Julie Blanchette (born January 9, 1977, in Montreal , Quebec ) is an elite level Canadian ringette player who has also worked as a trainer and coach and served as the captain of several ringette teams including Team Canada. Blanchette plays for the Montreal Mission of the National Ringette League and has also been a member of the Canadian national ringette team as both player and coach.
52-616: Julie Blanchette Andrea Ferguson Ringette Canada is the national governing body for the sport of ringette in Canada. It was established in 1974 with June Tiessen as its first President and has its current headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario. It is responsible for the organization and promotion of ringette on a nationwide basis and organizes Canada's semi-professional ringette league, the National Ringette League (NRL) which
104-469: A collaboration with the lower Ringette leagues in regards to the development of the young female players, therefore several teams of the NRL have affiliated development teams for Under 19 years old and Under 16 years old. The Canadian Ringette Championships for U16 and U19 takes place in the same place as the NRL playoff tournament elimination. It is this tournament which allows the tracers and talent scouts for
156-799: A competition took place at the Canadian Ringette Championships in Calgary, Alberta for the Open division. 2005–06 The 2005–06 season marked the NRL's second season with 19 teams competing and two new teams joined the league, one of which was the Ottawa Ice. These teams were distributed in four conferences: the West Conference (five teams), Central Conference (five teams), Ontario Conference (five teams), and Quebec Conference (four teams). The dominant teams were
208-472: A part of a special senior program created specifically for that tournament. Blanchette started playing ringette when she was 4 years old. Her brother played ice hockey and her parents looked for a team game for her, eventually signing her up with the local ringette club in Montreal. She played her sport at every amateur level in Montreal and represented Team Quebec in the Canadian Ringette Championships and
260-522: A player for the 2004 national ringette team of Canada where she competed in the 2004 World Ringette Championships in Stockholm . She made Team Canada again playing for the 2007 Canadian national ringette team who competed in the 2007 World Ringette Championships in Ottawa . Her final appearance as a player for Team Canada took place in 2010 where she competed with the 2010 Canadian senior team in
312-791: Is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Montérégie , the southwestern part of Québec . The Revolution competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the White Division and was founded in 2004. The Revolution is one of the oldest teams in the NRL. The team's home arena is in Québec and its headquarters are located in South Shore , Montreal . The South Shore is located within
364-694: Is made up of women and non-binary athletes. The NRL is semi-professional and operates as a showcase league for ringette in North America. The league functions as a committee under Ringette Canada , a non-profit sports organization and Canada's national governing body for ringette. Its Finnish equivalent is the SM Ringette league in Finland. Ringette is a Canadian sport that was first introduced in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario . For ten years, play
416-466: Is played at a number of Canadian universities and colleges who abide by rules and regulations organized by Ringette Canada. An national tournament called the, "University Challenge Cup" is played annually. Ringette is not recognized by U Sports , the national sport governing body of university sport in Canada, however each institution establishes its own relationship with the ringette program associated with their respective campuses. Some institutions allow
468-567: Is the National Ringette League (NRL) which was established in 2004. The majority of Canada's national ringette team players compete in the NRL. The Canadian national ringette team includes two separate teams: Team Canada Senior and Team Canada Junior , with both teams now competing at the World Ringette Championships . Canada has competed in all of the World Ringette Championships since
520-631: Is the annual premiere national ringette tournament for the best ringette players and teams in Canada and consists of three groups: the Under-16 (U16), the Under-19 (U19), and the elite ringette players in the National Ringette League (NRL) for which the CRC's serve as the league's seasonal championship. The first tournament was held in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1979. Canada's semi-professional ringette league
572-519: Is the premier league for the sport of ringette in North America and Canada 's national league for elite ringette players aged 18 and up. The NRL is not a women's variant of a more well-known men's league or sport like professional women's ice hockey or bandy; one of ringette's distinctive features is that all of its players are girls and women. As such, the NRL is the continent's first and only winter team sports league whose entire athlete roster
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#1732793466434624-785: The 1996 World Ringette Championships . The original trophy is now kept in the Ringette Canada office. The Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup was established by Ringette Canada President, Betty Shields in December 1984 and named after Jeanne Sauvé , Canada's first female Governor General. Originally called the "Jeanne Sauvé Cup", it was first presented at the 1985 Canadian Ringette Championships in Dollard-des-Ormeaux , Québec. It has since been renamed the, "Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup". Non-profit, grassroots organizations in sport became increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks after
