# 2022 World Ringette Championships

The 2022 World Ringette Championships (2022 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 14th (XIV) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Espoo, Finland, from October 31 – November 6, 2022. The President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, acted as a patron of the event. The previous world championships, the 2021 WRC, had been planned to be hosted by Finland in Helsinki, but were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The main event took place at the Espoo Metro Areena, located in the Tapiola sports park. One exhibition game took place at Marli Areena (Rajupaja Areena) in Turku, Finland, and another at the Kisakallio Sport Institute in Lohja. "Come Try Ringette" events were organized for schools in the area as well as the general public.
Three competitions took place take place: the Senior Pool (Seniors) a.k.a. Sam Jacks Pool, the Junior Pool (Juniors), and the President's Pool (developing ringette nations). The 2022 Junior competition included athletes who were Under-21 years of age (U21). Prior to the main competition, a series of exhibition games were played which included a different national teams and two Finland U18 teams: U18 2004 (players born in 2004) and U18 2005 (players born in 2005). A youth tournament was played at the Tapiola Arena (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli) and Matinkylä ice rinks.
Ringette Finland (Finnish: Suomen Ringetteliitto) and Kiekko-Espoo Ringette hosted "International Ringette Festival 2022", an international junior ringette tournament in Espoo from November 3 to November 6, 2022. The Festival included 16 teams, each in the age divisions of U16, U14 and U12, and was open to ringette teams from Canada, Finland, and Sweden. All teams played at least six games. U16 and U14 played 2 x 15 minutes (stopped clock) and U12 played 30 minutes (running time).

## Overview

The 2022 World Ringette Championships was the first World Ringette Championships since its cancellation in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deciding format for each winning team depended upon the division. While exhibition games were played, three major competitions took place in three different pools with different formats:
* Senior Pool: Known officially as the "Sam Jacks Series" or the "Sam Jacks Pool". The games are played in 4 x 15 minute quarters. Though this pool is traditionally a three-game-series between Team Canada Senior and Team Finland Senior, the 2022 WRC involved a two-game series. The winning team was awarded the senior world title, the senior gold medal, and the Sam Jacks Trophy.
* Junior Pool: The junior pool games were played in 4 x 15 minute quarters. Though this pool is traditionally a three-game-series between Team Canada Junior and Team Finland Junior, the 2022 WRC involved a two-game series. For the 2022 WRC the Junior Pool was organized for players Under-21 years of age (a.k.a. U21). The winning team was awarded the junior world title, the junior gold medal, and the Juuso Wahlsten Trophy.
* President's Pool: Teams from developing ringette countries included Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Czech Republic. The winning team was awarded President's world title, the President's gold medal, and the President's Trophy.

### Seniors

Senior players from Team Canada Senior, Team Finland Senior, Team Sweden Senior, Team Czech Republic, and Team USA Senior competed.
Team Finland and Team Canada competed in the Senior Pool. Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Czech Republic competed in the President's Pool. Team Slovakia did not compete in the 2022 WRC.

### Juniors

Junior players (Under-21) competed in the Junior Pool which included athletes from Team Canada Junior (U21) and Team Finland Junior (U21). Team USA, Team Sweden, and Team Czechia (Czech Republic) did not have junior national teams compete. Two youth Finland U18 (Under-18) teams also competed in two separate exhibition games.

### Finland U18 exhibition

A series of exhibition games took place with two Finland U18 teams (Under-18) competing against the Team Sweden Seniors and the Team USA Seniors. The first Finnish team included players born in 2004 (Finland U18 2004) while the second included players born in 2005 (Finland U18 2005).

## Teams

| Senior Pool | Junior Pool | President's Pool |
| 2022 Team Finland Senior | 2022 Team Finland Junior | 2022 Team Sweden Senior |
| 2022 Team Canada Senior | 2022 Team Canada Junior | 2022 Team USA Senior |
| | | 2022 Team Czech Republic Senior |

## Venues

The Espoo Metro Areena acted as the main venue for the 2022 World Ringette Championships. The Tapiola Ice Hall (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli) served as a venue for some of the 2022 WRC exhibition games, some of the President's Pool games, and also served as one of two venues for the youth tournament. The Matinkylä ice rink was used as another rink for the youth tournament.
One exhibition game was played in Turku at the Marli Areena (Rajupaja Areena), and another at the Kisakallio Sport Institute in Lohja.

