Ringette History Part Two
September 30, 2014
Canadian Ringette Championships:
1979: Winnipeg, Man.
1980: Waterloo, Ont.
1981: Sudbury, Ont.
1982: Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.
1983: Sherwood Park, Alta.
1984: Port Coquitlam, B.C.
1985: Dollard des Ormeaux, Que.
1986: Regina, Sask.
1987: Kitchener, Ont.
1988: Winnipeg, Man.
1989: Fredericton, N.B.
1990: Calgary, Alta.
1991: Hull, Que.- televised by TSN
1992: Port Coquitlam, B.C.- televised by TSN
1993: Kitchener, Ont.- televised by TSN
1994: Saskatoon, Sask.
1995: Winnipeg, Man.- TSN broadcasts a one hour special
1996: Gloucester, Ont.
1997: Montreal, Que.
1998: Edmonton, Alta.- TSN broadcasts a one hour special
1999: Halifax, N.S.
2000: Prince George, B.C.- TSN broadcasts a one hour special
2001: Moncton, N.B.- TSN broadcasts a one hour special
2002: Regina, Sask.
2003: Waterloo, Ont.
2004: Calgary, Alta.
2005: Winnipeg, Man.
2006: Longueuil, Que.
2007: Halifax, N.S.
2008: St. Albert, Alta.
2009: Charlottetown, P.E.I.
2010: Saskatoon, Sask.
2011: Cambridge, Ont.
2012: Burnbay, B.C.
2013: Fredericton, N.B.
2014: Regina, Sask.
World Ringette Championships:
1990: Gloucester, Ont.
1992: Helsinki, Finland
1994: St. Paul, Minnesota
1996: Stockholm, Sweden
2000: Helsinki, Finland
2002: Edmonton, Alta.
2004: Stockholm, Sweden
2007: Ottawa, Ont.
2010: Tampere, Finland
2013: North Bay, Ont.
The 50th Anniversary was celebrated across Canada in 2013. The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame was established in 1988. Ringette Canada Representatives travelled to the Soviet Union, Finland, and Sweden in 1985 to promote the sport.
Canada Post issued a set of four stamps celebrating Canada’s sporting inventions including ringette, basketball, five-pin bowling, and lacrosse in 2009. Ringette was featured on the CBC show The Rick Mercer Report in 2009.
