Bill Copeland Sports Centre is a 2,000-seat, multi-purpose arena in Burnaby , British Columbia . The arena is primarily used for ice hockey and lacrosse .
65-756: Bill Copeland Sports Centre was the host venue for the 2019 World Ringette Championships and the 2013 Esso Cup . It is also the home arena for the Burnaby Lakers of the Western Lacrosse Association and home arena of the Vancouver North West Hawks of the BC Hockey Major Midget League . This article about a Canadian ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Metro Vancouver -related article
130-626: A dominant force in international ringette competitions, winning several gold medals in the World Ringette Championships. The next time Canada competed was at the 1998 Summit Series where both Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior competed exclusively in a European tour. The 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships was the first-ever international tournament exclusively for junior ringette players and took place in Prague , Czech Republic . Two different teams represented
195-684: A gold medal, the winning junior national ringette team is awarded the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy which was first introduced during the 2019 World Ringette Championships (WRC) in Burnaby , Canada. 2013 was the year Canada sent the first all–Canadian junior national ringette team to the WRC whereas before Canada had sent regional teams to the World Junior Ringette Championships (WJRC) in 2009 and 2012, after which
260-730: A junior, U19,or U21 national team. The inaugural year for the WRC was in 1990 and the World Ringette Summit Series took place in Europe in 1998. The 2021 WRC was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Several WRC competitions have been recorded and been made available for viewing online for free . Unlike most international team sports tournaments, the World Ringette Championship competition consists entirely of elite female athletes due to
325-409: A national team, and rather, regional teams competed for the championship instead. Team Alberta, which was composed of members of the province's Calgary Debs who were all-star players from across Alberta, emerged victorious from the tournament. Canada achieved its first unified national ringette team in the 1996 World Ringette Championships . This was a significant milestone for the sport, as it marked
390-584: A new design which has been awarded during every World Ringette Championship year since, while the initial trophy now resides in the Ringette Canada office. The Juuso Wahlsten Trophy was introduced during the 2019 World Ringette Championships in Burnaby , Alberta , Canada. It was the first time the World Ringette Junior Champions were with presented with the new trophy. The trophy is named after Juhani "Juuso" Wahlsten ,
455-698: A score of 3–1 in front of a sell-out crowd of 3850 supporters. The final match was broadcast in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and followed by 144,000 Canadian televiewers. It is the last time Team Canada has won the Sam Jacks Trophy to date. The 2004 World Ringette Championship was the seventh world championship and was contested in Stockholm, Sweden from November 23 to 27, 2004. This event marked
520-564: A separate events but the junior competition has since been merged with the World Ringette Championship while the club competition is no longer contested. The Junior division (U19) was added to the larger program in 2013. The President's Pool division was added in 2016. National teams participating have included: Canada, Finland, United States, Sweden, Russia, France, Slovakia , and the Czech Republic . Russia and France have not sent national teams from their respective countries to compete in
585-460: A separate tournament from the main event, the World Ringette Championships, which was exclusively for senior teams. In 2013 the junior program merged with the larger senior competition and the junior program ceased to exist as a separate tournament as a result. Today the World competition includes both senior and U21 pools. As of 2017 , the junior pool (now U21) was split and a third pool was added,
650-474: A total of 8 competing teams. Finland finished seventh and the United States eighth while Canadian teams monopolized the podium. Team Alberta , which consisted of ringette players from the province's "Calgary Debs", won the first world ringette title in international competition and the WRC's new Sam Jacks Trophy after defeating Team Ontario 6 – 5 in the final. The 1992 World Ringette Championship
715-708: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . World Ringette Championships#2019 World Ringette Championships Senior Pool Sam Jacks Series: [REDACTED] Canada Senior [REDACTED] Finland Senior Junior Pool [REDACTED] Canada Junior [REDACTED] Finland Junior President's Pool (Differing): [REDACTED] USA (Sr.) [REDACTED] Sweden (Sr.) [REDACTED] Sweden (Jr.) [REDACTED] Czech (Sr.) [REDACTED] Slovakia (Sr.) [REDACTED] Canada (Jr.) [REDACTED] Finland (Jr.) U18 International Development Festival (Differing): Other The World Ringette Championships (WRC)