### Main venues

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| Espooclass=notpageimage| Espoo was the host of the 2022 WRC | Host venue Espoo Metro Areena Capacity: 6,982 | Host venue Espoo Metro Areena Capacity: 6,982 | Tapiola Ice Hall (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli) Capacity: Unknown | Tapiola Ice Hall (Finnish: Tapiolan Harjoitusjäähalli) Capacity: Unknown | Matinkylä ice rink Capacity: Unknown | Matinkylä ice rink Capacity: Unknown |
| Espooclass=notpageimage| Espoo was the host of the 2022 WRC | Constructed | 1999 | Constructed | Unknown | Constructed | Unknown |

### Exhibition venues

| LohjaTurkuclass=notpageimage| Exhibition games took place in Lohja and Turku | Finland | Finland | Finland | Finland |
| LohjaTurkuclass=notpageimage| Exhibition games took place in Lohja and Turku | Lohja | Lohja | Kupittaa, Turku | Kupittaa, Turku |
| LohjaTurkuclass=notpageimage| Exhibition games took place in Lohja and Turku | Exhibition venue Kisakallio Sport Institute Capacity: Unknown | Exhibition venue Kisakallio Sport Institute Capacity: Unknown | Exhibition venue Marli Areena "Rajupaja Areena" Capacity: 3,000 | Exhibition venue Marli Areena "Rajupaja Areena" Capacity: 3,000 |
| LohjaTurkuclass=notpageimage| Exhibition games took place in Lohja and Turku | Founded | 1949 | Constructed | - Unknown - Rebuilt: 2006-07 |

## Game results

Three separate competitions took place: the Senior Pool, the Junior Pool (Under-21 years of age a.k.a. U21), and the President's Pool. Exhibition games were also contested. Two Finland U18 teams competed against the 2022 Sweden Senior team and the 2022 USA Senior team in exhibition.

### Senior Pool

The Senior Pool is also known as the "Sam Jacks Pool" or "Sam Jacks Series". The Senior Pool involved two games between the 2022 Team Canada Seniors and the 2022 Team Finland Seniors.
The Senior Pool champions were decided using a point system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 points for a loss. In the event of a tie game, overtime was not to be allowed in the first game but was to be allowed in the second game. If the second game had resulted in a tie, the teams were to play a period of overtime which would have been considered its own game and would have started from 0-0. The first overtime period would have been 15 minutes long. If there was no clear winner, a sudden-death overtime period was to be played next.

#### Points

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Finland Senior | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada Senior | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Junior Pool

The Junior Pool was played between the 2022 Canadian Junior national team and the 2022 Finland Junior national team. The competition was for players Under-21 (U21).
The Junior Pool was played in the same format as the WRC 2022 Senior Pool with two-games and possible overtime periods planned if the second game had resulted in a tie. Sudden-death overtime was to be played if the first overtime period resulted in a tie.

#### Points

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Finland Junior (U21) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Canada Junior (U21) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### President's Pool

Three countries competed in the President's Pool: Team USA Senior, the Team Czech, and Team Sweden Senior. Each team played two games against each other. Teams collected points per game: a win was worth 2 points and a loss resulted in 0 points. If a game resulted in a tie, the game was planned to go into sudden-death overtime.
The winner of the first round advanced directly to the final. Second and third in the pool played in the playoffs where the winner there faced the winner of the first round in the final. The winner of the final was the winner of the President's Pool and was awarded with the President's Pool gold medal and the President's Trophy.

#### Points

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| United States Senior | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sweden Senior | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Czech Republic Senior | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Final standings
### Senior Pool results

* Team
* Finland Senior
* Canada Senior

### Junior Pool results

* Team
* Finland Junior (U21)
* Canada Junior (U21)

### President's Pool results

* Team
* United States Senior
* Sweden Senior
* Czech Republic Senior

## Awards
### Junior MVP

MVP's for Junior Pool Game 1
* Team Canada Junior #51 Mégane Fortin
* Team Finland Junior #12 Minka Levander
MVP's for Junior Pool Game 2
* Team Canada Junior #14 Vail Ketsa
* Team Finland Junior #20 Minka Tiihonen
MVP's for each team in the Junior Pool
* Team Canada #14 Vail Ketsa
* Team Finland #20 Minka Tiihonen
MVP for 2022 World Ringette Championships Juniors
* Team Finland Jr #20 Minka Tiihonen

