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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.
| 1st World Ringette Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Canada |
| City | Gloucester, Ontario |
| Venue(s) | Earl Armstrong Arena |
| Dates | January 29 – February 3, 1990 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Alberta(Calgary Debs) |
Runner-up  |  Ontario |
Third place  |  Quebec |
| Fourth place | Gloucester |
Overview
editThree 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",[citation needed] 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
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The event was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario at the Earl Armstrong Arena.
Teams
edit| 1990 WRC Rosters |
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| 1990 Team Alberta (Calgary Debs)
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| 1990 Team Ontario
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| 1990 Team Quebec
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 1990 Team Manitoba
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 1990 Team Saskatchewan
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| 1990 Team Gloucester (Host)
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 1990 Team Finland
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 1990 Team USA
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Final standings
edit| Country | Team | |
|---|---|---|
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Canada
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Team Alberta (Calgary Debs)
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Canada
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Team Ontario
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Canada
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Team Quebec
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| 4th | Canada
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Team Gloucester (Host)
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| 5th | Canada
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Team Manitoba
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| 6th | Canada
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Team Saskatchewan
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| 7th | Finland
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Team Finland
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| 8th | USA
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Team USA
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Rosters
editTeam Finland
editThe 1990 Team Finland team included players Arja Oksanen and Virpi Karjalainen.[5][6][7][8][9]
Team Canada
editCanada 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
editIn 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
edit- World Ringette Championships
- International Ringette Federation
Canada national ringette team
Finland national ringette team
Sweden national ringette team
United States national ringette team
References
edit- ^ "Player Roster Team Canada 1990". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "World Championships". Retrieved 3 December 2017. [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Alberta Upsets Ontario to Win Gold at the World Ringette Championships". history.ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Calgary. March 1990. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Finland's First National Ringette Team in 1990". facebook.com. World Ringette Championships. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Mestarivalmentaja lopetti maajoukkueessa". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Mestarivalmentaja Karjalainen: Tämä on huikeaa". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ringeten MM 2000-projekti käynnistyy" [Ringete's MM 2000 project starts]. yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 25 November 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "1989–1990 – Ringette Calgary History". ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Calgary. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Clémence Duchesneau - Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c "The 1990 world ringette championship team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ "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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