2016 World Ringette Championships Explained

Year:2016
Other Titles:11th World Ringette Championships
Country:Finland
Dates:December 27, 2015–January 3, 2016
Num Teams:9
Venues:Helsinki Ice Hall
City:Helsinki
Type:other
Winners:Senior Pool
Sam Jacks Series:
(Sr.)
(6th title)
Junior Pool
(Jr.)
(1st title)
Second:Senior Pool
Sam Jacks Series:
(Sr.)
Junior Pool
(Jr.)
Third: (Sr.)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

The 2016 World Ringette Championships (2016 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 11th (XI) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Helsinki, Finland between December 27, 2015, and January 3, 2016. The main competition took place at the Helsinki Ice Hall. It was the first time the Team Slovakia and the Team Czech appeared at the international tournament. This was also the first year Sweden formed the Sweden national junior ringette team (U19).

In addition to the main competition, a tournament known as the "Ringette Festival" was held for U14 teams.

Overview

Participating national teams in the included: Team Canada Senior and Team Canada Junior (U19), Team Finland Senior and Team Finland Junior (U19), Team Sweden Senior and Team Sweden Junior (U19), Team USA Senior, Team Czech Republic Senior, and Team Slovakia Senior.Team Canada Juniors won the gold medal in the under 21 category.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Eighteen of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing.

Venue

Helsinki Ice Hall
Host venue
Location Finland – Helsinki
Constructed 1966
Capacity 8,200Seating capacity: 8,400

Teams

Senior PoolJunior Pool
2016 Team Finland Senior 2016 Team Finland Junior (U19)
2016 Team Canada Senior 2016 Team Canada Junior (U19)
2016 Team Sweden Senior 2016 Team Sweden Junior (U19)
2016 Team USA Senior 2016 Team USA Senior
2016 Team Czech Republic Senior 2016 Team Czech Republic Senior
2016 Team Slovakia Senior 2016 Team Slovakia Senior

Final standings

Senior Pool results

The Senior Pool competition, also known as the "Sam Jacks Series", was a three-game series between Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior. Team Finland Senior won the gold medal and the Sam Jacks Trophy.

width=15width=250Team
Team Finland Senior
Team Canada Senior
Team Sweden Senior
4th Team USA Senior
5th Team Czech Republic Senior
6th Team Slovakia Senior

Junior Pool results

width=15width=250Team
Team Canada Junior (U19)
Team Finland Junior (U19)
Team Sweden Senior
4th Team USA Senior
5th Team Sweden Junior (U19)
6th Team Slovakia
7th Team Czech Republic

Rosters

Seniors

Team Finland Senior

The 2016 Team Finland Senior team included the following:[7]

style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2FINLAND SENIOR⁣
Number⁣Name⁣
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Forwards⁣
5⁣Tanja Eloranta⁣⁣
6⁣Fanny Impilä⁣⁣
9⁣Elina Tahvanainen⁣⁣
12⁣Siiri Saarikettu (née Kallionpä)
13⁣Katariina Kurikko⁣⁣
14⁣Tiia Halme⁣⁣
15⁣
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Centres⁣
4⁣Marjukka Virta
7⁣Jenni Viinamäki⁣⁣
10⁣Anne Pohjola
11⁣Susanna Tapani⁣⁣
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Defence⁣
2⁣Hanna Ropanen⁣⁣
3⁣Pauliina Auvinen⁣⁣
16⁣Annamari Tuokko⁣⁣
17⁣Kaisa Viren⁣⁣
21⁣Mira Sydänmaa⁣⁣
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Goaltenders⁣
30⁣Maria Perkkola⁣
31⁣Camilla Kortesniemi⁣
32⁣Ilona Nurmi⁣
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Team Staff⁣
PositionName
Manager⁣Pirjo Lehtonen⁣
Head coach⁣⁣⁣
Coach⁣Kim Forsblom⁣
Trainer⁣Marja Koponen⁣
Trainer⁣Mika Salminen⁣
Trainer⁣Pekka Takala⁣

Team Canada Senior

Team Canada Senior team[8] [9] competed in the 2016 World Ringette Championships. The 2016 Team Canada Senior team included the following:

style=background:pink colspan=2CANADA SENIOR
width=10 style="background:silver;NumberName
style=background:pink colspan=2Forwards
6Kaitlyn Youldon
19Paige Nosal
23Kelsey Youldon
89Dailyn Bell
91Chantal St-Laurent
93Jamie Bell
style=background:pink colspan=2Centres
9Shaundra Bruvall
18Jacqueline Gaudet – Captain
17
99Julie Blanchette – Assistant Captain
style=background:pink colspan=2Defence
3Jenna Debaji
5Jacqueline Ho
12Sydney Granger
13Dallas Robbins
15Paola Romeo
28Christianne Varty – Assistant Captain
44Elyssa Jasper
style=background:pink colspan=2Goaltenders
31Bobbi Mattson
33Amy Clarkson
41Jasmine Leblanc
style=background:pink colspan=2Team Staff
PositionName
Head coachBarb Bautista
Assistant coachTrina Janssens
Assistant coachSharolyn Wouters
Team LeaderStephanie Laurin
Head Athletic TherapistConnie Klassen
Mental Performance ConsultantCarl Nienhuis
Goalie ConsultantKeely Brown
Media and PRAlayne Martell
Director of High PerformanceFrances Losier

