The 2000 World Ringette Championships (2000 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 5th (X) official World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Espoo and Lahti in Finland, between November 15–18, 2000.

Overview Participating teams in the 2000 WRC included Team Canada, Team Finland, Team Sweden, and Team USA. All games used three periods for their playing format.

Team Finland and Team Canada played a two-game world championship final. The first final was played on November 15, 2020, in Lahti, and the second final was played on November 18, 2000, in Espoo. Finland won the first game in Lahti with a score of 5-4. In Espoo, Team Canada and Team Finland faced each other for the second time which final which was the deciding match. Finland tied the Canadians with a final score of 5-5 (3-2, 1-1, 1-2). Finland became the world champion with a combined score of 3-1 points while Canada failed to win the world title by finishing in second place. In the bronze medal match, Team USA defeated Team Sweden 9–0.

Venue

Venues were Espoo and Lahti, Finland.

Teams 2000 WRC Rosters 2000 Team Finland 2000 Team Canada 2000 Team USA 2000 Team Sweden

Final standings Team Team Canada Team Finland Team USA 4th Team Sweden

Rosters Team Finland The 2000 Team Finland team included the following:

Pos.NameGoalieGoalieGoalieGoalieArja OksanenKirsi AnnilaPetra OjarantaAnnukka KoivuniemiKristiina VidlundSini ForsblomJasmine LönnrothRiikka Vainio (Captain).Team StaffHead coachKrister ÅbergAssistant coachTimo HimbergAssistant coachTrainer

Team Canada The 2000 Team Canada team included the following:

NameKeely BrownLisa Brown (Captain)Lisa DiPasqualeMichelle MacKinnonMaria (McKenzie) ThompsonAlexis SnowdonMegan ToddLaura WarnerJennifer (Willan) KrochakDaina Haubrich (Alternate)Amanda SnellDanielle (Hobday) HildebrandNadia TomyNancy BlouinKaren (Duguay) BuntingJackie Gaudet (Alternate)Sarah MillerLisa NewtonKim PoirierTina PineauSuzanne MacDonaldMarion ClarkKim StephensonTeam StaffHead CoachDeb MarekAssistant coachLyndsay WheelansAssistant coachTrainer

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

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