Ringette at the 2023 Canada Winter Games

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2023 Ringette 2023 Canada Winter Games
Tournament details
Venue(s)Cavendish Farms Wellness Centre and MacLauchlan Arena at the University of Prince Edward Island  (in Montague and Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island host cities)
DatesFebruary 19 – 25
Teams9
Defending championsFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Runner-upFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Third placeFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
  2019
2027  

Ringette at the 2023 Canada Winter Games took place in Prince Edward Island at the Cavendish Farms Wellness Centre in Montague, and the MacLauchlan Arena in Charlottetown at the University of Prince Edward Island. [1] The event ran from Sunday, February 19, 2023, to Saturday, February 25, 2023.

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History

Team P.E.I. (Prince Edward Island) made history after finishing in fourth place, having never finished higher than ninth place since the 1991 Canada Winter Games. [2] [3] Team P.E.I fell to Team Saskatchewan in the 2023 bronze medal game. The game had been tied at 4-4 until Saskatchewan scored in overtime.

Prior to their historic performance at the 2023 Canada Winter Games (CWG), the team had only won a single game during the 2003 Canada Winter Games in New Brunswick. The Prince Edward Island team came in eighth place during the 1991 Canada Games in Charlottetown, P.E.I., the year which also marked the inaugural inclusion of ringette in the Games competition.

Medallists

Ringette GoldSilverBronze
WomenFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Julia Franco
Juliette Lessard
Amy Whyte
Maxim Moisan
Lili Moreau
Alex Violette
Zoe Aubin
Lauriane Alain
Maude Ouellet
Brittany Lanouette
Annie Trudel
Caroline Viola
Raphaëlle Chouinard
Florence Poulin
Allyson Savoie
Eléonore Sezia
Laurence Lacombe
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Mia Hemstreet
Mikyla Brewster
Kennedy Rice
Emily Dodd
Kirsten Krochak
Cayleigh Hasell
Avery Kew
Kaleigh Ryan-York
Jamie Ferri
Kaeli Woodliffe
Rachael McKerracher
Sydnie Rock
Jazmyn Fevin
Sydney Fevin

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada, 2022 WRC
Erin Ung [4]
Paige Roy [5]
Regan Meier
Kaylee Armstrong

Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Tobi Albert
Kylee Banerd
Rylie Bryden
Cadence Howe
Taylor Johnston
Ally Lenz
Leyna Matisz
Kaitlynn McCaw
Ella McLeod
Maddy Nystrom
Meagan Sanders
Lauren Schoenhofen
Brianna Shupe
Madeline Stang
Bailey Stangel
Bryn White
Shea White

Notable players

World Ringette Championships

Erin Ung, [4] Paige Roy, Mikyla Brewster, Regan Meier, and Kaylee Armstrong all played for the Under-21 Canada national ringette team at the 2022 World Ringette Championships.

National Ringette League

Team Alberta which finished in second place included Erin Ung, Mikyla Brewster, Cayleigh Hasell, Kennedy Rice, and Rachael McKerracher, players in the 2022–23 National Ringette League from the Calgary RATH, and Kaleigh Ryan-York and Jamie Ferri from the Edmonton WAM!.

Team Saskatchewan which finished in third place, included Ally Lenz, Kaitlynn McCaw, Madeline Stang, and Bailey Stangel, all of whom were players from the Saskatchewan Heat.

Team Québec which won the gold medal for the 2023 Canada Winter Games included the following 2022–23 National Ringette League players: Amy Whyte, Maxim Moisan⁣, and Alex Violette⁣ from the Gatineau Fusion, Lauriane Alain⁣, Brittany Lanouette⁣, Caroline Viola, Eléonore Sezia and Laurence Lacombe from the Rive-Sud Révolution, and Annie Trudel, Raphaëlle Chouinard, and Allyson Savoie from the Montreal Mission.

Final standings

The final standings for the 2023 Canada Winter Games ringette tournament are listed in the table below. [6]

PlacingTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Quebec.svg  Québec
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
4Flag of Prince Edward Island.svg  Prince Edward Island [2]
5Flag of New Brunswick.svg  New Brunswick
6Flag of Manitoba.svg  Manitoba
7Flag of Ontario.svg  Ontario
8Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
9Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
Preceded by Ringette at the 2019 Canada Winter Games 2023 Canada Winter Games
Prince Edward Island

Ringette at the 2023 Canada Winter Games
Succeeded by

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