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National Ringette League

The National Ringette League (NRL) (French: Ligue Nationale de Ringuette, LNR) is the premier league for the sport of ringette in North America and Canada's national league for elite ringette players aged 18 and up. The NRL is not a women's variant of a more well-known men's league or sport like professional women's ice hockey or bandy; one of ringette's distinctive features is that all of its players are girls and women. As such, the NRL is the continent's first and only winter team sports league whose entire athlete roster is made up of women. The NRL is semi-professional and operates as a showcase league for ringette in North America. The league functions as a committee under Ringette Canada, a non-profit sports organization and the national governing body of ringette in Canada.

National Ringette League
Current season, competition or edition:
2022–23 NRL season
SportRingette
Founded2002
Inaugural season2004
DivisionsWestern Conference, Eastern Conference Red, Eastern Conference White
No. of teams13
Country Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Most titlesCambridge Turbos
(6 times)
Official websitewww.nationalringetteleague.ca
A 2018 game between the Atlantic Attack and Richmond Hill Lightning

League history

Ringette is a Canadian sport that was first introduced in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario.[1] For ten years, play was confined to Ontario and Quebec; however, the sport spread quickly and is now played by over 30,000 players and involves over 50,000 participants across Canada.[2] The success of the 2002 World Ringette Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, where Canada won the gold medal, sparked the desire to create the National Ringette League. Former Team Canada goaltender, Keely Brown, was a key figure in getting the NRL established.[3] The NRL was founded in 2002 and began play the following year, with November 2004 marking the start of its official inaugural season.[4] The first NRL season included seventeen teams in three cross-country divisions.[5]

The National Ringette League playoffs at the Canadian Ringette Championships (CRC) began in 2008 when they replaced the national championships for Under-19 years and Open divisions.[6] Playoffs are held annually at CRCs to determine an annual league champion. Historically, they consisted of knockout matches, round robins, and tournaments in various cities, but currently the tournament takes place in just one city. The winning National Ringette League team is awarded with the Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup, named after Canada’s first female Governor General.

A 2009 episode of Rick Mercer Report called "Ringette Night In Canada" featured the NRL's Cambridge Turbos.[7] In 2013, Télé Québec broadcast a short documentary film titled 'Tout le monde dehors - La Ringuette', which focused on the NRL's Gatineau Fusion, along with Yvon Brault, who devotes his life to this sport.[8]

Structure and competition

Teams compete in two conferences: the Western Conference, which consists of teams from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and the Eastern Conference, which is further divided into Red and White sub-conferences and includes teams from Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada. Currently the league operates based on hub-style tournaments, and a team can expect to host 1-2 such tournaments a season, while traveling for an additional 4-5.[9] NRL games are divided into four 13-minute periods.[10]

Characteristic of North American sports, the NRL is a closed league with no relegation. There is an annual draft in between seasons, which is the main entry for new players in the league. The NRL runs four regional drafts; in 2011, there was one for the region of Ottawa and Gatineau,[11] another one for Manitoba,[12] another for Southern Ontario,[13] and another for the Montreal region.[14] Trading among teams is also common.[15]

Some players are selected from the league to help form Canada's national ringette teams, while the league also draws some international players, especially from Finland. In some cases, players have been traded between clubs in Canada's NRL to Ringette Finland's semi-professional ringette league, SM Ringette (formerly called Ringeten SM-sarja [fi]), and vice versa.

The NRL maintains a collaboration with the lower Ringette leagues in regards to the development of the young female players, therefore several teams of the NRL have affiliated development teams for Under 19 years old and Under 16 years old. The Canadian Ringette Championships for U16 and U19 takes place in the same place as the NRL playoff tournament elimination.[16][17] It is this tournament which allows the tracers and talent scouts for the NRL teams to identify emerging young athletes as potential future NRL players.

In 2008, the budget of each NRL team varied between $15,000 and $20000.[18] The teams and the league contribute to cover all the transport spending, accommodation, and rent of arenas. The players must find their own financiers to pay for their equipment and personal spending and the players are not paid for play.

Background

Over thirty different teams have competed in the NRL since it began in 2004. For the 2021-22 season, there were 12 teams playing in a hub format, down from 15 teams from the previous year, due to COVID-19. The Cambridge Turbos have the won the most NRL titles. The Lower Mainland Thunder in British Columbia[19] and the Ottawa Ice in Ontario[19] are the only now-defunct NRL teams in league history to have won a Canadian Ringette Championship along with the Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup, and the league's national championship gold medal. The LMRL Thunder won in 2011–12, and the Ottawa Ice won the league title in 2013–14.[20] Both the LMRL Thunder and the Ottawa Ice won the NRL championship once in their team's history while their clubs were active.[21]

For the 2005–06 season, the league had 19 teams competing in four divisions.[22] The Eastern Conference in 2005-06 included the Ontario and Québec divisions. Ontario teams included the Cambridge Turbos, Gloucester Devils, Ottawa Ice, Richmond Hill Lightning and Waterloo Wildfire. The Ottawa Ice was an expansion team. The Québec division included the BLL Nordiques (who later became the Bourassa Royal) the Cyclones de Québec, the Montreal Mission, and Rive–Sud Revolution, all returning from the previous season. Teams in the Central Division included the APFG Sixers, BoniVital Angels, Eastman Flames, Hix with Stix, and Manitoba Moose. The Western Division included the returning league champion, the Edmonton WAM!, the Calgary RATH, BC Reign, the Saskatoon Wild, and the previous year's wild card team, the Edmonton Edge. With nineteen teams competing, it was this NRL season which recorded the highest number of teams competing in the NRL in a single season in league history. The 2005–06 NRL season also marked the inaugural season of the NRL Championship.

 
A Montreal Mission player taking a free pass

NRL National Championship format

The NRL Championship, which crowns the team champion of the league, is played annually by the eight best teams in the league at the Canadian Ringette Championships in the National Ringette League division.

History

In 2010–11, the introduction of a new NRL Championship Tournament replaced the Championship qualifying rounds. The tournament took place in just one city. The format was intended to allow the league to create a media event and to hold attention. The top ten teams in the regular season of the league participated in the tournament.

Starting in 2011–12, eight teams play a full round robin to determine the champion, also called the Elite Eight.

Awards and honours

Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup

The final competition for the National Ringette League is held annually at the Canadian Ringette Championships. The Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup[23] is the championship trophy awarded annually to the winning team in the National Ringette League. Initially coined the "Jeanne Sauvé Cup", and initiated in December 1984, it was first presented at the 1985 Canadian Ringette Championships in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Québec.

NRL Annual Award nominees

At the end of March, during the week break before the National Ringette League Championships, the League names its annuals Award Nominees. Award winners are announced at the closing banquet of the Canadian Ringette Championships. The awards program recognizes the performance of NRL athletes during regular season play with trophies for:

  • Rookie of the Year
  • Most Valuable Player
  • Top Forward
  • Top Centre
  • Top Defence
  • Top Goalkeeper
  • Coaching Staff of the Year
  • NRL Top Scorer

Teams

 
 
 
Top left: Montreal Mission in 2012.
Top right: Bourassa Royal in 2012.
Bottom: Atlantic Attack in 2016.

As of the 2022–23 season, there are 13 teams in the NRL, all of them based in Canada. The number of teams in the NRL can vary from season to season, as new teams may be added or existing teams may withdraw. However, the league typically has around 15-20 teams competing in a given season.

Current teams

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2022–23 NRL team locations (Western Conference teams in blue, Eastern Conference Red teams in red and pink, Eastern Conference White teams in yellow and white)
2022–23 NRL Teams (13 teams)
Team City/Area Founded Cups G S B
Western Conference
BC Thunder   British Columbia 2011 1 1 0 0
Edmonton Black Gold Rush   Edmonton, Alberta 2015 0 0 0 0
Calgary RATH   Calgary, Alberta 2007 3 3 0 2
Edmonton WAM!   Edmonton, Alberta 2004 4 4 3 2
Manitoba Herd   Winnipeg, Manitoba 2021 0 0 0 0
Saskatchewan Heat   Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2021 0 0 0 0
Eastern Conference Red
Gatineau Fusion   Gatineau, Quebec 2008 0 0 0 0
Cambridge Turbos[24][25]   Cambridge, Ontario 2003 6 6 3 4
Waterloo Wildfire[24][26]   Waterloo, Ontario 2004 0 0 0 1
Nepean Ravens[24]   Nepean, Ontario 2021 0 0 0 0
Eastern Conference White
Atlantic Attack   Cocagne, New Brunswick 2011 1 1 2 0
Montréal Mission   Montréal, Quebec 2004 0 0 2 1
Rive-Sud Révolution[27]   South Shore, Quebec 2004 0 0 0 0
Former NRL Teams
Ottawa Ice   Ottawa, Ontario 2005[22] 1 1 0 2[28]
Gloucester Devils   Gloucester, Ontario 2004 0 0 1 0
Winnipeg Prairie Fire   Winnipeg, Manitoba 2006 0 0 1 1
LMRL Thunder   British Columbia 2011 1 1 0 0

Western Conference

BC Thunder

The BC Thunder is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Richmond, British Columbia. The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2011.

Calgary RATH

The Calgary RATH[29] is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Calgary, Alberta. The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2007. The RATH consists of players from Western Canada and is one of the NRL's earliest teams to join the league.

The team's home arena is in Calgary, Alberta. In 2013, the RATH won their first National Ringette League Playoff title and the Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup. The team has competed in 13 National Championships[29] (Canadian Ringette Championships) and holds three National Ringette League titles having won in 2013, 2019, and 2022.[30][31]

Edmonton WAM!

The Edmonton WAM! is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Edmonton, Alberta. The team competes in the NRL Western Conference. The WAM! holds three National Ringette League titles having won in 2007, 2010, and 2011.

Edmonton Black Gold Rush

Edmonton Black Gold Rush
NicknameRushies
City  Edmonton, Alberta
LeagueNational Ringette League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionWestern
Founded2015; 8 years ago (2015)
Coloursgrey, gold, black, red
       
WebsiteNRLRush.ca
Franchise history
2015 to presentEdmonton Black Gold Rush (NRL)
Championships
Playoff championshipsCanadian Ringette Championships (NRL):
  Current season

The Edmonton Black Gold Rush, (commonly called "The Rush" or "Rushies"), is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Edmonton, Alberta. The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2015.

