Ringette World Club Championship Explained

Ringette World Club Championship
Status:No longer active
Genre:International ringette club competition
Location:Various
Participants:2008: 6 teams
2011-2012: 6 teams
Organized:IRF
Footnotes:Last champions
(2011)

The Ringette World Club Championship (RWCC) was an international ringette competition organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF).[1] It featured the top teams from Canada's National Ringette League (NRL), Finland's (now called "SM Ringette"), and Sweden's Ringette Dam-SM. The World Club Championship was only held twice, the first time in 2008 and the last time in 2011.

In 2013 the IRF cancelled the 2014 Championship which was planned to be organized in Sweden.[2] After the original two international tournaments, the club competition was discontinued due to financial difficulties preventing teams from participating.[3]

Clubs

Competing clubs came from Finland, Canada, and Sweden.

Clubs
CountryLeagueClubs

Finland		style=background:#CEE0F2
style=background:#CEE0F2
style=background:#CEE0F2
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Canada		National Ringette Leaguestyle=background:pinkCambridge Turbos[4] [5]
style=background:pinkMontreal Mission
style=background:pinkCalgary RATH
style=background:pinkRichmond Hill Lightning

Sweden		Ringette Dam-SMUlriksdals SK Ringette

Results (2008–2014)

Yearwidth=120LocationGoldSilverBronze
2008
Details		 Canada


Sault Ste. Marie

 Canada
Cambridge Turbos		 Finland
)		 Finland


Canada
Calgary RATH
2011
Details		 Finland


Turku

 Finland
 Finland
 Finland
2014
Details		 Sweden


Stockholm

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2008 Ringette World Club Championship

The First World Championship of Ringette Clubs took place in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and began on November 5, 2008.[7] [8] The tournament was hosted by the Cambridge Turbos.[9] [10] The first game took place at the Essar Centre, an ice hockey arena now called GFL Memorial Gardens.[11] [12]

The international competition involved six of the world's best ringette clubs: four teams from the elite Canadian National Ringette League (NRL) and two teams from the elite Finnish ringette league, Ringeten SM-Sarja, participated. The teams from the NRL included the Cambridge Turbos,[13] [14] Montreal Mission, Calgary RATH, and the Richmond Hill Lightning. The teams from SM-Sarja included (EKS-Espoo) and (LuKi-82 Luvia).[15]

Results

Results for the 2008 Ringette World Club Championship were as follows:[16]

(5 games) 5 wins

(5 games) 3 wins | 2 losses

2 wins | 2 lost

(4 games) 1 win

(4 games) 1 win

2011 Ringette World Club Championship

The second and final Ringette World Club Championships were held at the Kupittaa Ice Arena in Turku, Finland from Tuesday, December 27, 2011 to Sunday, January 1, 2012.[24] Canada was represented by two teams: the Richmond Hill Lightning and the world champion of ringette clubs, the Cambridge Turbos.[25] Three clubs represented Finland: (LL -89), (LuKi -82), and (RNK Flyers). The Swedish club, Ulriksdals SK Ringette, also participated in the international tournament.

In the semi-final, LL -89 overcame the Cambridge Turbos, 3–1.[26] The Championship Finale consisted entirely of Finnish clubs where team LL -89 went up against the RNK Flyers for gold medal. LL -89 beat the RNK Flyers, 5–4, to win the golden medal. Tiina Randell scored the winning goals.[27] The Most Valuable Player of the tournament was Anne Pohjola of LL -89.