676-538: The 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships , Canada only had national representation at the adult level (now known as Team Canada Senior) since the World Ringette Championships were specifically reserved for elite women athletes. Canada didn't have any Team Canada Junior representation of any kind until the inaugural 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships , but at that time sent two separate regional teams: U19 Canada East (Under-29) and U19 Canada West (Under-19). Team Canada Junior has periodically alternated between
728-602: The 2010 World Ringette Championships in Tampere . In 2008, she played in the 2008 Ringette World Club Championships in Sault Ste-Marie. Blanchette served as team captain of the Canadian national ringette team and was also the captain of the National Ringette League's Montreal Mission. She has also worked as a ringette trainer and coach. She was the trainer for the national Team Canada juniors (Under-19 years) during
780-788: The Cambridge Turbos in the Ontario Conference, Montreal Mission in the Quebec Conference, Edmonton WAM! in the West Conference, and the champions of the Central Division, the APFG Sixers (Assiniboine Park/Fort Garry, an AA provincial team from Manitoba). The 2005–06 NRL season finals took place at the 2006 Canadian Ringette Championships in Longueuil, Quebec . The championship match of
832-632: The Canada Winter Games . Blanchette played in the Canadian elite semi-professional level of ringette, the National Ringette League , beginning in 2003 for the Montreal Mission . In 2005, she played a season for the club Ringette Turku in the elite ringette league of Finland , SM Ringette (formerly Ringeten SM-sarja [ fi ] ). She was a member of the Canadian national ringette team several times, beginning as
884-521: The Championship qualifying rounds . The tournament took place in just one city. The format was intended to allow the league to create a media event and to hold attention. The top ten teams in the regular season of the league participated in the tournament. Starting in 2011–12, eight teams play a full round robin to determine the champion, also called the Elite Eight. The final competition for
936-559: The Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup , and the league's national championship gold medal. The LMRL Thunder won in 2011–12, and the Ottawa Ice won the league title in 2013–14. Both the LMRL Thunder and the Ottawa Ice won the NRL championship once in their team's history while their clubs were active. For the 2005–06 season, the league had 19 teams competing in four divisions. The Eastern Conference in 2005-06 included
988-547: The Montreal Mission 2–1 in overtime. The 2007–08 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2008 Canadian Ringette Championships in St. Albert, Alberta . 2008–09 In 2008–09, the NRL consisted of eighteen teams grouped in a Western Conference with six teams and an Eastern Conference with twelve teams. The 2008–09 NRL season final took place at the 2009 Canadian Ringette Championships in Charlottetown, PEI , with
1040-508: The Toronto Pearson International Airport generously donated a basement room which was used as a gathering space for the organization. June Tiessen from Waterloo, Ontario , became the first President of Ringette Canada in 1974. The original Sam Jacks Trophy for the World Ringette Championships was first awarded at the inaugural 1990 World Ringette Championships but was replaced with a new design at
1092-792: The World Junior Ringette Championships (U19) of 2009 in Prague . In September 2013, Blanchette was named an assistant-coach of Canada's 2013 Senior National Team who competed in the 2013 World Ringette Championships . Despite women's hockey exploding in popularity, these women say ringette remains their first love. "Ringette has been a life-long passion for me, ever since I was four years old. I don't see myself playing any other sport with this much passion, determination and commitment," said Blanchette. National Ringette League The National Ringette League ( NRL ) ( French : Ligue Nationale de Ringuette, LNR )
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#17327934664341144-730: The World Ringette Championships . National team players are selected from the National Ringette League . While Ringette Canada was formed in 1974, ringette began in Canada as an established sport in 1963 due to the efforts of its two founders, Sam Jacks and Red McCarthy , and two primary organizations in Ontario , the Society of Directors of Municipal Recreation of Ontario (SDMRO), and the Northern Ontario Recreation Directors Association (NORDA) in particular. In 1983, Ringette Canada acquired
1196-665: The "Open Division" at the 2007 Canadian Ringette Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia . The Championship final match took place in on April 10, 2007, and was won by the Edmonton WAM! . 2007–08 In 2007–08, seventeen teams competed in two conferences. The Western Conference included seven teams and the Eastern Conference included ten teams. The Cambridge Turbos won the NRL Championship by beating
1248-610: The Cambridge Turbos finishing in first place. Also in 2008, the first Ringette World Club Championship was held in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario . Four NRL teams faced two teams from the Finland's elite ringette league, Ringeten SM-sarja [ fi ] , now known as "SM–Ringette". The Cambridge Turbos won the world title having overcome in the Finnish champion team, Luvian Kiekko -82 [ fi ] , in
1300-551: The Canadian Ringette Championships and the NRL's teams who won the gold, silver, and bronze medals. 2003–04 The 2003–04 NRL season marked the National Ringette League's inaugural year with 17 teams competing across Canada. The competition was referred to as the "Open Division" and took place in Waterloo, Ontario . 2004–05 There wasn't an NRL championship for the 2004–05 NRL season but
