Ringette Canada announces U19 World Ringette Championship teams

August 15th, 2012

Ringette Canada announced the teams that will compete in the upcoming 2012 U19 World Ringette Championship, to be held in London, Ontario from December 28, 2012 to January 3, 2013. In addition to Canada’s two national teams - Team Canada East and Team Canada West, and Finland’s national team, three additional teams will participate – Team Russia, Team France and Team USA.
The U19 World Ringette Championship is an International Ringette Federation event. Finland White currently holds the world title after defeating Canada East at the inaugural U19 World Ringette Championship held in Prague, Czech Republic in 2009.
Four teams participated in the 2009 event - Finland White, Finland Blue, Canada East and Canada West. For the 2012 event, Ringette Canada has added three teams to those listed above - Team Russia, Team France and Team USA. These countries are currently developing their ringette programs and are not yet able to support teams at the elite level so this is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate their initiatives. Team Russia is comprised of mostly Ontario players, Team France has primarily Quebec players and Team USA athletes are mostly from Western Canada.
The following athletes and coaches will be competing as part of Team France, Russia and USA:

Team France
Alexandra Lanthier - Saint-Constant, QC
Karine Dorion - Ste-Anne de Kent, NB
Frédérique Bélanger - Callander, ON
Virginie Dufort - Sainte-Catherine, QC
Catharine Gadoury - Sainte-Julie, QC
Élise Pouliot - Ste-Julie, QC
Kassendra Maigar-Patenaude - St. Constant, QC
Kalie Dyson - Lawrencetownm, NS
Stéphanie Robichaud - Grande-Digue, NB
Laurence Laroque – Vaudreuil, QC
Julia Commisso - Laval,QC
Laurie-Ann Ipperciel - Blainville, QC
Daphné Octeau - St-Eustache, QC
Laurence Pellerin - Varennes, QC
Sabrina Cormier - Memramcook, NB
Chelsea Moore - Morriston, ON
Zoe Coles - St-Constant, QC
Head Coach: David Singh – Montreal, QC
Assistant Coach: Gerald Lamoureux – Toronto, ON
Assistant Coach: Jane Marshall – Miramichi, NB

Team Russia
Hailey Moore - Stittsville, ON
Sarah Brown - Kanata, ON
Rachel Peet – Goderich, ON
Jenna Van Koppen - Metcalfe, ON
Sarah Gross - Ottawa, ON
Jenna Dupuis - Whitby, ON
Emilie Laviolette - Nepean, ON
Emily MacDonald - Ottawa, ON
Michelle Suchard - London, ON
Lauren McGonigal - Arnprior, ON
Samantha McCullough - Courtice, ON
Brittany MacDonald - Osgoode, ON
Kayla Albert - Cambridge, ON
Kayla Kowalsky - Burlington, ON
Allie Marcotte - Nepean, ON
Stephanie Rheaume - Ottawa, ON
Shauna Simpson - St.Mary's, ON
Kali MacAdam - Antigonish, NS
Breanne Hutchings - Cambridge, ON
Head Coach: Bryson Lamble - Nepean, ON
Assistant Coach: Lawrence Fillmore - Herring Cove, NS
Assistant Coach: Carrie Lugg - Ottawa, ON

Team USA
Lynn Seraphim - Vancouver, BC
Lauryn Girard - St. Albert, AB
Janelle Huberdeau - Lorette, MB
Jessica Friesen - Steinbach, MB
Cassidy LeMasurier - Red Deer, AB
Mia Cameron - Sherwood Park, AB
Jesse Nimegeers - White City, SK
Breanna Josephison - Maple Ridge, BC
Meghan Kelly - Red Deer, AB
Robyn Gillespie - Sherwood Park, AB
Nadia Izzo - Calgary, AB
Kinley Graves - Stonewall, MB
Anya Ostryzniuk - Regina, SK
Shyla Bruvall - Calgary, AB
Kirsten MacGregor - Red Deer, AB
Janelle Wilk - St. Albert, AB
Emily McMartin - Quesnel, BC
Leah Wells - Lethbridge, AB
Jayne Barrett - Saskatoon, SK
Hope Frazier – Michigan, USA
Head Coach: Richard White - Vancouver, BC
Assistant Coach: Chelsea Stone - Edmonton, AB
Assistant Coach: Kari Sadoway - Edmonton, AB

These teams will be attending a training camp from October 5th to 8th. Team USA will gather in Edmonton, while Team France and Team Russia will be gathering in Montreal.

