2004 World Ringette Championships Explained

Year:	2007
Other Titles:	7th World Ringette Championships
Size:	300px
Country:	Sweden
Dates:	November 23–27, 2004
Num Teams:	4
Venues:	Visättra SportCenter 1
City:	Huddinge Municipality
Type:	ringette
Winners:	Finland
Count:	2
Second:	Canada
Third:	USA
Fourth:	Sweden
Prevseason:	2002
Nextseason:	2007

The 2004 World Ringette Championships (2004 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 7th (XII) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Stockholm, Sweden, between November 23 and 27, 2004. The game for the world title final between Canada and Finland took place at the Visättra SportCenter in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.

Overview

Team Finland took the world championship by crushing Team Canada 9–3 in the final.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] Since the 2004 World Championships, Finland has dominated the international senior level of ringette.^[5] Anna Vanhatalo was elected the best goaltender of the tournament.^[6]

Venue

Visättra Sportcenter
Host venue

Location	Sweden – Huddinge, Stockholm
Constructed
Capacity

Teams

2004 WRC Rosters
2004 Team Finland
2004 Team Canada
2004 Team USA
2004 Team Sweden

Final standings

2004 Final standings
width=15		width=200	Team
	Team Finland
	Team Canada
	Team USA
4th	Team Sweden

Rosters

Team Finland

The 2004 Team Finland Senior team ^[7] included the following players:

width=40	Pos.	width=100	Number	width=200	Name
align=center	Goalie	align=center		Anna Vanhatalo
align=center		align=center		(Captain)
align=center		align=center		Sini Lehtonen^[8]
align=center		align=center
align=center		align=center
align=center		align=center		Marjukka Virta
align=center		align=center		Maja Koponen
align=center		align=center		Erika Blom
align=center		align=center		Salla Kyhälä
align=center		align=center		Petra Ojaranta
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=3	Team Staff
Head coach	align=center		Pasi Kataja^[9]
Assistant coach	align=center

Team Canada

Team Canada competed in the 2004 World Ringette Championships.^[10] ^[11] The 2004 Team Canada team included the following:^[12]

width=40	Pos.	width=100	Number	width=200	Name
align=center	Goaltender	align=center	1	Keely Brown
align=center	Goaltender	align=center	31	Leanne Fedor
align=center	Goaltender	align=center		Stacey McNichol
align=center	Forward	align=center	3	Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand - Captain
align=center	Forward	align=center	4	Jennifer Gaudet (née Wakefield)
align=center	Forward	align=center	8	Megan Todd
align=center	Forward	align=center	9	Shelly Hruska
align=center	Forward	align=center	16	Katie Lugg
align=center	Forward	align=center	17	Jodi Jensen
align=center	Forward	align=center	21	Barb Bautista
align=center	Forward	align=center	41	Sharolyn Wouters
align=center	Forward	align=center	55	Kim Beach
align=center	Defence	align=center	64	Beth Hurren
align=center	Defence	align=center	96	Carly Ross
align=center	Defence	align=center		Laura Warner - Captain
align=center	Forward	align=center		Stéphanie Séguin
align=center	Defence	align=center		Colleen Hagan
align=center	Defence	align=center		Beth Hurren
align=center	Defence	align=center		Jill Lange
align=center	Defence	align=center		Nicole Madsen
align=center	Defence	align=center		Jenna McBride
align=center	Defence	align=center		Kendra O'Brien
align=center	Defence	align=center		Carly Ross
align=center	Defence	align=center		Alexis Snowdon
align=center	Defence	align=center		Nadia Tomy
align=center	Forward	align=center		Julie Blanchette
align=center	Forward	align=center		Mel Brockman
align=center	Forward	align=center		Dominique Carrière
align=center	Forward	align=center		Erin Gray
align=center	Forward	align=center		Michelle Henry
align=center	Forward	align=center		Kailee Klemmensen
align=center	Forward	align=center		Mandy Nordstrom
style=background:pink colspan=3	Team Staff
Head coach	align=center		Lorrie Horne
Assistant coach	align=center		Lyndsay Wheelans

Notes and References

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Web site: Suomelle kolmatta kertaa ringeten maailmanmestaruus. Ringete world championship for Finland for the third time. www.hs.fi. 28 November 2022. 30 September 2022. hs.fi. en.
Web site: Finale. 3 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20111112051724/http://www.ringette.cc/id113.htm. 12 November 2011. dead. dmy-all.
Web site: 2004 World Championships. 3 December 2017.
http://www.ringette.cc/docs/wrc2004goldgame.pdf Gold Medal Game - Finland vs Canada
Web site: STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Foto Ande. 24 November 2004. STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Ande's photo. IMAGO. Anders Wiklund. fi.
Web site: STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Finlands. 27 November 2004. STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Finnish. Anders Wiklund. IMAGO.
Web site: HISTORIA SUOMEN RINGETTELIITTO PERUSTETTIIN 5 May 1983. HISTORY RINGETTE FINLAND WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 5, 1983. ringette.fi. 2022. 29 September 2022. Ringette Finland. en.
Web site: WRC Gold Medal Game . 19 May 2022 . . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20110829051626/http://www.ringette.cc/docs/wrc2004goldgame.pdf . 29 August 2011 . dead.
Web site: 2004 World Ringette Championships. history.ringettecalgary.ca . 15 June 2022. Ringette Alberta. en.
Web site: Team Canada Roster. 3 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090608004230/http://www.ringette.ca/Content/Team%20Canada/Roster/Past%20Rosters/2004Roster.asp?langid=1. 8 June 2009. dead. dmy-all.