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…
Red Deer, Alberta – February 18, 2019 – It was another day of over capacity crowds at the ringette competition at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer, with the biggest crowd showing up for the hometown favorite, Team Alberta. Alberta suffered a tough opening day loss to Nova Scotia on Saturday, but came…
Red Deer, Alberta – February 17, 2019 – Quebec, Manitoba and Ontario remain undefeated after the second day of ringette competition at the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer. In the opening game of the day, Ontario posted a 6-3 victory over British Columbia. Arnprior’s Paige Miller and Guelph’s Claire Wyville posted two goals…
Red Deer, Alberta – February 16, 2019 – Ringette competition opened today at the Canada Winter Games in Red Deer and the stands were filled with cheering fans, including Minister of Sport, Kirsty Duncan and Governor General Julie Payette. In the opening game, Quebec downed PEI 14-1, with Laval’s Mégane Fortin picking up a hat…
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,…
Ottawa, Ontario – September 27, 2018– The National Ringette League (NRL), the showcase league for ringette in Canada, will begin its 2018-2019 season on Saturday, with Calgary RATH, Edmonton WAM! and Edmonton Black Gold Rush hitting the ice this weekend. These games will kick off a season that will see 14 teams from across the country…