1992 World Ringette Championships

The 1992 World Ringette Championships (1992 WRC) was an international ringette tournament, the 2nd (II) World Ringette Championships, and was organized by the World Ringette Council, the precursor to the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The tournament was contested in Helsinki, Finland, from March 4 to 8, 1992.

1992 World Ringette Championships
2nd World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
DatesMarch 4–8, 1992
Teams6
Arena(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Canada West
(Team Alberta "AAA")
Runner-up  Canada East
Third place  Finland
Fourth place United States

Teams from six different countries competed: Canada, Finland, the United States, Sweden, Russia, and France.

Overview

There were two Canadian ringette teams, Team Canada East and Team Canada West (Team Alberta "AAA").[1] Also present was Team Finland, Team USA, Team France, Team Sweden, and Team Russia.[2][3]

Team Canada West won gold. Twelve members of Team Alberta were members of the Calgary Deb AA team.

Venue

The tournament was contested in Helsinki, Finland.

Teams
1992 WRC Rosters
1992 Team Finland
1992 Team Canada East
1992 Team Canada West
1992 Team USA
1992 Team Sweden
1992 Team Russia

Final standings
Country Team
Canada Team Canada West
(Team Alberta "AAA")
Canada Team Canada East
Finland Team Finland
4th USA Team USA
5th Russia Team Russia
6th Sweden Team Sweden

Rosters

Team Finland

The 1992 Team Finland Senior team competed at the 1992 World Ringette Championships and won the bronze medal.[4][5] The team won the won the bronze medal. Petra Vaarakallio was a member of the winning team, but eventually stopped playing ringette after receiving a six-month suspension for kicking an opponent who was lying on the ice during a ringette game. The team also included Arja Oksanen, Satu Himberg, Marika Mäkinen, and Mia Melkinen.

Team Canada

Two teams represented Canada at the 1992 World Ringette Championships: Team Canada East and Team Canada West. Team Canada West (Team Alberta "AAA") included twelve members originating from the 1991–1992 Calgary Deb "AA" ringette team.[6] Clémence Duchesneau of 1992 Team Canada East was named the tournament's top goalie.[7]

Team Canada West

The 1992 Team Canada West team included the following:

Name
Deb Marek - Goaltender
Anne Gillespie - Goaltender
Tamara Anderson - Goaltender
Cindy Annala - Defence
Cara Brown
Lisa Brown
Nicole Chapdelaine
Shelley Reynolds
Jenny Cook
Susan Curran
Tammy Ironside
Jackie Richards
Kristal Zwarych
Stacey Hannay
Shauna Flath
Diana Kondrosky
Tanya Orr
Holly Reeves
Jennifer Rogers
Lynsday Wheelans
Team Staff
Head coach Cheryl Govenlock
Assistant coach Karen White
Officials
Official Denise Weeks

Team USA

Max Feierstein was the head coach of Team USA.

See also


References
  1. "Team Canada 1992 Roster". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. "Ringette". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. "1992 World Championship". Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  4. "Ringeten MM 2000-projekti käynnistyy" [Ringete's MM 2000 project starts]. yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 25 November 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. "HISTORIA | SUOMEN RINGETTELIITTO PERUSTETTIIN 5.5.1983" [HISTORY | RINGETTE FINLAND WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 5, 1983]. ringette.fi. Ringette Finland. 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. "Team Canada - 1992 Roster". Ringette Canada. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. "Clémence Duchesneau - Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.


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