| Year: | 2002 |
| Other Titles: | 6th World Ringette Championships |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | November 25–30, 2002 |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Venues: | Northlands AgriCom Arena |
| City: | Edmonton |
| Type: | ringette |
| Winners: | Canada |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | Finland |
| Third: | USA |
| Fourth: | Sweden |
| Prevseason: | 2000 |
| Nextseason: | 2004 |
The 2002 World Ringette Championships (2002 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 6th (XI) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, between November 25 and November 30, 2002, at the Northlands AgriCom Arena, now called the Edmonton Expo Centre.[1] The final match was broadcast in Canada and followed by over 140,000 televiewers.
The 2002 victory by Team Canada was considered particularly notable.[2] [3] In 2000, Team Canada was defeated by a score of 4–3 in extra time against Team Finland, but in WRC 2002, Team Canada took its revenge by defeating their arch-rival by a score of 3–1 in front of a sell-out crowd of 3850 supporters.[4] The final match was broadcast in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and followed by 144,000 Canadian televiewers.
Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee, Phyllis Sadoway, was the assistant coach of Team Canada in 2002.[5]
| Edmonton Expo Centre Previously called: Northland AgriCom | ||
|---|---|---|
| Host venue | ||
| Location | – Edmonton, Alberta | |
| Constructed | Opened: 1984 Expanded: 2009 | |
| Capacity | ||
| 2002 WRC Rosters | |
|---|---|
 2002 Team Finland | |
 2002 Team Canada | |
 2002 Team USA | |
 2002 Team Sweden |
| width=15 | width=200 | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Canada | |||
| Team Finland | |||
| Team USA | |||
| 4th | Team Sweden | ||
The 2002 Team Finland team competed at 2002 WRC.[6] Marjukka Virta and Petra Ojaranta were present.
The 2002 Team Canada Senior team competed in the 2002 World Ringette Championships.[7] [8] The 2002 Team Canada team included the following:[9] [10]
| width=200 | Name |
|---|---|
| Keely Brown | |
| Kim Beach | |
| Sarah Ianni (née Miller) | |
| Leanne Ross | |
| Michelle Lemieux | |
| Jacinda Rolph | |
| Carly Ross | |
| Alexis Snowdon | |
| Maria (McKenzie) Thompson | |
| Megan Todd | |
| Laura Warner (Captain) | |
| Michelle Henry | |
| Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand (#3) | |
| Shelly Hruska (#9) | |
| Gaetane Manaigre | |
| Nadia Tomy (#25) | |
| Barb Bautista | |
| Jacqueline Gaudet | |
| Jennifer Wakefield (née Gaudet) | |
| Jodi Jensen | |
| Melanie Daraiche | |
| Erin Gray | |
| Marion Clark | |
| Cheryl Prosser (#19) | |
| Leah Jones (#27) | |
| style=background:pink colspan=3 | Team Staff |
| Lorrie Horne (Head coach) | |
| Phyllis Sadoway (Assistant coach)[11] | |
| Peter Semonick (Assistant coach) | |
| Blair Whitmarsh (Mental Skills Coach) | |
| Connie Klassen (Trainer) | |
| Kristin Albo (Manager) |