The 2013 World Ringette Championships (2013 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 10th (X) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF)and was contested in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, between 31 December 2013, and 4 January 2014. The main competition took place at the North Bay Memorial Gardens.
WRC 2013 was the first time the World Junior Ringette Championships, known as the U19 World Ringette Championship, was added to the program after it had initially begun as a separate tournament. The previous year the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships took place for elite junior ringette athletes but was organized as separate event from the World Ringette Championships program.
Overview Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior competed against each other in a best of three series. Team Sweden, Team USA, Team Canada U19, and Team Finland U19 competed in the President's Pool and for the U19 (Under-19) world title.
Sam Jacks Series
Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior competed for the World Championship title in the Senior competition called the "Sam Jacks Series", named after Sam Jacks, the inventor of ringette. The series was played in a best-of-three playoff format. The winner of the Senior division, Team Finland Senior, claimed the Sam Jacks Trophy.
Presidents' Pool and U19 World Ringette Championship Team Sweden, Team USA, Team Canada U19 and Team Finland U19 competed in the Presidents' Pool. It was played in a round-robin series with the top team claiming the President's Trophy.
Team Sweden and Team USA also played for the World Ringette Championship bronze medal."Representing Canada an honour for ringette duo". Representing Canada an honour for ringette duo, Vince Burke, Lacombe Globe, 14 January 2014 Team Canada U19 and Team Finland U19 played for the U19 World Championship title.
Venue North Bay Memorial Gardens Host venue Location – North Bay, Ontario Constructed Broke ground: 1954Opened: 1955Renovated: 2013 Capacity 4,246
Teams Senior Pool(Sam Jacks Series)Junior PoolPresident's Pool 2013 Team Finland Senior 2013 Team Finland Junior (U19) 2013 Team Sweden Senior 2013 Team Canada Senior 2013 Team Canada Junior (U19) 2013 Team USA Senior 2013 Team USA Senior 2013 Team Finland Junior (U19) 2013 Team Sweden Senior 2013 Team Canada Junior (U19)
Game results
Sam Jacks Series The "Sam Jacks Series" was the name of the 2013 WRC Senior Pool.
Top scorers RankPlayerGoalsAssistsPoints1 Marjukka Virta4262 Anne Pohjola3363 Ainsley Ferguson3144 3145 224
Presidents' Pool
Points
Bronze Medal Game
U19 World Championship
The U19 World Championship title game resulted in a win for the Finland Juniors (U19).
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 Sam Jacks Series 2–0 and was rewarded with the gold medal and the Sam Jacks Trophy. Team USA defeated Team Sweden to claim the bronze.
Team Team Finland Senior Team Canada Senior Team USA Senior 4th Team Sweden Senior
Junior Pool results The Junior Pool competition was a three-game series between Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior. Finland won the U19 World Championship title.
Team Team Finland Junior (U19) Team Canada 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, Finland U19, was rewarded with a gold medal and the President's Trophy.
Team Team Finland Junior (U19) Team Canada Junior (U19) Team USA Senior 4th Team Sweden Senior
Rosters
Seniors
Team Finland Senior The 2013 Team Finland Senior team included the following:
FINLAND SENIORNumberNameForwards12Siiri Saarikettu (née Kallionpä)14Tiina Mononen1517Kati KoskelinCentres4Marjukka Virta5Tanja Eloranta7Jenni Viinamäki10Anne Pohjola1819Salla KyhäläDefence2Hanna Ropanen3Nelly Ylitalo6Miia Railio13Jessica Tiitola (née Kantee)16Annamari Tuokko21Mira SydänmaaGoaltenders30Maria Perkkola31Eeva Kangassalo32Anna Näkki
Team StaffPositionNameTeam managerPirjo LehtonenHead coachTimo HimbergCoachKim ForsblomCoachMatti VirtanenTrainerKatja LiukkonenTrainerMika SalminenTrainerPekka Takala
Team Canada Senior The 2013 Team Canada Senior team competed in the 2013 World Ringette Championships. The world championship event marked the 50th anniversary of ringette. The U19 World Ringette Championship, was added to the program for the first time that same tournament.
