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Ringette Ringette is a Canadian sport game which was first introduced in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by Sam Jacks, who worked at the Department of Parks and Recreation. The first-ever ringette game was played in Espanola, Ontario in the winter of 1963-1964 Airdrie Ringette . Developed originally for girls, ringette is a fast-paced team sport played on an ice rink in which players use a straight stick to pass, carry, and shoot a rubber ring to score goals Ringette Calgary . Sam Jacks also invented floor hockey.
For ten years, play centered in Ontario and Quebec; however, the sport quickly spread across Canada and is now played in all ten provinces and the Northwest Territories.
As of 2004, there are over 50,000 Canadian gir Edmonton Ringette ls playing ringette.
Ringette is played internationally as well, there are many different countries playing ringette other than Canada, for instance Sweden and Finland. Ringette Alberta |
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Ringette teams win silver - Daily Observer
It was a busy weekend for the Upper Ottawa Valley Junior B ringette team. The team won a silver medal at a tournament in Nepean. After downing the host squad 4-1 in the semifinal, the valley girls lost a hard-fought battle in the gold medal match to ...
Sports Briefs - Owen Sound Sun Times
CAMBRIDGE -- Matt Gillman, Jeremy Hawke, Darren Borland and Jerry Reid scored as the Owen Sound Crescent Club Junior Attack major midgets tied Hespeler 4-4 in Tri-County Minor Hockey League action on Saturday. The squad also fell 4-0 to Woolwich in ...
Horsing around - SLAM! Sports
Attempting a double Salchow, double axel or triple toe loop on ice is hard enough, but that doesnt compare to horse show jumping. At least according to four-time Canadian figure skating champion Lynn Nightingale. I have a tough time watching Jess ...
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