The 2017 World Ringette Championships (2017 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 12th (XII) of the World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, from November 27 – December 3, 2017, at the Hershey Centre Arena, now renamed the Paramount Fine Foods Centre. Eight of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing.
Overview Participating national teams in the included: Team Canada Senior, Team Canada Junior (U19), Team Finland Senior, Team Finland Junior (U19), Team Sweden Senior, Team USA Senior, Team Czech Republic Senior, and Team Slovakia Senior.
Team Finland Senior won the gold medal in the Senior Pool, the "Sam Jacks Series", and Team Canada Junior won the gold medal in the Junior Pool. In the President's Pool, Sweden claimed gold, the USA claimed silver, and the Czech Republic claimed the bronze.
Venue Paramount Fine Foods CentrePreviously called: Hershey Centre Arena+ Host venue Location – Mississauga Constructed 1998 CapacityIce Hockey: 5,612 (5,420 seated)
Teams Senior PoolJunior PoolPresident's Pool 2017 Team Finland Senior 2017 Team Finland Junior (U19) 2017 Team Sweden Senior 2017 Team Canada Senior 2017 Team Canada Junior (U19) 2017 Team USA Senior 2017 Team Czech Republic Senior
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 gold medal and the Sam Jacks Trophy.
Team Team Finland Senior Team Canada Senior
Junior Pool results The Junior Pool competition was a three-game series between Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior. Team Team Canada Junior (U19) Team Finland 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 was rewarded with a gold medal and the President's Trophy.
Team Team Sweden Senior Team USA Senior Team Czech Republic Senior
Rosters
Seniors
Team Finland Senior The 2017 Team Finland Senior team included the following:
FINLAND SENIORNumberNameForwards9Elina Tahvanainen13Katariina Kurikko14Tiia Halme15Emmi Merelä16Annamari Ruusu17Roosa Salonen20Maija VäyrynenCentres4Marjukka Virta5Tanja Eloranta10Anne Pohjola11Susanna Tapani18Miranda Uusi-KämppäDefence2Hanna Ropanen3Pauliina Auvinen19Fiia Rebecca Impilä21Mira SydänmaaGoaltenders30Maria Perkkola31Kaisa Katajisto32Meini Kärnä
Team StaffPositionNameTeam managerSusanna SaarelaHead coachTimo HimbergAssistant coachKim ForsblomTrainerMarja KaponenTrainerMika SalminenTrainerPekka Takala
Team Canada Senior The 2017 Team Canada Senior team competed in the 2017 World Ringette Championships. The 2017 Team Canada Senior team included the following:
CANADA SENIORNumberName Forwards2Lindsay Vink3Melissa Breslin4Taylor Campbell6Kaitlyn Youldon9Shaundra Bruvall10Erika Kiviaho 11Allison Biewald19Paige Nosal23Kelsey Youldon66Sheri Adams77Martine Caissie89Dailyn Bell93Jamie Bell Centres18Jacqueline Gaudet Defence12Sydney Granger16Chantal Gauthier28Christianne Varty (Captain)21Erica Voss Goaltenders33Amy Clarkson41Jasmine Leblanc61Breanna Beck
Team StaffPositionNameHead coachBarb BautistaAssistant coachSharolyn WoutersHead Athletic TherapistConnie KlassenPlayer Development ConsultantAlexis SnowdonPlayer Development ConsultantCarly RossGoalie Development Consultant Keely BrownMental Performance ConsultantCarl NienhuisNational Team Program Logisticsand Team Services ManagerStephanie LaurinStrength and conditioning ConsultantNick WestcottTeam LeaderTracey Tulloch OfficialsOn-ice officialBrent BuntingOn-ice officialChris FauldsOn-ice officialRob DruryShot-clock operator Sharon SmitShot-clock operator Nancy DesfondsShot-clock operator Jamie Doerbecker
