| 14th World Ringette Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Finland |
| City | Espoo |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | October 31–November 6, 2022 |
| Opened by | Sauli Niinistö |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | Senior Pool Sam Jacks Series:
Junior Pool President's Pool  United States Sr.(1st title) |
Runner-up  | Senior Pool Sam Jacks Series:
Junior Pool President's Pool  Sweden Sr. |
Third place  | President's Pool Czech Republic Sr. |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Seniors: Susanna Tapani Juniors: Minka Tiihonen |
| Official website | |
| WRC 2022 | |
The 2022 World Ringette Championships (2022 WRC)[1] was an international ringette tournament and the 14th (XIV) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF)[2] and was contested in Espoo, Finland, from October 31 – November 6, 2022. The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, acted as a patron of the event. The previous world championships, the 2021 WRC, had been planned to be hosted by Finland in Helsinki, but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The main event took place at the Espoo Metro Areena, located in the Tapiola sports park. One exhibition game took place at Marli Areena (Rajupaja Areena) in Turku, Finland, and another at the Kisakallio Sport Institute in Lohja. "Come Try Ringette" events were organized for schools in the area as well as the general public.
Three competitions took place take place: the Senior Pool (Seniors) a.k.a. Sam Jacks Pool, the Junior Pool (Juniors), and the President's Pool (developing ringette nations). The 2022 Junior competition included athletes who were Under-21 years of age (U21). Prior to the main competition, a series of exhibition games were played which included a different national teams and two Finland U18 teams: U18 2004 (players born in 2004) and U18 2005 (players born in 2005). A youth tournament was played at the Tapiola Arena (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli) and Matinkylä ice rinks.
Ringette Finland (Finnish: Suomen Ringetteliitto) and Kiekko-Espoo Ringette hosted "International Ringette Festival 2022", an international junior ringette tournament in Espoo from November 3 to November 6, 2022.[3] The Festival included 16 teams, each in the age divisions of U16, U14 and U12, and was open to ringette teams from Canada, Finland, and Sweden. All teams played at least six games. U16 and U14 played 2 x 15 minutes (stopped clock) and U12 played 30 minutes (running time).
- ^ "WRC2022 – World Ringette Championships 2022". wrc2022.fi. World Ringette Championships. 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "IRF Events | Upcoming Events". irfringette.com. International Ringette Federation. 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "RINGETTE FESTIVAL – INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR TOURNAMENT". wrc2022.fi. WRC 2022 Espoo. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.