The 2002 World Ringette Championships (2002 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 6th (XI) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, between November 25 and November 30, 2002, at the Northlands AgriCom Arena, now called the Edmonton Expo Centre. The final match was broadcast in Canada and followed by over 140,000 televiewers.

Overview The 2002 victory by Team Canada was considered particularly notable. In 2000, Team Canada was defeated by a score of 4–3 in extra time against Team Finland, but in WRC 2002, Team Canada took its revenge by defeating their arch-rival by a score of 3–1 in front of a sell-out crowd of 3850 supporters. The final match was broadcast in Canada by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and followed by 144,000 Canadian televiewers.

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Ringette Canada Hall of Fame inductee, Phyllis Sadoway, was the assistant coach of Team Canada in 2002.

Venue Edmonton Expo CentrePreviously called: Northland AgriCom Host venue Location – Edmonton, Alberta Constructed Opened: 1984Expanded: 2009 Capacity

Teams 2002 WRC Rosters 2002 Team Finland 2002 Team Canada 2002 Team USA 2002 Team Sweden

Final standings

Team Team Canada Team Finland Team USA 4th Team Sweden

Rosters Team Finland The 2002 Team Finland team competed at 2002 WRC. Marjukka Virta and Petra Ojaranta were present.

Team Canada The 2002 Team Canada Senior team competed in the 2002 World Ringette Championships. The 2002 Team Canada team included the following:

NameKeely BrownKim BeachSarah Ianni (née Miller)Leanne RossMichelle LemieuxJacinda RolphCarly RossAlexis SnowdonMaria (McKenzie) ThompsonMegan ToddLaura Warner (Captain)Michelle HenryDanielle (Hobday) Hildebrand (#3)Shelly Hruska (#9)Gaetane ManaigreNadia Tomy (#25)Barb BautistaJacqueline GaudetJennifer Wakefield (née Gaudet)Jodi JensenMelanie DaraicheErin GrayMarion ClarkCheryl Prosser (#19)Leah Jones (#27)Team StaffLorrie Horne (Head coach)Phyllis Sadoway (Assistant coach)Peter Semonick (Assistant coach)Blair Whitmarsh (Mental Skills Coach)Connie Klassen (Trainer)Kristin Albo (Manager)

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