2012 World Junior Ringette Championships

2012 World Junior Ringette Championships
2nd World Junior Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country Canada
CityLondon
Venue(s)Western Fair Sports Centre
DatesDecember 29, 2012–January 3, 2013
Final positions
Champions  Canada Jr.
Canada East U19
Runner-up  Finland Jr.
Third place  Canada Jr.
Canada West U19
Fourth place Russia Jr.
← 2009
2013 →

The 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships, (2012 WJRC) also known as the U19 2012 World Championships, was an international ringette tournament and the 2nd edition of the World Junior Ringette Championships organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). It was contested in London, Ontario, Canada, between December 29, 2012, and January 3, 2013.[where?][1] The junior tournament was organized exclusively for elite junior national ringette teams. Venues included the Western Fair Sports Centre.[2] This was the last year the event was held separately from the World Ringette Championships. Afterwards a new U19 division was created at the 2013 World Ringette Championships and the junior tournament merged with the larger international program.

Video of the games were produced as webcasts by SportsCanada.TV, Canada's largest online amateur sports network. David Singh was the head coach for Team France and was also the head coach for the National Ringette League team, the Lac St. Louis Adrenaline for the 2012-13 season.[1]

This tournament was the first and last time France and Russia would send national teams to compete at the international level with neither country having sent a national team to compete in either the senior or junior level since.

History

The U19 World Championships was a tournament organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) from 2009 to 2012 for elite international Junior ringette athletes. The World Junior Ringette Championships competition was run as a separate tournament from the World Ringette Championships which was designed for adult players. The World Junior Ringette Championships no longer function as a separate event, having since merged in 2013 with the main World Ringette Championships program where both Senior and Junior divisions now exist.

Venue

The tournament was contested in London, Ontario, Canada.[where?]

Teams

2012 WJRC Rosters
Canada 2012 U19 Team Canada East
Canada 2012 U19 Team Canada West
Finland 2012 U19 Team Finland
United States 2012 U19 Team USA
Russia 2012 U19 Team Russia
France 2012 U19 Team France

Final standings

2012 Junior Final Standings
Country Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Canada Canada Canada Team Canada East (U19)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Finland Finland Finland Team Finland (U19)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Canada Canada Canada Team Canada West (U19)
4th Russia Russia Russia Team Russia (U19)
5th United States USA United States Team USA (U19)
6th France France France Team France (U19)

Rosters

Team Finland Junior

The second appearance by Finland in world junior competition took place at the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships. Unlike the previous world junior competition, Finland sent only one team to represent the country which was its first official junior national ringette team. The team consisted of nineteen athletes.[3][4]

FINLAND JUNIOR
Number Name Position
Players
Susanna Tapani
Vilma Virta (Captain)
Katariina Kurikko
Sanni Isaksson
Heidi Mattila (Assistant Captain)
Lotta Halttunen
Rikka Sjögren
Julia Jokiranta
Elina Tahvanainen
Paula Lönngren
Trina Merivaara
Sonja Hyokyvaara
Iiris Wilenius
Milla Laakso (Assistant Captain)
Ilona Lehtinen
Kaisa Viren
Goaltenders
Maria Perkkola
Ilona Nurmi
Camilla Kortesniemi
Team Staff
Position Name
General Manager Minna Hirvonen
Head coach Jouni Levander
Assistant coach Niko Tuominen
Assistant coach Kirsi Pukkila [fi]
Trainer Yari Koski
Trainer Katja Liukkonen

Team Canada Junior

Canada was represented by two different U19 junior teams: Team Canada East (Under-19), and Team Canada West (Under-19).[5][6] Team Canada West (U19) competed with fifteen members from Alberta.[7][8]

Team Canada East

CANADA EAST (U19)
Number Name
Forwards
4 Robin Scott
9 Samantha Nosal
10 Kirsti Mason
11 Leah Erwin
20 Alexandra Lacharité
44 Sue-Ellen McInnis
58 Maude Charbonneau
66 Myriam Lavergne
77 Martine Caissie
89 Megan Gibson
97 Josie Scott
Centres
8 Jennifer Gabel
22 Abby Richardson
Defence
3 Danielle Duncan
7 Josslyn Denstedt
12 Sydney Granger
15 Stacey Richards
18 Emilie P. Bélanger
19 Paige Nosal
Goaltenders
1 Jessie Callander
31 Jasmine LeBlanc
81 Karly McMullen
Team Staff
Position Name
Head coach Sharolyn Wouters
Assistant coach Jackie Gaudet
Assistant coach Stéphanie Séguin
Goalie coach Meghan Pittaway
Athletic therapist Brigitte Roy
Mental Trainer Alanna Veerman
Team Leader / Manager Mary Dupuis

Team Canada West

CANADA WEST (U19)
Number Name
Forwards
2 Abbie Treslan
8 Justine Exner
12 Melody Caron
14 Lindsey Geddes
24 Kelsie Caine
26 Jocelyn Stock
28 Lindsey Kee
37 Shannon Sarahs
Centres
7 Danielle Bechard
9 Shaundra Bruvall
16 Erin Sarahs
17 Alex Saizew
Defence
4 Rachel Grant
5 Kaylin Bechard
6 Nicole Prokop
11 Jessica Pastro
13 Karine Sabourin
15 Paola Romeo
22 Samantha Renooy
Goaltenders
1 Stacey Bjornsson
41 Anj Grewal
99 Lynn Seraphim
Team Staff
Position Name
Head coach Jennifer (Gaudet) Wakefield
Assistant coach | Goalie Coach Keely Brown
Assistant coach Beth Veale
Assistant coach Rob Walker
Goalie coach Heather Konkin
Trainer Connie Klassen

Team USA Junior

An Under-19 (U19) USA Junior team was formed during the 2012 World Junior Ringette Championships using Canadian players to help represent the USA. Three members of the Central Alberta U19 Sting, Meghan Kelly, Kirsten MacGregor and Cassidy Lemasurier, played for the United States U19 national ringette team to help fill out their roster.[9][10][11][12]

USA JUNIOR
Number Name
Forwards
2 Jayne Barrett
3 Janelle Wilk
5 Kirsten MacGregor
7 Meghan Kelly
9 Kinley Graves
20 Leah Wells
28 Shyla Bruvall
Centres
8 Jesse Nimegeers (Center/Defence)
Defence
8 Jesse Nimegeers (Center/Defence)
10 Robyn Gillespie
12 Cassidy LeMasurier
17 Mia Cameron
19 Jessica Friesen
23 Breanna Josephison
Goaltenders
Lauryn Girard
73 Janelle Huberdeau

See also


Preceded by World Junior Ringette Championships
London
2012 World Junior Ringette Championships 		Succeeded by

References

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