Ringette_World_Club_Championship
The Ringette World Club Championship (RWCC) was an international ringette competition organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF).[1] It featured the top teams from Canada's National Ringette League (NRL), Finland's Ringeten SM-sarja [fi] (now called "SM Ringette"), and Sweden's Ringette Dam-SM. The World Club Championship was only held twice, the first time in 2008 and the last time in 2011.
| Ringette World Club Championship | |
|---|---|
The Essar Centre (now GFL Memorial Gardens) where the first RWCC took place. | |
| Status | No longer active |
| Genre | International ringette club competition |
| Location(s) | Various |
| Inaugurated | 2008; 16 years ago (2008) |
| Most recent | 2012; 12 years ago (2012) |
| Participants | 2008: 6 teams 2011-2012: 6 teams |
| Organized by | IRF |
Last champions Lapinlahden Luistin -89 [fi] (2011) | |
In 2013 the IRF cancelled the 2014 Championship which was planned to be organized in Sweden.[2] After the original two international tournaments, the club competition was discontinued due to financial difficulties preventing teams from participating.[3]
Competing clubs came from Finland, Canada, and Sweden.
| Clubs | ||
|---|---|---|
| Country | League | Clubs |
Finland |
Ringeten SM–Sarja [fi] | Espoon Kiekkoseura [fi] |
| Luvian Kiekko -82 [fi] | ||
| Lapinlahden Luistin -89 [fi] | ||
| Raision Nuorisokiekko [fi] | ||
 Canada |
National Ringette League | Cambridge Turbos[4][5] |
| Montreal Mission | ||
| Calgary RATH | ||
| Richmond Hill Lightning | ||
 Sweden |
Ringette Dam-SM | Ulriksdals SK Ringette |
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Details |
Canada: Sault Ste. Marie |
Canada Cambridge Turbos |
Finland Luvian Kiekko -82 [fi]) |
Finland Espoon Kiekkoseura [fi] Canada Calgary RATH |
| 2011 Details |
Finland: Turku |
Finland Lapinlahden Luistin -89 [fi] |
Finland Raision Nuorisokiekko [fi] |
Finland Luvian Kiekko -82 [fi] |
| 2014 Details |
Sweden: Stockholm |
cancelled[6] | ||
The First World Championship of Ringette Clubs took place in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada and began on November 5, 2008.[7][8] The tournament was hosted by the Cambridge Turbos.[9][10] The first game took place at the Essar Centre, an ice hockey arena now called GFL Memorial Gardens.[11][12]
The international competition involved six of the world's best ringette clubs: four teams from the elite Canadian National Ringette League (NRL) and two teams from the elite Finnish ringette league, Ringeten SM-Sarja, participated. The teams from the NRL included the Cambridge Turbos,[13][14] Montreal Mission, Calgary RATH, and the Richmond Hill Lightning. The teams from SM-Sarja included Espoon Kiekkoseura [fi] (EKS-Espoo) and Luvian Kiekko -82 [fi] (LuKi-82 Luvia).[15]
Venue
| Essar Centre Capacity: Ice Hockey: 4,928 |
|---|
| Canada – Sault Ste. Marie |
Results
Results for the 2008 Ringette World Club Championship were as follows:[16]
The second and final Ringette World Club Championships were held at the Kupittaa Ice Arena in Turku, Finland from Tuesday, December 27, 2011 to Sunday, January 1, 2012.[24] Canada was represented by two teams: the Richmond Hill Lightning and the world champion of ringette clubs, the Cambridge Turbos.[25] Three clubs represented Finland: Lapinlahden Luistin -89 [fi] (LL -89), Luvian Kiekko -82 [fi] (LuKi -82), and Raision Nuorisokiekko [fi] (RNK Flyers). The Swedish club, Ulriksdals SK Ringette, also participated in the international tournament.
In the semi-final, LL -89 overcame the Cambridge Turbos, 3–1.[26] The Championship Finale consisted entirely of Finnish clubs where team LL -89 went up against the RNK Flyers for gold medal. LL -89 beat the RNK Flyers, 5–4, to win the golden medal. Tiina Randell scored the winning goals.[27] The Most Valuable Player of the tournament was Anne Pohjola of LL -89.
Venue
| Kupittaa Ice Arena (Kupittaan jäähalli) (now "Rajupaja Areena") Capacity: Ice Hockey: 3,000 |
|---|
| Finland – Turku |
Results
Results for the 2011 Ringette World Club Championship were as follows:[28]
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In 2013 the International Ringette Federation (IRF) cancelled the 2014 Ringette World Club Championship which initially had been planned to be organized in Sweden.[3][2]
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