### Senior MVP

MVP's for Senior Pool (Sam Jacks Pool) Game 1
* Team Finland #10 Anne Pohjola
* Team Canada #7 Jenny Snowdon
MVP's for Senior Pool (Sam Jacks Pool) Game 2
* Team Finland #30 Maria Perkkola
* Team Canada #2 Gillian Dreger
MVP's for each team in the Sam Jacks Pool
* Team Finland #10 Anne Pohjola
* Team Canada #7 Jenny Snowdon
MVP for 2022 World Ringette Championships Seniors
* Team Finland #11 Susanna Tapani

## Rosters
### Seniors
#### Team Finland Senior

The 2022 Team Finland Senior team included the following:
FINLAND SENIOR :
| Number | Position | Name |
| 6 | Forward | Helmi Laivuori |
| 9 | Forward | Kaisa Hurske |
| 12 | Forward | Roosa Salonen |
| 13 | Forward | Kattariina Kurikko (Assistant Captain) |
| 10 | Centre | Anne Pohjola (Assistant Captain) |
| 11 | Centre | Susanna Tapani (Captain) |
| 19 | Centre | Camilla Ojapalo |
| 20 | Centre | Maija Väyrynen |
| 22 | Centre | Marianna Kuiko |
| 33 | Centre | Riikka Sjögren |
| 5 | Defence | Jasmin Kiiski |
| 7 | Defence | Hanna Ovaska |
| 15 | Defence | Emmi Merelä |
| 17 | Defence | Kaisa Viren |
| 18 | Defence | Miranda Välisaari |
| 30 | Goalie | Maria Perkkola |
| 31 | Goalie | Kaisa Katajisto |
| 32 | Goalie | Hanna Minkkinen |
Team Staff :
| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Sanna Alanko |
| Communications Manager | Yvonne Koch |
| Head Coach | Pasi Kataja |
| Assistant Coach | Marjukka Virta |
| Assistant Coach | Eevi Kaasinen |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Aura Lehtonen |
| Physiotherapist | Sami Aalto |
| Sports psychologist (certified) | Janica Järvenpää |
| Trainer | Mika Salminen |
| Trainer | Pekka Takala |

#### Team Canada Senior

The 2022 Team Canada Senior team competed in the 2022 World Ringette Championships. The 2022 Team Canada Senior team included the following:
CANADA SENIOR :
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Goalie | 29 | Grace MacKenzie |
| Goalie | 31 | Laurie St-Pierre |
| Goalie | 41 | Jasmine LeBlanc |
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Defence | 11 | Emilie Cunial |
| Defence | 18 | Melissa Misutka (Assistant Captain) |
| Defence | 19 | Nicole Pelletier |
| Defence | 27 | Camille Dumont |
| Defence | 28 | Julie Vandal |
| Defence | 52 | Brett Van Nieuw Amerongen |
| Defence | 70 | Lydia Duncan |
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Forward | 4 | Ann Sauve |
| Forward | 6 | Molly Chorney |
| Forward | 7 | Jenny Snowdon (Assistant Captain) |
| Forward | 9 | Nina Tajbakhsh |
| Forward | 10 | Erika Kiviaho (Captain) |
| Forward | 77 | Britney Snowdon |
| Forward | 99 | Laurence Larocque |
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Centre | 2 | Gillian Dreger |
| Centre | 8 | Marie-Pier Blanchard |
| Centre | 17 | Torrie Shennan |
| Centre | 26 | Émily Chénier |
| Centre | 75 | Danielle Bechard |
TEAM STAFF (CANADA SENIOR) :
| Position | Name |
| Team manager | Jen Falloon |
| Head coach | Lorrie Horne |
| Assistant coach | Julie Blanchette |
| Assistant coach | Heather Konkin |
| Assistant coach | Jacinda Rolph |
| Assistant coach | Chris Belan |
| INTEGRATED SUPPORT TEAM (CANADA SENIOR) ||
| Position | Name |
| Lead Scout | Chris Belan |
| Strength & Conditioning Consultant | James Clock |
| Performance Dietician | Kelly Dragger |
| Head Athletic Therapist | Connie Klassen |
| Mental Performance Consultant | Laura Pollice |
| Mental Performance Consultant | Jamie Bunka |
| RINGETTE CANADA HIGH PERFORMANCE STAFF (CANADA SENIOR) ||
| Position | Name |
| Manager of High Performance & Athlete Services | Stephanie Laurin |
| High Performance Director | Frances Losier |
| OFFICIALS (CANADA SENIOR) ||
| Position | Name |
| On-ice official | Geri Lamers |
| On-ice official | Robert Drury |
| On-ice official | Alexander Hanes |

