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1994 World Ringette Championships
3rd World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country United States
CitySaint Paul, Minnesota
Venue(s)Rosemount Community Center/Arena
DatesMarch 19–27, 1994
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Finland
Runner-up Canada Canada East
Third place Canada Canada West
Fourth place United States
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1996 →

The 1994 World Ringette Championships (1994 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 3rd (III) World Ringette Championships,[1] and was the first tournament organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) which had previously been called the "World Ringette Council". The tournament was contested in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States, between March 19 and 27, 1994, at the Rosemount Community Center/Arena in South St. Paul.[2]

Overview

WRC 1994 was hosted in Minnesota, USA. In the previous World Championship, the 1992 World Ringette Championship, there were two Canadian teams competing, and in 1994 Canada sent two separate teams to compete for Canada once again.[3]

Also present were national ringette teams from other countries: Team Finland, Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Russia.[1] Finland won the World Cup, its very first world championship.[2] WRC 1994 marked the first time Finland broke into the medal standings since Team Canada began dominating the competition in 1990.

Finland defeated Team Canada East 4-2 in the final with Finland's Kristiina Vidlund scoring three goals. Finland's team leader was Eva Valtanen and the Captain was Satu Himberg. The team was coached by Jussi Voutilainen.[2] The team practiced and trained at Myyrmäki-halli [fi] (Myyrmäki Hall).[2]

Venue

The tournament was contested in the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, in the United States at the Rosemount Community Center/Arena in South St. Paul.[2]

Teams

1994 WRC Rosters
Finland 1994 Team Finland
Canada 1994 Team Canada East
Canada 1994 Team Canada West
United States 1994 Team USA
Sweden 1994 Team Sweden
Russia 1994 Team Russia

Final standings

Country Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Finland Finland Finland Team Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Canada Canada Team Canada East
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada Canada Canada Team Canada West
4th United States USA United States Team USA
5th Russia Russia Russia Team Russia
6th Sweden Sweden Sweden Team Sweden

Rosters

Team Finland

The 1994 Team Finland Senior team competed at the 1994 WRC and included players Arja Oksanen, Kirsi Annila, Petra Ojaranta, Annukka Koivuniemi, Kristiina Vidlund, and Kristiina Siitonen [fi].[4][5][6]

Team Canada

Two teams represented Canada at the 1994 World Ringette Championships: Team Canada East, and Team Canada West.[7] Clémence Duchesneau, a member of 1994 Team Canada East, was named the tournament's top goalie.[8]

Team Canada East

The 1994 Team Canada East team included the following:

Name
Clémence Duchesneau - Goaltender[8]
Kim Poirier
Gail MacCartney
Terri Zerbisias
Tamara Durante
Brandy Leadbetter
Julie Smith
Carolyn Bogusz
Tamara McKernan
Jodi Connolly
Mai-Lan Le
Sylvie Girard
Ashley Cook
Kellie Rae Ryan
Team Staff
Coach Joey Black
Coach Stephan Blackman
Coach Carol Zerbisias

Team Canada West

The 1994 Team Canada West team included the following:

Pos. Number Name
Goaltender Tamara Anderson
Goaltender Anne Gillespie
Goaltender Kara Ericksen
Trina Janssens
Maria (McKenzie) Thompson
Kimberly Fisher
Jeanette Cook
Cara Brown
Jacinda Chomik
Jennifer (Willan) Krochak
Diana Kondrosky
Lyndsay Wheelans
Shelley Potter
Cindy Annala
Shelly Reynolds
Kari Sadoway
Jennifer Rogers
Jacqueline Richards
Stacey Hanney
Team Staff
Coach Karen Whire
Coach John Fisher
Coach Lorrie Home
Assistant Coach Deb Marek[9]

See also


Preceded byHelsinki 1992 World Ringette Championships Saint Paul 1994 World Ringette Championships Succeeded byStockholm 1996

References

  1. ^ a b Jukka Linfors (5 November 2007). "Suomen ensimmäinen ringette-MM 1994" [Finland's first ringette World Championship 1994]. Yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Suomen ensimmäinen ringette-MM 1994". www.yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 1994. Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Team Canada - Roster 1994 | CANADA WEST | CANADA EAST". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Ringeten maailmanmestari kotiutui Vierumäelle" [Ringette's world champion made her home in Vierumäki]. ess.fi. ess. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Ringeten MM 2000-projekti käynnistyy" [Ringete's MM 2000 project starts]. yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 25 November 1999. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Team Canada - Roster 1994". ringette.ca. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009.
  8. ^ a b "Clémence Duchesneau - Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Deb Marek". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
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