2023 World Ringette Championships

Canada will host its first-ever U-18 International Development Festival, featuring athletes from multiple countries. The event will conclude with an international intersquad game, as well as Canada Red and Canada White games against Finland.[1]

The upcoming World Championship will consist of two pools and a senior program which operate differently from previous years.

The President's Pool will include the national ringette teams of Czechia, Sweden, and the USA.

The President's Pool competition is designed to help develop emerging ringette nations. This initiative is critical for expanding the reach of the sport and creating a more diverse and competitive landscape in international ringette. The President's Trophy is the prestigious award presented to the best team in this tournament and is considered one of the highest honours in the sport.

A separate Junior U-21 (Under 21) World Championship will be a pool featuring Team Canada U21 and Team Finland U21.

The Under 21 competition showcases the talented up-and-coming players in the sport and provides a platform for them to gain valuable experience and exposure. The Juuso Wahlsten Trophy is awarded to the winner in the tournament and is named after Finland's, Juhani "Juuso" Wahlsten, who introduced ringette to Finland in 1979, the first European country to develop the sport. This trophy serves as a testament to his passion for the sport and his impact on the ringette community.

During the 2023 World Championship, Ringette Canada's senior program will participate in two Red-White scrimmages. Additional information needed

The Senior competition for the 2023 World Ringette Championships includes Team Canada and Team Finland who compete in this elite tournament for the Sam Jacks Trophy, named after the founder of the sport. The trophy represents the pinnacle of achievement in ringette and is awarded to the team that emerges victorious in the Senior division.

Team coaching and support staff for the 2023 Team Canada Junior U21 are as follows:[2]

Head Coach, Andrea Ferguson

After Andrea Ferguson's (aka "Ando") successful stint as a Canadian National Ringette Team athlete for five years, followed by playing for two seasons in Finland's SM Ringette league, she turned her attention to coaching. She has since become well-versed in this field, having served as a Team Manitoba bench member twice at the Canada Winter Games, and as Head Coach for the Manitoba Herd in the National Ringette League. Additionally, Ando was named Assistant Coach for the National Junior Team in 2016, 2017, and 2022, before eventually being appointed as Head Coach, thanks to her wealth of knowledge of the sport. Her contributions to ringette have been acknowledged, as she was the first Ringette Athlete inducted into the Manitoba Sport Hall of Fame in 2022. Ferguson now works for the Government of Canada.