2023 World Ringette Championships Explained

Year:	2023
Other Titles:	15th World Ringette Championships (60th anniversary of ringette)
Country:	Canada
Dates:	October 29 – November 4, 2023
Num Teams:	7 plus International Festival teams
Venues:	1
Cities:	1
City:	Calgary
Type:	Ringette
Note:	60th anniversary of ringette (est. 1963)
Winners:	Junior U21 PoolFinland President's Pool USA
Second:	Junior U21 PoolCanada President's PoolSweden
Third:	President's PoolCzechia
Prevseason:	2022
Nextseason:	2025

The 2023 World Ringette Championships (2023 WRC) was an international ringette tournament, the 15th (XV) World Ringette Championships, and was contested in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, from October 29 to November 4, 2023.^[1] The host venue for the event was the Canada Olympic Park (COP), WinSport Event Centre. It marked the 60th anniversary of the sport of ringette which was invented in 1963. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF).

The 2023 World Ringette Championships featured teams from Team Canada and Team Finland who will compete in the national Junior U-21 Pool and the new U-18 Development tournament. As part of the competition, the President's Pool will include Team Sweden Senior, Team Czechia Senior, and the Team USA Senior which are considered developing ringette nations.

The IRF postponed the Senior Pool The Sam Jacks Series, until the 2025 World Ringette Championships. Therefore the general format for the world competition was changed: The U18 International Development Festival (Under-18), the U21 Junior Pool (Under-21), and a separate President's Pool for developing ringette nations.

Overview

To preserve the existing competition cycle, the International Ringette Federation (IRF) committed to staging an international tournament in 2023. The tournament returns to Canada in 2023 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of ringette. The IRF has decided not to include the Sam Jacks pool (Senior Pool) in the 2023 tournament. It will return for the 2025 World Ringette Championships.^{[2] [3]}

The IRF will include the following at the 2023 tournament:

• U21 World Junior Championship (existing)
• President’s Pool World Championship (existing)
• U18 International Development Event (new)

Junior U21 Pool

A Junior U-21 (Under 21) World Championship was a pool featuring Team Canada U21 and Team Finland U21.

The Juuso Wahlsten Trophy was awarded to the winner in the tournament and is named after Finland's, Juhani "Juuso" Wahlsten, who introduced ringette to Finland in 1979, the first European country to develop the sport.

U18 International Development Festival

Canada hosted its first-ever U-18 International Development Festival, featuring athletes from multiple countries. The event concluded with an international intersquad game, as well as Canada Red and Canada White games against Finland Blue and Finland White.

President's Pool

The President's Pool included the national ringette teams of Czechia, Sweden, and the USA.

The President's Pool competition is designed to help develop emerging ringette nations. The President's Trophy is the award presented to the best team in this tournament.

Senior Program

The Senior program did not compete in the 2023 World Championships, and will return in 2025.

Teams

(*) = The Senior Pool is postponed for this tournament but returns for the 2025 World Ringette Championships. It is replaced for the 2023 WRC with two scrimmages between two Canadian teams, Team Canada Senior Red and Team Canada Senior White.

width=20%	Junior Pool (U21)	width=20%	President's Pool	width=20%	International Development Festival (U18)	width=20%	Senior Program
		2023 U18 Team Canada White	2023 Team Canada Senior Red
2023 Team Finland Junior U21	2023 Team USA Senior	2023 U18 Team Canada Black	2023 Team Canada Senior White
		2023 Team Finland U18

Competing nations

Czechia

Venues

The tournament will be contested in Calgary, Alberta, Canada at the Canada Olympic Park (COP), WinSport Event Centre.

Rosters

Junior U21

Team Canada Junior

Players, team, coaching and support staff for 2023 Team Canada Junior U21 are as follows:^{[4] [5]}

