Ringette Canada announces Women's National Team
Top players from across the country chosen to represent Canada
Ottawa, Ontario - Tuesday, May 9, 2000 - Ringette Canada today announced the 20 players and two alternates who have been selected as members of the Women's National Team. The announcement comes after a final selection camp, held in Winnipeg from May 3-7, which saw the 37 finalists vying for a spot on the National Team compete in exhibition games against teams from Finland and the United States.
Players chosen to represent Canada on the Women's National Team include:
Ontario
| Nancy Blouin, Gloucester |
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| Keely Brown, Toronto |
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| Karen Duguay, Sudbury |
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| Jackie Gaudet, Cambridge(Alternate) |
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| Sarah Miller, Lively |
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| Lisa Newton, Almonte |
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Alberta
Michelle MacKinnon, Edmonton
Maria McKenzie, Edmonton
Alexis Snowdon, Edmonton
Megan Todd, Edmonton
Laura Warner, Edmonton
Jennifer Willan, Edmonton
British Columbia
Lisa DiPasquale, Richmond
Quebec
Kim Poirier, Pierrefonds
Manitoba
Danielle Hobday, Dugald
Nadia Tomy, Winnipeg
New Brunswick
Tina Pineau, Dieppe
Newfoundland
Kim Stephenson, St. John's
Nova Scotia
Suzanne MacDonald, Dartmouth
Prince Edward Island
Marion Clark, Morell
Saskatchewan
Daina Haubrich, Regina (Alternate)
Amanda Snell, Pilot Butte
"Our National Team is made up of an extremely talented, dedicated and passionate group of players," said Deb Marek, Head Coach, Women's National Team. "Each player brings strong qualities to the team, both on and off the ice, and we feel that the group has what it takes to come together and represent Canada in future international competition."
The Women's National Team will now prepare for competition at the World Ringette Championships being held in Finland in November, with finals being held on November 15 and 18. All athletes will participate in an intense training program, including team building and mental training activities.
About Ringette
Ringette is a 36-year-old Canadian invention that has become one of the fastest team sports on ice, involving tens of thousands of girls and women, and hundreds of boys, all across Canada. Internationally, it is played in half a dozen other countries around the world.
Ringette is played on ice with skates and sticks by six players - two defenders, three forwards and a goalie - on each of two teams. The players' mission is to score goals by shooting a round rubber ring into nets at either end of the rink during stop-time periods of play.
There are currently over 24,000 players on more than 2,000 teams across the country with over 2,100 officials and 10,000 coaches. For more information, please refer to the Ringette Canada Web site at www.ringette.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Alayne Martell
inmedia Public Relations
Telephone: (613) 234-7227
Fax: (613) 234-8563
Cell: (613) 769-7386