The following is the Rush roster for the 2022–23 season.

Edmonton Black Gold Rush 2022–23
No Player Position
Victtoria Barbieri
Danielle Bechard
Brooklyn Bilyk
Kaley Bilyk
Molly Chorney
Kat Eamon
Sydney George
Annie Hood
Justine Kearney
Nicole Pelletier
Reid Petersen
Jordyn Scoot
Reeve Spanakis
Jamie Tuininga
Jordyn Vandenbrand
Paytyn Wood

Manitoba Herd

The Manitoba Herd (previously Manitoba Intact) is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2021.[32] The previous team, the Manitoba Intact, was founded in 2016.[33]

Saskatchewan Heat

The Saskatchewan Heat (previously the Saskatoon Wild) is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.[34] The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2021.

Eastern Conference Red

Cambridge Turbos

The Cambridge Turbos is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Cambridge, Ontario. The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2003 and holds six National Ringette League titles having won in 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, and 2016–17.[24]

Waterloo Wildfire

Waterloo Wildfire
City  Waterloo, Ontario
LeagueNational Ringette League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionRed
Founded ()
Coloursblack, white, yellow, red, blue
         
WebsiteNRLWaterlooRingette.com
Championships
Playoff championshipsCanadian Ringette Championships (NRL):
  Current season

The Waterloo Wildfire[35] is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Waterloo, Ontario. The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division.

The following is the Wildfire's roster for the 2022–23 season.[36][24]

Waterloo Wildfire 2022–23
No Player Position
Elyssa Perron (AP/GUEST)
Emily Sharpe (AP/GUEST)
Katie Bray (AP/GUEST)
Brooklyn Norris (AP/GUEST)
Isabel Lorentz (AP/GUEST)
2 Maddie MacLean
4 Jackie Gaudet
5 Emma Heaney
6 Jordan McClement (Rookie)
7 Lydia Duncan
8 Meghan Hanton-Fong
9 Erin Markle
10 Erika Kiviaho
12 Sydney Granger
16 Tatum Allen
17 Laura Dayman
18 Megan Heaney (Rookie)
23 Kelsey Youldon
24 Brianna Jacobi (Rookie)
25 Emily Power
29 Camrynn Schnarr

Nepean Ravens

Nepean Ravens
CityNepean, Ontario
LeagueNRL
ConferenceEastern
DivisionRed Division
Founded2021; 2 years ago (2021)
ColorsBlue, white, black
     
 
 
 
 
Home colours
 
 
 
 
Away colours
Franchise history
2021 to presentNepean Ravens (NRL)
Current uniform
NationalRingetteLeague.ca
  Current season

The Nepean Ravens is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Nepean, Ontario (Ottawa). The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2021.

The following is the Ravens roster for the 2022–23 season.[24][37]

Nepean Ravens 2022–23
No Player Position
K Gagnier (AP/GUEST)
T forrest (AP/GUEST)
R Steckly (AP/GUEST)
J Wilson (AP/GUEST)
2 Amanda Law (Rookie) Defence
3 C Chestnut (AP/GUEST)
4 Olivia Edissi Defence
5 Laiya Evraire (Rookie) Forward
9 Josiane Labelle (Rookie) Forward
11 Allison Biewald Forward
12 Amanda Gour Defence
13 Samantha Jones Defence
14 Molly Lewis Forward
16 Brooke Wasylyshyn (Rookie) Forward
17 Emma Kelly Forward
19 Jalena Marelic Forward
21 Rebecca Bastien Defence
23 Abby Manson Forward
25 Alyssa Wong (Rookie) Defence
30 Rachael Pelisek Goalie
32 E Harvie (AP/GUEST) Goalie

Gatineau Fusion

Gatineau Fusion
City  Gatineau, Quebec
LeagueNational Ringette League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionRed
Founded2008; 15 years ago (2008)
Colourswhite, blue, black,
     
WebsiteNationalRingetteLeague.ca
Championships
Playoff championshipsCanadian Ringette Championships (NRL):
  Current season

The Gatineau Fusion is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Gatineau, Quebec. The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2008.[38]

The following is the Fusion's roster for the 2022–23 season.[39]

Gatineau Fusion 2022–23
No Player Position
5 Amy Whyte (Rookie) Defence
6 Amanda Moisan Forward
7 Émily Chénier Forward
9 Heidi Wippel Defence
10 Jasmine Menard Forward
13 Mariane-Alexandra Fraser Defence
15 Camdyn Wilson (Rookie) Forward
17 Jennifer Hartley Forward
18 Cassandra Duquette Defence
20 Danika Osborne (Rookie) Forward
21 Taylor Maisonneuve Defence
26 Sophie Chenier Forward
27 Sara Plouffe Forward
28 Julie Vandal Defence
32 Gabrielle Ednie Goalie
33 Stéphanie Caron Goalie
61 Alexann Legault Forward
66 Maxim Moisan (Rookie) Forward
71 Véronique Laurin Goalie
74 Alex Violette (AP/GUEST) Forward
91 Chantal St-Laurent Forward

Eastern Conference White

Rive-Sud Révolution

Rive-Sud Révolution
City  Montérégie, Québec
LeagueNational Ringette League
ConferenceEastern
DivisionWhite
Founded2004; 19 years ago (2004)
Coloursblack, orange-red, grey
     
AffiliateU19 South Shore Revolution
WebsiteNationalRingetteLeague.ca
Franchise history
2004 to presentRive–Sud Révolution (NRL)
  Current season

The Rive-Sud Révolution [fr],[27][40] ("South Shore Revolution" in English), is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Montérégie, the southwestern part of Québec. The Revolution competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the White Division and was founded in 2004. The Revolution is one of the oldest teams in the NRL.

The team's home arena is in Québec and its headquarters are located in South Shore, Montreal. The South Shore is located within the Quebec administrative region of Montérégie. Its team affiliate is the U19 South Shore Revolution.

The Revolution began competing for their 16th year as a club during the NRL 2022-23 season. The following is the Révolution's roster for the 2022–23 season.[41]

Rive-Sud Révolution 2022–23
No Player Position
Évelyne Martel
Eléonore Sezia
4 Erin Gaudet Defence
5 A Carrier (AP/GUEST)
7 Camille Dumont Defence
8 Audrey Vachon Forward
9 Laurence Larocque Centre
10 Ariane Sagala Forward
11 Emilie Cunial Defence
12 Sarah Bernard-Lacaille Defence
19 Caroline Viola (Rookie) Forward
20 Lauriane Alain (Rookie) Defence
21 Chloé Marcoux (AP/GUEST)
22 Élodie Bourke (AP/GUEST)
25 Brittany Lanouette (Rookie) Forward
26 Laurianne Bourke Defence
28 M Marcoux (AP/GUEST)
29 Sabrina St-Pierre (AP/GUEST)
30 Evelyne Martel Goalie
31 Laurie St-Pierre Goalie
77 Eleonore Sezia (Rookie) Forward
88 Mélissa Demers (AP/GUEST)
91 Audrey-Anne Plante Forward
93 C Cartier (AP/GUEST) Forward
96 Alex Raymond-Couturier Centre
97 Laurence Lacombe (Rookie) Forward
99 Camille Lavoie Centre

Rive-Sud Révolution players have competed for the Canada national ringette team at the World Ringette Championships (WRC) and are listed in the table below.

Year Team Player
2007   2007 Team Canada Julie Primard
2010   2010 Team Canada Julie Primard
2013   2013 Team Canada Senior Julie Primard[42]

Montréal Mission

The Montréal Mission is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in Montreal, Quebec. The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the White Division and was founded in 2004.

The following is the Mission roster for the 2022–23 season.[43]

Montréal Mission 2022–23
No Player Position
Camille Trudel
Laurence Pellerin
1 Annie Trudel (AP/GUEST) Goalie
5 Kamille Duquette Defence
9 Allyson Savoie Defence
10 Marie-Pier Blanchard Centre
11 Charlie Maillé Forward
18 Marta Matuszewski Defense
23 Élizabeth Moreau Defense
27 Marie-Ève Dubé Goalie
32 Laurence Mallette-Léonard Goalie
51 Megane Fortin Forward
55 Mélanie Daraiche Forward
66 Stéphanie Séguin [fr] Forward
70 Alexandra Trudel Defence
87 Raphaëlle Chouinard Defence
88 Cortney Keeble Defence
91 Émilie Brule Forward
95 Jade Dupuis Forward
96 Annie-Pier Séguin Defence
99 Julie Blanchette Centre

Atlantic Attack

The Atlantic Attack is a ringette team in the National Ringette League (NRL) based in New Brunswick. The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the White Division and was founded in 2011 and holds one National Ringette League title having won the 2017–18 season.

