.svg) The Maple Leaf has always appeared on the uniform since 1990.[1] | ||||
| Nickname(s) | Team Canada[2][3] (Équipe Canada) | |||
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| Association | Ringette Canada[4] | |||
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| Team colors | White, red, black | |||
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| Senior:
 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) | |||
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1990 Gloucester | Team (Alberta) |
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1990 Gloucester | Team (Ontario) |
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1990 Gloucester | Team (Quebec) |
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1992 Helsinki | Team (Canada West) |
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1992 Helsinki | Team (Canada East) |
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1994 Saint Paul | Team (Canada East) |
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1994 Saint Paul | Team (Canada West) |
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1996 Stockholm | Team |
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1998 Summit Series Turku, Gothenburg, Osnabruck, Colmar |
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2000 Espoo and Lahti | Team |
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2002 Edmonton | Team |
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2004 Stockholm | Team |
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2007 Ottawa | Team |
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2010 Tampere | Team |
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2013 North Bay | Team |
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2016 Helsinki | Team |
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2017 Mississauga | Team |
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2019 Burnaby | Team |
| 2021 Helsinki | Cancelled | |
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2022 Espoo | Team |
| 2023 Calgary | Team | |
| World Junior Ringette Championships | ||
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2009 Prague | Team (Canada East) |
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2012 London | Team (Canada East) |
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2012 London | Team (Canada West) |
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2013 North Bay | Team |
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2016 Tampere | Team |
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2017 Mississauga | Team |
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2019 Burnaby | Team |
| 2021 Helsinki | Cancelled | |
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2022 Espoo | Team |
| 2023 Calgary | Team | |
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.
- ^ "The 1990 world ringette championship team". ringette.ca. 28 April 2015.
- ^ "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.