1352-721: The Central Division included the APFG Sixers, BoniVital Angels, Eastman Flames, Hix with Stix, and Manitoba Moose. The Western Division included the returning league champion, the Edmonton WAM!, the Calgary RATH, BC Reign, the Saskatoon Wild, and the previous year's wild card team, the Edmonton Edge. With nineteen teams competing, it was this NRL season which recorded the highest number of teams competing in
1404-777: The NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2021. The following is the Ravens roster for the 2022–23 season. The Gatineau Fusion is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Gatineau, Quebec . The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2008. The following is the Fusion's roster for the 2022–23 season. The Rive-Sud Révolution [ fr ] , ("South Shore Revolution" in English),
1456-529: The NRL can vary from season to season, as new teams may be added or existing teams may withdraw. However, the league typically has around 15–20 teams competing in a given season. The Edmonton Black Gold Rush , (commonly called "The Rush" or "Rushies"), is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Edmonton, Alberta . The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and
1508-612: The NRL established. The NRL was founded in 2002 and began play the following year, with November 2004 marking the start of its official inaugural season. The first NRL season included seventeen teams in three cross-country divisions. The National Ringette League playoffs at the Canadian Ringette Championships (CRC) began in 2008 when they replaced the national championships for Under-19 years and Open divisions. Playoffs are held annually at CRCs to determine an annual league champion. Historically, they consisted of knockout matches, round robins, and tournaments in various cities, but currently
1560-414: The NRL in a single season in league history. The 2005–06 NRL season also marked the inaugural season of the NRL Championship. The NRL Championship, which crowns the team champion of the league, is played annually by the eight best teams in the league at the Canadian Ringette Championships in the National Ringette League division. In 2010–11, the introduction of a new NRL Championship Tournament replaced
1612-475: The NRL since it began in 2004. For the 2021–22 season, there were 12 teams playing in a hub format, down from 15 teams from the previous year, due to COVID-19 . The Cambridge Turbos have won the most NRL titles. The Lower Mainland Thunder in British Columbia and the Ottawa Ice in Ontario are the only now-defunct NRL teams in league history to have won a Canadian Ringette Championship along with
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1664-443: The NRL teams to identify emerging young athletes as potential future NRL players. In 2008, the budget of each NRL team varied between $ 15,000 and $ 20000. The teams and the league contribute to cover all the transport spending, accommodation, and rent of arenas. The players must find their own financiers to pay for their equipment and personal spending and the players are not paid for play. Over thirty different teams have competed in
1716-476: The NRL's Gatineau Fusion , along with Yvon Brault, who devotes his life to this sport. Teams compete in two conferences: the Western Conference, which consists of teams from British Columbia , Alberta , Saskatchewan , and Manitoba , and the Eastern Conference, which is further divided into Red and White sub-conferences and includes teams from Ontario , Quebec , and Atlantic Canada . Currently
1768-643: The NRL/LNR took place in the Centre Étienne Desmarteau in Montreal , on April 1, 2006, and was won by the Cambridge Turbos . During the off-season three teams folded citing low attendance revenue. 2006–07 In 2006–07, the NRL entered its third season and consisted of 16 teams distributed in three conferences: the West Conference (seven teams), Ontario Conference (five teams), and Quebec Conference (four teams). The 2006–07 NRL Championship finals were played as
1820-423: The National Ringette League is held annually at the Canadian Ringette Championships . The Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup is the championship trophy awarded annually to the winning team in the National Ringette League. Initially coined the "Jeanne Sauvé Cup", and initiated in December 1984, it was first presented at the 1985 Canadian Ringette Championships in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Québec . At the end of March, during
1872-642: The Ontario and Québec divisions. Ontario teams included the Cambridge Turbos , Gloucester Devils, Ottawa Ice, Richmond Hill Lightning and Waterloo Wildfire. The Ottawa Ice was an expansion team. The Québec division included the BLL Nordiques (who later became the Bourassa Royal ) the Cyclones de Québec, the Montreal Mission , and Rive–Sud Revolution, all returning from the previous season. Teams in
1924-651: The Quebec administrative region of Montérégie. Its team affiliate is the U19 South Shore Revolution. The Revolution began competing for their 16th year as a club during the NRL 2022–23 season. The following is the Révolution's roster for the 2022–23 season. Rive-Sud Révolution players have competed for the Canada national ringette team at the World Ringette Championships (WRC) and are listed in
1976-588: The age groups of U19 and U21 since 2009. Until the 2013 World Ringette Championships , the junior tournament was held as a separate event. Junior national teams competed at the World Junior Ringette Championships in 2009 and 2012 , while the senior national teams competed at the World Ringette Championships. In 2013 the senior and junior tournaments merged into a single one, the World Ringette Championships, where Canada's first single and exclusive national junior ringette team made its world debut. Team Canada Junior has competed in every world junior event. Ringette
2028-535: The copyright to the official Ringette rules and Ringette rulebook from the Ontario Ringette Association (now known as Ringette Ontario) which had the copyright transferred to it from the SDMRO in 1973. Despite its importance to the Canadian sporting community, Ringette Canada initially received little financial support and no funding from the federal government. In order to hold their meetings,