The following is the Attack's roster for the 2022–23 season.[43]

Atlantic Attack 2022–23
No Player Position
Geneviève Belliveau
Chloe gaudet
Cloe Leblanc
Courtney Carter
Miguelle Proulx
Mélissa Gould
2 Cloe LeBlanc Forward
3 Melissa Gould (AP/GUEST) Defence
4 Jasmine Gallant (AP/GUEST) Defence
6 Ireland Moro Forward
7 Jenny Snowdon Centre
8 Jocelyne Landry (AP/GUEST) Forward
9 Genevieve Belliveau Defence
10 Meredith Tulloch Forward
11 Grace MacMillan (AP/GUEST) Forward
12 Natasha Mills Defence
14 Nicole Richard Defence
16 Monica Collette Defence
18 Madisson Gaudet Forward
19 Chloe Gaudet Forward
20 Kylee Mansfield Defence
21 Courtney Carter Centre
22 Isabelle Cormier Defence
23 Manon Vautour Forward
31 Grace MacKenzie Goalie
41 Jasmine LeBlanc Goalie
77 Britney Snowdon Forward
99 Miguelle Proulx Centre

National Ringette League champions

National Ringette League (NRL) champions compete annually at the Canadian Ringette Championships at the end of the NRL season. The 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

List of NRL champions by season

List of Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup winners at the Canadian Ringette Championships:

NRL final standings season by season

The table below provides a chronological list of Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup winners at the Canadian Ringette Championships and the NRL's teams who won the gold, silver, and bronze medals.[44][45]

National Ringette League Champions 2003–2023
Season Location Gold Silver Bronze
2003–04
(CRC Open)
  Calgary Alberta Ontario Wild Card Manitoba
2004–05
(CRC Open)
  Winnipeg Alberta Ontario Ontario Wild Card
2005–06
(CRC Open)
  Longueuil Cambridge Turbos
(Ontario)
Alberta Quebec
2006–07
(CRC Open)
  Halifax Edmonton WAM!
(Alberta)
Western Wild Card Ontario
National Ringette League division established
2007–08   St. Albert Cambridge Turbos Montreal Mission Calgary RATH
2008–09   Charlottetown Cambridge Turbos Edmonton WAM! Montreal Mission
2009–10   Saskatoon Edmonton WAM! Cambridge Turbos Winnipeg Prairie Fire
2010–11   Cambridge Edmonton WAM! Cambridge Turbos Calgary RATH
2011–12   Burnaby LMRL Thunder (Lower Mainland Ringette League) Montreal Mission Ottawa Ice
2012–13   Fredericton Calgary RATH Winnipeg Prairie Fire Cambridge Turbos
2013–14[20]   Regina Ottawa Ice Cambridge Turbos Edmonton WAM!
2014–15   Wood Buffalo Cambridge Turbos Richmond Hill Lightning Edmonton WAM!
2015–16   London Cambridge Turbos Gloucester Devils Ottawa Ice
2016–17   Leduc Cambridge Turbos Atlantic Attack Waterloo Wildfire
2017–18   Winnipeg Atlantic Attack Edmonton WAM! Cambridge Turbos
2018–19[46]   Charlottetown and Summerside Calgary RATH Atlantic Attack Cambridge Turbos
2019-20 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22   Calgary Calgary RATH Edmonton WAM! Cambridge Turbos
2022–23   Regina Edmonton WAM! Montreal Mission Calgary RATH


NRL complete final standings

2003–04

The 2003–04 NRL season marked the National Ringette League's inaugural year with 17 teams competing across Canada.[which?] The competition was referred to as the "Open Division" and took place in Waterloo, Ontario.[47]

2003–04 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
17[21]   Alberta  
Place Team
    Alberta
    Ontario Wild Card
    Manitoba
4th   Quebec
5th   British Columbia
6th   Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Wild)
7th   Waterloo (host)

2004–05

There wasn't an NRL championship for the 2004–05 NRL season but a competition took place at the Canadian Ringette Championships in Calgary, Alberta for the Open division.[48]

2005–06

The 2005–06 season marked the NRL's second season with 19 teams competing and two new teams joined the league, one of which was the Ottawa Ice.[which?][22][21] These teams were distributed in four conferences: the West Conference (five teams), Central Conference (five teams), Ontario Conference (five teams), and Quebec Conference (four teams). The dominant teams were the Cambridge Turbos in the Ontario Conference, Montreal Mission in the Quebec Conference, Edmonton WAM! in the West Conference, and the champions of the Central Division, the APFG Sixers (Assiniboine Park/Fort Garry, an AA provincial team from Manitoba).

The 2005–06 NRL season finals took place at the 2006 Canadian Ringette Championships in Longueuil, Quebec.[49] The championship match of the NRL/LNR took place in the Centre Étienne Desmarteau in Montreal, on April 1, 2006, and was won by the Cambridge Turbos.

During the off-season three teams folded citing low attendance revenue.[which?]

2005–06 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
19[21]   Cambridge Turbos
Place Team
    Cambridge Turbos (Ontario)
    Alberta
    Quebec
4th   Ontario Wild Card
5th   Manitoba
6th   West Wild Card
7th   Host
8th   Québec Wild Card
9th   Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Wild)
10th   British Columbia

2006–07

In 2006–07, the NRL entered its third season and consisted of 16 teams distributed in three conferences: the West Conference (seven teams), Ontario Conference (five teams), and Quebec Conference (four teams).[21] The 2006–07 NRL Championship finals were played as the "Open Division" at the 2007 Canadian Ringette Championships in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[50] The Championship final match took place in on April 10, 2007, and was won by the Edmonton WAM!.

2006–07 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
16[21]   Edmonton WAM!
Place Team
    Edmonton WAM!
    Western Wild Card
    Ontario
4th   Quebec Wild Card
5th   Manitoba
6th   Ontario Wild Card
7th   British Columbia
8th   Quebec
9th   Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Wild)
10th   Nova Scotia

2007–08

In 2007–08, seventeen teams competed in two conferences. The Western Conference included seven teams and the Eastern Conference included ten teams.[21] The Cambridge Turbos won the NRL Championship by beating the Montreal Mission 2–1 in overtime.[51][52]

The 2007–08 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2008 Canadian Ringette Championships in St. Albert, Alberta.[53]

2007–08 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
17[21]   Cambridge Turbos
Place Team
    Cambridge Turbos
    Montreal Mission
    Calgary RATH
4th   Edmonton WAM!
5th   Edmonton Edge
6th   Manitoba Jets
7th   Richmond Hill Lightning
8th   Gloucester Devils
9th   BC Reign
10th   Atlantic Sixers

2008–09

In 2008–09, the NRL consisted of eighteen teams grouped in a Western Conference with six teams and an Eastern Conference with twelve teams.[54][21] The 2008–09 NRL season final took place at the 2009 Canadian Ringette Championships in Charlottetown, PEI, with the Cambridge Turbos finishing in first place.[55][56][57][58]

Also in 2008, the first Ringette World Club Championship was held in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Four NRL teams faced two teams from the Finland's elite ringette league, Ringeten SM-sarja [fi], now known as "SM–Ringette".[59] The Cambridge Turbos won the world title having overcome in the Finnish champion team, Luvian Kiekko -82 [fi], in the final.[60][61]

2008–09 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
18[21]   Cambridge Turbos
Place Team
    Cambridge Turbos
    Edmonton WAM!
    Montreal Mission
4th   Calgary RATH
5th   Ottawa Ice
6th   Prairie Fire
7th   Rive-Sud Révolution
8th   Waterloo Wildfire
9th   Cyclones de Quebec
10th   Atlantic Attack

2009–10

In the 2009–10 season, the National Ringette League for its sixth season with eighteen teams competing.[21] The league consisted of a Western Conference with six teams and an Eastern Conference with twelve teams. The NRL playoffs took place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, during the Canadian Ringette Championships.[62] The Edmonton WAM! became the NRL champions again after being eclipsed for two years by the Cambridge Turbos. Edmonton beat Cambridge 2–0 in the NRL league division final.[63][64]

2009–10 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
18[21]   Edmonton WAM!
Place Team
    Edmonton WAM!
    Cambridge Turbos
    Prairie Fire
4th   Calgary RATH
5th   Ottawa Ice
6th   Saskatoon Wild
7th   Waterloo Wildfire
8th   Montreal Mission
9th   Gloucester Devils
10th   Atlantic Sixers

2010–11

The 2010–11 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2011 Canadian Ringette Championships in Cambridge, Ontario between March 27, 2011, and April 2, 2011.[65] In the final game of the NRL's league division, the Edmonton WAM! triumphed over the Cambridge Turbos.[66]

2009–10 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
  Edmonton WAM!
Place Team
    Edmonton WAM!
    Cambridge Turbos
    Calgary RATH
4th   Prairie Fire
5th   Richmond Hill Lightning
6th   Ottawa Ice
7th   Montreal Mission
8th   Cyclones de Quebec
9th   Atlantic Attack
10th   Gloucester Devils

2011–12

In the 2011–12 season, the NRL entered its eighth season with nineteen teams playing in two conferences. The 2011–12 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2012 Canadian Ringette Championships in Burnaby, British Columbia.[67]

The NRL experienced a new expansion during the 2011–12 season, with the creation of two new teams,[68] the Atlantic Attack (of Moncton in New Brunswick)[69] and Lower Mainland Thunder (of British Columbia).

The 2011–12 regular season began on October 15, 2011, and concluded on March 18, 2012. All in all, thirty matches were contested by each of the teams during the regular season. Each of the teams only faced teams within their own conference. This structure allowed teams to reduce the costs of transport given the size of the Canadian territory covered by the league. At the end of the regular season, there is a break of a week when the various individual distinctions are awarded, then a National Ringette League Championship Tournament. This is the year the Elite Eight began.

2011–12 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
19   LMRL Thunder
(Lower Mainland Ringette League)
Place Team
    LMRL Thunder
(Lower Mainland Ringette League)
    Montreal Mission
    Ottawa Ice
4th   Cambridge Turbos
5th   Calgary RATH
6th   Richmond Hill Lightning
7th   Prairie Fire
8th   Manitoba Jets

2012–13

The 2012–13 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2013 Canadian Ringette Championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick.[70]

2012–13 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
?   Calgary RATH
Place Team
    Calgary RATH
    Manitoba Prairie Fire
    Cambridge Turbos
4th   BC Thunder
5th   Gloucester Devils
6th   Montreal Mission
7th   Richmond Hill Lightning
8th   Atlantic Attack

2013–14

The 2013–14 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2014 Canadian Ringette Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan.[71]

2013–14 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
13   Ottawa Ice
Team
    Ottawa Ice
    Cambridge Turbos
    Edmonton WAM!
4th   Richmond Hill Lightning
5th   Calgary RATH
6th   Montreal Mission
7th   Gloucester Devils
8th   Waterloo Wildfire

2014–15

The 2014–15 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2015 Canadian Ringette Championships in Wood Buffalo, Alberta.[72] The season's winners were the Cambridge Turbos, runners-up were the Richmond Hill Lightning, and the Edmonton WAM! finished in third.

2014–15 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
14   Cambridge Turbos
Place Team
    Cambridge Turbos
    Richmond Hill Lightning
    Edmonton WAM!
4th   Calgary RATH
5th   Montreal Mission
6th   Ottawa Ice
7th   Waterloo Wildfire
8th   Gloucester Devils

2015–16

The 2015–16 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2016 Canadian Ringette Championships in London, Ontario.[73] The 2015–16 season's winners were the Cambridge Turbos, runners-up were the Gloucester Devils, and the Ottawa Ice finished in third.

