2022 World Ringette Championships

2022 World Ringette Championships
14th World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country	Finland
Dates	October 31–November 6, 2022
Officially opened by	Sauli Niinistö
Teams	7
Venue(s)	Espoo Turku class=notpageimage\| Espoo is the host of the 2022 WRC – Espoo Metro Areena, (Espoo); - Tapiola Arena; (Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli); - Marli Areena; (Rajupaja Areena), Turku; - Matinkylä ice rink; - Kisakallio Sport Institute, (Lohja); (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Senior Pool; Sam Jacks Series: Junior Pool President's Pool;
Runner-up	Senior Pool; Sam Jacks Series: Junior Pool President's Pool
Third place	President's Pool;
Website	WRC 2022
	← 2019; ← 2021

The 2022 World Ringette Championships (2022 WRC)^[1] is an international ringette tournament and the 14th edition (XIV) of the World Ringette Championships organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF).^[2] The tournament will be contested in Espoo, Finland, from October 31 - November 6, 2022. The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, will act as a patron of the event. The previous world championships, the WRC 2021, had been planned to be hosted by Finland in Helsinki, but were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The main event will take place at the Espoo Metro Areena which is located in the Tapiola sports park. One exhibition game took place at Marli Areena (Rajupaja Areena) in Turku, Finland, and another at the Kisakallio Sport Institute in Lohja. "Come Try Ringette" events are planned for schools in the area as well as the general public.

Three competitions will take place: the Senior Pool (Seniors) a.k.a. Sam Jacks Pool, the Junior Pool (Juniors), and the President's Pool (developing ringette nations). The 2022 Junior competition will include athletes who are Under-21 years of age (U21). Prior to the main competition, a series of exhibition games were also played which included two Finland U18 teams: U18 2004 (players born in 2004) and U18 2005 (players born in 2005). A youth tournament will be played at the Tapiola Arena (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli) and Matinkylä ice rinks.

In addition, Ringette Finland (Finnish: Suomen Ringetteliitto) and Kiekko-Espoo Ringette will host "International Ringette Festival 2022", an international junior ringette tournament in Espoo from November 3 to November 6, 2022.^[3] The Festival includes 16 teams, each in the age divisions of U16, U14 and U12, and is open to ringette teams from Canada, Finland, and Sweden. All teams play at least six games. U16 and U14 play 2 x 15 minutes (stopped clock) and U12 play 30 minutes (running time).

Overview

The 2022 World Ringette Championships will be the first World Ringette Championships since its cancellation in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The deciding format for each winning team will depend on the division. While exhibition games are scheduled to take place, three major competitions will take place in different pools with different formats:^[4]

Senior Pool: Known officially as the "Sam Jacks Series" or the "Sam Jacks Pool". The games are played in 4 x 15 minute quarters. Though this pool is traditionally a three-game-series between Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior, the 2022 WRC will involve a two-game series. The winning team is awarded the senior world title, the senior gold medal, and the Sam Jacks Trophy.
Junior Pool: The junior pool games are played in 4 x 15 minute quarters. Though this pool is traditionally a three-game-series between Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior, the 2022 WRC will involve a two-game series. For the 2022 WRC the Junior Pool is for players Under-21 years of age (a.k.a. U21). The winning team is awarded the junior world title, the junior gold medal, and the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy.
President's Pool: Teams from developing ringette countries including Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Czech Republic. The winning team is awarded President's world title, the President's gold medal, and the President's Trophy.

Seniors

Senior players from Team Canada Senior,^[5] Team Finland Senior, Team Sweden Senior,^[6] Team Czech Republic, and Team USA Senior^[7]^[8] will be competing.

Team Finland and Team Canada will compete in the Senior Pool. Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Czech Republic will compete in the President's Pool. Team Slovakia will not be competing in the 2022 WRC.

Juniors

Junior players (Under-21) will compete in the Junior Pool which includes athletes from Team Canada Junior (U21)^[9]^[10]^[11] and Team Finland Junior (U21). Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Czechia (Czech Republic) will not have junior national teams competing in the 2022 WRC. A youth Finland U18 (Under-18) team will also compete in an exhibition game.

Finland U18 exhibition

A series of exhibition games took place with two Finland U18 teams (Under-18) competing against the 2022 Team Sweden Seniors and the 2022 Team USA Seniors. The first Finnish team included players born in 2004 (U18 2004) while the second included players born in 2005 (U18 2005).

Venues

The Espoo Metro Areena acts as the main venue for the 2022 World Ringette Championships. The Tapiola Ice Hall (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli) will act as a venue for some of the 2022 WRC exhibition games,^[12] some of the President's Pool games, and will serve as one of two venues for the youth tournament. The Matinkylä ice rink will act as another rink for the youth tournament.

