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70-467: While technically not considered a varsity team, Brock has a university ringette team which competes annually in the Canadian national University Challenge Cup . Men's Basketball Men's Hockey Women's Hockey This is an incomplete list Ringette Ringette is a non-contact winter team sport played on an ice rink using ice hockey skates , straight sticks with drag-tips, and

140-441: A blue, rubber, pneumatic ring designed for use on ice surfaces. While the sport was originally created exclusively for female competitors, it has expanded to now include participants of all gender identities . Although ringette looks ice hockey-like and is played on ice hockey rinks , the sport has its own lines and markings, and its offensive and defensive play bear a closer resemblance to lacrosse or basketball . The sport

210-415: A "free play zone" (alternatively known as the "extended zone") which exists in each of the rink's two end zones and consists of the area between the end boards and the free play line (or "ringette line"). The ringette line is a thin red line bisecting the rink which is placed atop the free pass circles in the end zone. Only three players from each team are allowed in these zones at one time or a "four in" call

280-485: A bisecting line) with two in each end zone and one at centre ice, four free-pass dots in each of the end zones, two free-pass dots in the centre zone, and a line demarcating a larger goal crease area which is shaped in a semi-circular fashion. Two additional free-play lines (also known as a "ringette line" or "extended zone line") are also required, with one in each end zone. Ringette uses a blue, rubber, pneumatic ring designed for play on an ice surface. The official ring has

350-415: A combination of a ringette-approved helmet, facemask, and throat protector. Moreover, they must also wear genital protection, chest and arm protectors, and pants. On the free hand, also known as the glove side, a glove known as a "catcher" or simply a "glove" is worn. For their glove side, goaltenders may use an ice hockey trapper , an ice hockey blocker , a glove like a player's glove or lacrosse glove, or

420-468: A combination of a shield and tightly spaced wires or similar. At all levels, ringette players must wear a pelvic protector. Goalies in ringette use protective equipment that is similar to the equipment used in ice hockey. While ice hockey goaltending equipment is used, there are a few differences. For example, goalies in ringette wear leg pads and use the same goalie skates and goalie stick as goalies in hockey. Nonetheless, goalies are required to wear

490-411: A diameter of 16.5 cm. Ringette rings have three designs: the official ice ring designed for use on ice, a practice ring , also designed for use on ice known as a "Turbo ring", and the gym ring , designed for use on dry floors for gym ringette . The ring used for the ice game is a blue, rubber pneumatic torus . The gym ringette ring is an orange torus made of a sponge-like material and unlike

560-446: A floor variant of ringette in the 1990s, largely by Ringette Canada. It is meant to be played as a stand-alone activity or as a form of dry-land training to help players develop skills which are transferable to the ice sport. In-line ringette is played as an informal alternative, but a consistent set formal rules have not been codified and sizeable organizing bodies do not exist. Ringette does not have any parasport variant. Ringette

630-508: A free pass is taken in which no one but the player taking the free pass is allowed inside the free pass circle. Once the free pass has been taken and the ring is completely outside of the circle, the other players are allowed to enter the area again. Recreationally, ringette is a game played over two 24-minute intervals. At the sport's top levels, specifically the National Ringette League and World Ringette Championships ,

700-461: A group of girls who had played ice hockey at Espanola High School . Other Northern Ontario communities soon began experimenting with the game in the winter of 1964–65. On May 31, 1965, a set of rules developed by McCarthy were presented by NORDA to the SDMRO which then published them for use in the 1965–66 season. The SDMRO then developed and organized the sport on a larger scale, and in 1969

770-706: A national association was established, which organized tournaments of more than a hundred matches by the mid-1980s. Ringette spread to Sweden in the early 1980s. The league Ringette Dam-SM was formed in 1994, along with the Sweden Ringette Association was also established in 1994. Ringette was introduced to the Midwestern United States in the mid-1970s and had gained popularity by the 1980s with most activity centred in Minnesota . However, participation fell dramatically in

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840-570: A part of the Canada Winter Games program in 1991. The sport is also part of the provincial, winter-based, multi-sport competitions in some provinces. Several cities and regions also have annual ringette competitions. Cross-sport participation is common among Canada's ringette athletes, with some national-level ringette players having also played bandy for the Canadian women's national bandy team . The Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup

910-511: A player drops to a near-crouching stance and swings his hips toward an opposing player, sending the opponent off balance, often falling to the ice. This is performed most commonly against the boards. A hip-check at or below the knees is called "clipping"; it is considered an infraction in the National Hockey League . A player puts shoulder into an opponent to muscle the other player out of position. The elbow must be tucked in or

980-462: A ringette goalie trapper a.k.a. "Keely glove", named after a Keely Brown , a former goalie of Canada's national ringette team who helped create the sport's first design. A custom prosthetic Keely glove design has been developed for a one-handed goalie. There are two off-ice variants of ringette: in-line ringette and gym ringette, played wearing shoes. Gym ringette was developed in Canada as

1050-486: A two-minute minor or a match penalty. For the 2005–06 season , the NHL instituted stricter enforcement of many checking violations that in previous seasons would not have been penalized. The intent of the new standard of enforcement was to fundamentally alter the way ice hockey is played, rewarding speed and agility over brute strength, as well as increasing opportunities for scoring and minimizing stoppage of play. However, it

1120-829: Is Canada's championship ringette trophy, awarded annually to the winning team in the National Ringette League. The cup was established by Betty Shields (the fifth President of Ringette Canada ) and was named after Jeanne Sauvé . The championship cup was first awarded at the 1985 Canadian Ringette Championships in Dollard-des-Ormeaux , Québec. There are more than 10,000 ringette players registered to play in Finland. Players participate in 31 ringette clubs, with important clubs in Naantali , Turku , and Uusikaupunki . The national governing body for

1190-476: Is a part of the Canada Winter Games programme and the annual Canadian Ringette Championships serves as the country's premier competition for the sport's elite amateur athletes. The sport's first international tournament was hosted in Finland in 1986. Two teams compete against each other on an ice rink while wearing ice hockey skates and using other ringette-specific equipment. The objective

1260-401: Is an alternative to body checking but can be penalized for holding if abused. Many studies have been done regarding injuries in hockey that have caused stricter rule enforcement in the 2010s. There have been decreases in the number of concussions and other serious injuries since these changes. Beginning with the 2010–11 NHL season , any form of "lateral or blind side hit to an opponent, where

1330-516: Is awarded to the league's Most Valuable Player at the end of each season and was first awarded in 1992. The Women's Premier League was formerly known as Ringete ykkössarja. The first division has been played since the 2008 season. During the 2021–22 season, six teams played in the Women's First Division. Checking (ice hockey) Checking in ice hockey is any of a number of defensive techniques aimed at disrupting an opponent with possession of

1400-872: Is awarded to the winner of the President's Pool. Initially organized by the International Ringette Federation as a separate tournament from the World Ringette Championships, the Ringette World Club Championship was a competition held in 2008 and 2011, which featured the best teams from the Canadian National Ringette League , the national Finnish ringette league, SM Ringette , (formerly Ringeten SM-sarja ), and Sweden's, Ringette Dam-SM. The championship

1470-415: Is disallowed in the winter team sports of bandy , rink bandy , rinkball , ringette , spongee , and some broomball and ice hockey leagues, though other forms and levels of body contact may occur during play in each of the respective sports. Although some broomball leagues allow the use of body checking, the sport in all of its formats and variants uses shoes or shoes with special soles for traction on

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1540-526: Is made and play is stopped with a free pass awarded to the non-offending team. The remaining players must remain behind the ringette line. There is one exception which can be made in higher divisions whereby the defending team is serving a penalty: in such a case, the opposing team may pull its goaltender and send in another attacker , meaning four of its players are allowed into the zone without penalty. Ringette games are played on ice rinks either indoors or outdoors. Playing area, size, lines and markings for

1610-553: Is not a part of the Winter Olympic programme. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked Canada to stage a heritage games event for the sports of ringette, broomball , and lacrosse for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver , but the three sports were unable to meet objectives and the event failed to materialize. Ringette Canada receives funding support from Sport Canada. The World Ringette Championships (WRC)

