1998 Summit Series

The 1998 World Ringette Championships (1998 WRC) was an international ringette tournament initially meant to be the 5th (X) World Ringette Championships and was originally scheduled to be hosted in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.. However, a promotional five-game ringette "Summit Series" tour of Europe was organized instead with a series of games between Team Canada,[1] and Team Finland[2] between February 27 and March 7, 1998.[3][4]

1998 Summit Series
1998 Summit Series
Tournament details
Host countries Finland
 Sweden
 Germany
 France
DatesFebruary 27–March 7, 1998
Teams2
Final positions
Champions Finland Finland
Runner-up Canada Canada

Officially dubbed the "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", the games were contested in Finland, Sweden, Germany, and France. The event was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The 5th World Ringette Championships took place the following year at the 2000 World Ringette Championships.

1998 Summit Series

The 1998 Summit Series for international ringette was a European tour organized exclusively for the national ringette teams of Canada and Finland. It replaced the 1998 World Ringette Championship which was initially planned to be played in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Both teams made stops in four different countries and cities: Turku (Finland), Gothenburg (Sweden), Osnabruck (Germany), and Colmar (France).[3][4]

The fifth and final game took place in Colmar, France, where Team Finland beat Team Canada 10–8. Team Finland won the Summit Series against Canada 3–2.[3]

Venues

Venues were in Germany, Sweden, Finland, and France.

Teams

1998 Summit Series/EuroTour Rosters
Finland 1998 Team Finland
Canada 1998 Team Canada

Games

1998 Summit Series games[3]
Date Location Time 1st 2nd
February 27, 1998 Finland Turku, Finland 20H00 Finland Finland (9) Canada Canada (7)
February 28, 1998 Finland Turku, Finland 19H00 Finland Finland (19) Canada Canada (5)
March 1, 1998 Finland Turku, Finland 14H00 Canada Canada (8) Finland Finland (7)
March 2, 1998 Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden
(OT) Shootout
18H00 Canada Canada (12) Finland Finland (11)
March 5, 1998 Germany Osnabruck, Germany 09H00 Finland Finland (9) Canada Canada (4)
March 7, 1998 France Colmar, France 17H15 Finland Finland (10) Canada Canada (8)

Final results

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)Finland Team Finland: 3 wins in 5 games
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Canada Team Canada: 2 wins in 5 games

Rosters

Team Finland

The 1998 Team Finland team included the following:[5]

TEAM FINLAND
Number Name
Forwards
3 Metta Perkkiö
6 Arja Oksanen
7 Virpi Karjalainen
8 Petra Ojaranta
10 Tia Heinonen
13 Kristiina Vidlund
16 Sanna Koivuniemi
21 Annukka Koivuniemi
25 Katja Kivelä
Defence
4 Kirsi Annila
11 Jasmine Lönnroth
12 Kristiina Heinonen
14 Emma-Lotta Laine
18 Katja Saarela
24 Anu Tuominiemi
26 Johanna Majuri
Goaltenders
30 Senna Nokkosmäki
35 Marjo Ikola
Team Staff
Position Name
Team Leader Eva Valtanen
Manager Martti Kahelin
Manager Raimo Heinonen
Head coach Lyndsay Wheelans
Assistant coach Timo Himberg⁣⁣
Goalie coach Jari Toroskainen

Team Canada

Initially, the 1998 World Ringette Championships were to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, but a promotional five-game ringette tour of Europe, "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", was organized with competitions between Team Canada[6] and Team Finland[5] instead.[7] [8] 1998 Team Canada included, "athlete representation from each province and the Northwest Territories".[9]

The 1998 Team Canada team included the following:

TEAM CANADA
Number Name
Forwards
2 Gladie Turple (Forward–Defence)
9 Sue Dinham
12 Susan Coggles
15 Renée Virc
19 Tina Pineau
91 Shelley Reynolds
Centres
4 Lisa Brown - Captain
7 Sarah (Miller) Ianni
10 Cara Brown
18 Lisa Dipasquale
22 Angie MacPherson
20 Maria (McKenzie) Thompson
Defence
5 Karen Duguay
8 Laurie Cartman
11 Dominique Fréchette
16 Jodeen Canning
88 Tammy Wurtak
Goaltenders
1 Tamara Anderson
30 Amanda Snell
Team Staff
Position Name
Head coach Dave Mainwood
Assistant coach Ron Gallinger
Assistant coach Deb Marek[10]
Assistant coach Keith Williamson
Officials
Official Stephan Blackman

See also

References

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  2. "Ringette EuroTour 1998 | Team Finland". eurotour.tuusularingette.fi. Tuusula Ringette. 1998. Archived from the original on 23 April 1999. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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  5. "Ringette EuroTour 1998 | Team Finland". eurotour.tuusularingette.fi. Tuusula Ringette. 1998. Archived from the original on 23 April 1999. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. "1998 National Ringette Team / Équipe nationale de ringuette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 1998. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. "1998 Summit Series | Games Results". ringette.cc. International Ringette Federation. 1998. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  8. "World Ringette Championship | 1998 Summit Series". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  9. "1998 Summit Series * Série du sommet". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 1998. Archived from the original on 20 February 1999. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  10. "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Deb Marek". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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