2007 World Ringette Championships

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2007 World Ringette Championships
8th World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
City Ottawa
Venue(s) Ottawa Civic Centre 1
DatesOctober 30–November 3, 2007
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svgFlag of Finland.svg  Finland (3rd title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
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2010  →

The 2007 World Ringette Championships (2007 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 8th (VIII) of the World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Ottawa, Canada, between October 30 and November 3, 2007. [1] [2] [3] The competition took place at the Ottawa Civic Centre which has since been renamed, "TD Place Arena" and was broadcast in Canada by Rogers TV.

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Overview

The final game between Canada and Finland required an added period of overtime. Finnish player Marjukka Virta tied the game 4–4. Finnish player Anne Pohjola scored the winning overtime goal ending the game 5–4. [4] [5] Finland won the world championship series.

WRC 2016 was the first time Finland beat Canada in a World Ringette Championship final hosted in Canada. It was also the first time Team Sweden won a World Ringette Championship medal (bronze) by beating Team USA 10–9 in overtime. [6]

Venue

TD Place Arena
Previously called: Ottawa Civic Centre
Host venue
TD Place Arena - Interior.JPG
LocationFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada – Ottawa
ConstructedBroke ground: 1966
Opened: 1967
Renovated: 1992, 2005, 2012–2014
Expanded: 1992
Capacity9,500 (standard)
10,585 (temporary)

Teams

2007 WRC Rosters
Flag of Finland.svg 2007 Team Finland
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 Team Canada
Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Team USA
Flag of Sweden.svg 2007 Team Sweden

Final standings

2007 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 Sweden.svg Team Sweden
4th Flag of the United States.svg Team USA

Rosters

Team Finland

The 2007 Team Finland team included the following: [7]

NumberName
Forwards
3 Elina Raesola  [ fi ]
7Jenni Viinamäki
12Taija Heimovirta
14Tiina Mononen
19 Salla Kyhälä
Centres
4 Marjukka Virta
6Marja Koponen
10 Anne Pohjola
18 Kirsi Pukkila  [ fi ]
21Eevi Kaasinen
22Riikka Hannukainen
Defence
5Essi Ylönen
8 Petra Ojaranta
9Mari Kallio
11Anu Paalanen
13Jessica Tiitola (née Kantee)
16Sini Laiho
17Tiina Tamminen
20Jonna Ruotsalainen
Goaltenders
30 Anna Vanhatalo
33Miina Petäjäniemi
35Tiina Mäkelä
Team Staff
PositionName
Team Manager
Head CoachVirpi Karjalainen [8]
Assistant Coach
Trainer
Trainer
Trainer

Team Canada

Team Canada [9] [10] [11] competed in the 2007 World Ringette Championships. The 2007 Team Canada team included the following:

NumberName
Forwards
3Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand
8Megan Todd
11Sheena MacDonald
18Jaqueline Gaudet
21Barb Bautista
22Julie Primard
44Sharolyn Wouters
55Kim Beach
66 Stéphanie Séguin
87Ashley Peters
Centres
4Jennifer Wakefield (née Gaudet)
9Carly Ross
12Jill Lange
93Catherine Cartier
99 Julie Blanchette
Defence
2Stefanie McArdle
15Michelle MacKay
18Jacqueline Gaudet
19Colleen Hagan
82Mel Brockman
Goaltenders
1 Keely Brown
37Shannon Anderson
53Stacey McNichol
Reserves
NumberNamePosition
Sjaane BeattieForward
Katie LuggForward
Dominique PrivéForward
Melanie ThomasForward
Jennifer Hartley  [ fr ]Centre
Beth HurrenCentre
Kerith GordonDefence
Kendra O'BrianDefence
Karen StaffordDefence
Claudia JettéGoalkeeper
Team Staff
PositionName
Head Coach Lyndsay Wheelans
Assistant CoachMarion Clark
Assistant CoachTracy Townsend
ManagerJulie Smith
Athletic TherapistConnie Klassen
Mental Skills CoachBlair Whitmarsh

Team Sweden

The 2007 Team Sweden Senior team included the following: [12]

NumberNameClub
Forwards
3Rosanna JonersSollentuna HC
4Elina JaleniusUlriksdals SK
6Ida SundströmSollentuna HC
7Ida ÖbergSollentuna HC
11Jonna YrjöläSollentuna HC
12Emma-Lotta LaineSegeltorps IF
15Sofia HörbergSollentuna HC
20Linda BjörlingUlriksdals SK
24Ida-Maria Mullo (Assistant Captain)Kista HC Ringette
Defence
5Julia HjelmströmSegeltorps IF
9Matilda LinseSollentuna HC
10Anna NäsströmSollentuna HC
13Anna ViberthUlriksdals SK
14Caroline Fluch (Captain)Segeltorps IF
16Ellen HallerthSollentuna HC
22Sofia Lundgren (Assistant Captain)Sollentuna HC
Goaltenders
1Hannah Boman (MVP)Kista HC Ringette
Team Staff
PositionName
ManagerBoman Pekka
Head CoachKallio Tuomas
Assistant CoachRunolf Jimmy
TrainerNäsström Ulf
TrainerAndersson Katrin

Team USA

The 2007 USA Senior team included the following: [13]

NumberName
Forwards
3Deja Leonard
4Erin Heming
5Lindsey Giordano
13Natasha Stalany
16Jesse Penner
17Kenzie Field
18Carly Hara
55Allison Biewald
Centres
2Brooke Robertson
Defence
6Lynita White
7Victoria Giordano
8Saara Harju
9Yafa Elseri
12Stephanie Reid
14Adrienne Thompson
Goaltenders
1Brittany Coulter
31Devon Lowe

See also


Preceded by World Ringette Championships
Ottawa
2007 World Ringette Championships		Succeeded by

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the World Ringette Championships Website". worldringette.com. International Ringette Federation. 2007. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "2007 World Championships". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Canada, Finland win decisively as World Ringette Championships open". Ottawa Citizen . 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2017– via Canada.com.
  4. ↑ (in French) Les Canadiennes vice-championnes du monde Archived 2007-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ (in Finnish) Suomi juhlii ringeten MM-kultaa Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "Sweden United States" . Retrieved 3 December 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Finland Roster | 2007 World Championships". ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. Ringette Canada. 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mestarivalmentaja lopetti maajoukkueessa". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 9 November 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Team Canada 2007 - Roster". Ringette Canada. Archived from the original on 1 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Canada Roster 2007 World Championships". ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. Ringette Canada. 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "2007 Team Canada Staff". Ringette Canada. 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "Sweden Roster | 2007 World Championships". ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. Ringette Canada. 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Roster | 2007 World Championships". ringettecanada.hockeytech.com. Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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