2004 World Ringette Championships
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| 7th World Ringette Championships | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Sweden |
| City | Huddinge Municipality |
| Venue(s) | Visättra SportCenter 1 |
| Dates | November 23–27, 2004 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Finland (2nd title) |
Runner-up  |  Canada |
Third place  |  United States |
| Fourth place | Sweden |
The 2004 World Ringette Championships (2004 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 7th (XII) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Stockholm, Sweden, between November 23 and 27, 2004. The game for the world title final between Canada and Finland took place at the Visättra SportCenter in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
Overview
[edit]Team Finland took the world championship by crushing Team Canada 9–3 in the final.[1][2][3][4] Since the 2004 World Championships, Finland has dominated the international senior level of ringette.[5] Anna Vanhatalo was elected the best goaltender of the tournament.[6]
Venue
[edit]| Visättra Sportcenter | |
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| Location | Sweden – Huddinge, Stockholm
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| Constructed | |
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Teams
[edit]| 2004 WRC Rosters |
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| 2004 Team Finland
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| 2004 Team Canada
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| 2004 Team USA
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| 2004 Team Sweden
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Final standings
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Team Finland
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Team Canada
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Team USA
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| 4th | Team Sweden
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Rosters
[edit]Team Finland
[edit]The 2004 Team Finland Senior team [7] included the following players:
| Pos. | Number | Name |
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| Goalie | Anna Vanhatalo | |
| Kristiina Heinonen (Captain) | ||
| Sini Lehtonen[8] | ||
| Anna-Kaisa Raesola | ||
| Elina Raesola | ||
| Marjukka Virta | ||
| Maja Koponen | ||
| Erika Blom | ||
| Salla Kyhälä | ||
| Petra Ojaranta | ||
| Team Staff | ||
| Head coach | Pasi Kataja[9] | |
| Assistant coach | ||
Team Canada
[edit]Team Canada competed in the 2004 World Ringette Championships.[10][11] The 2004 Team Canada team included the following:[12]
| Pos. | Number | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | 1 | Keely Brown |
| Goaltender | 31 | Leanne Fedor |
| Goaltender | Stacey McNichol | |
| Forward | 3 | Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand - Captain |
| Forward | 4 | Jennifer Gaudet (née Wakefield) |
| Forward | 8 | Megan Todd |
| Forward | 9 | Shelly Hruska |
| Forward | 16 | Katie Lugg |
| Forward | 17 | Jodi Jensen |
| Forward | 21 | Barb Bautista |
| Forward | 41 | Sharolyn Wouters |
| Forward | 55 | Kim Beach |
| Defence | 64 | Beth Hurren |
| Defence | 96 | Carly Ross |
| Defence | Laura Warner - Captain | |
| Forward | Stéphanie Séguin | |
| Defence | Colleen Hagan | |
| Defence | Beth Hurren | |
| Defence | Jill Lange | |
| Defence | Nicole Madsen | |
| Defence | Jenna McBride | |
| Defence | Kendra O'Brien | |
| Defence | Carly Ross | |
| Defence | Alexis Snowdon | |
| Defence | Nadia Tomy | |
| Forward | Julie Blanchette | |
| Forward | Mel Brockman | |
| Forward | Dominique Carrière | |
| Forward | Erin Gray | |
| Forward | Michelle Henry | |
| Forward | Kailee Klemmensen | |
| Forward | Mandy Nordstrom | |
| Team Staff | ||
| Head coach | Lorrie Horne | |
| Assistant coach | Lyndsay Wheelans | |
See also
[edit]- World Ringette Championships
- International Ringette Federation
Canada national ringette team
Finland national ringette team
Sweden national ringette team
United States national ringette team
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The History of Ringette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2000. Archived from the original on 2 March 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Our Sport | History of Ringette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Suomelle kolmatta kertaa ringeten maailmanmestaruus" [Ringete world championship for Finland for the third time]. www.hs.fi. hs.fi. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Finale". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "2004 World Championships". Retrieved 3 December 2017. [permanent dead link]
- ^ Gold Medal Game - Finland vs Canada Archived August 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Anders Wiklund (24 November 2004). "STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Foto Ande" [STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Ande's photo] (in Finnish). IMAGO.
- ^ Anders Wiklund (27 November 2004). "STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Finlands" [STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Finnish]. IMAGO.
- ^ "HISTORIA | SUOMEN RINGETTELIITTO PERUSTETTIIN 5 May 1983" [HISTORY | RINGETTE FINLAND WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 5, 1983]. ringette.fi. Ringette Finland. 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ "WRC Gold Medal Game" (PDF). International Ringette Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "2004 World Ringette Championships". history.ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Alberta. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Team Canada Roster". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
