Ringette Canada Hall of Fame explained

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame (RCHoF)^[1] was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport.^[2]

The RCHoF includes six categories: Founder, Builder, Official, Team, Coach, and Athlete. A number of Canadian national ringette teams and their players have been inducted over the course of its existence, as well as organizers, administrators, coaches, and officials.

The first two Canadians to be inducted into the RCHoF were inducted in 1988: the two founders of ringette, Sam Jacks and Red McCarthy. Agnes Jacks, the wife of Sam Jacks, was inducted as a Builder in 1996.^[3]

The first builders to be inducted were June Tiessen^[4] and Terry Youngman^[5] (1989). Tiessen was Ringette Canada's first President (1974–75, 1976–77) while Youngman served as its president from 1981 to 1983. Youngman later lead the international development of the sport from 1983 to 1985 while serving as Ringette Canada's Past-President.

The first two teams to be inducted were world title winners Team Alberta from the 1990 World Ringette Championships (2005),^[6] and Team Canada West from the 1992 World Ringette Championships (2005).^[7] The first athlete to be inducted was Deb Marek (2001),^[8] the first coach to be inducted was Lyndsay Wheelans (2002),^[9] and the first official to be inducted was Denise Weeks (2001).^[10]

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List of members of the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame

The following is the list of Ringette Canada Hall of Fame members:

• Sam Jacks – 1988: Founder^[11]
• Mirl (Red) McCarthy – 1988: Founder^[12]
• June Tiessen – 1989: Builder
• Terry Youngman – 1989: Builder
• Bruce Kettles – 1990: Builder^[13]
• Herb Abrahams – 1990: Builder^[14]
• Betty Shields – 1992: Builder^[15]
• Nelson Ball – 1993: Builder^[16]
• Agnes Jacks – 1996: Builder
• Leon Morrissette – 1999: Builder^[17]
• Deb Marek – 2001: Athlete
• Denise Weeks – 2001: Official
• Reg Wood – 2001: Builder^[18]
• Audra Antoniuk – 2002: Builder^[19]
• Lyndsay Wheelans – 2002: Coach
• Doug MacQuarrie – 2002: Official ^[20]
• Cara Brown – 2002: Athlete^[21]
• Jim Benning – 2003: Builder
• Jane Larkworthy – 2003: Official
• Linda (Tippin) Anderson – 2004: Coach
• 1990 world ringette championship team – 2005: Team
• 1992 world ringette championship team – 2005: Team
• Carolyn Bogusz – 2006: Athlete
• Clémence Duchesneau – 2006: Athlete
• MaryLee Ross – 2006: Coach
• Bernie Cockburn – 2006: Builder
• Marge (Marjorie) Knowles – 2007: Builder
• Cindy Annala – 2008: Athlete
• Lisa Brown – 2008: Athlete
• Lorrie Horne – 2008: Coach^[22]
• George McKenzie – 2009: Coach
• Maria (McKenzie) Thompson – 2009: Athlete
• Judy Diduck – 2009: Athlete
• Joanne Dearden – 2009: Builder
• 2002 World Ringette Championship Team – 2010: Team
• 1996 World Ringette Championship Team – 2010: Team
• Norm Laforest – 2010: Official
• Mark Renkiewicz – 2010: Official
• Rene Trumpler – 2010: Builder
• Steve Blacklock – 2010: Official
• Wes Clark – 2010: Builder