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#1732793712407780-518: Is a competition between developing ringette nations. Each President's Pool game is played in a 4 x 15 minute quarter format. The winning team is awarded with the President's Pool world title, gold medals, and the President's Trophy . Occasionally, teams in this pool have competed against the junior teams from Canada and Finland. The International Ringette Federation (IRF) unveiled a new feature for
845-765: Is divided into four separate competitions: the Senior Pool (called the " Sam Jacks Series" ), the Junior Pool, and the President's Pool, and the U18 International Development Festival, which was newly introduced by the International Ringette Federation for the 2023 World Ringette Championships . The Senior Pool is typically played in a best-of-three playoff format between Canada's Senior national team , and Finland's Senior national team , but
910-673: Is the ringette team representing Canada internationally. Canada has both a senior national team, Team Canada Senior , and a junior national team, Team Canada Junior . Both national teams compete in the World Ringette Championships (WRC) and are overseen by Ringette Canada which is a member of the International Ringette Federation (IRF). Some team members are selected from the National Ringette League . Team Canada and Team Finland have emerged as ringette's major international rivals at both
975-418: Is the name of the Senior Pool which is the tournament's elite competition between Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior with the Sam Jacks Trophy awarded to the team who wins the world senior title. The U21 Pool is now the tournament's elite competition between Team Canada U21 and Team Finland U21 with the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy awarded to the team who wins the world U21 title. The President's Pool
1040-422: Is the premier international competition in ringette and is governed by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). Unlike most international competitions, all of the WRC's elite athletes are female rather than male, one of the sport's distinctive features. Competing nations include: Canada, Finland, United States, Sweden, Slovakia and the Czech Republic , with Team Canada and Team Finland having emerged as
1105-408: Is the tournament's competition between developing ringette nations with a smaller presence in the sport. Team Sweden Senior , Team USA Senior , and Team Czech Republic Senior compete in this pool and the President's Trophy is awarded to the winning team. National teams including Team Slovakia, Team Russia, and Team France, have also competed in the WRC past. The nations of Canada and Finland form
1170-540: Is typically played in a best-of-three playoff format between Canada's U21 national team , and Finland's U21 national team , however, the 2022 World Ringette Championships scheduled a two-game series instead. Each game in this pool is played in a 4 x 15 minute quarter format. Prior to the 2013 World Ringette Championships the junior program was held as a separate event in 2009 and 2012 . It has since changed to include either players who were exclusively under 19 years of age or exclusively under 21. The President's Pool
1235-615: The "President's Pool" , created for developing ringette nations; Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior used to compete in the Junior Pool , but now compete in the U21 Pool . The Sam Jacks Series is the elite competition between the senior national ringette teams of Canada and Finland. The World Junior Ringette Championships and the Ringette World Club Championship were both initially organized as
1300-456: The 2022 World Ringette Championships scheduled a two-game series instead. The winning Senior team is awarded with the world title, gold medals, and the championship trophy called the Sam Jacks Trophy , named after Sam Jacks . Each Senior Pool game is played in a 4 x 15 minute quarter format. The Senior Pool did not exist until 2013 and was created when the junior program was added to the world program that same year. Prior to that point there
1365-411: The 2023 World Ringette Championships : the U18 International Development Festival, where young players from around the world can showcase their skills and passion for the sport. The Sam Jacks Trophy is awarded to the winning national senior level ringette team. The trophy was named after Canada's Sam Jacks in his honour since Jacks is considered the main inventor of the sport. The trophy was donated by
