1992 World Ringette Championships
1992 edition of the World Ringette Championships
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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.[where?]
| 2nd World Ringette Championships | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Finland |
| City | Helsinki |
| Dates | March 4–8, 1992 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Canada West(Team Alberta "AAA") |
Runners-up  | Canada East |
Third place  | Finland |
| Fourth place |  United States |
Teams from six 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,[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Venue
Teams
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 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
1992 Team Canada West was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2005 and were inducted in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.[8]
The 1992 Team Canada West gold medal team included the following (which includes 11 returning members from the 1990 team who are marked by asterisks):[9][6]
| Name | Position | Home city or town |
|---|---|---|
| Deb Marek* | Goaltender | Edmonton |
| Anne Gillespie* | Goaltender | |
| Tamara Anderson | Goaltender | Calgary |
| Cindy Annala* | Defence | |
| Cara Brown* | ||
| Lisa Brown* | ||
| Nicole Chapdelaine | Fort Saskatechwan | |
| Shelley Reynolds | ||
| Jenny Cook | Calgary | |
| Susan Curran | Calgary | |
| Tammy (Tami) Ironside | Calgary | |
| Jackie Richards | Calgary | |
| Kristal Zwarych | Calgary | |
| Stacey Hannay | Sherwood Park | |
| Shauna Flath* | ||
| Diana Kondrosky* | ||
| Tanya Orr* | ||
| Holly Reeves* | ||
| Jennifer Rogers* | ||
| Lyndsay Wheelans* | ||
| Shelley Reynolds | Fort Saskatchewan | |
| Team Staff | ||
| Head coach | Cheryl Govenlock | Edmonton |
| Assistant coach | Karen White | |
| Officials | ||
| Official | Denise Weeks | |