• Don Sally – 2010: Builder
• Bruce Heaslip – 2010: Builder
• Shelley (Reynolds) Derewianka – 2011: Athlete
• Herman Wills – 2011: Builder
• Stephan Blackman – 2011: Builder
• Chris George – 2011: Official
• Megan Todd – 2012: Athlete
• Jennifer (Willan) Krochak – 2012: Athlete
• Phyllis Sadoway – 2012: Coach^{[23] [24] [25]}
• Jim Dawson – 2012: Builder
• Peter Maik – 2013: Coach
• Iris Todd – 2013: Official
• Carly Ross – 2013: Athlete
• Laura Warner – 2013: Athlete^{[26] [27]}
• 2012 U19 Team Canada East – 2014: Team
• Janice Cossar – 2014: Athlete
• Keely Brown – 2014: Athlete^[28]
• Laura Knowles – 2014: Official
• Tom Mayenknecht – 2014: Builder
• Beth Veale – 2014: Coach
• Cathy Over – 2015: Official
• Dave Wood – 2016: Coach
• Sarah (Miller) Ianni – 2016: Athlete
• 2016 Junior National Team – 2016: Team
• Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand – 2017: Athlete
• Alexis Snowdon – 2017: Athlete
• Lucie Anne Ingoldsby – 2017: Official
• Dwayne Andreen – 2017: Builder
• 2017 Junior National Team – 2018: Team
• Kevin Lee – 2019: Official
• Karen (Duguay) Bunting – 2019: Athlete^[29]
• 2019 Junior National Team – 2020: Team^[30]
• Sue Blacklock – 2021: Official^[31]
• Yvon Brault – 2021: Builder^[32]
• Terry McAdam – 2021: Builder^{[33] [34]}
• Alayne Martell – 2021: Builder^[35]
• Barry Hobday – 2022: Coach^[36]
• Beverly Ann Felske – 2022: Builder^[37]

Inductees in World Ringette Championships

Listed below are the RCHoF inductees who have also participated in the World Ringette Championships. Note that some members have been inducted more than once in different categories.

