Ringette Canada Hall of Fame

Ringette Canada Hall of Fame
French: Temple de la Renommée de Ringuette Canada
Established1988
WebsiteRingette Canada Hall of Fame
Inductees2 Founders
8 Teams
19 Athletes
9 Coaches
26 Builders
13 Officials
77 total

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame[1] was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport.[2]

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame includes six categories: founder, builder, official, team, coach, and athlete. A number of Canadian national ringette teams and their players have been inducted over the course of its existence, as well as organizers, administrators, coaches, and officials.

The first two Canadians were inducted in 1988: the two founders of ringette, Sam Jacks[3] and Red McCarthy.[4] Agnes Jacks CM, the wife of Sam Jacks, was inducted as a Builder in 1996.[5]

The first builders to be inducted were June Tiessen[6] and Terry Youngman[7] (1989). Tiessen was Ringette Canada's first President (1974–75, 1976–77) while Youngman served as its president from 1981 to 1983. Youngman later lead the international development of the sport from 1983 to 1985 while serving as Ringette Canada's Past-President.

The first two teams to be inducted were world title winners Team Alberta from the 1990 World Ringette Championships (2005),[8] and Team Canada West from the 1992 World Ringette Championships (2005).[9] The first athlete to be inducted was Deb Marek (2001),[10] the first coach to be inducted was Lyndsay Wheelans (2002),[11] and the first official to be inducted was Denise Weeks (2001).[12]


List of members of the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame

The following is the list of Ringette Canada Hall of Fame members:[1]

Inductees in World Ringette Championships

Listed below are the inductees who have also participated in the World Ringette Championships. Some members have been inducted more than once in different categories.

Inductees
Ringette Canada Hall of Fame
Name Year inducted Category WRC Team/Participation Profile
Builders
Reg Wood 2001 Builder WRC 1990 Canada Head coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta[8]
RCHoF[18]
Alayne Martell 2021 Builder RCHoF[35]
Teams
1990 Team Canada (Sr.) 2005 Team WRC 1990 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta RCHoF[8]
1992 Team Canada West 2005 Team WRC 1992 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada West RCHoF[9]
2002 Team Canada (Sr.) 2010 Team WRC 2002 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)
1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 2010 Team WRC 1996 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)
2012 U19 Team Canada East 2014 Team WJRC 2012 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2012 U19 Team Canada East
2016 Team Canada (Jr.) 2016 Team WRC 2016 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2016 Team Canada (Jr.)
2017 Team Canada (Jr.) 2018 Team WRC 2017 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2017 Team Canada (Jr.)
2019 Team Canada (Jr.) 2020 Team WRC 2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2019 Team Canada (Jr.) RCHoF[30]
Coaches
Lyndsay Wheelans 2002 Coach WRC 1990
WRC 1992
WRC 1994
WRC 1996
WRC 1998
WRC 2000
WRC 2004
WRC 2007

Canada Player
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada West[9]
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1994 Team Canada West

Canada Head coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.)

Finland Head coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1998 Team Finland (Sr.)

Canada Assistant coach
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)

RCHoF[11]
Lorrie Horne 2008 Coach WRC 1996
WRC 2000
WRC 2002
WRC 2004
WRC 2016
WRC 2017
WRC 2019

Canada Trainer
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)

United States Head coach
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2000 Team USA (Sr.)

Canada Head coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2016 Team Canada (Jr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2017 Team Canada (Jr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2019 Team Canada (Jr.)

Canada Coach
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)

RCHoF[22]
Phyllis Sadoway[38][39] 2012 Coach WRC 1996
WRC 2002
WRC 2004
WRC 2007
WRC 2010
WRC 2013
WRC 2022

Canada Head coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Assistant coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)
United States Assistant coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2022 Team USA (Sr.)
(President's Pool)

United States Head coach
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2004 Team USA (Sr.)
4th | 2007 Team USA (Sr.)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2010 Team USA (Sr.)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2013 Team USA (Sr.)

RCHoF[23]
Athletes
Deb Marek 2001 Athlete (Goalie) WRC 1990
WRC 1992
WRC 1996
WRC 1998

Canada Player
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada West[9]

Canada Assistant coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Assistant coach
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)

RCHoF[10]
Cara Brown 2002 Athlete WRC 1990
WRC 1992
WRC 1994
WRC 1998

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada West[9]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1994 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)

RCHoF[21]
Clémence Duchesneau 2006 Athlete (Goalie) WRC 1990
WRC 1992
WRC 1994

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1990 Team Quebec
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada East
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1994 Team Canada East

Carolyn Bogusz 2006 Athlete WRC 1990
WRC 1992
WRC 1994

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1990 Team Quebec
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada East
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1994 Team Canada East

Lisa Brown 2008 Athlete WRC 1990
WRC 1992
WRC 1996
WRC 1998
WRC 2000

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada West[9]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)

Cindy Annala 2008 Athlete (Defense) WRC 1990
WRC 1992

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta[8]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada West[9]

Maria (McKenzie) Thompson 2009 Athlete WRC 1994
WRC 1996
WRC 1998
WRC 2000
WRC 2002

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1994 Team Canada West
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)

Judy Diduck 2009 Athlete WRC 1990 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1990 Team Alberta[8]
Shelley (Reynolds) Derewianka 2011 Athlete WRC 1992
WRC 1996

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1992 Team Canada West[9]
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)

Megan Todd 2012 Athlete WRC 2000
WRC 2002
WRC 2004
WRC 2007

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.)