The 2013 Team Canada Senior team included the following:
CANADA SENIORNumberName Forwards3Jayme Simzer9Shaundra Bruvall14Andrea Ferguson18Jacqueline Gaudet - Captain23Kelsey Youldon44Julie Primard66Stéphanie Séguin87Ainsley Ferguson93 Jamie Bell Centres4Jennifer Gaudet - Assistant Captain(Jennifer Wakefield)6Emily Bakker 12Victoria Russell17 Defence7Lindsay Burns - Assistant Captain11Kacy Hannesson16Kaitlyn Youldon19Colleen Hagan24Jenna McBride28Christianne Varty63Melissa Findlay89Dailyn Bell Goaltenders1Meghan Pittaway31Bobbi Mattson33Amy Clarkson41Jasmine Leblanc
Team StaffPositionNameHead coachGlen GaudetAssistant coachBarb BautistaAssistant coachJulie BlanchetteGoalie coachKeely BrownTeam manager
Team Sweden Senior The 2013 Sweden Senior team included the following:
SWEDEN SENIORNumberNameClub and/or Country Forwards3Sarah Esmail4Maja BjersboUlriksdals SK6Anna NorrbomSollentuna HC17Angeliqa Rosenqvist EhnUlriksdals SK18Sofia PetterssonSollentuna24Jessika RunolfSollentuna HC Centres13My NilssonJärna SK20Linda BjörlingUlriksdals SK Defence2Daniella RamelUlriksdals SK5Anna WallierSollentuna HC7Sara KlintUlriksdals SK9Jessica AlakärppäTurku ringette 22Rebecca GustafsonUlriksdals SK25Olivia HörvalliusJärna SK Goaltenders1Olivia BlomquistUlriksdals SK30Linnea UlfhedenUlriksdals SK
Team StaffPositionNameManagerCharoline GustafzonManagerSofia HörbergHead coachAnna GellnerAssistant coachLars JonssonTrainerLauren Voss
Team USA Senior The 2013 USA Senior team included the following:
USA SENIOR Number NameForwards7Meghan Kelly12Chelsea Stone44Chelsea Moore88Britt KleineCentres93Catherine CartierDefence6Margie Carter8Kimberley Heacock13Kari Sadoway18Kasey Wheal19Caitlyn Roberts22Danielle Holliday96Kendall YasuiGoaltenders31Jessica Dickin35Breanna Beck
Team StaffPositionNameManagerHeather GrahamManagerLinda RobertsHead coachPhyllis SadowayHead coachBeth VealeAssistant coachChristopher KellyAssistant coachJim Wheal
Juniors
Team Finland Junior The 2013 Team Finland Junior team included the following:
FINLAND JUNIOR (U19)NumberName Forwards5Roosa Salonen7Niina Piiroinen18Laura Lyytikäinen20Hanna Ovaska Centres4Fanni Elo9Miranda Uusi-Kämppä11Nelly Ahonen13Emmi Isaksson19Camilla Lepistö21Sara Tenhovaara Defence6Milja Veilo10Laura Lahtinen14Fiia-Rebecca Impilä15Veera Lyytikäinen16Heidi Konttori17 Goaltenders30Erika Lampi31Sannamari Räty32Meini Kärnä
Team StaffPositionNameManagerLiisa KanninenHead coachJouni LevanderAssistant coachNiko TuominenAssistant coachMatti VirtanenTrainerJari KoskiTrainerKatja Liukkonen
Team Canada Junior The 2013 Team Canada Junior team included the following:
CANADA JUNIOR (U19)NumberNameForwards2Jodie Haché5Sarah-Lynne Begin8Brittany MacDonald9Taylor Costello14Molly Lewis22Amy Kolesnik44Maggie Sullivan88Allie MarcotteCentres12Karli O'Brien24Laura WingesDefence3Paige Johnston4Jenna van Koppen10Natasha Hurtubise16Katherine Mulders17Alison O'Brien66Sarah LemkowGoaltenders1Sydney Catlin 29Sarah Brown30Rianne Munro
Team StaffPositionNameHead coachLary AllenAssistant coachJessica CrouchAssistant coachBryson Lamble
See also World Ringette Championships International Ringette Federation Canada national ringette team Finland national ringette team Sweden national ringette team United States national ringette team
References
External links 2013 World Ringette Championships Official Homepage 2013 World Ringette Championships at Ringette Canada Official Homepage