Ringette World Club Championship

The Ringette World Club Championship was an international ringette competition organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). It featured the top teams of the Canadian National Ringette League (NRL), the Finnish Ringeten SM-Sarja and Swedish 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 international ringette club championship took place.
StatusNo longer active
GenreInternational ringette club competition
Location(s)Various
Inaugurated2008 (2008)
Most recent2012 (2012)
Participants2008: 6 teams
2011-2012: 6 teams
Organized byIRF
Last champions LL-89 (2011)

In 2013 the IRF cancelled the 2014 Championship which was planned to be organized in Sweden.[1][2] After the original two international tournaments, the club competition was discontinued.

History

2008 Ringette World Club Championship

On November 5, 2008, the First World Championship of Ringette Clubs[3] began in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada [4][5] with the first game taking place at the Essar Centre, an ice hockey arena now called GFL Memorial Gardens.

The international competition involved six of the world's best ringette clubs: four teams from the elite Canadian National Ringette League and two teams from the elite Finnish ringette league, Ringeten SM-Sarja, participated. The teams from the National Ringette League included the Cambridge Turbos,[6][7] Montreal Mission, Calgary RATH, and the Richmond Hill Lightning. The teams from the Finnish ringette league included EKS-Espoo and LuKi-82 Luvia.[8] The Tournament was hosted by the Cambridge Turbos.[9][10]

Results[11]
Venue
Essar Centre
Capacity:
Ice Hockey: 4,928
 Canada – Sault Ste. Marie

2011 Ringette World Club Championship

The second and final World Championships of Ringette Clubs were held at the Kupittaa Ice Arena in Turku, Finland from Tuesday, December 27, 2011 to Sunday, January 1, 2012.[19] Canada was represented by two teams: the Richmond Hill Lightning and the world champion of ringette clubs, the Cambridge Turbos.[20] Three clubs represented Finland: Lapinlahden Luistin-89, Luvian Kiekko-82, and Raision Nuorisokiekko Ry.

The Swedish club, Ulriksdals SK Ringette, also participated in the international tournament. In the semi-final Luistin -89 overcame the Cambridge Turbos, 3–1.[21]

The Championship Finale consisted entirely of Finnish clubs where team Lapinlahden Luistin 89 went up against Raision Nuorisokiekko Ry for gold medal. Lapinlahden Luistin-89 beat Raision Nuorisokiekko Ry, 5–4, to win the golden medal. Tiina Randell scored the winning goals.[22]

The Most Valuable Player was Anne Pohjola of Lapinlahden Luistin-89.

Results[23]
Venue
Kupittaa Ice Arena
(Kupittaan jäähalli)
Capacity:
Ice Hockey: 3,000
 Finland – Turku

2014 Ringette World Club Championship

In 2013 the International Ringette Federation (IRF) cancelled the 2014 Ringette World Club Championship which initially had been planned to be organized in Sweden.[24][25]

Ringette World Club Championship (2008–2011)
Year Location Gold Silver Bronze
2008
Details		 Sault Ste. Marie Cambridge Turbos LuKi Luvia EKS-Espoo
Calgary RATH
2011
Details		 Turku LL-89 RNK Raisio LuKi Luvia
2014
Details		 Stockholm cancelled[26]

Clubs
Clubs
Country League Clubs
Finland Ringeten SM–Sarja EKS-Espoo
LuKi-82 Luvia
(aka Luvian Kiekko -82)
Lapinlahden Luistin-89
Raision Nuorisokiekko Ry
(aka RNK Raisio or RNK Flyers)
Canada National Ringette League Cambridge Turbos[27][28]
Montreal Mission
Calgary RATH
Richmond Hill Lightning
Sweden Ringette Dam-SM Ulriksdals SK Ringette

References
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  2. History of the International Ringette Federation IRF IRF
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  8. "Cambridge Turbos to meet Luvia in world club championship final". Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. "Cambridge Turbos". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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  17. Montréal Mission roster,
  18. "..:: Leaguestat ::." www.leaguestat.com. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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  20. "Canada to compete at 2011 World Club Championship in Finland". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  21. "LL-89 defeat the defending champion Cambridge Turbos to move on to an all Finnish final against RNK". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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  23. "Finland sweeps world club championship and awards winners". Archived from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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  25. History of the International Ringette Federation IRF IRF
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  28. "Archived copy". nationalringetteleague.ca. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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