Team Sweden Senior

The 2016 Sweden Senior team included the following:[10]

style=background:Yellow colspan=3 SWEDEN SENIOR
NumberName
style=background:Yellow colspan=3 Forwards
3Sarah Esmail
4Kajsa Frankenberg
6Anna Norrbom
7Tindra Sperling
8Emilia Riikola
9Jessica Alakärppä
11Wilma Frankenberg
16Ellen Granath
18Jennifer Peterback
21Alma Lindqvist
24Jessika Runolf
style=background:Yellow colspan=3 Centres
13My Nilsson
19Camilla LepistÃ
style=background:Yellow colspan=3 Defence
22Rebecca Gustafson
style=background:Yellow colspan=3 Goaltenders
34Rachelle Graham
style=background:Yellow colspan=2Team Staff
width=60% style="background:silver; PositionName
ManagerEva Frankenberg
ManagerCharoline Gustafson
Head coachEevi Kaasinen
Assistant coachRebecca Gustafson

Team USA Senior

The 2016 USA Senior team included the following:[11]

style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 USA SENIOR
width=10 style="background:silver;NumberName
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Players
3Moira Davidson
4Chelsea Moore
5Trish Sadoway
13Brenda Rossetto
17Tiffany Muylle
24Carlye Thompson
37Denise Berry
44Haley Hill
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Forwards
21Taru Akesson
88Britt Keline
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Defence
6Margie Carter
8Kimberley Heacock
10Heather Livingstone
14Helen Olihant
18Kasey Wheal
19Sarah Nowak
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Goaltenders
1Tara Stevens
31Jessica Dickin

Team Czech Republic Senior

The 2016 Czech Republic Senior team included the following:[12]

CZECH REPUBLIC SENIOR
width=40Pos.width=100Numberwidth=200Name
align=center Goaliealign=center 23Veronika Hulkova
align=center Goaliealign=center 32Lenka Kobyláková
align=center align=center 5Marie Pellarova
align=center align=center 8Nina Beznoskova
align=center align=center 9Tereza Bartosova
align=center align=center 10Tereza Soukupova
align=center align=center 13Anna Pokorna
align=center align=center 15Dominique Rodrigue
align=center align=center 19Dita Svobodová
align=center align=center 20Petra Berankova
align=center align=center 22Adela Srbova
align=center align=center 29Kateřina Svobodová
align=center align=center 56Kateřina Čapková
align=center align=center 63Lenka Trubacova
align=center align=center 71Tereza Bobkova
style=background:red colspan=3Team Staff
Manageralign=center Dana Hůlková
Head coachalign=center Jan Hulek
Assistant coachalign=center Radek Dan
Traineralign=center Jean-Guy Rodrigue

Juniors

Team Finland Junior

The 2016 Team Finland Junior team included the following:[13]

style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 FINLAND JUNIOR (U19)
NumberName
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 Forwards
5Roosa Salonen
7Niina Piiroinen
18Laura Lyytikäinen
20Hanna Ovaska
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 Centres
4Fanni Elo
9Miranda Uusi-Kämppä
11Nelly Ahonen
13Emmi Isaksson
19Camilla Lepistö
21Sara Tenhovaara
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 Defence
6Milja Veilo
10Laura Lahtinen
14Fiia-Rebecca Impilä
15Veera Lyytikäinen
16Heidi Konttori
17
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Goaltenders
30Erika Lampi
31Sannamari Räty
32Meini Kärnä
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Team Staff
width=60% style="background:silver; PositionName
ManagerLiisa Kanninen
Head coachJouni Levander
Assistant coachNiko Tuominen
Assistant coachMatti Virtanen
TrainerJari Koski
TrainerKatja Liukkonen