1680-446: Is not allowed in ringette, though incidental contact may occur. Body checking and boarding are penalized and fighting is strictly forbidden by a zero-tolerance policy. The only type of checks allowed are stick checks, which involve using the stick in an upward sweeping motion to knock the ring away from the ring carrier or by raising the ring carrier's stick upwards by lifting or knocking it, followed immediately by an attempt to steal

1750-593: Is the premier international ringette competition between ringette-playing nations, organized by the IRF. Initially held in alternate years, the tournament has been held every two to three years since the 2004 edition with some exceptions. The winning national senior team is awarded the Sam Jacks Trophy . The winning national junior team is awarded the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy . The President's Trophy

1820-412: Is to score more goals than the opposing team by shooting a blue, hollow, rubber ring into the opponent's goal net. Skaters use a long straight stick with a tapered end and a drag-tip. Ringette Canada creates the "Official Rules and Case Book of Ringette" for participating parties competing in Canada; it contains the forms, rules, and codes which are used in the sport nationwide. Intentional body contact

1890-417: Is unclear how expanding the definition of a penalty would minimize the stoppage of play, as penalty calls entail play stoppage. One explanation may be that more clearly defined rules give players more distinct boundaries on penalties, resulting in fewer penalties. The intended result is a faster-paced game with generally higher scores than in previous years. Beginning in the 2011–12 season, USA Hockey moved

1960-749: The Turku area. The first recorded game in Finland took place on January 23, 1979, and the first tournament took place in early 1980. Meanwhile, Alpo Lindström and his son Jan Lindström brought ringette to Naantali near the end of 1979, the same year Juhani Wahlsten brought the sport to Finland for the first time. Jan had been an exchange student in the United States the previous year, 1978, and had seen girls playing ringette. When he returned to Finland, he founded VG-62 's ringette club, VG-62 (ringette) . The game quickly gained popularity, aided by Canadian coaches who helped establish programs. In 1983,

2030-578: The World Ringette Championships and is home to both Team Finland Senior and Team Finland Junior . Finland has a semi-professional ringette league called SM Ringette , formerly known as Ringeten SM-sarja . In English it is known as the Finnish National Ringette League. The league has been in operation since the 1987–88 winter season. The Agnes Jacks Trophy, named after the wife of Sam Jacks ,

2100-419: The puck . Body checking can be penalized when performed recklessly. In women's IIHF ice hockey, body checking is considered an "illegal hit" as well as in non-checking leagues, and is punishable by a minor penalty, major penalty and automatic game misconduct, or match penalty . Body checking was allowed at the first women's world ice hockey championship in 1990 but has been considered illegal since. When

2170-419: The standard Canadian ringette rink are similar to the average 85-by-200-foot (26 m × 61 m) Canadian ice hockey rink with certain modifications. An exception exists for European ice hockey rinks which may be slightly larger in size. A ringette rink uses most (but not all) of the standard ice hockey markings used by Hockey Canada but with additional markings: five free pass circles (each with

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2240-425: The "free play line" a.k.a. as the "extended zone line". When attempting to gain possession of the ring, ringette's blue line rule prohibits players from carrying the ring over either of the blue lines bisecting the ice surface and players are thus required to pass the ring over each line to another teammate to advance the play. In addition, only the goaltender may enter the goaltender's crease, and before each play

2310-571: The Czech Ringette Challenge Cup, it is one of Europe's premier ringette tournaments played every April, July, and December. The tournament typically features ringette teams from Finland, Sweden, and Canada. Competing divisions include under-14 (U14), under-16 (U16), and under-19/open. Ringette is played in all ten Canadian provinces and the Northwest Territories. An average of 30,000 players register to play

2380-704: The Ontario Ringette Association (now Ringette Ontario ) became the first provincial ringette association in history and was formed as a provincial governing body with a $ 229.27 provincial government grant and 1,500 players in 14 locations. The sport was introduced to Manitoba in 1967 and the province's first team, the Wildwood, was created two years later in Fort Garry, Winnipeg . In Canada, ringette spread to Manitoba, Quebec , Nova Scotia and British Columbia . To better organize