One exhibition game will be played in Turku at the Marli Areena (Rajupaja Areena), and another at the Kisakallio Sport Institute in Lohja.^[12]

Main venues

Espoo, Finland		Espoo, Finland		Espoo, Finland
Host venue Espoo Metro Areena		Tapiola Ice Hall (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli)		Matinkylä ice rink

Location	Finland	Location	Finland	Location	Finland
Constructed	1999	Constructed		Constructed
Capacity	Ice Hockey: 6,982	Capacity		Capacity

Exhibition venues

Lohja, Finland		Kupittaa, Turku, Finland
Exhibition venue Kisakallio Sport Institute		Exhibition venue Marli Areena "Rajupaja Areena"

Location	Finland	Location	Finland, Kupittaa, Turku
Founded	1949	Constructed	Rebuilt: 2006-07
Capacity	Ice Hockey:	Capacity	Ice hockey: 3,000

Rosters

Senior and Junior rosters

Senior Pool	Junior Pool	President's Pool
2022 Team Finland Senior	2022 Team Finland Junior (U21)	2022 Team Sweden Senior
2022 Team Canada Senior	2022 Team Canada Junior (U21)	2022 Team USA Senior
		2022 Team Czech Republic Senior

Finland U18 rosters

The tournament included two Finland U18 teams (Under-18) which competed against the Team Sweden Senior and Team USA Senior national teams from the President's Pool. The first team includes players born in 2004 (U18 2004) while the second involves players born in 2005 (U18 2005).

Game results

Three separate competitions will take place: the Senior Pool, the Junior Pool (Under-21 years of age a.k.a. U21), and the President's Pool.^[13]^[4] Exhibition games were also contested.^[12] Two Finland U18 teams competed against the 2022 Sweden Senior team and the 2022 USA Senior team in exhibition.

Exhibition games

Exhibition
October 31
3:30 pm

Finland
(U18 2005)

16–1
(3–0, 4–0,
3–0, 6–1)

United States Senior

Kisakallio Sport Institute
(Lohja)
Attendance: 103

Game reference

Exhibition
October 31
1:45 pm

Finland Junior (U21)

6–2
(1–0, 2–0,
3–2, 0–0)

Canada Junior (U21)

Tapiola Ice Hall
(Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli)
Attendance: 290

Game reference

Exhibition
November 1
6:00 pm

Finland Senior

19-1
(7–0, 5–1,
3–0, 4–0)

Canada Senior

Marli Areena (Rajupaja Areena) - Turku, Finland
Attendance: 809

Game reference

Exhibition
November 1
6:00 pm

Canada Junior (U21)

5–7
(1–1, 1–3,
1–1, 2–2)

Finland Junior (U21)

Tapiola Ice Hall
(Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli)
Attendance: 204

Game reference

Exhibition
November 2
1:45 pm

Sweden Senior

3–11
(0–4, 2–1,
0–3, 1–3)

Finland
(U18 2004)

Tapiola Ice Hall
(Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli)
Attendance: 327

Game reference

Exhibition
November 2
6:00 pm

Canada Senior

2–10
(1–4, 1–2,
0–0, 0–4)

Finland Senior

Tapiola Ice Hall
(Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli)
Attendance: 374

Game reference

Senior Pool

The Senior Pool is also known as the Sam Jacks Pool. The 2022 senior competition will involve two games between Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior. The champions will be decided using a point system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. In the event of a tie game, overtime will not be allowed in the first game but will be allowed in the second game. If the second game results in a tie, the teams will play a period of overtime which will be considered its own game and will start from 0-0. The first overtime period will be 15 minutes long. If there is no winner, a sudden-death overtime period will be played next.

Seniors
November 4
6:10 pm

Canada Senior

v

Finland Senior

Espoo Metro Areena

Seniors
November 6
4:00 pm

Finland Senior

v

Canada Senior

Espoo Metro Areena

Junior Pool

The Junior Pool will be played between the Canadian Junior Under-21 national team and the Finland Junior Under-21 national team. The Junior Pool will be played in the same format as the Senior Pool with two-games and possible overtime periods if the second game results in a tie. Sudden-death overtime will be played if the first overtime period results in a tie.

Juniors
November 3
6:00 pm

Canada Junior (U21)

0–10

Finland Junior (U21)

Espoo Metro Areena

Juniors
November 5
4:00 pm

Finland Junior (U21)

v

Canada Junior (U21)

Espoo Metro Areena

President's Pool

Three countries will compete in the President's Pool: Team USA Senior, the Team Czech, and Team Sweden Senior. Each team plays two games against each other. Teams collect points per game: a win is worth 2 points and a loss results in 0 points. If a game results in a tie, the game goes into sudden-death overtime.

The winner of the first round will advance directly to the final. Second and third in the pool will play in the playoffs where the winner there will face the winner of the first round in the final. The winner of the final is the winner of the President's Pool and is awarded with the President's Pool gold medal and the President's Trophy.

President's
October 31
10:00 am

Czech Republic Senior

3–14

United States Senior