Results

Results for the 2011 Ringette World Club Championship were as follows:[28]

2014 Ringette World Club Championship

In 2013 the International Ringette Federation (IRF) cancelled the 2014 Ringette World Club Championship which initially had been planned to be organized in Sweden.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WCC logo. 8 March 2011.
  2. Web site: History of ringette. ringette.ca. 25 February 2018. Ringette Canada. en.
  3. Web site: History of the International Ringette Federation IRF. ringette.cc. 2015. 1 October 2022. International Ringette Federation. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20151207165559/http://www.ringette.cc/en/History/IRF+history.html. 7 December 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: Cambridge Turbos 2007-08.
  5. Web site: National Ringette League Cambridge Turbos remain world ringette championship . nationalringetteleague.ca . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516164258/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/cambridge-turbos-remain-on-top-at-world-club-ringette-championship-p126913-en . 16 May 2013 . dead.
  6. Web site: Home -IRF - International Ringette Federation . 2019-11-29 . 2019-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190902005700/http://www.ringette.cc/en/nw/8930/2014+wcc+in+stockholm+cancelled.html . dead .
  7. Web site: World's best hit the ice at inaugural world club ringette championship. 3 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516181131/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/world-s-best-hit-the-ice-at-inaugural-world-club-ringette-championship-p126902-en. 16 May 2013.
  8. Web site: Cambridge Turbos to meet Luvia in world club championship final. nationalringetteleague.ca. 7 November 2008. 6 October 2022. National Ringette League. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516175547/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/cambridge-turbos-to-meet-luvia-in-world-club-championship-final-p126921-en. 16 May 2013. dead.
  9. Web site: Cambridge Turbos. 3 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090312005329/http://www.ringette.ca/Common/LatestAddition/conLAItem.asp?id=52745&OrgID=183&LangID=1. 2009-03-12. dead.
  10. Web site: Waterloo Region Breaking News - Waterloo Region's Online Newspaper - TheRecord.com. TheRecord.com. 3 December 2017.
  11. Web site: World's best hit the ice at inaugural world club ringette championship. 3 December 2017.
  12. Web site: 2008 World Club Championship. 6 November 2008. 3 December 2017.
  13. Web site: Cambridge Turbos 2007-08.
  14. Web site: Cambridge Turbos remain on top at world club ringette championship. 3 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516164258/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/cambridge-turbos-remain-on-top-at-world-club-ringette-championship-p126913-en. 16 May 2013.
  15. Web site: Cambridge Turbos to meet Luvia in world club championship final. 3 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516175547/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/cambridge-turbos-to-meet-luvia-in-world-club-championship-final-p126921-en. 16 May 2013.
  16. Web site: ..:: Leaguestat ::... www.leaguestat.com. 3 December 2017.
  17. Web site: Cambridge Turbos 2007-08.
  18. http://www.leaguestat.com/ringettecanada/worlds/en/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=19&team_id=132 Cambridge roster
  19. Web site: ..:: Leaguestat ::... www.leaguestat.com. 3 December 2017.
  20. Web site: ..:: Leaguestat ::... www.leaguestat.com. 3 December 2017.
  21. http://www.leaguestat.com/ringettecanada/worlds/en/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=19&team_id=133 EKS-Espoo roster
  22. http://www.leaguestat.com/ringettecanada/worlds/en/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=19&team_id=130 Montréal Mission roster
  23. Web site: ..:: Leaguestat ::... www.leaguestat.com. 3 December 2017.
  24. Web site: WWC 2011 Turku. 3 December 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927155843/http://www.wcc2011.fi/en/Index.html. 27 September 2013.
  25. Web site: Canada to compete at 2011 World Club Championship in Finland. 3 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313052026/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/le-canada-participera-au-championnat-du-monde-des-clubs-de-2011-en-finlande-p172530-en. 2016-03-13. dead.
  26. Web site: LL-89 defeat the defending champion Cambridge Turbos to move on to an all Finnish final against RNK. 3 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313123054/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/ll-89-defeat-the-defending-champion-cambridge-turbos-to-move-on-to-an-all-finnish-final-against-rnk--p175202-en. 2016-03-13. dead.
  27. Finland sweeps world club championship and awards winners
  28. Web site: Finland sweeps world club championship and awards winners. 3 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313145211/http://nationalringetteleague.ca/finland-sweeps-world-club-championship-and-awards-winners-p175215-en. 2016-03-13. dead.

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