style=background:pink colspan=5	2023 TEAM CANADA JUNIOR U21
Number	Name	Position	Hometown/City	2022-23 Team
align=left	31	align=left	Kaylee Davies	align=left	Goalie	La Broquerie West, Manitoba	Eastman Flames, Team Manitoba – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	30	align=left	Maddy Nystrom	align=left	Goalie	White City, Saskatchewan	Regina U19AA, Team Saskatchewan – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	34	align=left	Paige Roy	align=left	Goalie	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary U19AA Rise, Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	58	align=left	Kaylee Armstrong	align=left	Defence	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary U19AA Fusion, Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	5	align=left	Mikyla Brewster	align=left	Defence	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary RATH (National Ringette League), Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	14	align=left	Cayleigh Hasell	align=left	Defence	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary RATH (National Ringette League), Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	20	align=left	Danika Osborne (Assistant)	align=left	Defence	Ottawa, Ontario	Gatineau Fusion (National Ringette League), Team Ontario – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	22	align=left	Lauren Schoenhofen	align=left	Defence	Regina, Saskatchewan	Regina Bandits u19AA, Team Saskatchewan – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	16	align=left	Kaleigh Ryan-York	align=left	Defence	Edmonton, Alberta	Edmonton WAM! (National Ringette League), Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	33	align=left	Sydnie Rock	align=left	Defence	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary U19AA Rise, Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	4	align=left	Mia Hemstreet	align=left	Centre	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary U19AA Fusion, Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	11	align=left	Erin Ung (Captain)	align=left	Centre	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary RATH (National Ringette League), Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	44	align=left	Regan Meier (Assistant)	align=left	Centre	Calgary, Alberta	Calgary U19AA Rise, Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	3	align=left	Julia Franco	align=left	Forward	Montreal, Quebec	U19AA Lac Saint Louis, Team Québec – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	77	align=left	Jazmyn Fevin	align=left	Forward	St. Albert, Alberta	St. Albert Mission u19AA, Team Alberta – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	24	align=left	Brianna Jacobi	align=left	Forward	Elmira, Ontario	Waterloo Wildfire (National Ringette League), Team Ontario – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	25	align=left	Laurence Lacombe	align=left	Forward	Repentigny, Quebec	Ringuette Repentigny, Team Québec – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	97	align=left	Brittany Lanouette	align=left	Forward	Gatineau, Québec	Rivé Sud Revolution (National Ringette League)
align=left	19	align=left	Jalena Marelic	align=left	Forward	Ottawa, Ontario	Nepean Ravens (National Ringette League), Team Ontario – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	6	align=left	Maxim Moisan	align=left	Forward	Cantley, Quebec	Gatineau Fusion (National Ringette League), Team Québec – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	29	align=left	Manon Vautour^[6]	align=left	Forward	Dieppe, New Brunswick	Atlantic Attack (National Ringette League), Team New Brunswick – 2023 Canada Winter Games
align=left	10	align=left	Alex Violette	align=left	Forward	Gatineau, Quebec	Gatineau Fusion (National Ringette League), Team Québec – 2023 Canada Winter Games

style=background:pink colspan=3	2023 COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF CANADA JUNIOR U21
align=left width=200	Position	align=left width=200	Name	align=left width=200	Hometown/City
Team manager	align=left	Jocelyn Macleod	Winnipeg, Manitoba
align=left	Head coach	Andrea Ferguson	Winnipeg, Manitoba
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Keely Brown	Edmonton, Alberta
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Colleen Hagan	Ottawa, Ontario
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Donnell Schoenhofen	Regina, Saskatchewan
align=left	Athletic Therapist	align=left	Melinda Krulicki	Red Deer, Alberta
align=left	Mental Performance Coach	align=left	Jamie Bunka	Chestermere, Alberta
align=left	Strength & Conditioning Coach	align=left	James Clock	Ottawa, Ontario

Team Finland Junior

style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=4	2023 TEAM FINLAND JUNIOR U21^[7]
width=40	Pos.	width=50	Num.	width=130	Name	width=160	Club
align=center	Goalie	align=center		Neea Hauta-alus	Ilves
align=center	Goalie	align=center		Hillevi Holmström	Helsinki Ringette
align=center	Goalie	align=center		Ella Salomaa	Lahti Ringette
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=4	Field Players
width=40	Pos.	width=50	Num.	width=180	Name	width=50	Club
align=center		align=center		Emilia Hirvonen	Helsinki Ringette
align=center		align=center		Emmi Juusela	Helsinki Ringette
align=center		align=center		Julia Kangaskoski	Helsinki Ringette
align=center		align=center		Karola Kosunen	Helsinki Ringette
align=center		align=center		Lotta Kujala	Nokian Urheilijat
align=center		align=center		Tuuli Laakkonen	Kiekko-Espoo
align=center		align=center		Meeri Lonka	Helsinki Ringette
align=center		align=center		Vilja Mäkelä	Forssan Palloseura Juniorit
align=center		align=center		Emmi Metsä-Tokila	RNK Flyers
align=center		align=center		Jenni Mikkola	Lahti Ringette
align=center		align=center		Essi Sarmala	Blue Rings
align=center		align=center		Teresa Tapani	Laitilan Jyske
align=center		align=center		Emilia Tuominiemi	Järvenpään Haukat
align=center		align=center		Iida Tuominiemi	Järvenpään Haukat
align=center		align=center		Adele Vuorinen	Helsinki Ringette