Ringette Canada Hall of Fame

Name	Year inducted	Category	WRC	Team/Participation	Profile
style=background:#eeee colspan=6	Builders
Reg Wood	2001	Builder	WRC 1990	Head coach 1990 Team Alberta	RCHoF
Alayne Martellhttps://www.ringette.ca/faces/alayne-martell/https://porthawkesburyreporter.com/alayne-martell-inducted-posthumously-into-ringette-canadas-hall-of-fame/	2021	Builder			RCHoF
style=background:#eeee colspan=6	Teams
1990 Team Canada (Sr.)	2005	Team	WRC 1990	1990 Team Alberta	RCHoF
1992 Team Canada West	2005	Team	WRC 1992	1992 Team Canada West	RCHoF
2002 Team Canada (Sr.)	2010	Team	WRC 2002	2002 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/2002-world-ringette-championship-team/
1996 Team Canada (Sr.)	2010	Team	WRC 1996	1996 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/1996-world-ringette-championship-team/
2012 U19 Team Canada East	2014	Team	WJRC 2012	2012 U19 Team Canada East	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/2012-u19-team-canada-eastequipe-canada-est/
2016 Team Canada (Jr.)	2016	Team	WRC 2016	2016 Team Canada (Jr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/2016-junior-national-team/
2017 Team Canada (Jr.)	2018	Team	WRC 2017	2017 Team Canada (Jr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/2017-junior-national-team/
2019 Team Canada (Jr.)	2020	Team	WRC 2019	2019 Team Canada (Jr.)	RCHoF
style=background:#eeee colspan=6	Coaches
Lyndsay Wheelans	2002	Coach	WRC 1990 WRC 1992 WRC 1994 WRC 1996 WRC 1998 WRC 2000 WRC 2004 WRC 2007	Player 1990 Team Alberta 1992 Team Canada West 1994 Team Canada West Head coach 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.) Head coach 1998 Team Finland (Sr.) Assistant coach 2000 Team Canada (Sr.) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)	RCHoF
Lorrie Horne	2008	Coach	WRC 1996 WRC 2000 WRC 2002 WRC 2004 WRC 2016 WRC 2017 WRC 2019	Trainer 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) Head coach 2000 Team USA (Sr.) Head coach 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) 2016 Team Canada (Jr.) 2017 Team Canada (Jr.) 2019 Team Canada (Jr.) Coach 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)	RCHoF
Phyllis Sadoway[38] [39]	2012	Coach	WRC 1996 WRC 2002 WRC 2004 WRC 2007 WRC 2010 WRC 2013 WRC 2022	Head coach 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) Assistant coach 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) Assistant coach 2022 Team USA (Sr.) (President's Pool) Head coach 2004 Team USA (Sr.) 4th 2007 Team USA (Sr.) 2010 Team USA (Sr.) 2013 Team USA (Sr.)	RCHoF
style=background:#eeee colspan=6	Athletes
Deb Marek	2001	Athlete (Goalie)	WRC 1990 WRC 1992 WRC 1996 WRC 1998	Player 1990 Team Alberta 1992 Team Canada West Assistant coach 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) Assistant coach 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)	RCHoF
Cara Brown	2002	Athlete	WRC 1990 WRC 1992 WRC 1994 WRC 1998	1990 Team Alberta 1992 Team Canada West 1994 Team Canada (Sr.) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)	RCHoF
Clémence Duchesneau	2006	Athlete (Goalie)	WRC 1990 WRC 1992 WRC 1994	1990 Team Quebec 1992 Team Canada East 1994 Team Canada East	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/clemence-duchesneau/
Carolyn Bogusz	2006	Athlete	WRC 1990 WRC 1992 WRC 1994	1990 Team Quebec 1992 Team Canada East 1994 Team Canada East	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/carolyn-bogusz/
Lisa Brown	2008	Athlete	WRC 1990 WRC 1992 WRC 1996 WRC 1998 WRC 2000	1990 Team Alberta 1992 Team Canada West 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/lisa-brown/
Cindy Annala	2008	Athlete (Defense)	align=center width=80	WRC 1990 WRC 1992	1990 Team Alberta 1992 Team Canada West	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/cindy-annala/
Maria (McKenzie) Thompson	2009	Athlete	WRC 1994 WRC 1996 WRC 1998 WRC 2000 WRC 2002	1994 Team Canada West 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/maria-mckenzie-thompson/
Judy Diduck	2009	Athlete	WRC 1990	1990 Team Alberta	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/judy-diduck/
Shelley (Reynolds) Derewianka	2011	Athlete	WRC 1992 WRC 1996	1992 Team Canada West 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/shelley-reynolds-derewianka/
Megan Todd	2012	Athlete	WRC 2000 WRC 2002 WRC 2004 WRC 2007	2000 Team Canada (Sr.) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/megan-todd/
Jennifer (Willan) Krochak	2012	Athlete	WRC 1994 WRC 1996 WRC 2000	1994 Team Canada West 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/jennifer-willan-krochak/
Laura Warner	2013	Athlete	WRC 1996 WRC 2000 WRC 2002 WRC 2004	1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) Captain 2004 Team Canada (Sr.) Captain	RCHoF
Carly Ross	2013	Athlete	WRC 1996 WRC 2002 WRC 2004 WRC 2007	1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/carly-ross/
Keely Brown	2014	Athlete (Goalie)	WRC 2000 WRC 2002 WRC 2004 WRC 2007 WRC 2010 WJRC 2012 WRC 2013 WRC 2022	Player 2000 Team Canada (Sr.) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.) 2010 Team Canada (Sr.) Goalie coach 2013 Team Canada (Sr.) Assistant coach\Goalie coach 2012 Team Canada U19 West Assistant coach 2022 Team Canada (Jr.) Assistant coach 2023 Team Canada (Jr.)	RCHoF
Sarah (Miller) Ianni	2016	Athlete	WRC 1998 WRC 2002 WRC 2016 WRC 2017	Player 1998 Team Canada (Sr.) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) Legacy coach 2016 Team Canada (Jr.) Assistant coach 2017 Team Canada (Jr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/sarah-miller-ianni/
Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand	2017	Athlete	WRC 2000 WRC 2002 WRC 2004 WRC 2007 WRC 2016 WRC 2017		https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/danielle-hobday-hildebrand/
Alexis Snowdon	2017	Athlete	WRC 2002 WRC 2017 WRC 2019	Player 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) Player Development Consultant 2017 Team Canada (Sr.) Assistant coach 2019 Team Canada (Sr.)	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/alexis-snowdon/
Karen (Duguay) Bunting	2019	Athlete	WRC 1998 WRC 2000	1998 Team Canada (Sr.) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)	RCHoF
style=background:#eeee colspan=6	Officials
Doug MacQuarrie	2002	Official	WRC 1990	WRC 1990 Official	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/doug-macquarrie/
Jane Larkworthy	2003	Official	WRC 1990	WRC 1990 Director of Officials	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/jane-larkworthy/
Steve Blacklock	2010	Official	WRC 1994 WRC 2004	WRC 1994 Official WRC 2004 Official	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/steve-blacklock/
Denise Weeks	2001	Official	WRC 1992	WRC 1992 Official	RCHoF
Kevin Lee	2019	Official	WRC 2010	WRC 2010 Official	https://www.ringette.ca/inductees/kevin-lee/
Sue Blacklock	2021	Official	WRC 1994 WRC 2004	WRC 1994 Official WRC 2004 Official	RCHoF