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#17327937124071430-771: The Bill Copeland Sports Centre . This event marked the 13th World Ringette Championships. The games were recorded and live streamed by Sports Canada TV and have since been made available for public viewing on the video sharing site, YouTube , by Ringette Canada . 15 of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing . Canada national ringette team#Team Canada Junior Julie Blanchette (2023) Andrea Ferguson (2023) [REDACTED] Canada 19–0 [REDACTED] Sweden ( Stockholm , Sweden ; April 14, 1996 ) Junior: The Canada national ringette team (popularly known as Team Canada ; French : Équipe Canada )
1495-480: The Edmonton Expo Centre . This event marked the 6th World Ringette Championships. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Phyllis Sadoway , was the assistant coach of Team Canada in 2002. The victory by Team Canada in 2002 was considered particularly notable. After having been defeated by a score of 4–3 in extra time against Finland in 2000, Canada took its revenge by defeating their arch-rival by
1560-559: The Sam Jacks Trophy which was first introduced at the world inaugural World Ringette Championships (WRC) in 1990 in Gloucester, Ontario , Canada. A new redesign of the Sam Jacks Trophy was introduced during the 1996 World Ringette Championships in Stockholm, Sweden . 1996 was the year Canada sent the first all–Canadian national ringette team to the WRC whereas before Canada had sent regional teams. In conjunction with
1625-824: The Sam Jacks Trophy , the first year the updated design of the trophy was awarded. While the 1998 World Ringette Championship was initially meant to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick , Canada, the event did not take place. Instead a promotional five game ringette "Summit Series" tour of Europe was organized with a series of games between a national team from Canada , and a national team from Finland from between February 27 to March 7, 1998. 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. Finland won
1690-503: The first World Ringette Championships in 1990 with six different Canadian senior amateur ringette teams representing the country: Team Alberta (Calgary Debs), Team Ontario, Team Quebec, Team Manitoba, Team Saskatchewan, and Team Gloucester (host). The winners of the 1989 Western Canadian Ringette Championships , the Calgary Debs advanced to the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 as Team Alberta . The team went on to become
1755-468: The inaugural World Junior Ringette Championships in the Czech Republic , but Canada wouldn't form its first, single representative all-junior national team until 2013 . The 1998 World Ringette Championships were replaced by a Summit Series between Team Canada and Team Finland , both of which were senior teams. Team Canada finished in second place while Team Finland finished in first. Canada's first appearance in international ringette took place at
1820-540: The "Father of Ringette" in Finland. The trophy was donated by Finland's Sini Forsblom, a former Team Finland athlete and also former President of the International Ringette Federation . Wahlsten is the only member of the International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in history to have had an international ringette trophy named in his honour. The winner of the President's Pool Division is awarded
1885-692: The 10th World Ringette Championships. It was the first time the World Junior Ringette Championships, known as the U19 World Ringette Championship , was added to the program. Some of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing . The United States won the bronze. Finland U19 won the President's Trophy and Finland won the Junior U19 World Championship title. The 2016 World Ringette Championships
1950-528: The 7th World Ringette Championships. The game for the world title final between Canada and Finland took place at the Visättra SportCenter in Huddinge , Stockholm, Sweden. Finland took the world championship by crushing Canada 9–3 in the final. Since the 2004 World Championships, Finland has dominated the international senior level of ringette. Anna Vanhatalo was elected the best goaltender of
2015-543: The Canadian senior representative; it has won the competition twice, in 1996 and in 2002 . Team Canada Junior first competed in the World Junior Ringette Championships . The 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships marked the first time an international competition took place specifically for junior players between ringette playing nations. The tournament was created separately from the major competition between senior national teams (the World Ringette Championships ) and
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2080-406: The President's Trophy which was first introduced during the 2013 World Ringette Championships . The Presidents' Pool involves a competition between developing ringette countries. Occasionally junior teams from Canada and Finland have competed against the nations who compete in this pool. The first time the World Ringette Championships involved Senior teams representing individual nations exclusively
