Canada national ringette team

Medal record
World Ringette Championships
Seniors
World Junior Ringette Championships
Juniors
World Ringette Championships
Juniors

Canada
	The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform since 1990.
Nickname(s)	Team Canada; (Équipe Canada)
Association	Ringette Canada
Head coach	Team Canada Sr.; Julie Blanchette (2023) Team Canada Jr.; Andrea Ferguson (2023)
Assistants	Team Canada Sr. (2023); Jacqueline Gaudet; Stéphanie Séguin; Barb Bautista; Claudia Jetté; Team Canada Jr. U21 (2023); Keely Brown; Colleen Hagan; Donnell Schoenhofen;
Captain	Team Canada Sr.; (2023); Team Canada Jr. U21; Erin Ung (2023);
Team colors	White, red, black;
First international
	Senior:; Canada 19–0 Sweden; (Stockholm, Sweden; April 14, 1996); ; Junior:; Canada 14–8 USA; (North Bay, Ontario, Canada; January 1, 2014)
World Ringette Championships
Appearances	Junior: 6; (first in 2009); ; Senior: 14 including 1998 Summit Series (first in 1990)
Best result	Senior: 1st; 1990, 1992, 1996, 2002; ; Junior: 1st; 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019;

The Canada national ringette team (popularly known as Team Canada; French: Équipe Canada) is the ringette team representing Canada internationally. Canada has both a senior national team, Team Canada Senior, and a junior national team, Team Canada Junior. Both national teams compete in the World Ringette Championships (WRC) and are overseen by Ringette Canada^[4] which is a member of the International Ringette Federation (IRF). Some team members are selected from the National Ringette League. Team Canada and Team Finland have emerged as ringette's major international rivals at both the senior and junior level. Some of Canada's national teams have been inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame.

Canada's first appearance in international ringette began at the inaugural World Ringette Championships which was the 1990 World Ringette Championships, when Canada sent six different regional teams from across the country to represent the nation. At that time, Canada had not yet established a national team, and rather, regional teams competed for the championship instead. Team Alberta, which was composed of members of the province's Calgary Debs who were all-star players from across Alberta, emerged victorious from the tournament.^[6]

Canada achieved its first unified national ringette team in the 1996 World Ringette Championships. This was a significant milestone for the sport, as it marked the first time that only one team represented the nation in international ringette competitions. Previously, regional teams, like Team Alberta, represented Canada in international tournaments. The formation of this national team paved the way for greater standardization in the sport and allowed Canada to bring its best players together to compete on the world stage. The Canadian national ringette team has since become a dominant force in international ringette competitions, winning several gold medals in the World Ringette Championships.

The next time Canada competed was at the 1998 Summit Series where both Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior competed exclusively in a European tour.

The 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships was the first-ever international tournament exclusively for junior ringette players and took place in Prague, Czech Republic. Two different teams represented the country: Canada East, and Canada West. This marked another important moment in the history of the sport, as it was the first time that nations specifically competed against each other with their best young players, all of whom were U19 (Under-19). Later, the junior tournament merged with the senior tournament at the 2013 World Ringette Championships during the 50th anniversary of the sport. That same year, Canada established its first-ever all-junior national ringette team, taking the opportunity to send upcoming players to the merged junior-senior tournament. The creation of the all-junior team allowed Canada to continue its tradition of success in the international scene and also provided a pathway for young players to represent their country on a global stage.

Early history

Canada was initially represented by six different amateur ringette teams at the inaugural World Ringette Championships in 1990 which took place in Gloucester, Ontario, Canada.^[7] In 1996, Canada's national ringette team became the first single representative Canadian team for ringette internationally, forming roughly 15 years after the death of Sam Jacks in 1975, the Canadian identified as the sport's inventor.^[8]

Until 2009, Canada only had world representation in ringette at the senior level due to the fact that it was the only level available for elite international ringette competition. Canada created two teams which formed in 2009 for the inaugural World Junior Ringette Championships in the Czech Republic, but Canada wouldn't form its first, single representative all-junior national team until 2013.

World Championship record

Summit Series

The 1998 World Ringette Championships were replaced by a Summit Series between Team Canada and Team Finland, both of which were senior teams. Team Canada finished in second place while Team Finland finished in first.

