1990 World Ringette Championships

The 1990 World Ringette Championship (1990 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the first World Ringette Championship in history. Three countries took part: Canada, Finland, and the United States. The tournament was organized by the World Ringette Council, the precursor to the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The event was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario from January 29 to February 3, 1990, with eight competing teams at Earl Armstrong Arena.

1990 World Ringette Championships
1st World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesJanuary 29 – February 3, 1990
Teams8
Venue(s)Earl Armstrong Arena (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Alberta Alberta
(Calgary Debs)
Runner-up Ontario Ontario
Third place Quebec Quebec
Fourth placeCanada Gloucester

Overview

Three countries participated: Canada, Finland and United States. A total of 8 teams entered the competition.[1][2] The teams from Canada included Team Alberta, Team Saskatchewan, Team Manitoba, Team Ontario, Team Quebec, and Team Gloucester (the team from the 1990 WRC's host city).

Finland finished seventh and the United States eighth while Canadian teams monopolized the podium.[3] Team Alberta, which consisted of ringette players from the province's "Calgary Debs", won the first world ringette title in international competition and the WRC's new Sam Jacks Trophy after defeating Team Ontario, 6 – 5 in the final.[4]

Venue

The event was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario at the Earl Armstrong Arena.

Teams
1990 WRC Rosters
Alberta 1990 Team Alberta (Calgary Debs)
Ontario 1990 Team Ontario
Quebec 1990 Team Quebec
Manitoba 1990 Team Manitoba
Saskatchewan 1990 Team Saskatchewan
Canada 1990 Team Gloucester (Host)
Finland 1990 Team Finland
United States 1990 Team USA

Final standings
Country Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Canada Canada Alberta Team Alberta (Calgary Debs)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Canada Ontario Team Ontario
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada Canada Quebec Team Quebec
4th Canada Canada Canada Team Gloucester (Host)
5th Canada Canada Manitoba Team Manitoba
6th Canada Canada Saskatchewan Team Saskatchewan
7th Finland Finland Finland Team Finland
8th United States USA United States Team USA

Rosters

Team Finland

The 1990 Team Finland team included players Arja Oksanen and Virpi Karjalainen.[5][6][7][8][9]

Team Canada

Canada sent six different regional teams to the first World Ringette Championships in 1990: Team Alberta (Calgary Debs), Team Ontario, Team Quebec, Team Manitoba, Team Saskatchewan, and Team Gloucester (host).

The winners of the 1989 Western Canadian Ringette Championships advanced to the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 as Team Alberta.[10] The Alberta-based ringette team went on to become the first team to ever win the World Ringette Championship and the Sam Jacks Trophy. Clémence Duchesneau was named the tournament's top goalie.[11][12][10][13]

Team Alberta

In 1990, Canada's Team Alberta consisted of players from the Calgary Debs who were all-stars who hailed from different areas of the province. The team went on to become the first team to ever win the World Ringette Championship and the Sam Jacks Trophy.[12][10][13] The team was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame and in 1994 was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.[14]

The 1990 Team Alberta team (Calgary Debs) included the following:[13]

Name Home city or town
Deb Marek - Goaltender Calgary
Anne Gillespie - Goaltender Edmonton
Sandra (Sandy) Fenton - Goaltender Sherwood Park
Cindy Annala - Defence Edmonton
Susan Olson Edmonton
Heather Hanson Fort Saskatchewan
Judy Diduck Sherwood Park
Janine Wood Edmonton
Shauna Flath Calgary
Lyndsay Wheelans Edmonton
Shauna Chomik Sherwood Park
Holly Reeves Calgary
Diana Kondrosky Edmonton
Tanya Orr Edmonton
Lisa Brown Calgary
Tamara McKernan Edmonton
Jennifer Rogers Sherwood Park
Cara Brown Calgary
Team Staff
Head coach Reg Wood Edmonton
Assistant coach George Buzak Edmonton
Assistant coach Frances Willis Calgary

See also


References
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  2. "World Championships". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "Results". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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  7. "Mestarivalmentaja Karjalainen: Tämä on huikeaa". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  8. "HISTORIA | SUOMEN RINGETTELIITTO PERUSTETTIIN 5.5.1983" [HISTORY | RINGETTE FINLAND WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 5, 1983]. ringette.fi. Ringette Finland. 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. "Ringeten MM 2000-projekti käynnistyy" [Ringete's MM 2000 project starts]. yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 25 November 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  10. "1989–1990 – Ringette Calgary History". ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Calgary. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  11. "Clémence Duchesneau - Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  12. "Player Roster - Team Canada 1990, World Ringette Championships, Gloucester Ontario Canada". web.archive.com. Ringette Canada. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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  14. "Canada West Ringette Teams 1990 & 1992 | Ringette Team - Inducted 1994". albertasportshallmembers.ca. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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