### Juniors
#### Team Finland Junior

A total of 18 players competed for the U21 team in 2022. Two separate teams, Finland U18, competed against national teams who were in the 2022 President's Pool. One team involved players born in 2004, the other in 2005.
FINLAND JUNIOR (U21) :
| Number | Name |
| Forwards ||
| 7 | Emmi Juusela |
| 9 | Kia Kosunen (Assistant Captain) |
| 10 | Meeri Lonka |
| 12 | Minka Levander |
| 13 | Essi Sarmala |
| 18 | Iina Kupiainen |
| 19 | Mette Nurminen |
| 17 | Vilma Tuominiemi |
| 15 | Eerika Viro |
| Centres ||
| 11 | Jenna Hakkarainen |
| 20 | Minka Tiihonen |
| Defence ||
| 3 | Enni Ojala (Captain) |
| 5 | Karola Kosunen |
| 6 | Maria Wetterstrand (Assistant Captain) |
| 14 | Kia Erkkilä |
| 16 | Emilia Hirvonen |
| Goaltenders ||
| 30 | Mona Rytkönen |
| 31 | Siiri Uusitalo |
Team staff :
| Position | Name |
| Team Manager | Petra Ahokas |
| Communications Manager | Viivi Väätänen |
| Head Coach | Nina Sundell |
| Assistant Coach | Petra Ojaranta |
| Goalie Coach | Aura Lehtonen |
| Video Coach | Vesa Lönngren |
| Trainer | Tony Samuelsson |
| Trainer | Jari Koski |
| Physiotherapist | Noora Nojonen |

#### Team Canada Junior

The 2022 Team Canada Junior Under-21 team (U21) was chosen during a selection camp held in Mississauga, Ontario. For 2022 WRC, athletes were named to Ringette Canada's, "Junior National Travelling Team Roster". This roster was made up of 20 "Playing Roster" athletes, and 2 "Development Roster" athletes. Development Roster athletes were only added to the Playing Roster if the athlete was deemed unfit to play for medical reasons and thus needed to be removed from the Playing Roster.
CANADA JUNIOR (U21) :
| Number | Name |
| Forwards ||
| 2 | Cloé LeBlanc |
| 5 | Mikyla Brewster |
| 14 | Vail Ketsa |
| 16 | Nicole Girardin |
| 17 | Emma Kelly (Assistant Captain) |
| 51 | Mégane Fortin (Assistant Captain) |
| 93 | Erika Neubrand (Cambridge Turbos) |
| Centres ||
| 11 | Erin Ung |
| 19 | Belle Paisley |
| 81 | Alexsi Kavvadas |
| Defence ||
| 9 | Katherine Shaughnessy (Cambridge Turbos) |
| 10 | Jasmine Menard |
| 23 | Geneviève Belliveau |
| 26 | Tatum Allen (Cambridge Turbos) |
| 44 | Regan Meier |
| 58 | Kaylee Armstrong |
| 88 | Marla Wheeler (Captain) |
| Goaltenders ||
| 1 | Holland Kozan |
| 30 | Rachael Pelisek |
| 34 | Paige Roy |
| Development Roster Athletes ||
| 3 | Quinn Ladoon |
| 97 | Jalena Marelic |
Team Staff :
| Position | Name |
| Head Coach | Mark Beal |
| Assistant Coach | Colleen Hagan |
| Assistant Coach | Keely Brown |
| Assistant Coach | Andrea Ferguson |
| Athletic Therapist | Melinda Krulicki |
| Team Manager | Jocelyn MacLeod |
| Mentor Coach | Shelley Coolidge |
| Officials ||
| On-ice official | Geri Lamers |
| On-ice official | Robert Drury |
| On-ice official | Alexander Hanes |

### Finland U18

Two separate teams, Finland U18 2004 (players born in 2004) and Finland U18 2005 (players born in 2005) competed against the 2022 teams of Team Sweden Senior and Team USA Senior.