Other

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

See also: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and List of members of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. The following are inductees in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame:

• Sam Jacks was inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.^[40]

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame:

• Team Canada West teams of 1990 and 1992 were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in the Groups and Teams category in 1994.^[41]
• Phyllis Sadoway was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
• Reg Wood was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame:

• 1988 Regina Optimist Stingers Ringette Team - installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 16, 2001. Accomplishments: 1998 Canadian Junior Ringette Champions (see Canadian Ringette Championships).^[42]

Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

The following are inductees in the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum:

• Andrea Ferguson ("Ando") was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2022. She is the first ringette athlete to be inducted in its history.^[43]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame. ringette.ca. 1988. 19 March 2023 . Ringette Canada. en.
2. Web site: Ringette History – National Ringette School. 2011. 18 September 2022. nationalringetteschool.com. National Ringette School. en.
3. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Agnes Jacks. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
4. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame June Tiessen. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
5. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Terry Youngman. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
6. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame The 1990 World Ringette Championship team. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
7. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame The 1992 World Ringette Championship team. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
8. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Deb Marek . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
9. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Lyndsay Wheelans. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
10. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Denise Weeks . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
11. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Sam Jacks. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
12. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Mirl (Red) McCarthy. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
13. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Bruce Kettles. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
14. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Herb Abahams. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
15. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Betty Shields . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
16. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Nelson Ball . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
17. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Leon Morrissette . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
18. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Reg Wood . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
19. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Audra Antoniuk. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
20. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Doug MacQuarrie . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
21. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Cara Brown . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
22. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Lorrie Horne . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
23. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Phyllis Sadoway . ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
24. Web site: 2014 Inductee – Phyllis Sadoway. YouTube. 4 June 2014. 3 March 2022. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. en.
25. Web site: Phyllis Sadoway: The Godmother of Ringette Just Keeps Skating. seewhatshecando.com . 22 October 2020 . 23 May 2022. See What She Can Do. en.
26. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Laura Warner. ringette.ca. 2023. 27 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
27. Web site: Lisa Brown's Ringette Tips About Laura Warner . ringettetips.com . Lisa Lane Brown . 2023. 29 March 2023. Lisa Brown & Associates. en.
28. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Keely Brown 2014 Athlete . ringette.ca . 2014. 28 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
29. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Karen (Duguay) Bunting. ringette.ca. 2019 . 5 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
30. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame 2019 Junior National Team. ringette.ca. 2020 . 5 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
31. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Sue Blacklock. ringette.ca. 2021 . 5 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
32. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Yvon Brault. ringette.ca. 2021. 5 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
33. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Terry McAdam. ringette.ca. 2021  . 5 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
34. Web site: Fifth Saskatchewan person inducted to ringette Hall of Fame. globalnews.ca . Montana Getty . 14 November 2021. 20 May 2023. Global News. en.
35. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Alayne Martell. ringette.ca. 2023. 26 March 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
36. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Barry Hobday. ringette.ca. 2022. 5 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
37. Web site: Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Beverly Ann Felske. ringette.ca. 2022. 5 August 2023. Ringette Canada. en.
38. Web site: PHYLLIS SADOWAY: THE GODMOTHER OF RINGETTE JUST KEEPS SKATING . seewhatshecando.com . 22 October 2020 . 23 May 2022. See What She Can Do. en.
39. Web site: 2014 Inductee – Phyllis Sadoway. YouTube. 4 June 2014. 3 March 2022. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. en.
40. Web site: Canada's Sports Hall of Fame HALL OF FAMER SAM JACKS INDUCTED IN 2007. sportshall.ca . 2023. 29 March 2023. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. en.
41. Web site: Canada West Ringette Teams 1990 & 1992 Ringette Team - Inducted 1994. albertasportshallmembers.ca . 2023. 24 March 2023. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. en.
42. Web site: Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame 1988 Regina Optimist Stingers Ringette Team. sasksportshalloffame.com. 2001. 20 May 2023. Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. en.
43. Web site: Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Andrea Ferguson. sportmanitoba.ca. Richard Harzing. 29 September 2022. 20 May 2023. [Sport Manitoba|language=en].