| Year: | 1998 |
| Other Titles: | 1998 Summit Series |
| Country: | Finland |
| Country2: | Sweden |
| Country3: | Germany |
| Country4: | France |
| Dates: | February 27–March 7, 1998 |
| Num Teams: | 2 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: |  Finland |
| Second: |  Canada |
| Prevseason: | 1996 |
| Nextseason: | 2000 |
The 1998 World Ringette Championships (1998 WRC) was an international ringette tournament initially meant to be the 5th (X) World Ringette Championships and was originally scheduled to be hosted in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.. However, a promotional five-game ringette "Summit Series" tour of Europe was organized instead with a series of games between Team Canada,[1] and Team Finland[2] between February 27 and March 7, 1998.[3] [4]
Officially dubbed the "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", the games were contested in Finland, Sweden, Germany, and France. The event was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The 5th World Ringette Championships took place the following year at the 2000 World Ringette Championships.
The 1998 Summit Series for international ringette was a European tour organized exclusively for the national ringette teams of Canada and Finland. It replaced the 1998 World Ringette Championship which was initially planned to be played in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Both teams made stops in four different countries and cities: Turku (Finland), Gothenburg (Sweden), Osnabruck (Germany), and Colmar (France).
The fifth and final game took place in Colmar, France, where Team Finland beat Team Canada 10–8. Team Finland won the Summit Series against Canada 3–2.
Venues were in Germany, Sweden, Finland, and France.
| 1998 Summit Series/EuroTour Rosters | |
|---|---|
| 1998 Team Finland | |
| 1998 Team Canada |
| Location | Time | 1st | 2nd | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 27, 1998 | Turku, Finland | 20H00 | Finland (9) | Canada (7) | |
| February 28, 1998 | Turku, Finland | 19H00 | Finland (19) | Canada (5) | |
| March 1, 1998 | Turku, Finland | 14H00 | Canada (8) | Finland (7) | |
| March 2, 1998 |  Gothenburg, Sweden (OT) Shootout | 18H00 | Canada (12) | Finland (11) | |
| March 5, 1998 |  Osnabruck, Germany | 09H00 | Finland (9) | Canada (4) | |
| March 7, 1998 |  Colmar, France | 17H15 | Finland (10) | Canada (8) |
| width=15 | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Team Finland: 3 wins in 5 games | ||
| Team Canada: 2 wins in 5 games | ||
The 1998 Team Finland team included the following:
| style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 | TEAM FINLAND | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | |
| style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 | Forwards | |
| 3 | Metta Perkkiö | |
| 6 | Arja Oksanen | |
| 7 | Virpi Karjalainen | |
| 8 | Petra Ojaranta | |
| 10 | Tia Heinonen | |
| 13 | Kristiina Vidlund | |
| 16 | Sanna Koivuniemi | |
| 21 | Annukka Koivuniemi | |
| 25 | Katja Kivelä | |
| style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 | Defence | |
| 4 | Kirsi Annila | |
| 11 | Jasmine Lönnroth | |
| 12 | ||
| 14 | Emma-Lotta Laine | |
| 18 | Katja Saarela | |
| 24 | Anu Tuominiemi | |
| 26 | Johanna Majuri | |
| style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 | Goaltenders | |
| 30 | Senna Nokkosmäki | |
| 35 | Marjo Ikola |
| style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 | Team Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| width=60% style="background:silver; | Position | Name |
| Team Leader | Eva Valtanen | |
| Manager | Martti Kahelin | |
| Manager | Raimo Heinonen | |
| Head coach | Lyndsay Wheelans | |
| Assistant coach | Timo Himberg | |
| Goalie coach | Jari Toroskainen |
Initially, the 1998 World Ringette Championships were to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, but a promotional five-game ringette tour of Europe, "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", was organized with competitions between Team Canada[5] and Team Finland[6] instead.[7] [8] 1998 Team Canada included, "athlete representation from each province and the Northwest Territories".[9]
The 1998 Team Canada team included the following:
| style=background:pink colspan=2 | TEAM CANADA | |
|---|---|---|
| width=10 style="background:silver; | Number | Name |
| style=background:pink colspan=2 | Forwards | |
| 2 | Gladie Turple (Forward–Defence) | |
| 9 | Sue Dinham | |
| 12 | Susan Coggles | |
| 15 | Renée Virc | |
| 19 | Tina Pineau | |
| 91 | Shelley Reynolds | |
| style=background:pink colspan=2 | Centres | |
| 4 | Lisa Brown - Captain | |
| 7 | Sarah (Miller) Ianni | |
| 10 | Cara Brown | |
| 18 | Lisa Dipasquale | |
| 22 | Angie MacPherson | |
| 20 | Maria (McKenzie) Thompson | |
| style=background:pink colspan=2 | Defence | |
| 5 | Karen Duguay | |
| 8 | Laurie Cartman | |
| 11 | Dominique Fréchette | |
| 16 | Jodeen Canning | |
| 88 | Tammy Wurtak | |
| style=background:pink colspan=2 | Goaltenders | |
| 1 | Tamara Anderson | |
| 30 | Amanda Snell | |
| style=background:pink colspan=2 | Team Staff | |
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | |
| Head coach | Dave Mainwood | |
| Assistant coach | Ron Gallinger | |
| Assistant coach | Deb Marek[10] | |
| Assistant coach | Keith Williamson | |
| style=background:pink colspan=2 | Officials | |
| Official | Stephan Blackman |