2015–16 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
15   Cambridge Turbos
Place Team
    Cambridge Turbos
    Gloucester Devils
    Ottawa Ice
4th   Edmonton WAM!
5th   Montreal Mission
6th   Calgary RATH
7th   Atlantic Attack
8th   Edmonton Black Gold Rush

2016–17

The 2016–17 NRL Championship finals[74] were played at the 2017 Canadian Ringette Championships in Leduc, Alberta.[75]

2016–17 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
16   Cambridge Turbos
Place Team
    Cambridge Turbos
    Atlantic Attack
    Waterloo Wildfire
4th   Richmond Hill Lightning
5th   Edmonton WAM!
6th   Calgary RATH
7th   Ottawa Ice
8th   Edmonton Black Gold Rush

2017–18

The 2017–18 NRL season began on September 30, 2017, and ended on April 14, 2018. The 2018 Canadian Ringette Championships took place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from April 9 to April 14, 2018.[76]

2017–18 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
15   Atlantic Attack
Place Team
    Atlantic Attack
    Edmonton WAM!
    Cambridge Turbos
4th   Calgary RATH
5th   Richmond Hill Lightning
6th   Montreal Mission
7th   Gatineau Fusion
8th   Manitoba Intact

2018–19

The 2018–19 season's winners were the Calgary RATH, runners-up were the Atlantic Attack, and the Cambridge Turbos finished in third.[77]

2018–19 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
  Calgary RATH
Place Team
    Calgary RATH
    Atlantic Attack
    Cambridge Turbos
4th   Waterloo Wildfire
5th   Edmonton WAM!
6th   Montreal Mission
7th   Manitoba Intact
8th   Ottawa Ice

2019–21

The 2019–20 and 2020-21 National Ringette League seasons were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021–22

The 2021–22 season saw the league begin playing in a hub-format due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While the league previously played 15 teams, it was reduced to 12 for the season. 5 teams had withdrawn, including: BC Thunder, Bourassa Royal, Richmond Hill Lightning, Lac-Saint-Louis Adrenaline, and the Ottawa Ice. However, two new teams joined: the Nepean Ravens and the Saskatchewan Heat. The Manitoba Intact were renamed the Manitoba Herd.

The season's winners were the Calgary RATH, runners-up were the Edmonton WAM!, and the Cambridge Turbos finished in third.[78]

2021–22 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
12   Calgary RATH
Place Team
    Calgary RATH
    Edmonton WAM!
    Cambridge Turbos
4th   Atlantic Attack
5th   Rive Sud Révloution
6th   Manitoba Herd
7th   Waterloo Wildfire
8th   Gatineau Fusion
9th   Montreal Mission
10th   Edmonton Black Gold Rush
11th   Nepean Ravens
12th   Saskatchewan Heat

2022–23

The 2023 Canadian Ringette Championships will be hosted in Regina, Saskatchewan from April 9-15th, 2023.

2022–23 National Ringette League season
Number of teams Season champions
13   Edmonton WAM!
Place Team
    Edmonton WAM!
    Montreal Mission
    Calgary RATH
4th   Waterloo Wildfire

Broadcasting

The National Ringette League championship final has usually been broadcast on Rogers TV.

Team history

Over thirty teams have competed in the NRL during different periods of the league's existence.[79] The first NRL season began in November 2004 with 17 teams.[citation needed] During the second NRL season in 2005–06, two new teams joined the league bringing the league total to nineteen.[22] The teams were then divided into four conferences. However, during the off season, three teams folded, citing low attendance revenue.[citation needed] While the Manitoba Jets and Manitoba Prairie Fire teams folded, a new team was later created in the province in their stead, the Manitoba Intact, which competed in the NRL Western Conference. For the 2021–22, the Intact were renamed the "Manitoba Herd".

For the 2021–22 season, the National Ringette League had a number of teams withdraw from the league for various reasons, primarily due to COVID-19. For the prior 2020-21 season, the NRL had fifteen teams competing, with the BC Thunder failing to put forward a team and withdrawing. In 2021–2022 a new team was formed in Ontario, the Nepean Ravens, and the NRL returned to Saskatchewan with a new team, the Saskatchewan Heat. For the 2022-23 season, the BC Thunder rejoined the league.

(* = returned to league)

National Ringette League teams
NRL team history as of 2022-23 season
TOTAL
Total current (13) Total defunct or inactive (22)
British Columbia
Current (1) Defunct/Inactive (4)
*  BC Thunder
(returned to league after 2021-22 withdrawal)
  Lower Mainland Thunder (aka LMRL Thunder)[19]
  BC Reign[19]
  Fraser Valley Avalanche⁣[19]
*  BC Thunder[19] withdrew for the 2021-22 season
(announced October 2021)
Alberta
Current (3) Defunct/Inactive (1)
  Edmonton WAM!   Edmonton Edge[19]
  Calgary RATH
  Edmonton Black Gold Rush
Saskatchewan
Current (1) Defunct/Inactive (1)
  Saskatchewan Heat   Saskatoon Wild⁣[19]
Manitoba
Current (1) Defunct/Inactive (7)
  Manitoba Herd   APFG Sixers[19]
(Assiniboine Park/Fort Garry)
  Eastman Flames
  BoniVital Angels (BVRA)[19]
(St. Boniface and St. Vital areas (District 5) of Winnipeg, Manitoba)
  Manitoba Moose[19]
  Manitoba Prairie Fire[19]
  Winnipeg Prairie Fire[19]
  Manitoba Jets[19]
  Manitoba Intact[19]
Ontario
Current (3) Defunct/Inactive (4)
  Nepean Ravens   Gloucester Devils[19](withdrew in 2017)⁣[80]
  Waterloo Wildfire   Whitby Wild[19]
  Cambridge Turbos   Richmond Hill Lightning[19]
  Ottawa Ice[19]
Quebec
Current (3) Defunct/Inactive (4)
  Gatineau Fusion   Bourassa Royal[19]
  Montreal Mission   Lac-Saint-Louis Adrenaline (LSL)[19]
  Rive-Sud Révolution   Quebec City Cyclones[19]
  BLL Nordiques (Bourassa-Laval-Lanaudière)[19]
Atlantic Provinces
Current (1) Defunct/Inactive (0)
  Atlantic Attack   Atlantic Sixers[19]

Regular season team records

Initial record was from 2007–08 season.[81]Stats updated as of end of 2017–18 season. Teams in italics no longer compete in the National Ringette League as of the 2021-22 season.

2017–18 season
Team Season GP W L SOL GDNP[82] Pt
Atlantic Attack 7 186 95 82 9 0 199
Rive-Sud Révolution 11 309 109 188 12 1 230
Montreal Mission 11 308 244 53 11 2 499
Edmonton Black Gold Rush 3 74 19 47 8 0 46
Calgary RATH 10 250 161 67 22 0 340
Edmonton WAM! 10 250 151 85 14 0 316
Cambridge Turbos 11 309 261 31 17 1 539
Gatineau Fusion 10 279 72 193 14 0 158
Waterloo Wildfire 11 309 134 158 17 1 285
BC Reign[19] 1 18 0 18 0 2 0
Fraser Valley Avalanche[19] 1 30 9 17 4 0 22
Gloucester Devils[83] 10 288 150 117 21 0 321
Manitoba Jets[19] 4 103 40 55 8 1 88
Prairie Fire[19] 5 127 91 31 5 1 187
Quebec City Cyclones[83] 6 182 87 80 15 0 189
Saskatoon Wild[19] 4 104 24 76 4 0 52
Whitby Wild[19] 4 123 23 89 11 0 57
Bourassa Royal[84][19] 11 310 86 207 17 0 189
Lac St.Louis Adrenaline[19] 11 308 89 204 15 2 193
BC Thunder[85][19] 6 151 67 76 8 0 142
Manitoba Intact[19] 2 48 26 18 4 0 56
Ottawa Ice[19] 11 307 208 82 17 3 433
Richmond Hill Lighting[19] 11 308 178 113 17 2 373

Notable people

Keely Brown

Keely Brown, a former Team Canada ringette goaltender and coach, played for the Edmonton WAM! for 10 years as its goaltender and helped form the National Ringette League in 2002 and 2003.[3] She has been inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame.

Terry McAdam

Terry McAdam from Saskatchewan was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2021.[86][87] McAdam was instrumental in helping begin the development of the National Ringette League as well as one of its first teams, the Saskatoon Wild.[88] During its time in the NRL, the Wild had also acquired Erin Cumpstone.[89][90]

Erin Cumpston

Erin Cumpstone[89][90] was a player for the NRL's Saskatoon Wild and was also a member of Canada's 2010 National Ringette Team during the 2010 World Ringette Championships. Cumpstone also played ringette at the 1999 Canada Winter Games. She was also a highly accomplished softball player and played for Canada's women's national softball team which finished in 5th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Cumpston later became a coach for the National Ringette League's, Saskatchewan Heat.

Salla Naakka (Kyhälä)

Salla Naakka [fi] (née Kyhälä) is one of a number of ringette players from Finland who competed in the NRL. Kyhälä played for the now defunct NRL team, the Saskatoon Wild,[91] and also played for the Finland national ringette team.

Anna Vanhatalo

Anna Vanhatalo was a goaltender for the Montreal Mission. Originally from Finland, Vanhatalo also played for Finland's national ringette team in 2004 and 2007.