2450-544: The United Arab Emirates. Two different floor variants of ringette are also played: in-line ringette, and gym ringette. Ringette is especially popular in Canada and Finland , having come to prominence as national pastimes in both countries. The premier international competition for ringette is the World Ringette Championships (WRC) which is organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). On

2520-514: The World Ringette Championships) with the exception of very young players and some of the lower divisions. If the shot clock goes off during the play, the goaltender gets the ring. The ringette rink uses five free pass circles, each of which has a bisecting line. The start of every quarter begins with a free pass from the free pass circle at centre ice. During the rest of the game, free pass circles are used for restarting

2590-565: The acceptance of the female population as indicated by lack of growth. Ringette is a new attempt to provide a winter team sport, on skates, for girls. The idea for the new game was first introduced at a general meeting between the members of NORDA in January 1963 in Sudbury, Ontario. The first ringette game took place that fall in Espanola, Ontario under the direction of McCarthy between

2660-418: The act may be considered elbowing , which is against the rules and can result in a penalty. Using the stick to poke the puck away from an opponent. For example, a defensive player may hit the puck out of the puck carrier's possession before making physical contact. This is a common form of checking for goalies to use against opponents that approach closely, since they must avoid moving their bodies far from

2730-420: The age of legal body checking from 12U to 14U. The discussion of this rule change began with a look into Peewee (12U) and Squirt (10U) levels of hockey. Through observation, it was clear that Squirts skate more aggressively and try to play in the correct manner. Peewees in similar situations would either let the opponent get the puck first so they can check them or hold back so they don't get hit themselves. Injury

2800-705: The case of the traditional wire cage ringette masks in North America, the bars are shaped like triangles rather than squares and are designed so that the end of a ringette stick cannot enter the mask. Similar North American designs exist but must meet certain safety specifications required by the CSA Group (formerly the Canadian Standards Association or "CSA"). European ringette cage and bar styles may differ. Some players wear clear plastic shields but half-visors are illegal. Some masks are

2870-559: The fact that it had the same acronym as the world event. The International Ringette Federation (IRF) is the highest governing body for the sport of ringette. There are four member countries: Canada, Finland, the USA, and Sweden. Historically, Canada and Finland have been the most active ambassadors in the international federation and regularly send teams to demonstrate how ringette is played in countries including Japan, Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Slovakia, and South Korea. Ringette

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2940-400: The game after a goal or a violation. At such times, players may not enter the circle unless they are the player making the free pass. If a player is making a free pass, they have five seconds after the whistle blows to either pass the ring to another teammate or take a shot at the opposing team's goal, but they must not exit the circle or cross the bisecting line before doing so. The sport uses

3010-581: The game and acted as an ambassador for the sport until her own death in April ;2005. She received the Order of Canada for this work in 2002. Ringette Canada initially had little money and received no assistance from the Canadian federal government though the sport grew significantly between the 1970s and 1980s. In 1979, former professional Finnish ice hockey player and coach Juhani Wahlsten introduced ringette to Finland at girls' ice hockey practices in

3080-483: The game is divided into four quarters, with each quarter lasting 13 minutes. A 30-second shot clock is used to prevent players from running out the clock , improve the flow of the game and increase the speed of play. The rule was first introduced in Canada in 2002 and went into effect for age groups which used to be known as the junior, belle, and open divisions. The 30-second shot clock is now used almost universally in all age groups as well as internationally (including

3150-417: The goal. Using the stick in a hooking manner on the ice surface to retrieve the puck from opponent players. Hook checking should not be confused with the other infraction hooking . Using the stick in a sweeping motion to knock the puck away from opponents or deter them from passing. Using the stick to interfere with an opponent's stick. Skating done in the offensive zone, often to recover possession of

3220-488: The ice and does not use any type of ice skate. As a result, the body checking style used in broomball leagues that allow it are different from the style used in ice hockey and more closely resemble the style seen used in either lacrosse or box lacrosse . Charging , hitting from behind and boarding are examples of illegal hits. "Charging shall mean the actions of a player who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner. A “charge” may be

3290-457: The ice ring, is not hollow. The ringette "practice ring" ( a.k.a. "turbo ring") is not a torus, but a small open disk (a toroid ) used on ice to help ringette players develop and hone pass receiving skills and is typically either orange or blue. First designed in Canada in 1997, the Turbo ring is safe to use when shooting on goalies, doesn't break, and slides like an official ice ring but is half

