The 1998 World Ringette Championships (1998 WRC) was an international ringette tournament initially meant to be the 5th (X) World Ringette Championships and was originally scheduled to be hosted in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.. However, a promotional five-game ringette "Summit Series" tour of Europe was organized instead with a series of games between Team Canada, and Team Finland between February 27 and March 7, 1998.
Officially dubbed the "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", the games were contested in Finland, Sweden, Germany, and France. The event was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The 5th World Ringette Championships took place the following year at the 2000 World Ringette Championships.
1998 Summit Series The 1998 Summit Series for international ringette was a European tour organized exclusively for the national ringette teams of Canada and Finland. It replaced the 1998 World Ringette Championship which was initially planned to be played in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Both teams made stops in four different countries and cities: Turku (Finland), Gothenburg (Sweden), Osnabruck (Germany), and Colmar (France).
The fifth and final game took place in Colmar, France, where Team Finland beat Team Canada 10–8. Team Finland won the Summit Series against Canada 3–2.
Venues
Venues were in Germany, Sweden, Finland, and France.
Teams 1998 Summit Series/EuroTour Rosters 1998 Team Finland 1998 Team Canada
Games + 1998 Summit Series gamesDateLocation Time 1st 2ndFebruary 27, 1998 Turku, Finland 20H00 Finland (9) Canada (7)February 28, 1998 Turku, Finland 19H00 Finland (19) Canada (5)March 1, 1998 Turku, Finland 14H00 Canada (8) Finland (7)March 2, 1998 Gothenburg, Sweden (OT) Shootout 18H00 Canada (12) Finland (11)March 5, 1998 Osnabruck, Germany 09H00 Finland (9) Canada (4)March 7, 1998 Colmar, France 17H15 Finland (10) Canada (8)
Final results
Team Team Finland: 3 wins in 5 games Team Canada: 2 wins in 5 games
Rosters
Team Finland The 1998 Team Finland team included the following:
TEAM FINLANDNumberName Forwards3Metta Perkkiö6Arja Oksanen7Virpi Karjalainen8Petra Ojaranta10Tia Heinonen13Kristiina Vidlund16Sanna Koivuniemi21Annukka Koivuniemi25Katja Kivelä Defence4Kirsi Annila11Jasmine Lönnroth1214Emma-Lotta Laine18Katja Saarela24Anu Tuominiemi26Johanna Majuri Goaltenders30Senna Nokkosmäki35Marjo Ikola
Team StaffPositionNameTeam LeaderEva ValtanenManagerMartti KahelinManagerRaimo HeinonenHead coachLyndsay WheelansAssistant coachTimo HimbergGoalie coachJari Toroskainen
Team Canada Initially, the 1998 World Ringette Championships were to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, but a promotional five-game ringette tour of Europe, "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", was organized with competitions between Team Canada and Team Finland instead. 1998 Team Canada included, "athlete representation from each province and the Northwest Territories".
The 1998 Team Canada team included the following:
TEAM CANADANumberName Forwards2Gladie Turple (Forward–Defence)9Sue Dinham12Susan Coggles15Renée Virc19Tina Pineau91Shelley Reynolds Centres4Lisa Brown - Captain7Sarah (Miller) Ianni10Cara Brown18Lisa Dipasquale22Angie MacPherson20Maria (McKenzie) Thompson Defence5Karen Duguay8Laurie Cartman11Dominique Fréchette16Jodeen Canning88Tammy WurtakGoaltenders1Tamara Anderson30Amanda Snell
Team StaffPositionNameHead coachDave MainwoodAssistant coachRon GallingerAssistant coach Deb MarekAssistant coach Keith WilliamsonOfficialsOfficialStephan Blackman
See also Canada national ringette team Finland national ringette team
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