2017 World Ringette Championships Explained

Year:2017
Country:Canada
Dates:27 November – 3 December 2017
Num Teams:8
Venues:Hershey Centre Arena
City:Mississauga
Type:other
Winners:Senior Pool
Sam Jacks Series:
(Sr.)
(7th title)

Junior Pool
(Jr.)
(2nd title)

President's Pool (Sr.)

Second:Senior Pool
Sam Jacks Series:
(Sr.)

Junior Pool
(Jr.)

President's Pool
(Sr.)

Third:President's Pool
(Sr.)
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2019

The 2017 World Ringette Championships (2017 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 12th (XII) of the World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, from November 27 – December 3, 2017, at the Hershey Centre Arena, now renamed the Paramount Fine Foods Centre.[1] Eight of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing.

Overview

Participating national teams in the included: Team Canada Senior, Team Canada Junior (U19), Team Finland Senior, Team Finland Junior (U19), Team Sweden Senior, Team USA Senior, Team Czech Republic Senior, and Team Slovakia Senior.

Team Finland Senior won the gold medal in the Senior Pool, the "Sam Jacks Series", and Team Canada Junior won the gold medal in the Junior Pool. In the President's Pool, Sweden claimed gold, the USA claimed silver, and the Czech Republic claimed the bronze.

Venue

Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Previously called: Hershey Centre Arena		+Host venue
Location – Mississauga
Constructed1998
CapacityIce Hockey: 5,612
(5,420 seated)⁣

Teams

width=30%Senior Poolwidth=35%Junior Poolwidth=35%President's Pool
2017 Team Finland Senior 2017 Team Finland Junior (U19) 2017 Team Sweden Senior
2017 Team Canada Senior 2017 Team Canada Junior (U19) 2017 Team USA Senior
2017 Team Czech Republic 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=200Team
Team Finland Senior
Team Canada Senior

Junior Pool results

The Junior Pool competition was a three-game series between Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior.

width=15width=240Team
Team Canada Junior (U19)
Team Finland Junior (U19)

President's Pool results

The President's Pool involved junior (U19) athletes from Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior competing with the developing ringette countries. The winning team was rewarded with a gold medal and the President's Trophy.

width=15width=260Team
Team Sweden Senior
Team USA Senior
Team Czech Republic Senior

Rosters

Seniors

Team Finland Senior

The 2017 Team Finland Senior team included the following:[2]

style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2FINLAND SENIOR
NumberName
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Forwards
9Elina Tahvanainen
13Katariina Kurikko
14Tiia Halme
15Emmi Merelä
16Annamari Ruusu
17Roosa Salonen[3]
20Maija Väyrynen
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=4 Centres
4Marjukka Virta
5Tanja Eloranta
10Anne Pohjola
11Susanna Tapani
18Miranda Uusi-Kämppä
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Defence
2Hanna Ropanen
3Pauliina Auvinen
19Fiia Rebecca Impilä
21Mira Sydänmaa
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Goaltenders
30Maria Perkkola
31Kaisa Katajisto
32Meini Kärnä
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Team Staff
PositionName
Team managerSusanna Saarela
Head coach⁣⁣
Assistant coachKim Forsblom
TrainerMarja Kaponen
TrainerMika Salminen
TrainerPekka Takala

Team Canada Senior

The 2017 Team Canada Senior team[4] [5] [6] competed in the 2017 World Ringette Championships. The 2017 Team Canada Senior team included the following:

