Ringette Canada

This article is about Canada's national ringette organization. For the organized sport in Canada, see Ringette in Canada.

Ringette Canada
SportRingette
Membership31,168 registered players (2017–18)
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
HeadquartersOttawa
PresidentFirst: June Tiessen Current: Angie Milbury
Coach
  • Team Canada Sr. (2023)

Julie Blanchette

  • Team Canada Jr. U21 (2023)

Andrea Ferguson

Official website
ringette.ca
Canada

Ringette Canada[1] is the national governing body for the sport of ringette in Canada. It was established in 1974 with June Tiessen as its first President and has its current headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.[2] It is responsible for the organization and promotion of ringette on a nationwide basis and organizes Canada's semi-professional ringette league, the National Ringette League (NRL) which was established in 2004, with the league functioning as a committee under Ringette Canada.

In 1986, Ringette Canada became a member of the International Ringette Federation which at the time was known as the "World Ringette Council". Its national hall of fame, the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame, was established in 1988.[3][4] The first time a Canadian ringette team traveled overseas to Europe (Finland) was in 1979.[2]

With the help of Ringette Canada, the sport of ringette was first introduced as part of the Canada Winter Games program in 1991, when the games took place in Prince Edward Island. The sport has been a prominent part of this multi-sport national event ever since.[5]

Ringette Canada is also responsible for scouting ringette talent in Canada in order to create the Canadian national ringette teams for both Team Canada Senior and Team Canada Junior who then compete at the World Ringette Championships. National team players are selected from the National Ringette League.

  1. ^ "Ringette Canada". Ringette Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "The History of Ringette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2000. Archived from the original on March 2, 2000. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ringette History – National Ringette School". nationalringetteschool.com. National Ringette School. 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 1991 | LEGACY STORY | Welcome Home Canada!". canadagames.ca. Canada Games Council. 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.