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Welcome to Ringette New Brunswick
Through our new online home, we hope
to better serve our membership by providing up-to-date information regarding the sport of
Ringette in the province of New Brunswick. The success of this site is dependent on the
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Once again Ringette is taking the
lead role in the transition from
the old to the new with regards to the National Certification Program.
Below is a brief outline of what is to come or has been in the works.
Plus pertinent information regarding basic policies and procedures and
things you may need to know about Ringette in New Brunswick."
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Ringette Canada has posted a note on
the website concerning the review of sticks by
Ringette Canada. The link is:
http://ringette.ca/e/rules/sticks.htm
in English
and
http://ringette.ca/f/reglem/index.htm
in French.
Ringette Canada Launches U19 Program
with Head
Coach Appointments
Ottawa, Ontario – February 14, 2008
–
Ringette Canada today officially launched its Women’s Junior (Under
19) National Team program with the appointment of head coaches for both
its Canada East and Canada West teams. Glen Gaudet from Cambridge,
Ontario has been named head coach of the Canada East team, while Chris
Belan from Calgary, Alberta has been named head coach of the Canada West
team.
Both Gaudet and Belan will now
undertake the process of athlete selection, which will begin with
identification camps in both the East and West during the long weekend
in May (locations to be determined). Athletes must be under the age of
19 on December 31, 2008 in order to be eligible to compete. Once
decided, the teams will then prepare for participation in the inaugural
Junior World Ringette Championship, which will take place in Europe in
the summer of 2009.
Glen Gaudet is no stranger to
ringette, having coached at the AA level since 1991. Over the years he
has attended seven Canadian Ringette Championships, bringing home four
gold and two bronze medals. He has also coached the Ontario Canada
Winter Games team on three occasions, winning gold all three times.
Gaudet has also been a motivating force in the development and
implementation of the National Ringette League in Canada. He currently
serves as the Ontario Division liaison between the teams and the league
and is also head coach of the league’s top ranked team, the Cambridge
Turbos.
Chris Belan has been involved
with ringette since 1992. He has attended the Canadian Ringette
Championships five times, twice as the head coach of Team Alberta
securing gold in 2002 and bronze in 2007. He has also been an assistant
coach with Team Alberta in 2001, a team staff member with Saskatchewan
in 2003 and as a parent and member of the host committee in 2004.
Belan’s two daughters have played a combined total of 20 ringette
seasons and while his initial motivation was parental he developed a
passion for the sport that has continued for the last five years in a
non-parental coaching role.
“Glen and Chris are both very
accomplished ringette coaches and their experience will certainly serve
our U19 program well,” said Tamara McKernan, Ringette Canada National
Team committee chair. “We are very excited to be able to provide this
level of competition for our athletes and look forward to the
international exposure this program will provide for our sport.”
The Junior World Ringette
Championship is an International Ringette Federation event that provides
an opportunity for developing countries to attend an international event
without having to face powerhouses such as Finland’s and Canada’s
National Teams. Both Finland and Canada will send Junior National Teams
(U19) and other participating countries will send their ‘regular’
National Teams.
About Ringette
Ringette is a Canadian sport
that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by the late Sam Jacks.
There are currently more than 26,000 players on over 2,000 teams across
Canada with over 1,800 officials and 5,000 coaches. Internationally, it
is played in half a dozen other countries around the world. For more
information, please refer to the Ringette Canada website at
www.ringette.ca.
For more information, please
contact:
Alayne Martell-Crocker
Media and PR, Ringette Canada/National Ringette League
T: 902-839-2532
C : 902-308-1067
alayne@ringette.ca
www.ringette.ca
www.nationalringetteleague.ca
Ottawa, Ontario – le 14 février 2008
–
Ringuette Canada a lancé officiellement aujourd'hui son programme de
l'équipe nationale féminine junior (moins de 19 ans) en nommant les
entraîneurs en chef des équipes de l'Est et de l'Ouest du Canada. Glen
Gaudet, de Cambridge en Ontario, a été nommé entraîneur en chef de
l'équipe de l'Est du Canada, tandis que Chris Belan, de Calgary en
Alberta, sera de son côté à la tête de l'équipe de l'Ouest du Canada.
Gaudet et Belan vont commencer
dès maintenant la procédure de sélection des athlètes, qui commencera
par des stages d'identification dans l'Est et dans l'Ouest pendant la
longue fin de semaine de mai (dans des emplacements à déterminer). Les
athlètes doivent être âgées de moins de 19 ans au 31 décembre 2008 pour
être admissibles à faire partie de ces équipes. Une fois leur
composition arrêtée, les équipes se prépareront en vue du premier
Championnat du monde junior de ringuette qui aura lieu en Europe à l'été
2009.
Glen Gaudet n'est pas un
inconnu en ringuette. En effet, il est entraîneur au niveau AA depuis
1991. Au fil des ans, il a participé à sept championnats canadiens de
ringuette, y remportant quatre médailles d'or et deux médailles de
bronze. Il a également été l'entraîneur de l'équipe ontarienne aux Jeux
d’hiver du Canada à trois reprises, remportant chaque fois la médaille
d'or. Gaudet a été un motivateur exceptionnel pour le développement et
la mise en place de la Ligue nationale de ringuette au Canada. Pour
l'instant, il assure la liaison entre la division de l'Ontario, les
équipes et la ligue, en plus d'être entraîneur en chef de l'équipe
classée en tête de la ligue, à savoir les Turbos de Cambridge.