Senior Canada

(Seniors) World Ringette Championships
Year	Location	Result	Notes
1990	Gloucester	Gold
1992	Helsinki	Gold
1994	Saint Paul	Silver
1996	Stockholm	Gold
1998 "Summit Series"	Turku Gothenburg Osnabrück Colmar	Silver
2000	Espoo and Lahti	Silver
2002	Edmonton	Gold
2004	Stockholm	Silver
2007	Ottawa	Silver
2010	Tampere	Silver
2013	North Bay	Silver
2016	Helsinki	Silver
2017	Mississauga	Silver
2019	Burnaby	Silver
2021	Helsinki	cancelled
2022	Espoo	Silver

Junior Canada

(Juniors) World Ringette Championships
Year	Location	Result	Notes
2009	Prague	Silver	^[9]
2012	London	Gold
2013	Saint Paul	Silver
2016	Stockholm	Gold
2017	Mississauga	Gold
2019	Burnaby	Gold
2021	Helsinki	cancelled
2022	Espoo	Silver

Team Canada Senior

Canada's first appearance in international ringette took place at the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 with six different Canadian senior amateur ringette teams representing the country: Team Alberta (Calgary Debs), Team Ontario, Team Quebec, Team Manitoba, Team Saskatchewan, and Team Gloucester (host). The winners of the 1989 Western Canadian Ringette Championships, the Calgary Debs advanced to the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 as Team Alberta.^[10]^[7] The team went on to become the first to win the World Ringette Championship and the Sam Jacks Trophy.^[11]^[10]^[12] Clémence Duchesneau was named the tournament's top goalie, an award she also claimed at the next tournament.^[13]

Canada was represented by two separate teams, Team Canada East and Team Canada West, during the 1992 World Ringette Championships and the 1994 World Ringette Championships. Since the 1996 World Ringette Championships only one national Canadian team has served as the Canadian senior representative; it has won the competition twice, in 1996 and in 2002.^[14]^[15]

Team Canada Junior

Team Canada Junior first competed in the World Junior Ringette Championships. The 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships marked the first time an international competition took place specifically for junior players between ringette playing nations. The tournament was created separately from the major competition between senior national teams (the World Ringette Championships) and was established by the International Ringette Federation.

In 2009, Canada was represented by two different Canadian junior amateur ringette teams, Team Canada East and Team Canada West. At the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships, Canada was represented by two separate teams: Team Canada East Under-19, and Team Canada West Under-19.

The first single representative national junior ringette team in Canada was formed in 2013 after the World Junior Ringette Championships tournament merged with the larger World Ringette Championships and a Junior division was created.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 World Ringette Championships were cancelled and therefore there was no Team Canada Junior for that year.

Medal record

Senior medal record

In conjunction with a gold medal, the winning senior national ringette team is awarded the Sam Jacks Trophy which was first introduced at the world inaugural World Ringette Championships (WRC) in 1990 in Gloucester, Ontario, Canada. A new redesign of the Sam Jacks Trophy was introduced during the 1996 World Ringette Championships in Stockholm, Sweden. 1996 was the year Canada sent the first all–Canadian national ringette team to the WRC whereas before Canada had sent regional teams.

Senior Team Canada WRC Medals (1990–1994)
Year	Gold 2 (Sam Jacks Trophy)	Silver 3	Bronze 2
1990 Details	Team Alberta (Calgary Debs)	Team Ontario	Team Quebec
1992 Details	Team Canada West (Team Alberta "AAA")	Team Canada East
1994 Details		Team Canada East	Team Canada West
Senior Team Canada WRC Medals (1996–2022)
Year	Gold 2 (Sam Jacks Trophy)	Silver 10	Bronze 0
1996 Details	1996 Team Canada
1998 Details		1998 Team Canada
2000 Details		2000 Team Canada
2002 Details	2002 Team Canada
2004 Details		2004 Team Canada
2007 Details		2007 Team Canada
2010 Details		2010 Team Canada
2013 Details		2013 Team Canada Senior
2016 Details		2016 Team Canada Senior
2017 Details		2017 Team Canada Senior
2019 Details		2019 Team Canada
2021 Details	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details		2022 Team Canada
2023 Details

Junior medal record

In conjunction with a gold medal, the winning junior national ringette team is awarded the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy which was first introduced during the 2019 World Ringette Championships (WRC) in Burnaby, Canada. 2013 was the year Canada sent the first all–Canadian junior national ringette team to the WRC whereas before Canada had sent regional teams to the World Junior Ringette Championships (WJRC) in 2009 and 2012, after which the tournament merged with the WRC.

Junior Team Canada WJRC Medals (2009–2012)
Year	Gold 4 (World Junior Championship Trophy)	Silver 2	Bronze 1
2009 Details		U19 Team Canada East
2012 Details	U19 Team Canada East		U19 Team Canada West
Junior Team Canada WRC Medals (2013–present)
Year	Gold 3 (Juuso Wahlsten Trophy)	Silver 2	Bronze 0
2013 Details		Team Canada U19
2016 Details	Team Canada U19
2017 Details	Team Canada U19
2019 Details	Team Canada U19
2021 Details	cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details		Team Canada U21
2023 Details

Notable people

Players

Keely Brown (goaltender)
Julie Blanchette
Lyndsay Wheelans
Stéphanie Séguin
Shelly Hruska
Erin Cumpstone
Jennifer Hartley [fr]
Claudia Jetté - goalie, goalie coach, played for the Montréal Mission of the National Ringette League for 13 years, played in the Finnish national ringette league for Team Helsinki in Finland in 2006, 18 Canadian Ringette Championships, played for Team Canada 2007 (Sr.) at WRC 2007, goalie coach for Team Canada Juniors 2016 (gold medal),^[16] coach for one of the Team Canada Senior teams at the 2023 World Ringette Championships^[17]

Samuel Perry Jacks

Samuel Perry Jacks, commonly known as Sam Jacks, is the Canadian who created the sport of ringette. Ringette's preeminent international award for ringette athletes, the World Ringette Championships, Sam Jacks Trophy, is awarded to the winning team in the Senior Pool and is named in his honour.

