The 2016 World Ringette Championships (2016 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 11th (XI) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Helsinki, Finland between 27 December 2015, and 3 January 2016. The main competition took place at the Helsinki Ice Hall. It was the first time the Team Slovakia and the Team Czech appeared at the international tournament. This was also the first year Sweden formed the Sweden national junior ringette team (U19).

In addition to the main competition, a tournament known as the "Ringette Festival" was held for U14 teams.

Overview Participating national teams in the included: Team Canada Senior and Team Canada Junior (U19), Team Finland Senior and Team Finland Junior (U19), Team Sweden Senior and Team Sweden Junior (U19), Team USA Senior, Team Czech Republic Senior, and Team Slovakia Senior. Team Canada Juniors won the gold medal in the under 21 category.

Eighteen of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing.

Venue Helsinki Ice Hall Host venue Location – Helsinki Constructed 1966 Capacity 8,200 Seating capacity: 8,400

Teams Senior Pool Junior Pool 2016 Team Finland Senior 2016 Team Finland Junior (U19) 2016 Team Canada Senior 2016 Team Canada Junior (U19) 2016 Team Sweden Senior 2016 Team Sweden Junior (U19) 2016 Team USA Senior 2016 Team USA Senior 2016 Team Czech Republic Senior 2016 Team Czech Republic Senior 2016 Team Slovakia Senior 2016 Team Slovakia Senior

Final standings

Senior Pool results The Senior Pool competition, also known as the "Sam Jacks Series", was a three-game series between Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior. Team Finland Senior won the gold medal and the Sam Jacks Trophy.

Team Team Finland Senior Team Canada Senior Team Sweden Senior 4th Team USA Senior 5th Team Czech Republic Senior 6th Team Slovakia Senior

Junior Pool results Team Team Canada Junior (U19) Team Finland Junior (U19) Team Sweden Senior 4th Team USA Senior 5th Team Sweden Junior (U19) 6th Team Slovakia 7th Team Czech Republic

Rosters

Seniors

Team Finland Senior The 2016 Team Finland Senior team included the following:

FINLAND SENIOR⁣Number⁣Name⁣Forwards⁣5⁣Tanja Eloranta⁣⁣6⁣Fanny Impilä⁣⁣9⁣Elina Tahvanainen⁣⁣12⁣Siiri Saarikettu (née Kallionpä)13⁣Katariina Kurikko⁣⁣14⁣Tiia Halme⁣⁣15⁣Centres⁣4⁣Marjukka Virta7⁣Jenni Viinamäki⁣⁣10⁣Anne Pohjola11⁣Susanna Tapani⁣⁣Defence⁣2⁣Hanna Ropanen⁣⁣3⁣Pauliina Auvinen⁣⁣16⁣Annamari Tuokko⁣⁣17⁣Kaisa Viren⁣⁣21⁣Mira Sydänmaa⁣⁣Goaltenders⁣30⁣Maria Perkkola⁣31⁣Camilla Kortesniemi⁣32⁣Ilona Nurmi⁣

Team Staff⁣PositionNameManager⁣Pirjo Lehtonen⁣Head coach⁣Timo HimbergCoach⁣Kim Forsblom⁣Trainer⁣Marja Koponen⁣Trainer⁣Mika Salminen⁣Trainer⁣Pekka Takala⁣

Team Canada Senior Team Canada Senior team competed in the 2016 World Ringette Championships. The 2016 Team Canada Senior team included the following:

CANADA SENIORNumberName Forwards6Kaitlyn Youldon19Paige Nosal23Kelsey Youldon89Dailyn Bell91Chantal St-Laurent93Jamie Bell Centres9Shaundra Bruvall18Jacqueline Gaudet – Captain1799Julie Blanchette – Assistant Captain Defence3Jenna Debaji5Jacqueline Ho12Sydney Granger13Dallas Robbins15Paola Romeo28Christianne Varty – Assistant Captain44Elyssa Jasper Goaltenders31Bobbi Mattson33Amy Clarkson41Jasmine Leblanc

Team StaffPositionNameHead coachBarb Bautista Assistant coachTrina JanssensAssistant coachSharolyn WoutersTeam LeaderStephanie LaurinHead Athletic TherapistConnie KlassenMental Performance ConsultantCarl NienhuisGoalie ConsultantKeely BrownMedia and PRAlayne MartellDirector of High PerformanceFrances Losier

Team Sweden Senior The 2016 Sweden Senior team included the following:

SWEDEN SENIORNumberName Forwards3Sarah Esmail 4Kajsa Frankenberg6Anna Norrbom7Tindra Sperling8Emilia Riikola9Jessica Alakärppä 11Wilma Frankenberg16Ellen Granath18Jennifer Peterback21Alma Lindqvist24Jessika Runolf Centres13My Nilsson19Camilla Lepistà Defence22Rebecca Gustafson Goaltenders34Rachelle Graham

Team StaffPositionNameManagerEva FrankenbergManagerCharoline GustafsonHead coachEevi KaasinenAssistant coachRebecca Gustafson

Team USA Senior The 2016 USA Senior team included the following:

USA SENIORNumberNamePlayers3Moira Davidson4Chelsea Moore5Trish Sadoway13Brenda Rossetto17Tiffany Muylle24Carlye Thompson37Denise Berry44Haley HillForwards21Taru Akesson88Britt KelineDefence6Margie Carter8Kimberley Heacock10Heather Livingstone14Helen Olihant18Kasey Wheal19Sarah NowakGoaltenders1Tara Stevens31Jessica Dickin

Team Czech Republic Senior The 2016 Czech Republic Senior team included the following:

CZECH REPUBLIC SENIOR Pos.NumberNameGoalie23Veronika HulkovaGoalie32Lenka Kobyláková5Marie Pellarova8Nina Beznoskova9Tereza Bartosova10Tereza Soukupova13Anna Pokorna15Dominique Rodrigue19Dita Svobodová20Petra Berankova22Adela Srbova29Kateřina Svobodová56Kateřina Čapková63Lenka Trubacova71Tereza BobkovaTeam StaffManagerDana HůlkováHead coachJan HulekAssistant coachRadek DanTrainerJean-Guy Rodrigue

Juniors

Team Finland Junior The 2016 Team Finland Junior team included the following:

FINLAND JUNIOR (U19)NumberName Forwards5Roosa Salonen7Niina Piiroinen18Laura Lyytikäinen20Hanna Ovaska Centres4Fanni Elo9Miranda Uusi-Kämppä11Nelly Ahonen13Emmi Isaksson19Camilla Lepistö21Sara Tenhovaara Defence6Milja Veilo10Laura Lahtinen14Fiia-Rebecca Impilä15Veera Lyytikäinen16Heidi Konttori17 Goaltenders30Erika Lampi31Sannamari Räty32Meini Kärnä

Team StaffPositionNameManagerLiisa KanninenHead coachJouni LevanderAssistant coachNiko TuominenAssistant coachMatti VirtanenTrainerJari KoskiTrainerKatja Liukkonen

Team Canada Junior

The 2016 Team Canada Junior team included the following:

CANADA JUNIOR (U19)NumberNameForwards7Jenny Snowdon8Justine Exner9Lauren Henderson14Molly Lewis24Kelsie Caine29Justine Lapointe77Britney Snowdon89Keyona Tomiuk91Sydney NosalCentres2Abby Richardson5Sarah-Lynne Begin(Assistant Captain)96Talia Gallant(Captain)Defence3Annie Debaji10Robyn Gillespie12Chantal Gauthier19 Erica Voss20Catherine Ruel22Samantha Renooy97Shae-Lynn Reaman(Assistant Captain)Goaltenders1Ellen Hoban31Laurie St-Pierre35Ryann Bannerman

Team StaffPositionNameHead coachLorrie HorneAssistant coachChris BelanAssistant coachBryson LambleLegacy CoachDanielle (Hobday) HildebrandLegacy CoachAndrea FergusonLegacy CoachSarah (Miller) IanniTeam LeaderJackie DeschenesTeam LeaderKathryn PringleGoalie ConsultantClaudia JettéAthletic therapistMelinda WatsonMedia and PRAlayne MartellDirector of High PerformanceFrances Losier

Team Sweden Junior This was the first time Sweden sent a junior national ringette team to the World Ringette Championships. The 2016 Sweden Junior team included the following:

SWEDEN JUNIORNumberNamePosition Players1Alexandra Väyrynen4Kajsa Frankenberg7Vania Rymell10Reetta Nikkola11Wilma Frankenberg15Satu Holm16Esther Eklund17Emilia Riikola18Jennifer Peterback20Linnéa Helsing22Elin Witick23Matilda Karlsson30Beatrice VarpulaGoaltender

Team StaffPositionNameManagerEva FrankenbergHead coachEevi KaasinenAssistant coachJesper HansenAssistant coachArne HörvalliusAssistant coachChrister JobsAssistant coachLars Johnsson

See also World Ringette Championships International Ringette Federation Canada national ringette team Finland national ringette team Sweden national ringette team United States national ringette team Czech Republic national ringette team Slovakia national ringette team

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