Earlier this year, we wrote this piece about the pins on each bronze, silver, and gold medal. They are replicas of the medal itself, meant to be gifted by the winning athlete to someone who has supported their ringette journey, helping them get to that podium moment. Ringette is a team sport, certainly, but that…
04/04/2022 Ottawa, Ontario – April 4, 2022 – 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…
To the ringette community, “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” That quote from A.A. Milne captures how I’m feeling today. A couple of weeks ago, I informed the Ringette Canada staff and board that I have accepted a new position and will be leaving Ringette Canada. While this…
It all started when her daughter began playing ringette many years ago. Phyllis Bergmans, one of the recipients of the 2022 United Way East Ontario Community Builder Award, began her involvement in youth sport by volunteering as an assistant coach for her daughter’s ringette team. As the years went on, Bergmans went from assistant coach, to…
Week-long championships will be broadcast on Optik TV starting April 3, 2022 and feature over 865 athletes from across Canada Ottawa – Today, Ringette Canada, the national governing body for the sport of ringette, is delighted to announce its new partnership with TELUS for the Canadian Ringette Championships taking place in Calgary, Alberta starting…
Ringette Canada has a new look. “We are delighted to reveal our new logo,” said Ringette Canada Executive Director Natasha Johnston. “The rebranding marks an important transformation for our sport by evolving to a sleek look while still maintaining strong ties to a recognizable logo that we have worked so hard to create….
Ottawa, Ontario – March 23, 2022– The 2022 Canadian Ringette Championships will get underway in Calgary, Alberta on April 3rd and teams from across the country will compete for national titles in the U16 and U19 divisions, as well as the National Ringette League championship title. Ringette Canada today announced the major officials who have been selected to attend…
Ottawa, March 3rd, 2022 – Every year, millions of Canadians come together through sport. In every province and territory, community sport inspires friendship, learning, health, and personal growth. Canadians tell researchers that after the family, sport is the most powerful influence on young people’s development. In recognition of the belief that good sport can make…
The Ontario government has announced, that effective Wednesday, January 5th 2022, it will temporarily move the province back into Step Two of its Roadmap to Reopen. As such, the NRL Hubs scheduled for Jan 8th in Nepean, and Jan 15th/22nd in Waterloo have been postponed. Ringette Canada has also been working closely with the 4 teams involved in…
Alayne Martell’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place this Saturday, December 4th at 7.30pm on the ice of the UNIplex – Surface UNI during the Waterloo Wildfire V Atlantic Attack ringette match in Dieppe, New Brunswick. There will be a short video tribute that will be shared at the time of the presentation…
We are gearing up for our first weekend of National Ringette League (NRL) action. The NRL season looks a little bit different this year. Teams will be playing their league games throughout four ‘hub’ weekends and the first one starts this weekend, Dec 4th & 5th. We have adopted a new hub format in 2021 to bring…
Congratulations to Terry McAdam on being officially inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame this past weekend. Terry is the 5th person from Saskatchewan to be inducted into the Hall of Fame since 1988, an auspicious accomplishment indeed. Denise Treslan, a member of the Ringette Canada Board of Directors, was grateful to be able…
Say hello to Wowkwis (Whoa-quis), the official mascot for the 2023 Canada Winter Games. Named after the Mi’kmaq First Nations peoples’ word for “red fox,” Wowkwis celebrates the rich history of our province. A local, who hails from world-famous Rustico, Wowkwis’ favourite colour is turquoise because it resembles the water in the bay, and her…