2016 World Ringette Championships

The 2016 World Ringette Championships marked the 11th international competition of the sport of ringette and was hosted in Helsinki, Finland between 27 December 2015 – 3 January 2016. The international tournament between ringette-playing nations is administrated by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The Canadian team won the gold medal in the under 21 category.[1][2] 18 of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing.

2016 World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country Finland
Dates27 December 2015 – 3 January 2016
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Finland
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Sweden
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Participating nations included: Canada, Finland, Sweden, United States of America, Czech Republic and Slovakia.[3][4] This was the first time Slovakia and the Czech Republic appeared at the international tournament. In addition to the international competition, a tournament, known as the "Ringette Festival", was held for U14 teams.[5][6] The major competition took place at the Helsinki Ice Hall.

Venue
Helsinki Ice Hall
Capacity: 8,400
 Finland – Helsinki

Final standings
Team
Finland
Canada
Sweden
4th United States
5th Czech Republic
6th Slovakia

Junior Results
Team
Canada Junior
Finland Junior
Sweden
4th United States
5th Sweden Junior
6th Slovakia
7th Czech Republic

References
  1. "Gold for Gallant". Winnipeg Free Press, Jared Story 01/11/2016
  2. "Pair of Calgarians help Canada win world junior ringette title". Calgary Herald, Laurence Heinen, January 7, 2016
  3. " Etobicoke’s Erica Voss wins world ringette gold in Helsinki, Finland with Team Canada U21". Etobicoke Guardian, Jan 05, 2016 By Cynthia Reason
  4. "Team USA tied for second place at world ringette championships". Comox Valley Record, Earle Couper Dec 30, 2015
  5. "Etobicoke's Erica Voss inducted to Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". Etobicoke Guardian, By Cynthia Reason
  6. "Park trio get call to the Hall" Archived 28 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. By Shane Jones, Sherwood Park News, December 23, 2016
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