Gallery

See also

Notes and references

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This article is about the semi professional ringette league For Australian rugby league see National Rugby League For other uses see NRL disambiguation This section has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2023 This article needs to be updated The reason given is team sections need to be split into Wiki articles Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information August 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message The National Ringette League NRL French Ligue Nationale de Ringuette LNR is the premier league for the sport of ringette in North America and Canada s national league for elite ringette players aged 18 and up The NRL is not a women s variant of a more well known men s league or sport like professional women s ice hockey or bandy one of ringette s distinctive features is that all of its players are girls and women As such the NRL is the continent s first and only winter team sports league whose entire athlete roster is made up of women The NRL is semi professional and operates as a showcase league for ringette in North America The league functions as a committee under Ringette Canada a non profit sports organization and the national governing body of ringette in Canada National Ringette LeagueCurrent season competition or edition 2022 23 NRL seasonSportRingetteFounded2002Inaugural season2004DivisionsWestern Conference Eastern Conference Red Eastern Conference WhiteNo of teams13Country CanadaMost recentchampion s Edmonton WAM 2022 23 Most titlesCambridge Turbos 6 times Official websitewww wbr nationalringetteleague wbr caA 2018 game between the Atlantic Attack and Richmond Hill Lightning Contents 1 League history 2 Structure and competition 2 1 Background 2 2 NRL National Championship format 2 2 1 History 3 Awards and honours 3 1 Jeanne Sauve Memorial Cup 3 2 NRL Annual Award nominees 4 Teams 4 1 Current teams 4 2 Western Conference 4 2 1 BC Thunder 4 2 2 Calgary RATH 4 2 3 Edmonton WAM 4 2 4 Edmonton Black Gold Rush 4 2 5 Manitoba Herd 4 2 6 Saskatchewan Heat 4 3 Eastern Conference Red 4 3 1 Cambridge Turbos 4 3 2 Waterloo Wildfire 4 3 3 Nepean Ravens 4 3 4 Gatineau Fusion 4 4 Eastern Conference White 4 4 1 Rive Sud Revolution 4 4 2 Montreal Mission 4 4 3 Atlantic Attack 5 National Ringette League champions 5 1 List of NRL champions by season 5 2 NRL final standings season by season 5 3 NRL complete final standings 6 Broadcasting 7 Team history 8 Regular season team records 9 Notable people 9 1 Keely Brown 9 2 Terry McAdam 9 3 Erin Cumpston 9 4 Salla Naakka Kyhala 9 5 Anna Vanhatalo 10 Gallery 11 See also 12 Notes and references 13 External linksLeague history EditSee also Ringette in Canada Ringette is a Canadian sport that was first introduced in 1963 in North Bay Ontario 1 For ten years play was confined to Ontario and Quebec however the sport spread quickly and is now played by over 30 000 players and involves over 50 000 participants across Canada 2 The success of the 2002 World Ringette Championships in Edmonton Alberta where Canada won the gold medal sparked the desire to create the National Ringette League Former Team Canada goaltender Keely Brown was a key figure in getting the NRL established 3 The NRL was founded in 2002 and began play the following year with November 2004 marking the start of its official inaugural season 4 The first NRL season included seventeen teams in three cross country divisions 5 The National Ringette League playoffs at the Canadian Ringette Championships CRC began in 2008 when they replaced the national championships for Under 19 years and Open divisions 6 Playoffs are held annually at CRCs to determine an annual league champion Historically they consisted of knockout matches round robins and tournaments in various cities but currently the tournament takes place in just one city The winning National Ringette League team is awarded with the Jeanne Sauve Memorial Cup named after Canada s first female Governor General A 2009 episode of Rick Mercer Report called Ringette Night In Canada featured the NRL s Cambridge Turbos 7 In 2013 Tele Quebec broadcast a short documentary film titled Tout le monde dehors La Ringuette which focused on the NRL s Gatineau Fusion along with Yvon Brault who devotes his life to this sport 8 Structure and competition EditTeams compete in two conferences the Western Conference which consists of teams from British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba and the Eastern Conference which is further divided into Red and White sub conferences and includes teams from Ontario Quebec and Atlantic Canada Currently the league operates based on hub style tournaments and a team can expect to host 1 2 such tournaments a season while traveling for an additional 4 5 9 NRL games are divided into four 13 minute periods 10 Characteristic of North American sports the NRL is a closed league with no relegation There is an annual draft in between seasons which is the main entry for new players in the league The NRL runs four regional drafts in 2011 there was one for the region of Ottawa and Gatineau 11 another one for Manitoba 12 another for Southern Ontario 13 and another for the Montreal region 14 Trading among teams is also common 15 Some players are selected from the league to help form Canada s national ringette teams while the league also draws some international players especially from Finland In some cases players have been traded between clubs in Canada s NRL to Ringette Finland s semi professional ringette league SM Ringette formerly called Ringeten SM sarja fi and vice versa The NRL maintains a collaboration with the lower Ringette leagues in regards to the development of the young female players therefore several teams of the NRL have affiliated development teams for Under 19 years old and Under 16 years old The Canadian Ringette Championships for U16 and U19 takes place in the same place as the NRL playoff tournament elimination 16 17 It is this tournament which allows the tracers and talent scouts for the NRL teams to identify emerging young athletes as potential future NRL players In 2008 the budget of each NRL team varied between 15 000 and 20000 18 The teams and the league contribute to cover all the transport spending accommodation and rent of arenas The players must find their own financiers to pay for their equipment and personal spending and the players are not paid for play Background Edit Over thirty different teams have competed in the NRL since it began in 2004 For the 2021 22 season there were 12 teams playing in a hub format down from 15 teams from the previous year due to COVID 19 The Cambridge Turbos have the won the most NRL titles The Lower Mainland Thunder in British Columbia 19 and the Ottawa Ice in Ontario 19 are the only now defunct NRL teams in league history to have won a Canadian Ringette Championship along with the Jeanne Sauve Memorial Cup and the league s national championship gold medal The LMRL Thunder won in 2011 12 and the Ottawa Ice won the league title in 2013 14 20 Both the LMRL Thunder and the Ottawa Ice won the NRL championship once in their team s history while their clubs were active 21 For the 2005 06 season the league had 19 teams competing in four divisions 22 The Eastern Conference in 2005 06 included the Ontario and Quebec divisions Ontario teams included the Cambridge Turbos Gloucester Devils Ottawa Ice Richmond Hill Lightning and Waterloo Wildfire The Ottawa Ice was an expansion team The Quebec division included the BLL Nordiques who later became the Bourassa Royal the Cyclones de Quebec the Montreal Mission and Rive Sud Revolution all returning from the previous season Teams in the Central Division included the APFG Sixers BoniVital Angels Eastman Flames Hix with Stix and Manitoba Moose The Western Division included the returning league champion the Edmonton WAM the Calgary RATH BC Reign the Saskatoon Wild and the previous year s wild card team the Edmonton Edge With nineteen teams competing it was this NRL season which recorded the highest number of teams competing in the NRL in a single season in league history The 2005 06 NRL season also marked the inaugural season of the NRL Championship A Montreal Mission player taking a free passNRL National Championship format Edit Main article National Ringette League playoffs The NRL Championship which crowns the team champion of the league is played annually by the eight best teams in the league at the Canadian Ringette Championships in the National Ringette League division History Edit In 2010 11 the introduction of a new NRL Championship Tournament replaced the Championship qualifying rounds The tournament took place in just one city The format was intended to allow the league to create a media event and to hold attention The top ten teams in the regular season of the league participated in the tournament Starting in 2011 12 eight teams play a full round robin to determine the champion also called the Elite Eight Awards and honours EditJeanne Sauve Memorial Cup Edit The final competition for the National Ringette League is held annually at the Canadian Ringette Championships The Jeanne Sauve Memorial Cup 23 is the championship trophy awarded annually to the winning team in the National Ringette League Initially coined the Jeanne Sauve Cup and initiated in December 1984 it was first presented at the 1985 Canadian Ringette Championships in Dollard des Ormeaux Quebec NRL Annual Award nominees Edit At the end of March during the week break before the National Ringette League Championships the League names its annuals Award Nominees Award winners are announced at the closing banquet of the Canadian Ringette Championships The awards program recognizes the performance of NRL athletes during regular season play with trophies for Rookie of the Year Most Valuable Player Top Forward Top Centre Top Defence Top GoalkeeperCoaching Staff of the Year NRL Top ScorerTeams Edit Top left Montreal Mission in 2012 Top right Bourassa Royal in 2012 Bottom Atlantic Attack in 2016 As of the 2022 23 season there are 13 teams in the NRL all of them based in Canada The number of teams in the NRL can vary from season to season as new teams may be added or existing teams may withdraw However the league typically has around 15 20 teams competing in a given season Current teams Edit This section needs to be updated The reason given is Missing team s founding years Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2022 Thunder WAM Rush RATH Heat Herd Ravens Wildfire Turbos Revolution Mission Fusion Attackclass notpageimage 2022 23 NRL team locations Western Conference teams in blue Eastern Conference Red teams in red and pink Eastern Conference White teams in yellow and white 2022 23 NRL Teams 13 teams Team City Area Founded Cups G S BWestern ConferenceBC Thunder British Columbia 2011 1 1 0 0Edmonton Black Gold Rush Edmonton Alberta 2015 0 0 0 0Calgary RATH Calgary Alberta 2007 