2013 World Ringette Championships

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2013 World Ringette Championships
10th World Ringette Championships
File:2013 World Ringette Championships.jpg
Tournament details
Host country Canada
DatesDecember 31 2013–January 4, 2014
Teams6
Venue(s)North Bay Memorial Gardens (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgSenior Pool
Sam Jacks Series:

 Finland (Sr.)
(5th title)

Junior Pool
 Finland (Jr.)
(1st title)

President's Pool

 Finland (Jr.)
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svgSenior Pool
Sam Jacks Series:

 Canada (Sr.)

Junior Pool
 Canada (Jr.)

President's Pool

 Canada (Jr.)
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgPresident's Pool  United States (Sr.)

The 2013 World Ringette Championships (2013 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 10th edition (X) of the World Ringette Championships organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The tournament was contested in North Bay, Ontario, Canada, between December 31, 2013, and January 4, 2014. The main competition took place at the North Bay Memorial Gardens.

WRC 2013 was the first time the World Junior Ringette Championships, known as the U19 World Ringette Championship, was added to the program after it had initially begun as a separate tournament. The previous year the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships took place for elite junior ringette athletes but was organized as separate event from the World Ringette Championships program.

Overview

Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior competed against each other in a best of three series. Team Sweden, Team USA, Team Canada U19, and Team Finland U19 competed in the President's Pool and for the U19 (Under-19) world title.

Sam Jacks Series

Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior competed for the World Championship title in the Senior competition called the "Sam Jacks Series", named after Sam Jacks, the inventor of ringette. The series was played in a best-of-three playoff format. The winner of the Senior division, Team Finland Senior, claimed the Sam Jacks Trophy.[1]

Presidents' Pool and U19 World Ringette Championship

Team Sweden, Team USA, Team Canada U19 and Team Finland U19 competed in the Presidents' Pool. It was played in a round-robin series with the top team claiming the President's Trophy.

Team Sweden and Team USA also played for the World Ringette Championship bronze medal.[2] Team Canada U19 and Team Finland U19 played for the U19 World Championship title.

Venue

North Bay Memorial Gardens
Host venue
Location  CanadaNorth Bay, Ontario
Constructed Broke ground: 1954
Opened: 1955
Renovated: 2013
Capacity 4,246

Rosters

Senior Pool
(Sam Jacks Series)
Junior Pool President's Pool
Finland 2013 Team Finland Senior Finland 2013 Team Finland Junior (U19) Sweden 2013 Team Sweden Senior
Canada 2013 Team Canada Senior Canada 2013 Team Canada Junior (U19) United States 2013 Team USA Senior
United States 2013 Team USA Senior Finland Team Finland Junior (U19)
Sweden 2013 Team Sweden Senior Canada Team Canada Junior (U19)

Game results

Sam Jacks Series

January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)Finland Finland8–4
(2–1, 2–1,
1–1, 2–1)
Canada CanadaNorth Bay Memorial Gardens

January 3, 2013 (2013-01-03)Canada Canada5–7
(2–0, 0–3
1–2, 2–2)
Finland FinlandNorth Bay Memorial Gardens

Top scorers

Rank Player Goals Assists Points
1 Finland Marjukka Virta [fr] 4 2 6
2 Finland Anne Pohjola [fi] 3 3 6
3 Canada Ainsley Ferguson 3 1 4
4 Finland Kirsi Pukkila [fi] 3 1 4
5 Finland Riikka Häyrinen [fi] 2 2 4

Presidents' Pool

December 31, 2013 (2013-12-31)Finland U19 Finland28–1Sweden SwedenNorth Bay Memorial Gardens

January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)[3]Canada U19 Canada14–8United States United StatesNorth Bay Memorial Gardens

January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02)United States United States2–12Finland Finland U19North Bay Memorial Gardens

January 2, 2014 (2014-01-02)Sweden Sweden2–14Canada Canada U19North Bay Memorial Gardens

January 3, 2014 (2014-01-03)United States United States12–3Sweden SwedenNorth Bay Memorial Gardens

January 3, 2014 (2014-01-03)Canada U19 Canada4–9Finland Finland U19North Bay Memorial Gardens

Points

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Finland Finland U19 3 3 0 0 49 7 +42 6
Canada Canada U19 3 2 0 1 32 19 +13 4
United States United States 3 1 0 2 22 29 −7 2
Sweden Sweden 3 0 0 3 6 54 −48 0

Bronze Medal Game

January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04)[4]Sweden Sweden6–21United States USANorth Bay Memorial Gardens


U19 World Championship

The U19 World Championship title game resulted in a win for the Finland Juniors (U19).

January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04)[4]Finland U19 Finland6–4Canada Canada U19North Bay Memorial Gardens

Final standings

Senior Pool results

The Senior Pool competition, also known as the "Sam Jacks Series", was a three-game series between Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior. Team Finland Senior won the Sam Jacks Series 2–0 and was rewarded with the gold medal and the Sam Jacks Trophy. Team USA defeated Team Sweden to claim the bronze.

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Finland Team Finland Senior
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Team Canada Senior
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Team USA Senior
4th Sweden Team Sweden Senior

Junior Pool results

The Junior Pool competition was a three-game series between Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior. Finland won the U19 World Championship title.

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Finland Team Finland Junior (U19)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Team Canada Junior (U19)

President's Pool results

The President's Pool involved junior (U19) athletes from Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior competing with the developing ringette countries. The winning team, Finland U19, was rewarded with a gold medal and the President's Trophy.

Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Finland Team Finland Junior (U19)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Team Canada Junior (U19)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Team USA Senior
4th Sweden Team Sweden Senior

See also

References

  1. ^ "Finland scores gold over Canada in ringette championship". Bay Today, Jan 3, 2014 Mark Pare
  2. ^ "Representing Canada an honour for ringette duo". Representing Canada an honour for ringette duo, Vince Burke, Lacombe Globe, January 14, 2014
  3. ^ "2013 World Ringette Championships | Daily Schedule and Scores". LeagueStat.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b "2013 World Ringette Championships | Daily Schedule and Scores". LeagueStat.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014.

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