Ringette Canada - The 2019 World Ringette Championships gets underway next Monday in Burnaby, BC. I wanted to touch base with some information on the event and in case you haven't already, encourage you to take a closer look at the athletes from your area as they compete in the highest level of play for our sport. Our Team Canada rosters (with hometowns) can be found here: junior: http://bit.ly/34VSeNs senior: http://bit.ly/2QpvOA2.

I will be onsite in Burnaby throughout the event and will be sending daily updates. If you do not wish to receive these updates, please let me know and I will remove you from my event update list. If you need something specific throughout the week (i.e., photos, interviews with athletes or coaches), please let me know and I will coordinate things for you. My cell is 902-308-1067.

The event starts on Monday, November 25 and runs till December 1. All games will be played at Bill Copeland Arena (3676 Kensington Avenue) in Burnaby.

In terms of background info, there will be seven national teams competing in the event. Junior national teams from Canada and Finland, and senior national teams from Canada, Finland, Czech Republic, Sweden and the United States.

Senior national teams from Canada and Finland will compete in the Sam Jacks Pool. Team Finland will look to defend the world title they won at the last world championships, in a best two-out-of-three series against Team Canada. The series will start on November 28 and the winner will claim the Sam Jacks Trophy on either November 30 or December 1.

Junior national teams from Canada and Finland will compete in the Junior Pool. Team Canada will look to defend the world title they won at the last world championships, in a best two-out-of-three series against Team Finland. The series will start on November 28 and the winner will claim the Junior Trophy on either November 30 or December 1.

Beginning on November 27, Team Sweden, Team USA, and Team Czech Republic will compete in the Presidents’ Pool, which consists of a full round-robin series followed by a semi-final game on November 30 and a final game on December 1, when the President’s Trophy will be awarded.

The official host website of the 2019 World Ringette Championships will provide you with information on the event, including schedules, teams, tickets and information on the various special events being planned. You can access their website here: www.wrc2019.ca. Our stats system holds all the information you will need to follow the event. Within the system you can access information such as rosters, schedules, standings and stats: http://bit.ly/2Qk7H66.

We will be posting photos on a daily basis on our Ringette Canada Flickr page, which can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/30Hhbty.

Games will be webcast live and can be accessed here: http://sportscanada.tv/2019-world-ringette-championships. I’ve included a handy list of the schedule for all the Team Canada games below.

Team Canada game schedule

November 26

Senior – 15:10 vs. Finland (exhibition)

November 27

Junior – 15:55 vs. Finland (exhibition)

November 28

Junior – 16:10 vs. Finland (Junior Pool game 1)

Senior – 19:50 vs. Finland (Sam Jacks Pool game 1)

November 30

Senior – 14:10 vs. Finland (Sam Jacks Pool game 2)

Junior – 18:40 vs. Finland (Junior Pool game 2)

December 1

Senior – 14:10 vs. Finland (Sam Jacks Pool game 3*)

Junior – 18:40 vs. Finland (Junior Pool game 3*)

*Junior and Sam Jacks Pools are a best of three game format. If a winner is declared after game 2, there will not be a game 3 in that pool. All times PST and all games played at Bill Copeland Arena (3676 Kensington Avenue, Burnaby, BC).

Thank you for your interest in our sport, our athletes and the 2019 World Ringette Championships.

Alayne

Alayne Martell

Media and Public Relations | Relations de presse et publiques

Ringette Canada | Ringuette Canada

Phone | Téléphone : (613) 748-5655, ext. 226

Cell : (902) 308-1067

alayne@ringette.ca

@: www.ringette.ca

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