3 3 0 2Edmonton WAM Edmonton Alberta 2004 4 4 3 2Manitoba Herd Winnipeg Manitoba 2021 0 0 0 0Saskatchewan Heat Saskatoon Saskatchewan 2021 0 0 0 0Eastern Conference RedGatineau Fusion Gatineau Quebec 2008 0 0 0 0Cambridge Turbos 24 25 Cambridge Ontario 2003 6 6 3 4Waterloo Wildfire 24 26 Waterloo Ontario 2004 0 0 0 1Nepean Ravens 24 Nepean Ontario 2021 0 0 0 0Eastern Conference WhiteAtlantic Attack Cocagne New Brunswick 2011 1 1 2 0Montreal Mission Montreal Quebec 2004 0 0 2 1Rive Sud Revolution 27 South Shore Quebec 2004 0 0 0 0Former NRL TeamsOttawa Ice Ottawa Ontario 2005 22 1 1 0 2 28 Gloucester Devils Gloucester Ontario 2004 0 0 1 0Winnipeg Prairie Fire Winnipeg Manitoba 2006 0 0 1 1LMRL Thunder British Columbia 2011 1 1 0 0Western Conference Edit BC Thunder Edit Main article BC Thunder The BC Thunder is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Richmond British Columbia The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2011 Calgary RATH Edit Main article Calgary RATH The Calgary RATH 29 is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Calgary Alberta The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2007 The RATH consists of players from Western Canada and is one of the NRL s earliest teams to join the league The team s home arena is in Calgary Alberta In 2013 the RATH won their first National Ringette League Playoff title and the Jeanne Sauve Memorial Cup The team has competed in 13 National Championships 29 Canadian Ringette Championships and holds three National Ringette League titles having won in 2013 2019 and 2022 30 31 Edmonton WAM Edit Main article Edmonton WAM The Edmonton WAM is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Edmonton Alberta The team competes in the NRL Western Conference The WAM holds three National Ringette League titles having won in 2007 2010 and 2011 Edmonton Black Gold Rush Edit It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Edmonton Black Gold Rush Discuss March 2023 Edmonton Black Gold RushNicknameRushiesCity Edmonton AlbertaLeagueNational Ringette LeagueConferenceWesternDivisionWesternFounded2015 8 years ago 2015 Coloursgrey gold black red WebsiteNRLRush caFranchise history2015 to presentEdmonton Black Gold Rush NRL ChampionshipsPlayoff championshipsCanadian Ringette Championships NRL Current seasonThe Edmonton Black Gold Rush commonly called The Rush or Rushies is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Edmonton Alberta The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2015 The following is the Rush roster for the 2022 23 season Edmonton Black Gold Rush 2022 23No Player PositionVicttoria BarbieriDanielle BechardBrooklyn BilykKaley BilykMolly ChorneyKat EamonSydney GeorgeAnnie HoodJustine KearneyNicole PelletierReid PetersenJordyn ScootReeve SpanakisJamie TuiningaJordyn VandenbrandPaytyn WoodManitoba Herd Edit Main article Manitoba Herd The Manitoba Herd previously Manitoba Intact is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Winnipeg Manitoba The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2021 32 The previous team the Manitoba Intact was founded in 2016 33 Saskatchewan Heat Edit Main article Saskatchewan Heat The Saskatchewan Heat previously the Saskatoon Wild is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Saskatoon Saskatchewan 34 The team competes in the NRL Western Conference and was founded in 2021 Eastern Conference Red Edit Cambridge Turbos Edit Main article Cambridge Turbos The Cambridge Turbos is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Cambridge Ontario The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2003 and holds six National Ringette League titles having won in 2005 06 2007 08 2008 09 2014 15 2015 16 and 2016 17 24 Waterloo Wildfire Edit It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Waterloo Wildfire Discuss March 2023 Waterloo WildfireCity Waterloo OntarioLeagueNational Ringette LeagueConferenceEasternDivisionRedFounded Coloursblack white yellow red blue WebsiteNRLWaterlooRingette comChampionshipsPlayoff championshipsCanadian Ringette Championships NRL Current seasonThe Waterloo Wildfire 35 is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Waterloo Ontario The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division The following is the Wildfire s roster for the 2022 23 season 36 24 Waterloo Wildfire 2022 23No Player PositionElyssa Perron AP GUEST Emily Sharpe AP GUEST Katie Bray AP GUEST Brooklyn Norris AP GUEST Isabel Lorentz AP GUEST 2 Maddie MacLean4 Jackie Gaudet5 Emma Heaney6 Jordan McClement Rookie 7 Lydia Duncan8 Meghan Hanton Fong9 Erin Markle10 Erika Kiviaho12 Sydney Granger16 Tatum Allen17 Laura Dayman18 Megan Heaney Rookie 23 Kelsey Youldon24 Brianna Jacobi Rookie 25 Emily Power29 Camrynn SchnarrNepean Ravens Edit It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Nepean Ravens Discuss March 2023 Nepean RavensCityNepean OntarioLeagueNRLConferenceEasternDivisionRed DivisionFounded2021 2 years ago 2021 ColorsBlue white black Home colours Away coloursFranchise history2021 to presentNepean Ravens NRL Current uniformNationalRingetteLeague ca Current seasonThe Nepean Ravens is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Nepean Ontario Ottawa The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2021 The following is the Ravens roster for the 2022 23 season 24 37 Nepean Ravens 2022 23No Player PositionK Gagnier AP GUEST T forrest AP GUEST R Steckly AP GUEST J Wilson AP GUEST 2 Amanda Law Rookie Defence3 C Chestnut AP GUEST 4 Olivia Edissi Defence5 Laiya Evraire Rookie Forward9 Josiane Labelle Rookie Forward11 Allison Biewald Forward12 Amanda Gour Defence13 Samantha Jones Defence14 Molly Lewis Forward16 Brooke Wasylyshyn Rookie Forward17 Emma Kelly Forward19 Jalena Marelic Forward21 Rebecca Bastien Defence23 Abby Manson Forward25 Alyssa Wong Rookie Defence30 Rachael Pelisek Goalie32 E Harvie AP GUEST GoalieGatineau Fusion Edit It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Gatineau Fusion Discuss March 2023 Gatineau FusionCity Gatineau QuebecLeagueNational Ringette LeagueConferenceEasternDivisionRedFounded2008 15 years ago 2008 Colourswhite blue black WebsiteNationalRingetteLeague caChampionshipsPlayoff championshipsCanadian Ringette Championships NRL Current seasonThe Gatineau Fusion is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Gatineau Quebec The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the Red Division and was founded in 2008 38 The following is the Fusion s roster for the 2022 23 season 39 Gatineau Fusion 2022 23No Player Position5 Amy Whyte Rookie Defence6 Amanda Moisan Forward7 Emily Chenier Forward9 Heidi Wippel Defence10 Jasmine Menard Forward13 Mariane Alexandra Fraser Defence15 Camdyn Wilson Rookie Forward17 Jennifer Hartley Forward18 Cassandra Duquette Defence20 Danika Osborne Rookie Forward21 Taylor Maisonneuve Defence26 Sophie Chenier Forward27 Sara Plouffe Forward28 Julie Vandal Defence32 Gabrielle Ednie Goalie33 Stephanie Caron Goalie61 Alexann Legault Forward66 Maxim Moisan Rookie Forward71 Veronique Laurin Goalie74 Alex Violette AP GUEST Forward91 Chantal St Laurent ForwardEastern Conference White Edit Rive Sud Revolution Edit It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled Rive Sud Revolution Discuss March 2023 Rive Sud RevolutionCity Monteregie QuebecLeagueNational Ringette LeagueConferenceEasternDivisionWhiteFounded2004 19 years ago 2004 Coloursblack orange red grey AffiliateU19 South Shore RevolutionWebsiteNationalRingetteLeague caFranchise history2004 to presentRive Sud Revolution NRL Current seasonThe Rive Sud Revolution fr 27 40 South Shore Revolution in English is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Monteregie the southwestern part of Quebec The Revolution competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the White Division and was founded in 2004 The Revolution is one of the oldest teams in the NRL The team s home arena is in Quebec and its headquarters are located in South Shore Montreal The South Shore is located within the Quebec administrative region of Monteregie Its team affiliate is the U19 South Shore Revolution The Revolution began competing for their 16th year as a club during the NRL 2022 23 season The following is the Revolution s roster for the 2022 23 season 41 Rive Sud Revolution 2022 23No Player PositionEvelyne MartelEleonore Sezia4 Erin Gaudet Defence5 A Carrier AP GUEST 7 Camille Dumont Defence8 Audrey Vachon Forward9 Laurence Larocque Centre10 Ariane Sagala Forward11 Emilie Cunial Defence12 Sarah Bernard Lacaille Defence19 Caroline Viola Rookie Forward20 Lauriane Alain Rookie Defence21 Chloe Marcoux AP GUEST 22 Elodie Bourke AP GUEST 25 Brittany Lanouette Rookie Forward26 Laurianne Bourke Defence28 M Marcoux AP GUEST 29 Sabrina St Pierre AP GUEST 30 Evelyne Martel Goalie31 Laurie St Pierre Goalie77 Eleonore Sezia Rookie Forward88 Melissa Demers AP GUEST 91 Audrey Anne Plante Forward93 C Cartier AP GUEST Forward96 Alex Raymond Couturier Centre97 Laurence Lacombe Rookie Forward99 Camille Lavoie CentreRive Sud Revolution players have competed for the Canada national ringette team at the World Ringette Championships WRC and are listed in the table below Year Team Player2007 2007 Team Canada Julie Primard2010 2010 Team Canada Julie Primard2013 2013 Team Canada Senior Julie Primard 42 Montreal Mission Edit Main article Montreal Mission The Montreal Mission is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in Montreal Quebec The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the White Division and was founded in 2004 The following is the Mission roster for the 2022 23 season 43 Montreal Mission 2022 23No Player PositionCamille TrudelLaurence Pellerin1 Annie Trudel AP GUEST Goalie5 Kamille Duquette Defence9 Allyson Savoie Defence10 Marie Pier Blanchard Centre11 Charlie Maille Forward18 Marta Matuszewski Defense23 Elizabeth Moreau Defense27 Marie Eve Dube Goalie32 Laurence Mallette Leonard Goalie51 Megane Fortin Forward55 Melanie Daraiche Forward66 Stephanie Seguin fr Forward70 Alexandra Trudel Defence87 Raphaelle Chouinard Defence88 Cortney Keeble Defence91 Emilie Brule Forward95 Jade Dupuis Forward96 Annie Pier Seguin Defence99 Julie Blanchette CentreAtlantic Attack Edit Main article Atlantic Attack The Atlantic Attack is a ringette team in the National Ringette League NRL based in New Brunswick The team competes in the NRL Eastern Conference in the White Division and was founded in 2011 and holds one National Ringette League title having won the 2017 18 season The following is the Attack s roster for the 2022 23 season 43 Atlantic Attack 2022 23No Player PositionGenevieve BelliveauChloe gaudetCloe LeblancCourtney CarterMiguelle ProulxMelissa Gould2 Cloe LeBlanc Forward3 Melissa Gould AP GUEST Defence4 Jasmine Gallant AP GUEST Defence6 Ireland Moro Forward7 Jenny Snowdon Centre8 Jocelyne Landry AP GUEST Forward9 Genevieve Belliveau Defence10 Meredith Tulloch Forward11 Grace MacMillan AP GUEST Forward12 Natasha Mills Defence14 Nicole Richard