1992 World Ringette Championships


The 1992 World Ringette Championships was an international ringette tournament, the 2nd World Ringette Championships, and was organized by the World Ringette Council, the precursor to the International Ringette Federation. The tournament was contested in Helsinki, Finland, from March 4 to 8, 1992.
Teams from six countries competed: Canada, Finland, the United States, Sweden, Russia, and France.

Overview

There were two Canadian ringette teams, Team Canada East and Team Canada West (Team Alberta "AAA"). Also present was Team Finland, Team USA, Team France, Team Sweden, and Team Russia.
Team Canada West won gold. Twelve members of Team Alberta were members of the Calgary Deb AA team.

Venue

The tournament was contested in Helsinki, Finland.

Final standings

CountryTeam

Rosters

Team Finland

The 1992 Team Finland Senior team competed at the 1992 World Ringette Championships and won the bronze medal. The team won the bronze medal. was a member of the winning team, but eventually stopped playing ringette after receiving a six-month suspension for kicking an opponent who was lying on the ice during a ringette game. The team also included Arja Oksanen, Satu Himberg, Marika Mäkinen, and Mia Melkinen.

Team Canada

Two teams represented Canada at the 1992 World Ringette Championships: Team Canada East and Team Canada West. Team Canada West included twelve members originating from the 1991–1992 Calgary Deb "AA" ringette team. Clémence Duchesneau of 1992 Team Canada East was named the tournament's top goalie.

Team Canada West

1992 Team Canada West was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2005 and were inducted in the Alberta [Sports Hall of Fame#Groups and teams|Alberta Sports Hall of Fame] in 1994.
The 1992 Team Canada West gold medal team included the following :

Team USA

Max Feierstein was the head coach of Team USA.