2004 World Ringette Championships

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2004 World Ringette Championships
7th World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
City Huddinge Municipality
Venue Visättra SportCenter 1
DatesNovember 23–27, 2004
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland (2nd title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Fourth placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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2007  →

The 2004 World Ringette Championships (2004 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 7th (XII) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Stockholm, Sweden, between November 23 and 27, 2004. The game for the world title final between Canada and Finland took place at the Visättra SportCenter in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Overview

Team Finland took the world championship by crushing Team Canada 9–3 in the final. [1] [2] [3] [4] Since the 2004 World Championships, Finland has dominated the international senior level of ringette. [5] Anna Vanhatalo was elected the best goaltender of the tournament. [6]

Venue

Visättra Sportcenter
Host venue
Visattra Sportcenter, April 2006..jpg
LocationFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden – Huddinge, Stockholm
Constructed
Capacity

Teams

2004 WRC Rosters
Flag of Finland.svg 2004 Team Finland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2004 Team Canada
Flag of the United States.svg 2004 Team USA
Flag of Sweden.svg 2004 Team Sweden

Final standings

2004 Final standings
Team
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Finland.svg Team Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Team Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg Team USA
4th Flag of Sweden.svg Team Sweden

Rosters

Team Finland

The 2004 Team Finland Senior team [7] included the following players:

Pos.NumberName
Goalie Anna Vanhatalo
Kristiina Heinonen  [ fi ] (Captain)
Sini Lehtonen [8]
Anna-Kaisa Raesola  [ fi ]
Elina Raesola  [ fi ]
Marjukka Virta
Maja Koponen
Erika Blom
Salla Kyhälä
Petra Ojaranta
Team Staff
Head coachPasi Kataja [9]
Assistant coach

Team Canada

Team Canada competed in the 2004 World Ringette Championships. [10] [11] The 2004 Team Canada team included the following: [12]

Pos.NumberName
Goaltender1 Keely Brown
Goaltender31Leanne Fedor
GoaltenderStacey McNichol
Forward3Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand - Captain
Forward4Jennifer Gaudet (née Wakefield)
Forward8Megan Todd
Forward9 Shelly Hruska
Forward16Katie Lugg
Forward17Jodi Jensen
Forward21Barb Bautista
Forward41Sharolyn Wouters
Forward55Kim Beach
Defence64Beth Hurren
Defence96Carly Ross
DefenceLaura Warner - Captain
Forward Stéphanie Séguin
DefenceColleen Hagan
DefenceBeth Hurren
DefenceJill Lange
DefenceNicole Madsen
DefenceJenna McBride
DefenceKendra O'Brien
DefenceCarly Ross
DefenceAlexis Snowdon
DefenceNadia Tomy
Forward Julie Blanchette
ForwardMel Brockman
ForwardDominique Carrière
ForwardErin Gray
ForwardMichelle Henry
ForwardKailee Klemmensen
ForwardMandy Nordstrom
Team Staff
Head coachLorrie Horne
Assistant coach Lyndsay Wheelans

See also


Preceded by World Ringette Championships
Stockholm
2004 World Ringette Championships		Succeeded by

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "The History of Ringette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2000. Archived from the original on 2 March 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
    2. ↑ "Our Sport | History of Ringette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
    3. ↑ "Suomelle kolmatta kertaa ringeten maailmanmestaruus" [Ringete world championship for Finland for the third time]. www.hs.fi. hs.fi. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
    4. ↑ "Finale". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
    5. ↑ "2004 World Championships" . Retrieved 3 December 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
    6. ↑ Gold Medal Game - Finland vs Canada Archived August 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
    7. ↑ Anders Wiklund (24 November 2004). "STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Foto Ande" [STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Ande's photo] (in Finnish). IMAGO.
    8. ↑ Anders Wiklund (27 November 2004). "STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Finlands" [STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Finnish]. IMAGO.
    9. ↑ "HISTORIA | SUOMEN RINGETTELIITTO PERUSTETTIIN 5 May 1983" [HISTORY | RINGETTE FINLAND WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 5, 1983]. ringette.fi. Ringette Finland. 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
    10. ↑ "WRC Gold Medal Game" (PDF). International Ringette Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
    11. ↑ "2004 World Ringette Championships". history.ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Alberta. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
    12. ↑ "Team Canada Roster". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
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