In addition to the coaching staff listed above, the teams will also benefit from the expertise of Jennifer Hartley (Balzac, AB), Colleen Hagan (Manotick, ON), Phyllis Sadoway (Smoky Lake, AB), Dave Freeze (Kamloops, BC), and Anna Bjorklof (Finland). Hartley and Hagan will serve as program consultants and will work with the teams to develop fitness plans, set camp itineraries and ensure consistency across the entire program. Hartley will work with teams in the West, while Hagan will work with teams in the East. Sadoway will act as a mentor coach to the bench staff of all three teams and will ensure that all components of the training and competition are appropriate for the age/skill level of the athletes and she will provide guidance to all team bench staff. Freeze will serve as the mental trainer and Bjorklof will be the goalkeeper coach.

Canada’s two national teams – Canada East and Canada West, will participate in the following training camps:

Team Canada East:
August 24 – September 1: Cambridge
October 4-8: Ottawa
November 15-19: Montreal

Team Canada West:
August 3-10: Calgary
October 4-8: Calgary
November 29 – December 2: Vancouver



Team Canada East
Jessie Callander, Mississauga
Josslyn Denstedt, St Clements
Danielle Duncan, Waterloo
Leah Erwin, Courtice
Jennifer Gabel, Nepean
Megan Gibson, Richmond Hill
Sydney Granger, Dorchester
Karley McMullen, Whitby
Paige Nosal, St Clements
Samantha Nosal, St Clements
Stacey Richards, Mississauga
Abby Richardson, Guelph
Josie Scott, Mitchell
Robin Scott, Mitchell
Maude Charbonneau, Sainte-Julie
Myriam Lavergne, Gatineau
Emilie Poulin-Belanger, Montreal
Martine Caissie, Bouctouche
Jasmine LeBlanc, Dieppe
Kirsti Mason, Cole Harbour
Sue Ellen McInnis, Charlottetown
Head coach Sharolyn Wouters (Port Perry, ON)
Assistant coaches Jacqueline Gaudet (Cambridge, ON) and Stephanie Seguin (St. Laurent, QC)
Team leader Mary Dupuis (Whitby, ON),

Team Canada West:
Leigh Maxwell-Smith, Vancouver
Jessica Pastro, Delta
Danielle Bechard, Spruce Grove
Kaylin Bechard, Spruce Grove
Shaundra Bruvall, Calgary
Stacey Bjornsson, Sherwood Park
Kelsie Caine, Red Deer
Justine Exner, Calgary
Lindsey Geddes, Calgary
Rachel Grant, Calgary
Anj Grewal, St. Albert
Lindsey Kee, Calgary
Nicole Prokop, Calgary
Paola Romeo, Calgary
Alex Saizew, Calgary
Jocelyn Stock, Calgary
Abbie Treslan, Regina
Melody Caron, La Salle
Samantha Renooy, Winnipeg
Karine Sabourin, Saint Jean
Erin Sarahs, Winnipeg
Shannon Sarahs, Winnipeg
Head coach Jennifer Wakefield (Langley, BC)
Assistant coaches Beth Veale (Calgary, AB) and Rob Walker (Winnipeg, MB)
Team leader Diane Harris.




About Ringette
Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by the late Sam Jacks. There are currently over 29,000 players on more than 2,000 teams across Canada with over 2,400 officials and 5,000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in half a dozen other countries around the world. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement, ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada's Long Term Athlete Development model. For more information, please refer to the Ringette Canada Web site at www.ringette.ca