style=background:pink colspan=2CANADA SENIOR
width=10 style="background:silver;NumberName
style=background:pink colspan=2Forwards
2Lindsay Vink[7]
3Melissa Breslin
4Taylor Campbell
6Kaitlyn Youldon
9Shaundra Bruvall
10Erika Kiviaho[8]
11Allison Biewald
19Paige Nosal
23Kelsey Youldon
66Sheri Adams
77Martine Caissie
89Dailyn Bell
93Jamie Bell
style=background:pink colspan=2Centres
18Jacqueline Gaudet
style=background:pink colspan=2Defence
12Sydney Granger
16Chantal Gauthier
28Christianne Varty (Captain)
21Erica Voss
style=background:pink colspan=2Goaltenders
33Amy Clarkson
41Jasmine Leblanc
61Breanna Beck
style=background:pink colspan=2Team Staff
PositionName
Head coachBarb Bautista
Assistant coachSharolyn Wouters
Head Athletic TherapistConnie Klassen
Player Development ConsultantAlexis Snowdon
Player Development ConsultantCarly Ross
Goalie Development Consultant Keely Brown
Mental Performance ConsultantCarl Nienhuis
National Team Program Logistics
and Team Services Manager		Stephanie Laurin
Strength and conditioning ConsultantNick Westcott
Team LeaderTracey Tulloch
style=background:pink colspan=2Officials
On-ice officialBrent Bunting
On-ice officialChris Faulds
On-ice officialRob Drury
Shot-clock operator Sharon Smit
Shot-clock operator Nancy Desfonds
Shot-clock operator Jamie Doerbecker

Juniors

Team Finland Junior

The 2017 Team Finland Junior team included the following:[9]

style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 FINLAND JUNIOR (U19)
NumberName
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2 Players
2Taru Kylä-Kaila
4Katariina Niemi
5Saga Loukiainen
6Roosa Rantannitty
7Emilia Raunio
9Lotta Ylitalo
10Nora Niemikko
11Ella Hellsten
12Janita Järvinen
13Henni Isaksson
14Henna Mantere
15Jenni Linnamäki
16Olga Elo
17Laura Kyllönen
18Jasmin Kiiski
19Veera Nikkola
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Goaltenders
30Jasmin Haavisto
31Hanna Minkkinen
32Oona Keskinen
style=background:#CEE0F2 colspan=2Team Staff
width=60% style="background:silver; PositionName
ManagerMarianna Hietamaki
Head coachVesa Lönngren
Assistant coachAte Kärnä
Assistant coachKirsi Pukkila
TrainerJari Koski
TrainerTony Samuelsson

Team Canada Junior

The 2017 Team Canada Junior team included the following:[10] [11]

style=background:pink colspan=2CANADA JUNIOR (U19)
width=10 style="background:silver;NumberName
style=background:pink colspan=2Forwards
7Jenny Snowdon[12]
9Erin Markle
17Madison Bonsel
18Alana Lesperance
27Sara Plouffe
51Mégane Fortin
71Victoria (Torrie) Shennan
74Emily Chénier
77Britney Snowdon
style=background:pink colspan=2Centres
2Gillian Dreger
3Ashley Heimbecker
4Kaylee Spearing
8Marie-Pier Blanchard
10Rachel Ung
11Jennica Murray
22Sara Reynolds
91Sydney Nosal
style=background:pink colspan=2Defence
14Tara Burke
28Julie Vandal
style=background:pink colspan=2Goaltenders
1Madison Ford
31Laurie St-Pierre
33Grace MacKenzie
style=background:pink colspan=2Team Staff
PositionName
Head coachLorrie Horne
Assistant coachChris Belan
Assistant coachJacinda Rolph
Assistant coachAndrea Ferguson
Assistant coachDanielle Hildebrand
Assistant coachSarah (Miller) Ianni
Goalie Consultant Claudia Jetté
Athletic therapistMelinda Krulicki
Strength and conditioning ConsultantNick Westcott
National Team Program Logistics
and Team Services Manager		Stephanie Laurin
style=background:pink colspan=2Officials
On-ice officialBrent Bunting
On-ice officialChris Faulds
On-ice officialRob Drury
Shot-clock operator Sharon Smit
Shot-clock operator Nancy Desfonds
Shot-clock operator Jamie Doerbecker

President's Pool

Team Sweden Senior

The 2017 Sweden Senior team included the following:[13]

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
PositionName
ManagerEva Frankenberg
ManagerCharoline Gustafson
Head coachEevi Kaasinen
Assistant coachRebecca Gustafson

Team USA Senior

The 2017 USA Senior team included the following:[14]

style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 USA SENIOR
width=10 style="background:silver;NumberName
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Players
4Chelsea Moore
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Forwards
3Moira Davidson
6Margie Carter
7Meghan Kelly
8Hilary Davidson
9Brianna Stanford
11Lyne Davis
13Brenda Rossetto
17Tiffany Muylle
18Kasey Wheal
22S. Reiners
24Carlye Thompson
25Renee Hoppe
30Samantha Gorgi
44Claire Wyville
66Angela Mead
88Britt Kleine
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Defence
10Heather Livingstone
style=background:DarkBlue colspan=4 Goaltenders
1Tara Stevens
42Julia Fair

