2016 World Ringette Championships

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2016 World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Dates27 December 2015 – 3 January 2016
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFinland
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgCanada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgSweden
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The 2016 World Ringette Championships marked the 11th international competition of the sport of ringette and was hosted in Helsinki, Finland between 27 December 2015 – 3 January 2016. The international tournament between ringette-playing nations is administrated by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The Canadian team won the gold medal in the under 21 category.[1][2] 18 of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing.

Participating nations included: Canada, Finland, Sweden, United States of America, Czech Republic and Slovakia.[3][4] This was the first time Slovakia and the Czech Republic appeared at the international tournament. In addition to the international competition, a tournament, known as the "Ringette Festival", was held for U14 teams.[5][6] The major competition took place at the Helsinki Ice Hall.

Venue[]

Helsinki Ice Hall
Capacity: 8,400
Helsinki Ice Hall 2010.JPG
 Finland – Helsinki

Final standings[]

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden
4th United States
5th Czech Republic
6th Slovakia

Junior Results[]

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Canada
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sweden
4th United States
5th Sweden
6th Slovakia
7th Czech Republic

References[]

  1. ^ "Gold for Gallant". Winnipeg Free Press, Jared Story 01/11/2016
  2. ^ "Pair of Calgarians help Canada win world junior ringette title". Calgary Herald, Laurence Heinen, January 7, 2016
  3. ^ " Etobicoke’s Erica Voss wins world ringette gold in Helsinki, Finland with Team Canada U21". Etobicoke Guardian, Jan 05, 2016 By Cynthia Reason
  4. ^ "Team USA tied for second place at world ringette championships". Comox Valley Record, Earle Couper Dec 30, 2015
  5. ^ "Etobicoke's Erica Voss inducted to Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". Etobicoke Guardian, By Cynthia Reason
  6. ^ "Park trio get call to the Hall" Archived 28 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. By Shane Jones, Sherwood Park News, December 23, 2016
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