Team Canada Junior

The 2016 Team Canada Junior team included the following:[14] [15]

style=background:pink colspan=2CANADA JUNIOR (U19)
width=10 style="background:silver;NumberName
style=background:pink colspan=2Forwards
7Jenny Snowdon
8Justine Exner
9Lauren Henderson
14Molly Lewis
24Kelsie Caine
29Justine Lapointe
77Britney Snowdon
89Keyona Tomiuk
91Sydney Nosal
style=background:pink colspan=2Centres
2Abby Richardson
5Sarah-Lynne Begin
(Assistant Captain)
96Talia Gallant
(Captain)
style=background:pink colspan=2Defence
3Annie Debaji
10Robyn Gillespie
12Chantal Gauthier
19Erica Voss
20Catherine Ruel
22Samantha Renooy
97Shae-Lynn Reaman
(Assistant Captain)
style=background:pink colspan=2Goaltenders
1Ellen Hoban
31Laurie St-Pierre
35Ryann Bannerman
style=background:pink colspan=2Team Staff
PositionName
Head coachLorrie Horne
Assistant coachChris Belan
Assistant coachBryson Lamble[16]
Legacy CoachDanielle (Hobday) Hildebrand
Legacy CoachAndrea Ferguson
Legacy CoachSarah (Miller) Ianni
Team LeaderJackie Deschenes
Team LeaderKathryn Pringle
Goalie ConsultantClaudia Jetté[17]
Athletic therapistMelinda Watson
Media and PRAlayne Martell
Director of High PerformanceFrances Losier

Team Sweden Junior

This was the first time Sweden sent a junior national ringette team to the World Ringette Championships. The 2016 Sweden Junior team included the following:[18]

style=background:Yellow colspan=3 SWEDEN JUNIOR
NumberNamePosition
style=background:Yellow colspan=3 Players
1Alexandra Väyrynen
4Kajsa Frankenberg
7Vania Rymell
10Reetta Nikkola
11Wilma Frankenberg
15Satu Holm
16Esther Eklund
17Emilia Riikola
18Jennifer Peterback
20Linnéa Helsing
22Elin Witick
23Matilda Karlsson
30Beatrice VarpulaGoaltender
style=background:Yellow colspan=2Team Staff
width=60% style="background:silver; PositionName
ManagerEva Frankenberg
Head coachEevi Kaasinen
Assistant coachJesper Hansen
Assistant coachArne Hörvallius
Assistant coachChrister Jobs
Assistant coachLars Johnsson

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Etobicoke’s Erica Voss wins world ringette gold in Helsinki, Finland with Team Canada U21. insidetoronto.com. Cynthia Reason. 5 January 2016. Etobicoke Guardian. en.
  2. Web site: Team USA tied for second place at world ringette championships . comoxvalleyrecord.com. Earle Couper. 30 December 2015. Comox Valley Record. en.
  3. Web site: Etobicoke's Erica Voss inducted to Ringette Canada Hall of Fame. insidetoronto.com. Cynthia Reason. 20 December 2016. Inside Toronto. en.
  4. Web site: Park trio get call to the Hall. sherwoodparknews.com. Shane Jones. 23 December 2016. Sherwood Park News. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20161228145540/http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2016/12/23/park-trio-get-call-to-the-hall . 28 December 2016. dead.
  5. Web site: Gold for Gallant. winnipegfreepress.com. Jared Story. 11 January 2016. Winnipeg Free Press. en.
  6. Web site: Pair of Calgarians help Canada win world junior ringette title. calgaryherald.com/sports. Laurence Heinen. 7 January 2016 . Calgary Herald. en.
  7. Web site: Finland Roster 2016 WRC. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2016. 31 May 2022. Ringette Canada. en.
  8. Web site: Canada Roster 2016 WRC. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com . 2016 . 20 May 2022 . en.
  9. Web site: Team Canada rosters announced for world ringette championship . Ringette.ca . 13 October 2015 . 19 May 2022 . Ringette Canada . en.
  10. Web site: Sweden Roster 2016 WRC. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2013. 10 October 2022. Ringette Canada. en.
  11. Web site: USA Roster 2016 WRC Presidents. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2016. 5 October 2022. Ringette Canada . en.
  12. Web site: Czech Republic Roster 2016 WRC. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com . 2016 . 29 October 2022. Ringette Canada . en.
  13. Web site: Finland Junior Roster 2016 WRC. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2016. 11 September 2022. Ringette Canada . en.
  14. Web site: Canada Junior Roster 2016 WRC. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2016. 20 May 2020. Ringette Canada. en.
  15. Web site: Team Canada rosters announced for world ringette championship . ringette.ca. 13 October 2015. 19 May 2022. Ringette Canada. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216003729/http://www.ringette.ca/team-canada-rosters-announced-for-world-ringette-championship/ . 16 December 2017. dead.
  16. Web site: Team Canada coaches announced by Ringette Canada . ringette.ca . 12 September 2014 . 20 May 2022. Ringette Canada. en.
  17. Web site: Ringette Canada: Saint-Laurent resident coaches goalies to gold . journalmetro.com. Sara King-abadi . 4 January 2016. 3 February 2023. Journal Metro. en.
  18. Web site: Sweden Junior Roster 2016 WRC . ringettecanada.hockeytech.com . 15 June 2022. Ringette Canada. en.

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