#### Finland U18 2004

FINLAND U18 2004 :
* Name
* Hillevi Holmström
* Emilia Sormunen
* Neea Hauta-Alus
* Jenni Mikkola
* Emilia Tuominiemi
* Saaga Tuomi
* Emmi Rantakari
* Iida Tuominiemi
* Satu Reunanen
* Pihla Alapuranen
* Tuuli Hämäläinen
* Saani Hietanen
* Sara Huttunen
* Ida Suokas
* Inka Tuulaniemi
* Nicole Thesleff
* Ella Karhu

#### Finland U18 2005

FINLAND U18 2005 :
* Name
* Suvi Saarinen
* Milja Lillvist
* Tuuli Laakkonen
* Katariina Maikola
* Mimosa Kyttälä
* Emilia Nurmikoski
* Milka Mikkola
* Oona Rantala
* Lulu Karttunen
* Sofia Saarela
* Noona Pursiainen
* Vilma Jokipii
* Pinja Toivonen
* Sini Pelkonen
* Hanna Kauppinen
* New Konttinen
* Emma Usvala

### President's Pool
#### Team Sweden Senior

The 2022 Sweden Senior team included the following:
SWEDEN SENIOR :
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Goalie | 35 | Kaisa Juntunen |
| Goalie | 1 | Erica Richardson |
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| | 2 | Sara Klint |
| | 3 | Sarah Esmail |
| | 4 | Kajsa Frankenberg |
| | 6 | Anna Norrbom (Assistant Captain) |
| | 7 | Maja Andersson |
| | 9 | Jessica Alakärppä |
| | 11 | Wilma Frankenberg |
| | 12 | Nilla Wernersson (Assistant Captain) |
| | 13 | Amanda Olofsson |
| | 17 | Carolina Cordova |
| | 18 | Jennifer Peterback |
| | 20 | Ellen Granath |
| | 21 | Emilia Castañeda Månsson |
| | 22 | Saga Bergström |
| | 23 | Alma Lindqvist |
| | 24 | Jessika Runolf Lindqvist (Captain) |
| Team Staff |||
| Head coach | Bruce Graham | |
| Assistant coach | Rachel Graham | |
| Assistant coach | | |
| Trainer | | |

#### Team USA Senior

The 2022 Team USA Senior team included the following:
USA SENIOR :
| Number | Name |
| Forwards ||
| 7 | Cadence Pirtle |
| 12 | Campbell Schnurr |
| 14 | Nyah Bodnarchuk |
| 15 | Shaelyn Corasiniti (Captain) |
| 17 | Tiffany Muylle |
| 25 | Renee Hoppe (Captain) |
| 37 | Denise Berry |
| Centre ||
| 8 | Hilary Davidson (Captain) |
| 10 | Jaclyn Lovelett |
| 82 | Haley Wickens |
| Defence ||
| 2 | Madison Broadhurst |
| 3 | Moira Davidson (Captain) |
| 4 | Diana Coolidge |
| 5 | Ellie O'Sullivan |
| 6 | Sara Hayami |
| 9 | Brianna Stanford |
| 11 | Brianna Faber |
| Goaltenders ||
| 1 | Brianna Burke |
| 31 | Ashley Steele |
Team Staff :
| Position | Name |
| Manager | Heather Graham |
| Assistant Manager | Keith Graham |
| Head Coach | Kari Sadoway |
| Assistant Coach | Phyllis Sadoway |
| Assistant Coach | Beth Vallis |
| Assistant Coach | Jason Sjostram |
| Assistant Coach | Devon Lowe |

#### Team Czech Republic Senior

The 2022 Czech Republic Senior team included the following:
CZECH REPUBLIC SENIOR :
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Goalie | 23 | Veronika Hulková |
| Goalie | 99 | Kateřina Prokešová |
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Defence | 2 | Avery Larmour |
| Defence | 17 | Nina Gegánová |
| Defence | 21 | Babora Šebíková |
| Defence | 88 | Petra Volmutová |
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Forward | 3 | Tereza Nademlejnská |
| Forward | 12 | Alena Kančiová |
| Forward | 13 | Thea Cazzanti |
| Forward | 16 | Michelle Bettauer |
| Forward | 19 | Dita Svobodová |
| Forward | 25 | Šarlota Tomasco |
| Forward | 29 | Kateřina Svobodová |
| Forward | 32 | Lenka Kobyláková |
| Forward | 34 | Tereza Kašparová |
| Forward | 62 | Veronika Kamasová |
| Pos. | Number | Name |
| Centre | 31 | Lenka Kubisková |
| Centre | 33 | Arran Arthur |
| Centre | 81 | Karolina Kosinová |
| TEAM STAFF |||
| Head coach | | Lenka Kobyláková |
| Assistant coach | | Andrej Jakubec, Radek Husák, Helen Bettauer, Kateřina Svobodová |
| Manager | | Veronika Hůlková |
| Trainer | | |