. Over to the championship round where the bronze medal match saw two Alberta teams going head-to-head. AB3 Alberta FUSION won out, defeating AB1-Team Alberta by a score of 3-2 to take the bronze medal. The gold medal game was another electrifying match up featuring AB2 Sone 2 Blaze and AB4 – St. Albert Mission.  When the curtain fell, the Mission took gold 8-1 and the Blaze had to settle for the silver medal.

The National Ringette League was last up on the docket.  In the consolation round, the gold was given to the Nepean Ravens, who downed the Edmonton Black Gold Rush by a score of 5-4. The bronze medal went home with the Calgary RATH as they downed the Waterloo Wildfire 4-1. The gold medal match was another high-level game. The Edmonton WAM! were looking to continue their fine form in this tournament against the Montreal Mission. The game was exhilarating and the Edmonton WAM! took home the gold and won out over the Mission by a score of 7-4.

Agnes Jacks True Sport awards were presented in each division to teams who demonstrated the best sportsmanship throughout the tournament. Winners included AB2-St Albert Mission in the U16 division, Team Alberta FUSION in the U19 division and Calgary RATH in the National Ringette League division.

 

All-Star line-ups were named in each division.

 

Second line all-stars were:

 

U16 DIVISION

Offence/Offense – ON1-Team Ontario #3 – Jenna Martin

Offence/Offense – NB1 – Team New Brunswick #22 Audree LeBlanc

Offence/Offense – AB2- St. Albert Mission #16 Kylie Stolk

Defence / Défense – AB1-Team Alberta #21 Rowan Cameron

Defence / Défense – QC2 – Lac St. Louis #88 Hillary Bolduc

Goalie / Gardien.ne de but – AB2 – St. Albert Mission #31 – Alysa Carew

 

U19 DIVISION

Offence/Offense : AB3-FUSION- Mia Hemstreet

Offence/Offense : SK1-Team Saskatchewan- Lauren Schoenhofen

Offence/Offense : ON 2-Waterloo Wildfire -Jace Cormier

Defence/Défense : AB2-Zone 2 Blaze – Cailyn Bevis

Defence/Défense : QC1-Équipe Québec  -Charlie K. Martel

Goalie/Gardien.ne de but  – SK1 Saskatchewan – Maddie Nystrom

 

NRL DIVISION

Offence/Offense : Atlantic Attack – Brittany Snowden

Offence/Offense : Cambridge Turbos – Paige Lanteigne

Offence/Offense : Waterloo Wildfire – Kelsey Youldon

Defence/Défense : Rive Sud Revolution – Lauriane Alain

Defence/Défense : Julie Vandal –  Gatineau Fusion

Goalie/Gardien.ne de but : Brea Beck – Calgary Rath

 

First line all-stars were:

 

U16 DIVISION

Offence/Offense – AB1-Team Alberta #14 Leah Schmidt

Offence/Offense – NB1 – Team New Brunswick #8 Ashley Bourgeois

Offence/Offense – AB4 – Zone 2 Blaze #8 Madison Rice

Defence / Défense – BC1 – Team B.C. #8 Nerissa Beeby

Defence / Défense – AB1-Team Alberta #4 Danae Funnel

Goalie / Gardien.ne de but – NB1 – Team New Brunswick #31 Noemie Morin

 

U19

First all star line:

Offence/Offense :AB4 – Jasmin Fevin

Offence/Offense : ON3 –  Morgan Forrest

Offence/Offense : AB 1 –  Regan Meier

Defence/Défense :QC – Maude Ouelette

Defence/Défense : AB 3 – Kaylee Armstrong

Goalie/Gardien.ne de but : AB 4 -St Albert Mission AbbyRuth Gering

 

NRL

First all star line:

Offence/Offense : Montreal Mission – Megane Fortin

Offence/Offense : Edmonton WAM! –  Gillian Dreger

Offence/Offense : Atlantic Attack – Jenny Snowden

Defence/Défense : Edmonton WAM! – Melissa Mitsuka

Defence/Défense : Edmonton WAM! – Annie Debaji

Goalie/Gardien.ne de but : Waterloo Wildfire – Cam Schnnar

 

 

The National Ringette League (NRL) also presented its awards at the CRC 2023 closing banquet.

 

Trophies were presented in the following categories:

 

Rookie of the Year (the most outstanding player in their first year of NRL competition)

Erin Ung – Calgary RATH

 

Most Valuable Player (the player judged to be the most valuable to their team)

Kaitlyn Youldon – Calgary RATH

 

Top Centre (the most outstanding player that played predominantly the centre position)

Molly Lewis – Nepean Ravens

 

Top Forward (the most outstanding player that played predominantly forward position)

Britney Snowdon – Atlantic Attack

 

Top Defense (the most outstanding player that played predominantly the defense position)

Melissa Misutka – Edmonton WAM!

 

Top Goalkeeper (the most outstanding goalkeeper)

Laurie St-Pierre – Rive Sud Revolution

 

Coaching Staff of the Year (the most outstanding coaching staff group of the year, this award is voted on by the teams)

 

Calgary RATH – Head Coach -Barb Bautista

Assistant Coaches Nicole Prokop & Dallas Robbins and trainer Jeffery Ung

 

NRL Top Scorer

Jenny Snowdon – Atlantic Attack

 

NRL Scoring Champion

Britney Snowdon – Atlantic Attack

 

Volunteer of the Year

Darrin Kruger (Saskatchewan Heat)

 

Congratulations to all the winners and to all the teams for some exceptional skill throughout the week.

 

And a big thank you to all of our coaches, trainers, officials, volunteers, host committee members, parents, grandparents and those supporting ringette all over the world this week by tuning in to our YouTube channel and TELUS’s Optik TV network

 

If you missed anything you can catch up on the games on the Ringette Canada YouTube channel; youtube.com/c/RingetteCanadaRinguetteCanada

ALL photos from the event at available on the Ringette Canada Flickr account – https://www.flickr.com/photos/ringettecanada/albums

For more information on the event, including links to rosters, schedules, standings and stats can be found at  www.nationalringetteleague.ca