Ottawa, ON–Ringette Canada is thrilled to announce that two National Ringette League Hubs have been selected to air on CBC Sports as part of our plan to further promote and professionalize the league, and get more eyes on the growing sport of ringette. In the West, the Edmonton WAM! Hub will be held November…
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…
Angie Milbury, President of Ringette Canada, announced today that four individuals have been inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in the Official and Builder Categories. “The Ringette Hall of Fame is proud to welcome these incredible individuals,” said Milbury. “Their contributions to the sport of ringette are well documented and their induction to…
In the summer of 2020, Ringette Canada launched its National Direction for Return to Ringette to support and remind everyone involved in our sport that our game would be back – that our families, associations and communities would come back to the game we all love – stronger than ever. We also emphasized that a…
Ringette Canada, in partnership with Parachute Canada, has recently completed a ringette-specific concussion online training course. The course is hosted on our Sport for Life Campus along with the Come Try Ringette training course. As with the Come Try Ringette course, access to the concussion course is free with the use of coupon codes. Instructions…
Why isn’t ringette in the Olympics? Great question! And one that is brought up frequently to Ringette Canada. The process to become an Olympic sport is an interesting one, so we wanted to share how and why sports get chosen to be part of the Olympic games and how ringette fits into this picture. The…
Ringette Canada is delighted to announce the recipients of the 22nd annual Agnes Jacks Scholarship Awards and the 20thannual Cara Brown Ringette Scholarship Awards. Receiving Agnes Jacks Scholarships are Malia Gee (Regina, SK) Cassidy Meyer (Taymouth, NB) Brooklyn MacInnis (Souris, PEI) Talia Russouw (Kelowna, BC) Brynn Stevenson (Lethbrdige, AB). Receiving Cara Brown Ringette Scholarships are Kaylee Davies (Steinbach, MB) and Lauren…
Ringette Canada is delighted to announce the appointment of Hannah Woodman to the position of Program Coordinator with Ringette Canada. Hannah has worked in sport for 8 years starting at the recreation level in 2014 and moving to work in the sport of ringette from 2018-21. Throughout these years, Hannah worked at Ringette BC as…
We are delighted to announce that we have appointed Jenni Lloyd as our new Communications, Engagement & Marketing Director. Jenni is a professional sport administrator with 11 years of experience growing, developing and sharing the power of sport. A native of North Bay ON, Jenni now resides in Ottawa with her husband and 2 children….
OTTAWA, ON (June 22, 2021) – Ringette Canada is delighted to announce that Ringette Calgary, in partnership with Tourism Calgary, will host the next Canadian Ringette Championships (CRC) from April 3-9, 2022. “We are so excited to make this announcement,” said Natasha Johnston, Executive Director of Ringette Canada. “Having the CRC confirmed for Calgary next…
Based on the unanimous recommendation of an expert panel, Ringette Canada’s Board of Directors has updated the Transgender Inclusion Policy to address gaps that excluded players who identify as transgender male or non-binary. In some provinces there are no existing programs for participants who identify as male or as non-binary (i.e., someone who does not…