3360-562: The international stage, Canadian teams and Finnish teams have proved to be the most successful and are regularly at the top of the rankings. Several other countries currently organize and compete in the sport including Sweden , the United States , the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, all of whom have national ringette teams though Slovakia has not competed since the 2016 World Ringette Championships . National organizations for

3430-540: The mid-1990s when ice hockey was endorsed over ringette as an official high school sport for girls. In 1986, the World Ringette Council was founded in Finland to promote and develop the sport internationally and to establish international competitions. The World Ringette Championships were first held in 1990. The following year, the World Ringette Council changed its name to the International Ringette Federation (IRF), possibly to avoid confusion due to

3500-414: The opponent's head was both the principal point of contact and targeted. That hit is punishable with either a two-minute minor or a match penalty. In the 2013–14 NHL season , the rule was clarified to "A hit resulting in contact with an opponent's head where the head was the main point of contact and such contact to the head was avoidable is not permitted." As mentioned before, that is punishable with either

3570-472: The opportunity to play their sport in several provinces. The National Ringette League (NRL) is Canada's semi-professional ringette league for elite ringette players aged 18 and over. Canada's elite ringette players compete in the annual Canadian Ringette Championships . There are championships for under-16 years, under-19 years, and the National Ringette League (the Open division prior to 2008). Ringette became

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3640-456: The opposing team's net. Goal nets used in ringette are identical to those used in ice hockey (6 by 4 feet [1.8 m × 1.2 m]). Ringette goaltenders are the only players allowed to play the ring with their hands but must do so from within their goal crease which only they can enter. After stopping a shot on the net or receiving a pass, they have five seconds to throw, push or pass the ring to another player. In comparison to ice hockey ,

3710-422: The player's head is targeted and/or the principal point of contact" (which is known as an illegal check to the head ) became prohibited. That season, an illegal check to the head is punishable with either a major penalty and a game misconduct, or a match penalty. This new rule was instituted as a result of concussion injuries to NHL players in previous seasons. One season later , the criteria were changed so that

3780-442: The puck after a dump in or turnover. Rushing back to the defensive zone in response to an opposing team's attack. While behind the attacker, a defender may try to make physical contact with the puck carrier to check so that the opposing team may regain control of the puck. The act of checking an opponent with the shaft of the stick held in both hands. This is illegal and earns a minor, major, misconduct, or match penalty depending on

3850-403: The puck or separating them from the puck entirely. Most types are not subject to penalty . A player drives the shoulder, upper arm and hip and elbow, equally into the opponent to separate them from the puck, using the body to knock an opponent against the boards or to the ice. This is often referred to as simply checking or hitting and is only permitted against an opponent with possession of

3920-653: The result of a check into the boards, into the goal frame, or in open ice". Boarding is when a check violently throws a defenseless player into the boards. Due to their dangerous nature and increased likelihood of causing serious injury, these hits can have penalties ranging from a minor two-minute penalty to a major and game misconduct. Any form of body checking is not allowed in leagues with young children. Men's amateur leagues typically allow checking unless stipulated otherwise in league rules. Some intramural university leagues do not permit body checking, in order to avoid injury and incidents of fighting. "Leaning" against opponents

3990-405: The ring. Sticks may not be raised above shoulder height and high-sticking is penalized. In ringette, teams during play are divided into two units of six players: one centre, two forwards, two defenders , and one goaltender. The players take up specific formations and roles when defending or attacking. The goal of the game is to score more goals than the opposing team by shooting the ring into

4060-444: The rules of ringette differ in several ways. There are no offsides , or icing . Ringette games are typically played on ice surfaces used for playing ice hockey but use different lines and markings; a ringette rink is augmented with lines and markings specific to ringette instead. Ice hockey rink markings such as hash marks and face-off dots are not used in ringette. In addition, a ringette rink uses extra lines and markings such as