2080-418: The creation of the internet . In 2019, Ringette Canada became the target of a ransomware attack. Beginning in 1969 with the Ontario Ringette Association (now called Ringette Ontario), provincial ringette associations continued to develop across Canada. See the table below for development. The Canadian Ringette Championships (French: Championnats Canadien d'Ringuette) which is abbreviated CRC in english,
2132-446: The league operates based on hub-style tournaments, and a team can expect to host 1-2 such tournaments a season, while traveling for an additional 4–5. NRL games are divided into four 13-minute periods. Characteristic of North American sports, the NRL is a closed league with no relegation . There is an annual draft in between seasons, which is the main entry for new players in the league. The NRL runs four regional drafts; in 2011, there
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2184-455: The ringette program to wear the varsity uniforms and use the team nickname while others have no relationship with the ringette program at all. Julie Blanchette Blanchette was an assistant coach for the 2022 Team Canada Seniors who competed in the 2022 World Ringette Championships and will be the Head coach of Canada's Senior National Team for the 2023 World Ringette Championships as
2236-442: The sport's inaugural world competition in 1990 , but it has only been since the 2013 World Ringette Championships that both national teams have competed in the World Ringette Championships together since both age divisions initially held their world championship tournaments separately. Canada's first appearance in international competition for the sport of ringette took place at the inaugural World Ringette Championships in 1990. At
2288-546: The table below. National Ringette League (NRL) champions compete annually at the Canadian Ringette Championships at the end of the NRL season. The 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . List of Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup winners at the Canadian Ringette Championships: The table below provides a chronological list of Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup winners at
2340-517: The time, the country sent six separate regional teams as its national representative: Team Alberta (Calgary Debs) , Team Ontario , Team Quebec , Team Saskatchewan , and Team Manitoba . Another team, Team Gloucester , also competed since the first tournament was hosted in Gloucester, Ontario . It wasn't until the 1996 World Ringette Championships that Canada officially finally sent its first, single and exclusive national ringette team . Until
2392-425: The tournament takes place in just one city. The winning National Ringette League team is awarded with the Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup , named after Canada's first female Governor General . A 2009 episode of Rick Mercer Report called "Ringette Night In Canada" featured the NRL's Cambridge Turbos . In 2013, Télé Québec broadcast a short documentary film titled 'Tout le monde dehors - La Ringuette', which focused on
2444-571: The week break before the National Ringette League Championships, the League names its annuals Award Nominees. Award winners are announced at the closing banquet of the Canadian Ringette Championships . The awards program recognizes the performance of NRL athletes during regular season play with trophies for: As of the 2022–23 season, there are 13 teams in the NRL, all of them based in Canada. The number of teams in
2496-415: Was confined to Ontario and Quebec ; however, the sport spread quickly and is now played by over 30,000 players and involves over 50,000 participants across Canada. The success of the 2002 World Ringette Championships in Edmonton , Alberta, where Canada won the gold medal, sparked the desire to create the National Ringette League. Former Team Canada goaltender, Keely Brown , was a key figure in getting
2548-562: Was established in 2004, with the league functioning as a committee under Ringette Canada. In 1986, Ringette Canada became a member of the International Ringette Federation which at the time was known as the "World Ringette Council". Its national hall of fame, the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame , was established in 1988. The first time a Canadian ringette team traveled overseas to Europe (Finland)
2600-476: Was founded in 2015. The following is the Rush roster for the 2022–23 season. The Waterloo Wildfire is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Waterloo, Ontario . The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division. The following is the Wildfire's roster for the 2022–23 season. The Nepean Ravens is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Nepean, Ontario ( Ottawa ). The team competes in
2652-492: Was in 1979. With the help of Ringette Canada, the sport of ringette was first introduced as part of the Canada Winter Games program in 1991, when the games took place in Prince Edward Island . The sport has been a prominent part of this multi-sport national event ever since. Ringette Canada is also responsible for scouting ringette talent in Canada in order to create the Canadian national ringette teams for both Team Canada Senior and Team Canada Junior who then compete at
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#17327934664342704-606: Was one for the region of Ottawa and Gatineau , another one for Manitoba , another for Southern Ontario , and another for the Montreal region. Trading among teams is also common. Some players are selected from the league to help form Canada's national ringette teams , while the league also draws some international players, especially from Finland . In some cases, players have been traded between clubs in Canada's NRL to Ringette Finland 's semi-professional ringette league, SM Ringette (formerly called Ringeten SM-sarja [ fi ] ), and vice versa. The NRL maintains
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