2145-729: The Summit Series against Canada 3–2. The 2000 World Ringette Championships followed the 1998 Summit Series and preceded the 2002 World Ringette Championships . It was an international ringette tournament which was contested in Espoo and Lahti in Finland, from November 15–18, 2000. This event marked the 5th World Ringette Championships. Team Finland and Team Canada first met in the two-game world championship final on November 15 in Lahti, and then again on November 18 in Espoo. Finland won
2210-485: The World Championship, naming the division the "President's Pool", which allows athletes and teams from countries with less ringette experience and a smaller presence in the sport new opportunities to compete. The Presidents' Pool occasionally involves junior teams from Canada and Finland competing with the developing ringette countries. With the exception of the 2022 World Ringette Championships , today both
2275-482: The World Ringette Championships were arranged every other year. In 1998 no official World Championships were held but Finland and Canada played several exhibition games touring across Europe in what was called the "Summit Series" . The WRC's have been held every two or three years since the 2004 World Ringette Championships were hosted in Sweden. The competition is organized by the international governing body for
2340-491: The country: Canada East, and Canada West. This marked another important moment in the history of the sport, as it was the first time that nations specifically competed against each other with their best young players, all of whom were U19 (Under-19). Later, the junior tournament merged with the senior tournament at the 2013 World Ringette Championships during the 50th anniversary of the sport. That same year, Canada established its first-ever all-junior national ringette team, taking
2405-473: The family of Sam Jacks. The first Sam Jacks Trophy was awarded in Gloucester, Ontario during the 1990 World Ringette Championships . The trophy was designed by a woman from Gloucester, Ontario , and was made of oak and bronze and was roughly 3 feet tall, but had to be rolled out onto the ice on a table because it was too heavy for the winning team from Canada to lift. In 1996 the trophy was replaced with
2470-491: The first ever Sam Jacks Trophy was awarded to a representative Canadian team from Alberta , the sport's first World Ringette champions. Participating teams included six regional teams from Canada , national teams from Finland , and the United States . Team Alberta , a.k.a. the "Calgary Debs" won the inaugural championship, marking Canada's reputation as the leading country in the sport. The competitive structure
2535-590: The first game 5–4. The Finnish national team then secured the World Ringette Championship title in the second game by playing a 5–5 tie game. Finland became the world champion with a total of 3-1 points. In the bronze medal match, the USA defeated Sweden 9–0. The 2002 World Ringette Championship was contested in Edmonton, Alberta from November 25–30, 2002 at the Northlands AgriCom Arena , now called
2600-424: The first single representative Canadian team for ringette internationally, forming roughly 15 years after the death of Sam Jacks in 1975, the Canadian identified as the sport's inventor. Until 2009, Canada only had world representation in ringette at the senior level due to the fact that it was the only level available for elite international ringette competition. Canada created two teams which formed in 2009 for
2665-421: The first time that only one team represented the nation in international ringette competitions. Previously, regional teams, like Team Alberta, represented Canada in international tournaments. The formation of this national team paved the way for greater standardization in the sport and allowed Canada to bring its best players together to compete on the world stage. The Canadian national ringette team has since become
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2730-546: The first to win the World Ringette Championship and the Sam Jacks Trophy . Clémence Duchesneau was named the tournament's top goalie, an award she also claimed at the next tournament. Canada was represented by two separate teams, Team Canada East and Team Canada West , during the 1992 World Ringette Championships and the 1994 World Ringette Championships . Since the 1996 World Ringette Championships only one national Canadian team has served as
2795-417: The game 4–4. Finnish player Anne Pohjola scored the winning overtime goal ending the game 5–4. Finland won the world championship series. It was the first time that Finland beat Canada in a World Ringette Championship final hosted in Canada and was the first time Team Sweden won a World Ringette Championship medal (bronze) by beating the United States 10–9 in overtime. The 2010 World Ringette Championships