Team Czech Republic Senior

The 2017 Czech Republic Senior team included the following:[15]

CZECH REPUBLIC SENIOR
width=40Pos.width=100Numberwidth=200Name
align=center Goaliealign=center 3Ivana Berderkova
align=center Goaliealign=center 23Veronika Hulkova
align=center align=center 5Lisa Raush
align=center align=center 9Nina Beznoskova
align=center align=center 10Tereza Soukupova
align=center align=center 13Anna Pokorna
align=center align=center 15Dominique Rodrigue
align=center align=center 16Anniina Tuomola
align=center align=center 17Nina Gegáňová
align=center align=center 18Petra Herzigová
align=center align=center 19Elysia Ford
align=center align=center
  • 19
Dita Svobodová
align=center align=center 21Barbora Sebikova
align=center align=center 22Adela Srbova
align=center align=center 29Kateřina Svobodová
align=center align=center 31Lenda Kubiskova
align=center align=center 32Lenka Kobyláková
align=center align=center 38Branická
align=center align=center 56Kateřina Čapková
align=center align=center 71Tereza Bobkova
align=center align=center 91Petra Berankova
align=center align=center 95Dominika Mokrosova
style=background:red colspan=3Team Staff
Manageralign=center Dana Hůlková
Manageralign=center Veronika Hůlková
Head coachalign=center
Assistant coachalign=center Radek Dan, Lenka Kobyláková
Traineralign=center Jean-Guy Rodrigue

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 8 September 2016 . Mississauga to host 2017 World Ringette Championships. . 7 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Finland Roster 2017 WRC Sam Jacks. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com . 2017 . 30 May 2022. Ringette Canada. en.
  3. Web site: Lempäälään ringeten maailmanmestaruus. Lempäälän Ringette World Championship. lvs.fi. Katariina Onnella. 2 January 2018. 29 September 2022. lvs. en.
  4. Web site: Roster 2017 WRC Sam Jacks, Ringette Canada. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2019 . 20 May 2022. Ringette Canada . en.
  5. Web site: Senior national team roster announced . ringette.ca . 22 June 2017. 20 May 2022. Ringette Canada . en. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924022843/http://www.ringette.ca/senior-national-team-roster-announced/ . 24 September 2017. dead.
  6. Web site: Canadian officials announced for upcoming World Ringette Championships in Mississauga . ringette.ca . 29 September 2017 . 19 May 2022 . Ringette Canada . en.
  7. Web site: Lacombe honours local Team Canada ringette players at the Gary Moe Auto Group Sportsplex . theobserver.ca. Ashli Barrett . 19 December 2019 . 25 May 2022. The Observer. en.
  8. Web site: ERIKA KIVIAHO REPRESENTS CANADA AT WORLD RINGETTE CHAMPIONSHIPS. thecord.ca. Pranav Desai. 1 September 2017. 29 September 2022. The Cord. en.
  9. Web site: Finland Roster 2017 WRC Junior. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2017. 11 September 2022. Ringette Canada . en.
  10. Web site: Canada Roster, 2017 WRC Junior . ringettecanada.hockeytech.com . 20 May 2022 . Ringette Canada. en.
  11. Web site: Junior national team roster announced . sirc.ca . 23 May 2017 . 18 May 2022 . Ringette Canada . en.
  12. Web site: Sister act: Ringette's Snowdon girls play for Team Canada at championships. cbc.ca. Elizabeth Fraser. 24 November 2017. 25 May 2022. CBC News . en.
  13. Web site: Sweden Roster 2017 WRC Presidents . ringettecanada.hockeytech.com . 2017. 10 October 2022. Ringette Canada. en.
  14. Web site: USA Roster 2017 WRC Presidents. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2017. 5 October 2022. Ringette Canada . en.
  15. Web site: Czech Republic Roster 2017 WRC Presidents. ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. 2017. 29 October 2022. Ringette Canada . en.

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