4130-427: The severity of the infraction. Using the stick to lift or knock an opponent's stick upwards followed immediately by an attempt to steal the puck. This may also be used by a defender to keep an attacker from deflecting shots when both players are positioned in front of the net. Using the stick to stop or control the movement of an opponent's stick by placing pressure over the top of the opponent's stick. Body checking

4200-422: The size. Practice rings don't collect snow and come in different high-optic colours for easy visibility. The equipment players wear is similar to that used by ice hockey players but involves a few differences. Required equipment for ringette players includes the following: Ringette sticks are straight and have tapered ends with metal or plastic drag-tips designed with grooves to increase the lift and velocity of

4270-478: The sport annually. Ringette Canada is the country's national organizing body and promotes the sport. It established the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 1988. Canada selects two national ringette teams for international competition: Team Canada Junior and Team Canada Senior . Both teams compete in the World Ringette Championships . At the university and college level , ringette players have

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4340-622: The sport include Ringette Canada , Ringette Finland , the Sweden Ringette Association , USA Ringette, the Czech Ringette Association, and the Slovakia Ringette Association. The sport is also played at the semi-professional level in Canada ( National Ringette League ), in Finland ( SM–Ringette ), and in Sweden ( Ringette Dam-SM ), as well as the university and college level . In Canada, the sport

4410-474: The sport nationally, Ringette Canada was founded in 1974. The following year, the sport received national television exposure in an intermission feature during Hockey Night in Canada . The copyright to the official ringette rules, which had been transferred from the SDMRO to the Ontario Ringette Association in 1973, was acquired by Ringette Canada in 1983. After Jacks died in May 1975, his wife Agnes Jacks promoted

4480-441: The sport, Ringette Finland , was created in 1983, four years after Juhani Wahlsten , also known as "Juuso" Wahlsten, introduced ringette in Finland; he is considered the "Father of Ringette" in the country. Former President of Ringette Canada , Barry Mattern, helped introduce ringette to Finland in 1979 when he brought a team over from Winnipeg, Manitoba 's, North End . The Finland national ringette team competes regularly at

4550-450: The winter team sports of girls' broomball and girls' ice hockey. For as long as Municipal Recreation has existed there has been, with some justification, a concern that our sports tended to be male orientated. Over the years attempts have been made to discover or create a new winter court or rink game for girls. Broomball was such a game, and for some time girls' Ice Hockey had a certain success. Neither of these games seemed to have

4620-542: The wrist shot. Sticks must conform to specific rules including those which determine the acceptable measurements for the taper and face of the stick. The stick and the tip must also meet the minimum width measurements.⁣ Sticks are reinforced to withstand the body weight of a player – a ring carrier leans heavily on the stick to prevent opposing players from removing the ring. Ringette facemasks are designed to meet ringette's specific safety requirements and are available in different styles for both goaltenders and other players. In

4690-479: Was created in Northern Ontario , Canada, as a civic recreation project for girls by its two founders, Sam Jacks from North Bay, Ontario , and Red McCarthy from Espanola, Ontario . Jacks is credited with creating the idea for the sport in 1963, following his earlier development of a variant of floor hockey in 1936, which used bladeless sticks and a flat felt disk with a hole in the centre. McCarthy

4760-411: Was created in Canada in 1963 by Sam Jacks from North Bay, Ontario , and Red McCarthy from Espanola, Ontario . Since then, it has gained popularity to the point where, in 2018, more than 50,000 individuals, including coaches, officials, volunteers, and over 30,000 players, registered to take part in the sport in Canada alone. The sport has continued to grow and has spread to other countries including

4830-696: Was discontinued after 2011 due to the fact that competing teams faced financial costs which made the tournament untenable. Traditionally held in Prague , the Czech Lions Cup is the only ringette tournament of its kind in Central Europe. Along with the Finland Lions Cup, it is one of Europe's premier ringette tournaments played every summer. The Finland Lions Cup is a ringette tournament which takes place annually in Finland. Along with

4900-575: Was responsible for developing the sport's first rules. Ringette was created in the hopes of increasing and maintaining female participation in winter sports under the existing authority of the Society of Directors of Municipal Recreation of Ontario (SDMRO) and the Northern Ontario Recreation Directors Association (NORDA) due to a lack of success in generating interest among the young female population in

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