2860-772: The international competition, a tournament, known as the "Ringette Festival", was held for U14 teams. The 2017 World Ringette Championship was contested in Mississauga, Ontario from November 27 to December 3, 2017, at the Hershey Centre Arena now renamed the Paramount Fine Foods Centre. This event marked the 12th World Ringette Championships. Eight of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing . The 2019 World Ringette Championships were hosted in Burnaby, British Columbia , Canada. Main competition took place at
2925-449: The last time Russia would send a senior national team to the international competition. The 1996 World Ringette Championship was the fourth World Ringette Championship and took place in Stockholm, Sweden , from April 15 to 20, 1996. This event marked the 4th World Ringette Championships. Team Canada won the gold medal beating Team Finland 6–5 in extra time. It was the first time all teams represented individual nations. Canada took home
2990-467: The most significant international rivalry at the world level which means the rivalry does not exist exclusively between North American teams. Nations like the United States, Sweden, and the Czech Republic have yet to produce top tier talent and these three countries form the international rivalry at a lower tier. One of the three countries are expected to eventually produce the first team to break
3055-524: The opportunity to send upcoming players to the merged junior-senior tournament. The creation of the all-junior team allowed Canada to continue its tradition of success in the international scene and also provided a pathway for young players to represent their country on a global stage. Canada was initially represented by six different amateur ringette teams at the inaugural World Ringette Championships in 1990 which took place in Gloucester, Ontario , Canada . In 1996 , Canada's national ringette team became
3120-441: The senior and junior competitions for the world title typically involve a best of three playoff series between national Canadian and Finnish ringette teams in their respective age groups, with the senior competition now having been dubbed the " Sam Jacks Series". The WRC 2022 tournament scheduled a two-game series instead of a three-game series. The first World Ringette Championship was held in Gloucester, Ontario in 1990 where
3185-488: The senior and junior level. Some of Canada's national teams have been inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame . Canada's first appearance in international ringette began at the inaugural World Ringette Championships which was the 1990 World Ringette Championships , when Canada sent six different regional teams from across the country to represent the nation. At that time, Canada had not yet established
3250-524: The senior division in the world championships since 1996, and neither has sent a junior national ringette team to compete since 2012. The 1996 World Ringette Championships marked the first time the event had only one representative team from each participating nation. The 1990 World Ringette Championship (WRC) was the first World Ringette Championship and was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario . Three countries participated: Canada, Finland and United States. The international competition involved
3315-667: The sport's top two competing nations . The 2023 World Ringette Championships were held in Calgary, Alberta , Canada and was the sport's 60th anniversary. Competition consists of teams competing in one of four pools: the Senior Pool (Sam Jacks Series) , the Under–21, U21 Pool (formerly called the Junior Pool) the President's Pool , and the new U18 International Development Festival which began in 2023. The "Sam Jacks Series"
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#17327937124073380-399: The sport's dedication to providing girls and women with a sport of their own which has also allowed it to be free from the administrative responsibilities necessary to govern both a male and female category of the sport. This approach has also resulted in the ability to avoid male-to-female comparisons and has given the spotlight to elite female athletes. Between 1990 – 1996 and 2000 – 2004
3445-581: The sport, the International Ringette Federation (IRF), which was initially called the World Ringette Council. The council is believed to have eventually changed its name to the IRF to avoid confusion due to the fact that the acronym for the organization (WRC) was identical to the World Ringette Championship. While the first World Ringette Championship began in 1990 , the competition between individual nations technically began in 1996 . Initially
3510-461: The top two-team international barrier between Canada and Finland, though Slovakia , Russia and France have also competed. Neither Team Russia nor Team France have competed in the senior division at the World Ringette Championships since WRC 1996 , and neither country has sent a junior, U21, or U19 national ringette team to compete since the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships . Team Slovakia has not competed since WRC 2016 and has not created
