# 1990 World Ringette Championships

The 1990 World Ringette Championship (1990 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the first World Ringette Championship in history. Three countries took part: Canada, Finland, and the United States. The tournament was organized by the World Ringette Council, the precursor to the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The event was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario from January 29 to February 3, 1990, with eight competing teams at Earl Armstrong Arena.

## Overview

Three countries participated: Canada, Finland and United States. A total of 8 teams entered the competition. The teams from Canada included Team Alberta, Team Saskatchewan, Team Manitoba, Team Ontario, Team Quebec, and Team Gloucester (the team from the 1990 WRC's host city).
Finland finished seventh and the United States eighth while Canadian teams monopolized the podium. Team Alberta, which consisted of ringette players from the province's "Calgary Debs", won the first world ringette title in international competition and the WRC's new Sam Jacks Trophy after defeating Team Ontario, 6 – 5 in the final.

## Venue

The event was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario at the Earl Armstrong Arena.

## Teams

* 1990 WRC Rosters
* 1990 Team Alberta (Calgary Debs)
* 1990 Team Ontario
* 1990 Team Quebec
* 1990 Team Manitoba
* 1990 Team Saskatchewan
* 1990 Team Gloucester (Host)
* 1990 Team Finland
* 1990 Team USA

## Final standings

| | Country | Team |
| | Canada | Team Alberta (Calgary Debs) |
| | Canada | Team Ontario |
| | Canada | Team Quebec |
| 4th | Canada | Team Gloucester (Host) |
| 5th | Canada | Team Manitoba |
| 6th | Canada | Team Saskatchewan |
| 7th | Finland | Team Finland |
| 8th | USA | Team USA |

## Rosters
### Team Finland

The 1990 Team Finland team included players Arja Oksanen and Virpi Karjalainen.

### Team Canada

Canada sent six different regional teams to the first World Ringette Championships in 1990: Team Alberta (Calgary Debs), Team Ontario, Team Quebec, Team Manitoba, Team Saskatchewan, and Team Gloucester (host).
The winners of the 1989 Western Canadian Ringette Championships advanced to the first World Ringette Championships in 1990 as Team Alberta. The Alberta-based ringette team went on to become the first team to ever win the World Ringette Championship and the Sam Jacks Trophy. Clémence Duchesneau was named the tournament's top goalie.

#### Team Alberta

In 1990, Canada's Team Alberta consisted of players from the Calgary Debs who were all-stars who hailed from different areas of the province. The team went on to become the first team to ever win the World Ringette Championship and the Sam Jacks Trophy. The team was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame and in 1994 was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame.
The 1990 Team Alberta team (Calgary Debs) included the following:
| Name | Home city or town |
| Deb Marek - Goaltender | Calgary |
| Anne Gillespie - Goaltender | Edmonton |
| Sandra (Sandy) Fenton - Goaltender | Sherwood Park |
| Cindy Annala - Defence | Edmonton |
| Susan Olson | Edmonton |
| Heather Hanson | Fort Saskatchewan |
| Judy Diduck | Sherwood Park |
| Janine Wood | Edmonton |
| Shauna Flath | Calgary |
| Lyndsay Wheelans | Edmonton |
| Shauna Chomik | Sherwood Park |
| Holly Reeves | Calgary |
| Diana Kondrosky | Edmonton |
| Tanya Orr | Edmonton |
| Lisa Brown | Calgary |
| Tamara McKernan | Edmonton |
| Jennifer Rogers | Sherwood Park |
| Cara Brown | Calgary |
| Team Staff ||
| Head coach | Reg Wood | Edmonton |
| Assistant coach | George Buzak | Edmonton |
| Assistant coach | Frances Willis | Calgary |