Chris Belan œuvre dans le
domaine de la ringuette depuis 1992. Il a participé cinq fois au
Championnat canadien de ringuette, deux fois à titre d'entraîneur en
chef de l'équipe de l'Alberta, gagnant la médaille d'or en 2002 et la
médaille de bronze en 2007. Il a aussi été entraîneur adjoint de
l'équipe de l'Alberta en 2001, membre du personnel d'encadrement de
l'équipe de la Saskatchewan en 2003, et parent et membre du comité
organisateur en 2004. Les deux filles de Belan ont disputé à elles deux
vingt saisons de ringuette. Même s'il est venu à notre sport comme
parent, il est devenu un passionné de la discipline et il a continué
pendant les cinq dernières années à titre d'entraîneur.
«Glenn et Chris sont tous les
deux des entraîneurs très aguerris en ringuette et notre programme des
moins de 19 ans bénéficiera sans aucun doute de leur grande expérience»
a déclaré Tamara McKernan, présidente du comité de l'équipe nationale de
Ringuette Canada. «C'est avec un immense enthousiasme que nous offrons
ce niveau de compétition à nos athlètes. Nous avons hâte de profiter de
l'expérience internationale que ce programme procurera à notre sport.»
Le Championnat du monde junior
de ringuette est une compétition sanctionnée par la Fédération
internationale de ringuette. Il permet aux pays en développement de
participer à une épreuve internationale sans avoir à affronter des
puissances mondiales comme les équipes nationales seniors du Canada ou
de la Finlande. En effet, la Finlande et le Canada enverront à ce
tournoi leurs équipes des moins de 19 ans, tandis que les autres pays
participants y enverront leur équipe nationale «normale».
À propos de la ringuette
La ringuette est un sport
canadien inventé par le regretté Sam Jacks en 1963 à North Bay en
Ontario. Actuellement, la ringuette compte plus de 26 000 joueurs qui
évoluent au sein de près de 2 000 équipes dans tous les coins du Canada,
ainsi que plus de 1 800 officiels et plus de 5 000 entraîneurs. Sur le
plan international, une demi-douzaine de pays de tous les coins du monde
s'adonnent à ce sport. Pour obtenir de plus amples informations au sujet
de la ringuette, consultez le site Web de Ringuette Canada dont
l'adresse est
www.ringette.ca.
Pour obtenir de plus amples
informations, veuillez communiquer avec :
Alayne Martell-Crocker
Relations de presse et publiques - Ringuette Canada et Ligue
canadienne de ringuette
T: 902-839-2532
C : 902-308-1067
alayne@ringette.ca
www.ringette.ca
www.nationalringetteleague.ca
History
of Ringette in New Brunswick
Ringette is Canada’s on ice game made specifically for young women conceived by Sam
Jacks in 1963 in Northern Ontario. The first ever ringette game was played in
Northern Ontario during the year 1963-1964.
November 23rd to 29th, 2003 has officially been designated Ringette Week in Canada and
this year also marks the 40th anniversary of the sport in Canada. To mark the
celebration, a variety of activities have been put in place to give the sport a higher
community profile and we encourage every Ringette player to participate in the events
planned by their association through out New Brunswick.
Ringette in New Brunswick was first introduced in Newcastle in 1974. Betty
Sullivan was watching a hockey game on TV and a mini ringette game was shown
between periods. She investigated the game further and then decided it would be a
great sport to have for girls. She then proceeded to register 80 girls making up
four teams in Newcastle using a rubber ring, made by Heath Steele Mines.
In 1981, there were three regions playing ringette, (Fredericton, Newcastle and
Caraquet). Under the guidance of Rene Pelletier, Sport consultant in the
Northumberland County, NB became the 8th province to join Ringette Canada under the
presidency of Gilles LaPlante of the Miramichi. Riverview, Oromocto and Saint John
associations were soon to follow. Today there are four regions playing
ringette in New Brunswick with eleven associations.
Ringette has come and gone and returned in several locations around the province. The
earliest paper records only date back to 1985, which saw Chatham, Fredericton, Oromocto,
Saint John and Riverview, registered with Ringette New Brunswick. In
1986 Renous entered the ringette world for a short burst as well as Beresford,
St Isidore, Shippegan in 1987. Beresford, now known as Chaleur Ringette is still
with RNB, growing from 25 players to 65 players last year.
In 1990 Paul Pineau introduced ringette to Dieppe. He started with 14 players
and the association is still growing. 1993, Shediac/Cap Pele and Memramcook ringette
associations started. Cocagne and Bouctouche followed suit in 1994 and 1995
respectively. These two associations combined in 1999 to what is now known as
the Kent- Sud Ringette Association. Rogersville joined in 1996 and
UNB in 1998. The infant of the ringette associations is Moncton who joined RNB in
2001.
Ringette is alive and growing. We have seen the number of players starting at 80 in
Newcastle in 1974 to 1200 plus participants provincially participating in both the house
league and competitive divisions around the province. The province hosted two
National championships, one organized by the Fredericton Youth Ringette Association 1989
and the other in the South East Region, (hosted by Kent –Sud, Memramcook, Dieppe,
Riverview, and Shediac Cap Pele). As well, New Brunswick hosts the Atlantic Ringette
Championships every third year.
There are well over 900 players, 205 coaches, managers and 80 plus officials around
the province.
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