Jennifer (Willan) Krochak 2012 Athlete WRC 1994
WRC 1996
WRC 2000

3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1994 Team Canada West
1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)

Laura Warner 2013 Athlete WRC 1996
WRC 2000
WRC 2002
WRC 2004

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.) Captain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.) Captain

RCHoF[26]
Carly Ross 2013 Athlete WRC 1996
WRC 2002
WRC 2004
WRC 2007

1st place, gold medalist(s) 1996 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.)

Keely Brown 2014 Athlete (Goalie) WRC 2000
WRC 2002
WRC 2004
WRC 2007
WRC 2010


WJRC 2012
WRC 2013
WRC 2022

Canada Player
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2010 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Goalie coach
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2013 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Assistant coach\Goalie coach
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2012 Team Canada U19 West

Canada Assistant coach
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2022 Team Canada (Jr.)

Canada Assistant coach
2023 Team Canada (Jr.)

RCHoF[28]
Sarah (Miller) Ianni 2016 Athlete WRC 1998
WRC 2002
WRC 2016
WRC 2017

Canada Player
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Legacy coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2016 Team Canada (Jr.)

Canada Assistant coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2017 Team Canada (Jr.)

Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand 2017 Athlete WRC 2000
WRC 2002
WRC 2004
WRC 2007
WRC 2016
WRC 2017

Canada Player
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2004 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Legacy coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2016 Team Canada (Jr.)

Canada Assistant coach
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2017 Team Canada (Jr.)

Alexis Snowdon 2017 Athlete WRC 2002
WRC 2017
WRC 2019

Canada Player
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2002 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Player Development Consultant
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2017 Team Canada (Sr.)

Canada Assistant coach
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2019 Team Canada (Sr.)

Karen (Duguay) Bunting 2019 Athlete WRC 1998
WRC 2000

2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1998 Team Canada (Sr.)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2000 Team Canada (Sr.)

RCHoF[29]
Officials
Doug MacQuarrie 2002 Official WRC 1990 Canada WRC 1990 Official
Jane Larkworthy 2003 Official WRC 1990 Canada WRC 1990 Director of Officials
Steve Blacklock 2010 Official WRC 1994
WRC 2004
Canada WRC 1994 Official

Canada WRC 2004 Official

Denise Weeks 2001 Official WRC 1992 Canada WRC 1992 Official RCHoF[12]
Kevin Lee 2019 Official WRC 2010 Canada WRC 2010 Official
Sue Blacklock 2021 Official WRC 1994
WRC 2004
Canada WRC 1994 Official

Canada WRC 2004 Official

RCHoF[31]

Other

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame:

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame:

  • Team Canada West teams of 1990 and 1992 were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in the Groups and Teams category in 1994.[41]
  • Phyllis Sadoway was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.[39][38]
  • Reg Wood was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.[18]

Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame:

  • 1988 Regina Optimist Stingers Ringette Team - installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 16, 2001. Accomplishments: 1998 Canadian Junior Ringette Champions (see Canadian Ringette Championships).[42]

Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

The following are inductees in the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum:

  • Andrea Ferguson ("Ando") was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2022. She is the first ringette athlete to be inducted in its history.[43]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 1988. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ringette History – National Ringette School". nationalringetteschool.com. National Ringette School. 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Sam Jacks". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Mirl (Red) McCarthy". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Agnes Jacks". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | June Tiessen". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Terry Youngman". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | The 1990 World Ringette Championship team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | The 1992 World Ringette Championship team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 3 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Deb Marek". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Lyndsay Wheelans". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Denise Weeks". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Bruce Kettles". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Herb Abahams". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  15. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Betty Shields". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Nelson Ball". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Leon Morrissette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Reg Wood". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  19. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Audra Antoniuk". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Doug MacQuarrie". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  21. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Cara Brown". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  22. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Lorrie Horne". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  23. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Phyllis Sadoway". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  24. ↑ "2014 Inductee – Phyllis Sadoway". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2022 – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ "Phyllis Sadoway: The Godmother of Ringette Just Keeps Skating". seewhatshecando.com. See What She Can Do. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  26. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Laura Warner". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  27. ↑ Lisa Lane Brown (2023). "Lisa Brown's Ringette Tips | About | Laura Warner". ringettetips.com. Lisa Brown & Associates. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  28. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Keely Brown | 2014 | Athlete". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2014. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  29. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Karen (Duguay) Bunting". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  30. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | 2019 Junior National Team". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  31. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Sue Blacklock". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  32. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Yvon Brault". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  33. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Terry McAdam". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  34. ↑ Montana Getty (14 November 2021). "Fifth Saskatchewan person inducted to ringette Hall of Fame". globalnews.ca. Global News. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  35. 1 2 "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Alayne Martell". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  36. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Barry Hobday". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  37. ↑ "Ringette Canada Hall of Fame | Beverly Ann Felske". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  38. 1 2 "Phyllis Sadoway: The Godmother of Ringette Just Keeps Skating". seewhatshecando.com. See What She Can Do. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  39. 1 2 "2014 Inductee – Phyllis Sadoway". Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2022 – via YouTube.
  40. ↑ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | Hall of Fame | Sam Jacks | Inducted in 2007". sportshall.ca. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  41. ↑ "Canada West Ringette Teams 1990 & 1992 | Ringette Team - Inducted 1994". albertasportshallmembers.ca. Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  42. ↑ "Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame | 1988 Regina Optimist Stingers Ringette Team". sasksportshalloffame.com. Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. 2001. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  43. ↑ Richard Harzing (29 September 2022). "Hall of Fame Inductee Spotlight: Andrea Ferguson". sportmanitoba.ca. [Sport Manitoba. Retrieved 20 May 2023.