Defence16 Monica Collette Defence18 Madisson Gaudet Forward19 Chloe Gaudet Forward20 Kylee Mansfield Defence21 Courtney Carter Centre22 Isabelle Cormier Defence23 Manon Vautour Forward31 Grace MacKenzie Goalie41 Jasmine LeBlanc Goalie77 Britney Snowdon Forward99 Miguelle Proulx CentreNational Ringette League champions EditNational Ringette League NRL champions compete annually at the Canadian Ringette Championships at the end of the NRL season The 2019 20 and 2020 21 seasons were cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic List of NRL champions by season Edit List of Jeanne Sauve Memorial Cup winners at the Canadian Ringette Championships 2022 23 Edmonton WAM 2021 22 Calgary RATH 2020 21 Not held due to COVID 19 pandemic 2019 20 Not held due to COVID 19 pandemic 2018 19 Calgary RATH 2017 18 Atlantic Attack 2016 17 Cambridge Turbos 2015 16 Cambridge Turbos 2014 15 Cambridge Turbos 2013 14 Ottawa Ice 2012 13 Calgary Rath 2011 12 LMRL Thunder 2010 11 Edmonton WAM 2009 10 Edmonton WAM 2008 09 Cambridge Turbos 2007 08 Cambridge Turbos 2006 07 Edmonton WAM 2005 06 Cambridge Turbos 2004 05 No championship match NRL final standings season by season Edit The table below provides a chronological list of Jeanne Sauve Memorial Cup winners at the Canadian Ringette Championships and the NRL s teams who won the gold silver and bronze medals 44 45 National Ringette League Champions 2003 2023 Season Location Gold Silver Bronze2003 04 CRC Open Calgary Alberta Ontario Wild Card Manitoba2004 05 CRC Open Winnipeg Alberta Ontario Ontario Wild Card2005 06 CRC Open Longueuil Cambridge Turbos Ontario Alberta Quebec2006 07 CRC Open Halifax Edmonton WAM Alberta Western Wild Card OntarioNational Ringette League division established2007 08 St Albert Cambridge Turbos Montreal Mission Calgary RATH2008 09 Charlottetown Cambridge Turbos Edmonton WAM Montreal Mission2009 10 Saskatoon Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos Winnipeg Prairie Fire2010 11 Cambridge Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos Calgary RATH2011 12 Burnaby LMRL Thunder Lower Mainland Ringette League Montreal Mission Ottawa Ice2012 13 Fredericton Calgary RATH Winnipeg Prairie Fire Cambridge Turbos2013 14 20 Regina Ottawa Ice Cambridge Turbos Edmonton WAM 2014 15 Wood Buffalo Cambridge Turbos Richmond Hill Lightning Edmonton WAM 2015 16 London Cambridge Turbos Gloucester Devils Ottawa Ice2016 17 Leduc Cambridge Turbos Atlantic Attack Waterloo Wildfire2017 18 Winnipeg Atlantic Attack Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos2018 19 46 Charlottetown and Summerside Calgary RATH Atlantic Attack Cambridge Turbos2019 20 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2020 21 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2021 22 Calgary Calgary RATH Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos2022 23 Regina Edmonton WAM Montreal Mission Calgary RATH NRL complete final standings Edit It has been suggested that this section be split out into another article titled National Ringette League seasons Discuss March 2023 2003 04Main article 2003 04 National Ringette League season This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2003 04 NRL season marked the National Ringette League s inaugural year with 17 teams competing across Canada which The competition was referred to as the Open Division and took place in Waterloo Ontario 47 2003 04 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions17 21 Alberta Place Team Alberta Ontario Wild Card Manitoba4th Quebec5th British Columbia6th Saskatchewan Saskatoon Wild 7th Waterloo host 2004 05Main article 2004 05 National Ringette League season There wasn t an NRL championship for the 2004 05 NRL season but a competition took place at the Canadian Ringette Championships in Calgary Alberta for the Open division 48 2005 06Main article 2005 06 National Ringette League season This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2005 06 season marked the NRL s second season with 19 teams competing and two new teams joined the league one of which was the Ottawa Ice which 22 21 These teams were distributed in four conferences the West Conference five teams Central Conference five teams Ontario Conference five teams and Quebec Conference four teams The dominant teams were the Cambridge Turbos in the Ontario Conference Montreal Mission in the Quebec Conference Edmonton WAM in the West Conference and the champions of the Central Division the APFG Sixers Assiniboine Park Fort Garry an AA provincial team from Manitoba The 2005 06 NRL season finals took place at the 2006 Canadian Ringette Championships in Longueuil Quebec 49 The championship match of the NRL LNR took place in the Centre Etienne Desmarteau in Montreal on April 1 2006 and was won by the Cambridge Turbos During the off season three teams folded citing low attendance revenue which 2005 06 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions19 21 Cambridge TurbosPlace Team Cambridge Turbos Ontario Alberta Quebec4th Ontario Wild Card5th Manitoba6th West Wild Card7th Host8th Quebec Wild Card9th Saskatchewan Saskatoon Wild 10th British Columbia2006 07Main article 2006 07 National Ringette League season This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 2006 07 the NRL entered its third season and consisted of 16 teams distributed in three conferences the West Conference seven teams Ontario Conference five teams and Quebec Conference four teams 21 The 2006 07 NRL Championship finals were played as the Open Division at the 2007 Canadian Ringette Championships in Halifax Nova Scotia 50 The Championship final match took place in on April 10 2007 and was won by the Edmonton WAM 2006 07 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions16 21 Edmonton WAM Place Team Edmonton WAM Western Wild Card Ontario4th Quebec Wild Card5th Manitoba6th Ontario Wild Card7th British Columbia8th Quebec9th Saskatchewan Saskatoon Wild 10th Nova Scotia2007 08Main article 2007 08 National Ringette League season In 2007 08 seventeen teams competed in two conferences The Western Conference included seven teams and the Eastern Conference included ten teams 21 The Cambridge Turbos won the NRL Championship by beating the Montreal Mission 2 1 in overtime 51 52 The 2007 08 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2008 Canadian Ringette Championships in St Albert Alberta 53 2007 08 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions17 21 Cambridge TurbosPlace Team Cambridge Turbos Montreal Mission Calgary RATH4th Edmonton WAM 5th Edmonton Edge6th Manitoba Jets7th Richmond Hill Lightning8th Gloucester Devils9th BC Reign10th Atlantic Sixers2008 09Main article 2008 09 National Ringette League season This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message In 2008 09 the NRL consisted of eighteen teams grouped in a Western Conference with six teams and an Eastern Conference with twelve teams 54 21 The 2008 09 NRL season final took place at the 2009 Canadian Ringette Championships in Charlottetown PEI with the Cambridge Turbos finishing in first place 55 56 57 58 Also in 2008 the first Ringette World Club Championship was held in Sault Ste Marie Ontario Four NRL teams faced two teams from the Finland s elite ringette league Ringeten SM sarja fi now known as SM Ringette 59 The Cambridge Turbos won the world title having overcome in the Finnish champion team Luvian Kiekko 82 fi in the final 60 61 2008 09 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions18 21 Cambridge TurbosPlace Team Cambridge Turbos Edmonton WAM Montreal Mission4th Calgary RATH5th Ottawa Ice6th Prairie Fire7th Rive Sud Revolution8th Waterloo Wildfire9th Cyclones de Quebec10th Atlantic Attack2009 10Main article 2009 10 National Ringette League season In the 2009 10 season the National Ringette League for its sixth season with eighteen teams competing 21 The league consisted of a Western Conference with six teams and an Eastern Conference with twelve teams The NRL playoffs took place in Saskatoon Saskatchewan during the Canadian Ringette Championships 62 The Edmonton WAM became the NRL champions again after being eclipsed for two years by the Cambridge Turbos Edmonton beat Cambridge 2 0 in the NRL league division final 63 64 2009 10 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions18 21 Edmonton WAM Place Team Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos Prairie Fire4th Calgary RATH5th Ottawa Ice6th Saskatoon Wild7th Waterloo Wildfire8th Montreal Mission9th Gloucester Devils10th Atlantic Sixers2010 11Main article 2010 11 National Ringette League season The 2010 11 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2011 Canadian Ringette Championships in Cambridge Ontario between March 27 2011 and April 2 2011 65 In the final game of the NRL s league division the Edmonton WAM triumphed over the Cambridge Turbos 66 2009 10 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions Edmonton WAM Place Team Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos Calgary RATH4th Prairie Fire5th Richmond Hill Lightning6th Ottawa Ice7th Montreal Mission8th Cyclones de Quebec9th Atlantic Attack10th Gloucester Devils2011 12Main article 2011 12 National Ringette League season In the 2011 12 season the NRL entered its eighth season with nineteen teams playing in two conferences The 2011 12 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2012 Canadian Ringette Championships in Burnaby British Columbia 67 The NRL experienced a new expansion during the 2011 12 season with the creation of two new teams 68 the Atlantic Attack of Moncton in New Brunswick 69 and Lower Mainland Thunder of British Columbia The 2011 12 regular season began on October 15 2011 and concluded on March 18 2012 All in all thirty matches were contested by each of the teams during the regular season Each of the teams only faced teams within their own conference This structure allowed teams to reduce the costs of transport given the size of the Canadian territory covered by the league At the end of the regular season there is a break of a week when the various individual distinctions are awarded then a National Ringette League Championship Tournament This is the year the Elite Eight began 2011 12 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions19 LMRL Thunder Lower Mainland Ringette League Place Team LMRL Thunder Lower Mainland Ringette League Montreal Mission Ottawa Ice4th Cambridge Turbos5th Calgary RATH6th Richmond Hill Lightning7th Prairie Fire8th Manitoba Jets2012 13Main article 2012 13 National Ringette League season The 2012 13 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2013 Canadian Ringette Championships in Fredericton New Brunswick 70 2012 13 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions Calgary RATHPlace Team Calgary RATH Manitoba Prairie Fire Cambridge Turbos4th BC Thunder5th Gloucester Devils6th Montreal Mission7th Richmond Hill Lightning8th Atlantic Attack2013 14Main article 2013 14 National Ringette League season The 2013 14 