Mirl Arthur McCarthy

Mirl Arthur McCarthy, commonly known as "Red", was the Canadian responsible for designing ringette's first set of official rules.

Team Canada goalies

Below is a list of ringette goalies who have been members of Canada's national ringette team or a have been goalies for one of the regional Canadian ringette teams at the World Ringette Championships.

SENIORS

Deb Marek
Anne Gillespie
Sandra Fenton
Tamara Anderson
Clémence Duchesneau
Amanda Snell
Keely Brown
Leanne Fedor
Shannon Anderson
Stacey McNicho
Claudia Jetté - Reserve
Bobbi Mattson
Meghan Pittaway
Stacey McNichol - Reserve
Amy Clarkson
Jasmine Leblanc
Breanna Beck
Laurie St-Pierre

JUNIORS (U19/U21)

Ashley Miller
Élizabeth Audette-Bourdeau
Kassy Bailey
Elise Crocker
Jessie Callander
Jasmine LeBlanc
Karly McMullen
Stacey Bjornsson
Anj Grewal
Lynn Seraphim
Sydney Catlin
Sarah Brown
Rianne Munro
Ellen Hoban
Ryann Bannerman
Madison Ford
Laurie St-Pierre
Grace MacKenzie
Marie-Ève Dubé
Kiana Heska
Holland Kozan
Rachael Pelisek
Paige Roy
Kaylee Davies
Maddy Nystrom

U18 DEVELOPMENT

Julia Harvie
Aeva Lott
Cadence Howe
Annabelle Sylvestre

Gallery

Julie Blanchette, former Team Canada player
Stéphanie Séguin, former Team Canada player

References

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^ "Senior National Team Program". ringette.ca/athletes/team-canada/senior-national-team-program/. Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "Junior National Team Program". ringette.ca/athletes/team-canada/junior-national-team-program/. Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ringette Canada". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ "International Ringette Federation (IRF) 1996". www.ringette.cc. International Ringette Federation. 1996. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^ "Canada West Ringette Teams 1990 & 1992 | Ringette Team - Inducted 1994". albertasportshallmembers.ca. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "1990 World Ringette Championship (Gloucester, Ontario, Canada)". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
^ Lawlor, Allison (19 April 2005). "Obituaries, AGNES JACKS, RINGETTE PROMOTER 1923-2005". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
^ "Team Finland White Stars win gold at first IRF U-19 Ringette Championship". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "1989–1990 – Ringette Calgary History". ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Calgary. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Player Roster - Team Canada 1990, World Ringette Championships, Gloucester Ontario Canada". web.archive.com. Ringette Canada. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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^ "Clémence Duchesneau - Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
^ "1996 World Ringette Championship Team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^ "2002 World Ringette Championship Team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
^ "Ringuette Performance | Your Instructors | Claudia Jetté". ringuetteperformance.com. 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "2023 SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM COACHING STAFF ANNOUNCED". Ringette Canada. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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[2] "Senior National Team Program". ringette.ca/athletes/team-canada/senior-national-team-program/. Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[3] "Junior National Team Program". ringette.ca/athletes/team-canada/junior-national-team-program/. Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

[RC-4] "Ringette Canada". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[5] "International Ringette Federation (IRF) 1996". www.ringette.cc. International Ringette Federation. 1996. Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

[CWest9092-6] "Canada West Ringette Teams 1990 & 1992 | Ringette Team - Inducted 1994". albertasportshallmembers.ca. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[1990_results-7] "1990 World Ringette Championship (Gloucester, Ontario, Canada)". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

[8] Lawlor, Allison (19 April 2005). "Obituaries, AGNES JACKS, RINGETTE PROMOTER 1923-2005". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[9] "Team Finland White Stars win gold at first IRF U-19 Ringette Championship". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.

[CalgHist1-10] "1989–1990 – Ringette Calgary History". ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Calgary. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[1990Roster-11] "Player Roster - Team Canada 1990, World Ringette Championships, Gloucester Ontario Canada". web.archive.com. Ringette Canada. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[12] "The 1990 world ringette championship team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2022.

[RCHOFP1-13] "Clémence Duchesneau - Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

[1996snt-14] "1996 World Ringette Championship Team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

[15] "2002 World Ringette Championship Team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2022.

[16] "Ringuette Performance | Your Instructors | Claudia Jetté". ringuetteperformance.com. 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[17] "2023 SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM COACHING STAFF ANNOUNCED". Ringette Canada. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

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