Calgary, AB – Media members are invited to observe Ringette Canada’s Junior National Team and U18 National Team participate in an intersquad game ahead of the World Ringette Championships.
Games will occur during the team’s last domestic training camp in August, with specific locations and times available below. Athletes and coaching staff can be available for interviews immediately following the game(s). If you have a particular athlete you are interested in interviewing, please contact Taylor Retter at taylor@ringette.ca to confirm the athlete's availability.
Ringette is a uniquely Canadian winter sport, founded in North Bay, Ont., in 1963. Ringette is a true team sport, as players must pass over both blue lines before they can take a shot, and a 30-second shot clock is in play these are just some of the reasons ringette is called the fastest game on ice. See it for yourself!
EVENT DETAILS
Junior National Team vs Calgary-area National Ringette League athletes
Thursday, August 7 - 6:00 PM @ Cardel Rec South 4
Junior National Team vs U18 National Team
Saturday, August 9 - 5:00 PM @ Cardel Rec South 1
The Junior National Team roster can be found here. Current U18 Development Camp invitees can be found here.
About Ringette Canada
Ringette Canada is the national body that oversees ringette in Canada. Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by Sam Jacks. There are currently over 33,000 athletes on more than 2,200 teams across Canada, with over 1,500 officials and nearly 8,000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in more than half a dozen countries worldwide. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement, ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model. Learn more at www.ringette.ca.
Media Contact:
Taylor Retter
Ringette Canada
Communications Coordinator
taylor@ringette.ca
About the World Ringette Championships (November 3 – 9, 2025 in Lahti, Finland)
Divisions: U18 Development Festival, U21 Juuso Wahlsten Pool, Senior (21+) Sam Jacks Pool, Presidents Pool (USA, Sweden, Czechia)
5 Participating Countries: Canada (U21, Senior), Finland (U21, Senior,; USA (Senior), Czechia (Senior), Sweden (Senior)
- +200 athletes
- +50 bench staff
- +18 games
The U18 Development Festival is held alongside the event, with teams from Canada and Finland, as well as U18 athletes from other countries, participating in a friendly international development opportunity.
Live stream information will be available at worldringette.com.
Competition Arenas: Energiahall, Kerava; RTK Arena, Lahti; Pirkkola Ice hall, Helsinki; Isku Arena, Lahti
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