The 2010 World Ringette Championships (2010 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 9th (IX) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Tampere, Finland, between November 1 and November 6, 2010. The main competition took place at the Tampere Ice Stadium. The previous year the 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships took place in Prague, becoming the inaugural event for elite junior ringette athletes. However, it was organized as a separate event from the World Ringette Championships program.
Overview Participating teams were Team Canada Senior, Team Finland Senior, Team Sweden, and Team USA. The group stage was played in a round-robin series. The finals and bronze medal games were played in a best-of-three playoff format.
Venue Tampere Ice Stadium Host venue Location – Tampere Constructed Opened: 1965Renovated: 1981, 1990,2001–2002, 2009, 2014Expanded: 2007 Capacity 7,800
Teams 2010 WRC Rosters 2010 Team Finland 2010 Team Canada 2010 Team USA 2010 Team Sweden
Group stage
Points
Top scorers
RankPlayerGoalsAssistsPoints1 Salla Kyhälä126182 Marjukka Virta710173 Anne Pohjola413174 Jennifer Wakefield79165 Elina Raesola123156 Susanna Tapani86147 Victoria Russel85138 Jacqueline Gaudet49139 Barb Bautista571210 Catherine Cartier7411
Bronze medal games
Top scorers
RankPlayerGoalsAssistsPoints1 Catherine Cartier99182 Jamie Bell210123 Tiia Juvonen74114 Dailyn Bell64105 Chelsea Stone538
Finals
Top scorers
RankPlayerGoalsAssistsPoints1 Elina Raesola3362 Susanna Tapani2353 Jennifer Hartley2244 Salla Kyhälä2135 Anna-Kaisa Raesola033
Final standings Team Team Finland Senior Team Canada Senior Team USA Senior 4th Team Sweden Senior
Personal awards
Best players by team Jennifer Hartley Heidi Ahlberg Linda Björling Catherine Cartier
All-Star Team Goalkeeper: Heidi Ahlberg Defense: Beth Hurren Defense: Jonna Ruotsalainen Forward: Jennifer Hartley Forward: Anne Pohjola Forward: Salla Kyhälä
Most Valuable Player Salla Kyhälä
Rosters
Team Finland The 2010 Team Finland team included the following:
NumberNameForwards234Marjukka Virta8Petra Ojaranta10Anne Pohjola12Siiri Saarikettu (née Kallionpää)14Tiina Mononen1517Sanna Metsola1819Salla KyhäläCentres11Susanna Tapani Defence3Miia Railio5Hannamari Muukkonen9Mari Kallio13Jessica Tiitola (née Kantee)16Annamari Tuokko20Jonna Ruotsalainen21Maiju RuotsalainenGoaltenders30Heidi Ahlberg31Aura Lehtonen32Anna Näkki
Team StaffPositionNameTeam managerHead coachVirpi KarjalainenAssistant coachKim ForsblomTrainerTrainerTrainer
Team Canada Team Canada competed in the 2010 World Ringette Championships. Suomi juhlii ringeten MM-kultaa Canada sent 22 athletes. The team included a back up group of athletes who trained as members of the national team in case they were required to participate.
The 2010 Team Canada team included the following:
NumberNameForwards6Kailee Dundas14Andrea Ferguson18Jacqueline Gaudet21Barb Bautista66Stéphanie Séguin87Ashley Peters99Julie BlanchetteCentres4Jennifer Gaudet(Jennifer Wakefield)12Victoria Russell1781Erin CumpstoneDefence0Vanessa Cowlen3Dallas Robbins7Lindsay Burns8Abbey Hoes19Colleen Hagan16Katie Lugg24Jenna McBride64Beth HurrenGoaltenders1Keely Brown30Bobbi Mattson31Meghan Pittaway ReservesNameAllison CroninJosée DoironKerith GordonJackie HoSheena MacDonaldChristina MascherinStacey McNicholJessica PepperJulie Primard
Team StaffPositionNameHead coachLyndsay WheelansAssistant coachJ. JensonAssistant coach Julie SmithTeam Leader / ManagerTracey Tulloch OfficialsOfficialNatalie Fortin
Team Sweden
The 2010 Sweden Senior team included the following:
NumberNamePositionClub Players1Linnea UlfhedenSollentuna HC2Daniella RamelUlriksdals SK3Rosanna JonersSollentuna HC4Elina JaleniusUlriksdals SK6Anna NorrbomUlriksdals SK10Anna NäsströmKista HC13Anna ViberthUlriksdals SK15Angelica HolmbergUlriksdals SK16Annela BäckströmJärna SK17Jessika RunolfSollentuna HC18Frida GauwUlriksdals SK20Linda BjörlingUlriksdals SK22Rebecca GustafsonUlriksdals SK23Anna ÖbergSollentuna HCJessica AlakärppäTurku ringette Patricia AlakärppäTurku ringette
Team StaffPositionNameHealthcare/ManagerAnna GellnerManagerSofia HörbergHead coachDennis GauwAssistant coachLars Jonsson
Team USA The 2010 USA Senior team included the following:
NumberNameForwards3Krista Reich4Jamie Bell – Forward/Centre9Tiia Juvonen12Evan Brown16Stephanie Zimmel17Chelsea Stone – Forward/Centre18Erin Heming21Taru AkessonCentres93Catherine Cartier (Captain)Defence2Lindsay Brown5Jackie Williamson6Dailyn Bell – Defence/Centre10Kacy Hannesson13Kari Sadoway14Robyn Kerr19Ashley Harrison22 – Defence/CentreGoaltenders1Devon Lowe31Heather Konkin35Katie McNeil
Team StaffPositionNameGeneral ManagerAdele WilliamsonGeneral ManagerMichelle BrownHead coachAssistant coachRalph BellAssistant coachMurray PettemAssistant coachTrainerTrainer
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 (archived 2010) 2010 World Ringette Championships Official Homepage 2010 World Ringette Championships Official Homepage (English and Finnish)