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2014 Canadian Ringette Championships in Regina Saskatchewan 71 2013 14 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions13 Ottawa IceTeam Ottawa Ice Cambridge Turbos Edmonton WAM 4th Richmond Hill Lightning5th Calgary RATH6th Montreal Mission7th Gloucester Devils8th Waterloo Wildfire2014 15Main article 2014 15 National Ringette League season The 2014 15 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2015 Canadian Ringette Championships in Wood Buffalo Alberta 72 The season s winners were the Cambridge Turbos runners up were the Richmond Hill Lightning and the Edmonton WAM finished in third 2014 15 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions14 Cambridge TurbosPlace Team Cambridge Turbos Richmond Hill Lightning Edmonton WAM 4th Calgary RATH5th Montreal Mission6th Ottawa Ice7th Waterloo Wildfire8th Gloucester Devils2015 16Main article 2015 16 National Ringette League season The 2015 16 NRL Championship finals were played at the 2016 Canadian Ringette Championships in London Ontario 73 The 2015 16 season s winners were the Cambridge Turbos runners up were the Gloucester Devils and the Ottawa Ice finished in third 2015 16 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions15 Cambridge TurbosPlace Team Cambridge Turbos Gloucester Devils Ottawa Ice4th Edmonton WAM 5th Montreal Mission6th Calgary RATH7th Atlantic Attack8th Edmonton Black Gold Rush2016 17Main article 2016 17 National Ringette League season The 2016 17 NRL Championship finals 74 were played at the 2017 Canadian Ringette Championships in Leduc Alberta 75 2016 17 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions16 Cambridge TurbosPlace Team Cambridge Turbos Atlantic Attack Waterloo Wildfire4th Richmond Hill Lightning5th Edmonton WAM 6th Calgary RATH7th Ottawa Ice8th Edmonton Black Gold Rush2017 18Main articles 2017 18 National Ringette League season and 2018 National Ringette League playoffs The 2017 18 NRL season began on September 30 2017 and ended on April 14 2018 The 2018 Canadian Ringette Championships took place in Winnipeg Manitoba from April 9 to April 14 2018 76 2017 18 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions15 Atlantic AttackPlace Team Atlantic Attack Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos4th Calgary RATH5th Richmond Hill Lightning6th Montreal Mission7th Gatineau Fusion8th Manitoba Intact2018 19Main article 2018 19 National Ringette League season The 2018 19 season s winners were the Calgary RATH runners up were the Atlantic Attack and the Cambridge Turbos finished in third 77 2018 19 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions Calgary RATHPlace Team Calgary RATH Atlantic Attack Cambridge Turbos4th Waterloo Wildfire5th Edmonton WAM 6th Montreal Mission7th Manitoba Intact8th Ottawa Ice2019 21The 2019 20 and 2020 21 National Ringette League seasons were cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic 2021 22Main article 2021 22 National Ringette League season The 2021 22 season saw the league begin playing in a hub format due to the COVID 19 pandemic While the league previously played 15 teams it was reduced to 12 for the season 5 teams had withdrawn including BC Thunder Bourassa Royal Richmond Hill Lightning Lac Saint Louis Adrenaline and the Ottawa Ice However two new teams joined the Nepean Ravens and the Saskatchewan Heat The Manitoba Intact were renamed the Manitoba Herd The season s winners were the Calgary RATH runners up were the Edmonton WAM and the Cambridge Turbos finished in third 78 2021 22 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions12 Calgary RATHPlace Team Calgary RATH Edmonton WAM Cambridge Turbos4th Atlantic Attack5th Rive Sud Revloution6th Manitoba Herd7th Waterloo Wildfire8th Gatineau Fusion9th Montreal Mission10th Edmonton Black Gold Rush11th Nepean Ravens12th Saskatchewan Heat2022 23Main article 2022 23 National Ringette League season This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2023 Canadian Ringette Championships will be hosted in Regina Saskatchewan from April 9 15th 2023 2022 23 National Ringette League seasonNumber of teams Season champions13 Edmonton WAM Place Team Edmonton WAM Montreal Mission Calgary RATH4th Waterloo WildfireBroadcasting EditThe National Ringette League championship final has usually been broadcast on Rogers TV Team history EditThis section has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2022 This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources National Ringette League news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Over thirty teams have competed in the NRL during different periods of the league s existence 79 The first NRL season began in November 2004 with 17 teams citation needed During the second NRL season in 2005 06 two new teams joined the league bringing the league total to nineteen 22 The teams were then divided into four conferences However during the off season three teams folded citing low attendance revenue citation needed While the Manitoba Jets and Manitoba Prairie Fire teams folded a new team was later created in the province in their stead the Manitoba Intact which competed in the NRL Western Conference For the 2021 22 the Intact were renamed the Manitoba Herd For the 2021 22 season the National Ringette League had a number of teams withdraw from the league for various reasons primarily due to COVID 19 For the prior 2020 21 season the NRL had fifteen teams competing with the BC Thunder failing to put forward a team and withdrawing In 2021 2022 a new team was formed in Ontario the Nepean Ravens and the NRL returned to Saskatchewan with a new team the Saskatchewan Heat For the 2022 23 season the BC Thunder rejoined the league returned to league National Ringette League teamsNRL team history as of 2022 23 season TOTALTotal current 13 Total defunct or inactive 22 British ColumbiaCurrent 1 Defunct Inactive 4 BC Thunder returned to league after 2021 22 withdrawal Lower Mainland Thunder aka LMRL Thunder 19 BC Reign 19 Fraser Valley Avalanche 19 BC Thunder 19 withdrew for the 2021 22 season announced October 2021 AlbertaCurrent 3 Defunct Inactive 1 Edmonton WAM Edmonton Edge 19 Calgary RATH Edmonton Black Gold RushSaskatchewanCurrent 1 Defunct Inactive 1 Saskatchewan Heat Saskatoon Wild 19 ManitobaCurrent 1 Defunct Inactive 7 Manitoba Herd APFG Sixers 19 Assiniboine Park Fort Garry Eastman Flames BoniVital Angels BVRA 19 St Boniface and St Vital areas District 5 of Winnipeg Manitoba Manitoba Moose 19 Manitoba Prairie Fire 19 Winnipeg Prairie Fire 19 Manitoba Jets 19 Manitoba Intact 19 OntarioCurrent 3 Defunct Inactive 4 Nepean Ravens Gloucester Devils 19 withdrew in 2017 80 Waterloo Wildfire Whitby Wild 19 Cambridge Turbos Richmond Hill Lightning 19 Ottawa Ice 19 QuebecCurrent 3 Defunct Inactive 4 Gatineau Fusion Bourassa Royal 19 Montreal Mission Lac Saint Louis Adrenaline LSL 19 Rive Sud Revolution Quebec City Cyclones 19 BLL Nordiques Bourassa Laval Lanaudiere 19 Atlantic ProvincesCurrent 1 Defunct Inactive 0 Atlantic Attack Atlantic Sixers 19 Regular season team records EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2022 It has been suggested that this article should be split into a new article titled NRL regular season discuss February 2023 Initial record was from 2007 08 season 81 Stats updated as of end of 2017 18 season Teams in italics no longer compete in the National Ringette League as of the 2021 22 season 2017 18 season Team Season GP W L SOL GDNP 82 PtAtlantic Attack 7 186 95 82 9 0 199Rive Sud Revolution 11 309 109 188 12 1 230Montreal Mission 11 308 244 53 11 2 499Edmonton Black Gold Rush 3 74 19 47 8 0 46Calgary RATH 10 250 161 67 22 0 340Edmonton WAM 10 250 151 85 14 0 316Cambridge Turbos 11 309 261 31 17 1 539Gatineau Fusion 10 279 72 193 14 0 158Waterloo Wildfire 11 309 134 158 17 1 285BC Reign 19 1 18 0 18 0 2 0Fraser Valley Avalanche 19 1 30 9 17 4 0 22Gloucester Devils 83 10 288 150 117 21 0 321Manitoba Jets 19 4 103 40 55 8 1 88Prairie Fire 19 5 127 91 31 5 1 187Quebec City Cyclones 83 6 182 87 80 15 0 189Saskatoon Wild 19 4 104 24 76 4 0 52Whitby Wild 19 4 123 23 89 11 0 57Bourassa Royal 84 19 11 310 86 207 17 0 189Lac St Louis Adrenaline 19 11 308 89 204 15 2 193BC Thunder 85 19 6 151 67 76 8 0 142Manitoba Intact 19 2 48 26 18 4 0 56Ottawa Ice 19 11 307 208 82 17 3 433Richmond Hill Lighting 19 11 308 178 113 17 2 373Notable people EditKeely Brown Edit Main article Keely Brown goaltender Keely Brown a former Team Canada ringette goaltender and coach played for the Edmonton WAM for 10 years as its goaltender and helped form the National Ringette League in 2002 and 2003 3 She has been inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Terry McAdam Edit Terry McAdam from Saskatchewan was inducted into the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame in 2021 86 87 McAdam was instrumental in helping begin the development of the National Ringette League as well as one of its first teams the Saskatoon Wild 88 During its time in the NRL the Wild had also acquired Erin Cumpstone 89 90 Erin Cumpston Edit Erin Cumpstone 89 90 was a player for the NRL s Saskatoon Wild and was also a member of Canada s 2010 National Ringette Team during the 2010 World Ringette Championships Cumpstone also played ringette at the 1999 Canada Winter Games She was also a highly accomplished softball player and played for Canada s women s national softball team which finished in 5th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics Cumpston later became a coach for the National Ringette League s Saskatchewan Heat Salla Naakka Kyhala Edit Salla Naakka fi nee Kyhala is one of a number of ringette players from Finland who competed in the NRL Kyhala played for the now defunct NRL team the Saskatoon Wild 91 and also played for the Finland national ringette team Anna Vanhatalo Edit Anna Vanhatalo was a goaltender for the Montreal Mission Originally from Finland Vanhatalo also played for Finland s national ringette team in 2004 and 2007 Gallery Edit 2019 NRL Silver Atlantic Attack Atlantic Attack players 2018 Atlantic Attack 2016 NRL Playoffs Montreal Mission player 2012 Montreal Mission 2012 Bourassa Royal vs Montreal Mission 2012See also Edit SM Ringette semipro ringette league in Finland formerly known as Ringeten SM sarja fi Ringette Dam SM semipro ringette league in Sweden International Competitions Sports portalNotes and references Edit Ringette Canada History of Ringette Archived from the original on 2012 02 06 Retrieved 2012 01 27 Ringette Canada About Ringette ringette ca Ringette Canada 2012 Archived from the original on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 1 February 2012 a b Keely s Bio ringettegoalies com 2020 Archived from the original on 3 December 2021 Retrieved 20 May 2022 NRL Calgary RATH calgaryrath com Calgary RATH National Ringette League 2022 Retrieved 6 October 2022 National Ringette School Ringette History nationalringetteschool com National Ringette 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