Juniors
Team Finland Junior
The 2017 Team Finland Junior team included the following:
FINLAND JUNIOR (U19)NumberName Players2Taru Kylä-Kaila4Katariina Niemi5Saga Loukiainen6Roosa Rantannitty7Emilia Raunio9Lotta Ylitalo10Nora Niemikko11Ella Hellsten12Janita Järvinen13Henni Isaksson14Henna Mantere15Jenni Linnamäki16Olga Elo17Laura Kyllönen18Jasmin Kiiski19Veera Nikkola Goaltenders30Jasmin Haavisto31Hanna Minkkinen32Oona Keskinen
Team StaffPositionNameManagerMarianna HietamakiHead coachVesa LönngrenAssistant coachAte KärnäAssistant coachKirsi PukkilaTrainerJari KoskiTrainerTony Samuelsson
Team Canada Junior The 2017 Team Canada Junior team included the following:
CANADA JUNIOR (U19)NumberNameForwards7Jenny Snowdon9Erin Markle17Madison Bonsel18Alana Lesperance27Sara Plouffe51Mégane Fortin71Victoria (Torrie) Shennan74Emily Chénier77Britney SnowdonCentres2Gillian Dreger3Ashley Heimbecker4Kaylee Spearing8Marie-Pier Blanchard10Rachel Ung11Jennica Murray22Sara Reynolds91Sydney NosalDefence14Tara Burke28Julie VandalGoaltenders1Madison Ford31Laurie St-Pierre33Grace MacKenzie
Team StaffPositionNameHead coachLorrie HorneAssistant coachChris BelanAssistant coachJacinda RolphAssistant coachAndrea FergusonAssistant coachDanielle HildebrandAssistant coachSarah (Miller) IanniGoalie Consultant Claudia JettéAthletic therapistMelinda KrulickiStrength and conditioning ConsultantNick WestcottNational Team Program Logisticsand Team Services ManagerStephanie LaurinOfficialsOn-ice officialBrent BuntingOn-ice officialChris FauldsOn-ice officialRob DruryShot-clock operator Sharon SmitShot-clock operator Nancy DesfondsShot-clock operator Jamie Doerbecker
President's Pool
Team Sweden Senior The 2017 Sweden Senior team included the following:
SWEDEN SENIORNumberName Forwards3Sarah Esmail 4Kajsa Frankenberg6Anna Norrbom7Tindra Sperling8Emilia Riikola9Jessica Alakärppä 11Wilma Frankenberg16Ellen Granath18Jennifer Peterback21Alma Lindqvist24Jessika Runolf Centres13My Nilsson19Camilla Lepistà Defence22Rebecca Gustafson Goaltenders34Rachelle Graham
Team StaffPositionNameManagerEva FrankenbergManagerCharoline GustafsonHead coachEevi KaasinenAssistant coachRebecca Gustafson
Team USA Senior The 2017 USA Senior team included the following:
USA SENIORNumberNamePlayers4Chelsea MooreForwards3Moira Davidson6Margie Carter7Meghan Kelly8Hilary Davidson9Brianna Stanford11Lyne Davis 13Brenda Rossetto17Tiffany Muylle18Kasey Wheal22S. Reiners 24Carlye Thompson25Renee Hoppe30Samantha Gorgi44Claire Wyville66Angela Mead88Britt KleineDefence10Heather LivingstoneGoaltenders1Tara Stevens42Julia Fair
Team Czech Republic Senior The 2017 Czech Republic Senior team included the following:
CZECH REPUBLIC SENIOR Pos.NumberNameGoalie3Ivana BerderkovaGoalie23Veronika Hulkova5Lisa Raush9Nina Beznoskova10Tereza Soukupova13Anna Pokorna15Dominique Rodrigue16Anniina Tuomola17Nina Gegáňová18Petra Herzigová19Elysia Ford*19Dita Svobodová21Barbora Sebikova22Adela Srbova29Kateřina Svobodová31Lenda Kubiskova32Lenka Kobyláková38Branická56Kateřina Čapková71Tereza Bobkova91Petra Berankova95Dominika MokrosovaTeam StaffManagerDana HůlkováManagerVeronika HůlkováHead coachAssistant coachRadek Dan, Lenka KobylákováTrainerJean-Guy Rodrigue
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 Czech Republic national ringette team
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