3575-480: The tournament merged with the WRC. Samuel Perry Jacks, commonly known as Sam Jacks , is the Canadian who created the sport of ringette. Ringette's preeminent international award for ringette athletes, the World Ringette Championships, Sam Jacks Trophy , is awarded to the winning team in the Senior Pool and is named in his honour. Mirl Arthur McCarthy , commonly known as "Red", was the Canadian responsible for designing ringette's first set of official rules. Below
3640-429: The tournament was exclusively contested between adult national ringette teams until 2013 when the junior division was added, having merged from a separate junior tournament, the World Junior Ringette Championships . For a time, a separate world ringette club competition also existed, the Ringette World Club Championship , but it too has since been discontinued. In 2013 the IRF created a new and separate competition for
3705-578: The tournament. The 2007 World Ringette Championship was contested in Ottawa, Canada , between October 30 and November 3, 2007. This event marked the 8th World Ringette Championships. The competition took place at the Ottawa Civic Centre which has since been renamed, "TD Place Arena" and was broadcast in Canada by Rogers TV . The final game between Canada and Finland required an added period of overtime. Finnish player Marjukka Virta tied
3770-467: Was contested in Helsinki, Finland between December 27, 2015 – January 3, 2016. This event marked the 11th World Ringette Championships. This was the first time Slovakia and the Czech Republic appeared at the international tournament. 18 of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing . The event marked the 11th international competition of the sport of ringette. In addition to
3835-618: Was contested in Tampere, Finland between November 1 and November 6, 2010. This event marked the 9th World Ringette Championships. Finland won its fifth world title in front of 10,000 spectators and televiewers, beating Team Canada again. The United States had their revenge on Sweden defeating them 19–1. The 2013 World Ringette Championship marked the 50th anniversary of the sport and took place in North Bay, Ontario , Canada between December 31, 2013, and January 4, 2014. This event marked
3900-504: Was during the 1996 World Ringette Championships . The first time the World Ringette Championships involved Junior teams representing individual nations exclusively was during the 2013 World Ringette Championships . The junior age division is now called the U21 division (players under 21 years of age). The first World Junior Ringette Championships took place in 2009 and was exclusively created for national junior ringette teams and operated as
3965-423: Was established by the International Ringette Federation . In 2009, Canada was represented by two different Canadian junior amateur ringette teams, Team Canada East and Team Canada West . At the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships , Canada was represented by two separate teams: Team Canada East Under-19, and Team Canada West Under-19. The first single representative national junior ringette team in Canada
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#17327937124074030-403: Was formed in 2013 after the World Junior Ringette Championships tournament merged with the larger World Ringette Championships and a Junior division was created. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2021 World Ringette Championships were cancelled and therefore there was no Team Canada Junior for that year. In conjunction with a gold medal, the winning senior national ringette team is awarded
4095-460: Was only a single event for adults and young adults. The Junior Pool competition is now called the U21 Pool (includes players under 21 years of age). At times it involved teams with players who were under 19 years of age (U19). The winning team in this pool is awarded with the world title for this age division, gold medals, and the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy , named after Juhani Wahlsten . The pool
4160-583: Was the second World Ringette Championship and took place in Helsinki, Finland, from March 4 to 8, 1992. This event marked the 2nd World Ringette Championships. There were two Canadian teams , Canada East and Canada West, and representative teams from Finland, United States, France, Sweden and Russia. Canada West (Team Alberta "AAA") won gold. Twelve members of Team Alberta were members of the Calgary Deb AA team. The 1994 World Ringette Championship
4225-480: Was the third World Ringette Championship and was played in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota , in the United States. This event marked the 3rd World Ringette Championships. As in the previous World Championship, there were two teams representing Canada, and representative teams from Finland, the United States, Sweden and Russia. Finland won the World Cup, its very first world championship. This would turn out to be
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