2023 COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF^[8] FINLAND JUNIOR U21
align=left width=200	Position	align=left width=200	Name	align=left width=200	Hometown/City or Team
Team manager	align=left
align=left	Head coach	Nina Sundell
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left
align=left	U21 Video coach	align=left	Vesa Lönngren
align=left	Youth goaltender coach	align=left	Tuomas Juusela	Helsinki Ringete SM

Senior

Team Canada Senior

style=background:pink colspan=3	2023 COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF CANADA SENIOR
align=left width=200	Position	align=left width=200	Name	align=left width=200	Hometown/City
align=left	Head coach	Julie Blanchette^[9]	Montreal, Quebec
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Jacqueline Gaudet^[10]	Cambridge, Ontario
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Stéphanie Séguin	Saint-Laurent, Quebec
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Barb Bautista	Ottawa, Ontario
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Claudia Jetté	Saint-Laurent, Quebec

U18

Team Canada U18 White

Players, team coaching and support staff for 2023 Team Canada U18 White are as follows:

style=background:pink colspan=4	2023 U18 TEAM CANADA WHITE^[11]
Number	Name	Position	Hometown/City
align=left	29	align=left	Julia Harvie	align=left	Goalie	Surrey, British Columbia
align=left	33	align=left	Aeva Lott	align=left	Goalie	Red Deer, Alberta
align=left	6	align=left	Olivia Hwang	align=left	Defence	St. Albert, Alberta
align=left	9	align=left	Tobi Albert	align=left	Defence	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
align=left	14	align=left	Karley Clark	align=left	Defence	Strathmore, Alberta
align=left	18	align=left	Ava Will	align=left	Defence	Calgary, Alberta
align=left	22	align=left	Taylor Johnston	align=left	Defence	Regina, Saskatchewan
align=left	5	align=left	Dylan Pighin	align=left	Centre	Water Valley, Alberta
align=left	8	align=left	Tessa Brown	align=left	Centre	Calgary, Alberta
align=left	13	align=left	Jemma Sangha	align=left	Centre	Anmore, British Columbia
align=left	24	align=left	Brianna Shupe	align=left	Centre	Regina, Saskatchewan
align=left	3	align=left	Tayte Arlinghaus	align=left	Forward	St Albert, Alberta
align=left	11	align=left	Anjali Risbud	align=left	Forward	Calgary, Alberta
align=left	16	align=left	Madison Fitzpatrick	align=left	Forward	Calgary, Alberta
align=left	21	align=left	Talisa Cowley	align=left	Forward	Langdon, Alberta
align=left	26	align=left	Lauren Lesko	align=left	Forward	Calgary, Alberta
align=left	77	align=left	Tessa Galandy	align=left	Forward	Strathmore, Alberta

style=background:pink colspan=3	2023 COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF U18 TEAM CANADA WHITE
align=left width=200	Position	align=left width=200	Name	align=left width=200	Hometown/City
align=left	Head coach	Danielle Brassington	Vancouver, British Columbia
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Caley Mineault	Edmonton, Alberta
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Daina Seymour	Regina, Saskatchewan

Team Canada U18 Black

Players, team coaching and support staff for 2023 Team Canada U18 Black are as follows:

style=background:pink colspan=4	2023 U18 TEAM CANADA BLACK
Number	Name	Position	Hometown/City
align=left	1	align=left	Cadence Howe	align=left	Goalie	Regina, Saskatchewan
align=left	33	align=left	Annabelle Sylvestre	align=left	Goalie	Beloeil, Quebec
align=left	9	align=left	Ceneviève Robichaud	align=left	Defence	Ottawa, Ontario
align=left	12	align=left	Cynthia Leblanc	align=left	Defence	Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick
align=left	19	align=left	Janie Bourque	align=left	Defence	Grand-Barachois, New Brunswick
align=left	64	align=left	Emma Mason	align=left	Centre/Defence	Belwood, Ontario
align=left	2	align=left	Charlotte Anderson	align=left	Centre/Forward	Ajax, Ontario
align=left	6	align=left	Morgan Forrest	align=left	Centre	Orleans, Ontario
align=left	10	align=left	Mia Fioravanti	align=left	Centre/Forward	Stittsville, Ontario
align=left	22	align=left	Sofia Morello	align=left	Centre	Pointe-Claire, Quebec
align=left	3	align=left	Katelyn Barteaux	align=left	Forward/Defence	Kanata, Ontario
align=left	16	align=left	Maya Howard	align=left	Forward	Ottawa, Ontario
align=left	17	align=left	Cassidy MacLeod	align=left	Forward/Centre	Cocagne, New Brunswick
align=left	77	align=left	Leah Mombourquette	align=left	Forward	McMasterville, Quebec
align=left	79	align=left	Ophélie Vivier	align=left	Forward	Stillwater Lake, Nova Scotia
align=left	91	align=left	Zoe Nagy	align=left	Forward	Boucherville, Quebec
align=left	99	align=left	Gabrielle Cosselin	align=left	Forward	Memramcook, New Brunswick

style=background:pink colspan=3	2023 COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF U18 TEAM CANADA BLACK
align=left width=200	Position	align=left width=200	Name	align=left width=200	Hometown/City
align=left	Head coach	Tracey Tulloch	Halifax, Nova Scotia
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Sarah Ianni	Toronto, Ontario
align=left	Assistant coach	align=left	Jessica Boisvert	Ottawa, Ontario

Team Finland U18

style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2	2023 COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF FINLAND U18^[12]
width=60% style="background:silver;	Position	Name
Manager	Ville Laine
Manager	Marko Lehtinen
Head Coach	Heidi Petrell
Assistant Coach	Opri Aromaa
Assistant Coach	Lotta Hallanaro
Assistant Coach	Kari Lahtivirta
Assistant Coach	Kirsi Pukkila
Assistant Coach	Pia Pullinen
Assistant Coach	Marianna Rautavirta
Goaltender Coach	Sini Mäkelä

See also

• World Ringette Championships
• International Ringette Federation
• Canada national ringette team
• Finland national ringette team
• Sweden national ringette team
• United States national ringette team
• Czech Republic national ringette team

Notes and References

1. Web site: Calgary to host Ringette Canada and International Ringette Federation World Championship. ringette.ca. 27 March 2023 . 27 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
2. Web site: The International Ringette Federation (IRF) Announces New Structure.. irfringette.com . 2023. 31 May 2023 . International Ringette Federation. en.
3. Web site: INTERNATIONAL RINGETTE FEDERATION INITIATED NEW GOVERNANCE FORMAT JANE CASSON RETIRES FROM PRESIDENCY OF THE IRF THE NEW BOARD WILL BE CHAIRED BY MARKKU KOLI . ringette.ca. 27 April 2023 . 31 May 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
4. Web site: 2023 JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF ANNOUNCED. ringette.ca . 3 May 2023 . 3 May 2023 . . en.
5. Web site: CANADIAN JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM SELECTS 22 ATHLETES TO REPRESENT CANADA AT THE 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. ringette.ca . 22 May 2023. 22 May 2023 . . en.
6. Web site: Manon Vautour prepares for 2023 World Ringette Championships in Calgary. calgary.ctvnews.ca . Glenn Campbell. 9 August 2023. 9 August 2023 . CTV Calgary. en.
7. Web site: TÄSSÄ ON U21 NUORTEN MAAJOUKKUE CALGARYN U21 MM-KISOIHIN. Here is the U21 Youth Country Team for the U21 World Championships in Calgary. 22 August 2023. Ringette Finland. fi.
8. Web site: U21 JOUKKUEEN LEIRI OLI KOKONAISUUDESSAAN ONNISTUNUT. THE CAMP OF THE U21 TEAM WAS SUCCESSFUL AS A WHOLE. ringette.fi. 17 May 2023. 20 May 2023. Ringette Finland. fi.
9. Web site: RINGETTE CANADA ANNOUNCES JULIE BLANCHETTE AS THE NEW HEAD COACH OF THE SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM. 14 June 2023. 15 June 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
10. Web site: 2023 SENIOR NATIONAL TEAM COACHING STAFF ANNOUNCED. 13 July 2023. 13 July 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
11. Web site: Canadian U18 development team selects 34 athletes to participate in next phase of junior athlete development. ringette.ca. 14 August 2023. 14 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
12. Web site: U18 – Suomen Ringetteliitto Ry Joukkueen Johtoryhmä. ringette.fi . 2023. 1 August 2023 . Ringette Finland. fi.