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RINGETTE:  The Fastest Game on Ice

 more  Ringette: 

   >What is ringette?  
   >Video: Ringette Rocks!                 
   >Simplified rules of ringette 
   >Equipment checklist  

 

Watch Ringette Canada's "Intro to Ringette" video on You Tube

 




 

ETOBICOKE RINGETTE ASSOCIATION

 




  • We provide an opportunity for girls and young women to play the ice sport of ringette in
    west Toronto (Etobicoke).  Rep teams travel outside the Toronto area, throughout
    Southern Ontario.

  • Skating is emphasized as is fitness, coordination, judgment, teamwork, positional play
    and sportsmanship. Great opportunity for girls to have fun and stay fit.
       
  • Ringette is an alternative ice sport to hockey.  Some of our members play both ringette
    and hockey, but they typically find ringette a faster, more team-oriented skating sport in comparison.  Unlike hockey, body checking is prohibited.  Ringette equipment also differs
    slightly from hockey gear.  Interested? Read more about the sport of ringette and how it
    differs from hockey. 
      

  • Skating lessons are offered for young children (both girls and boys) in our
    learn-to-skate program

    • These skating lessons form an excellent foundation to support later play in either
      ringette or hockey, or both.

    • Skating skills progress through the season, followed by stick-handling lessons.
        

  •  

  • Non-profit volunteer sports organization founded in 1967.

 

HOUSE LEAGUE

 

 

  • Learn to Skate/ Bunny program  restarts in September 2007, at Centennial Arena in west Toronto (Etobicoke).

    • Skating lessons and skill development for boys and girls age 4 years and older.  

    • Suitable for players who progress to play either ringette or hockey, or just want to strengthen their skating skills.

    • Saturdays at 5:15 pm at Centennial Park Arena (Toronto).
        

  • Ringette differs significantly from hockey, so different equipment is required. Please check out our equipment checklist and skate buying guide to ensure that you have the correct and properly sized ringette gear.

IN THE MEDIA

 

 


February 13, 2007, Etobicoke Guardian
Etobicoke stingers hope for playoff glory
[>full story ]

April 11, 2006, Etobicoke Guardian
Ringette Stingers shine at Cambridge tourney

[>full story ]

January 26, 2006, WeightWatchers
Give The Girl A Ring

[>full story ]

October 2001, Canadian Living Magazine
Fire On Ice
[>full story]

November 4, 2004
National Ringette League (NRL) hits the ice across Canada    
>Website, Press Release 

Ringette Players - Click to enlarge (JPEG, 327B)

Be a part of Etobicoke Ringette. Volunteers and sponsors are needed.
  
 

 

WHAT'S NEW?


2007-08 REGISTRATION
NOW OPEN
!!!

Please click here for more info.

 

HELP PROMOTE ETOBICOKE RINGETTE!
Print some flyers here.


WANTED!
ERA EXECUTIVES!


There are several vacant Executive positions for 2007-2008.

Please help keep the ERA alive and well
by volunteering some time for the kids.

View vacant positions here.

Interested? Send an email to the President.

REGIONAL CHAMPS

Etobicoke Petites win the
Southern Region Tween B
Championship in Richmond Hill
On April 1, 2007.

The team was also awarded the
Fair Play Award.

They remain undefeated
for the entire season.

Congratulations Girls!

WHAT'S THE BUZZ?

"The Buzz" is the official newsletter of the Etobicoke Ringette Association.

You must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader
to open "The Buzz".

If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader, please click here:

and follow the
downloading instructions.

The most current edition is available below.

Feb 2007

Past editions are available here.

If you have any ideas or suggestions for the newsletter,
please email them to
register@etobicoke-ringette.com.




REP TEAMS

 




Rep Team
home games and practices are played at either Long Branch Arena
or Centennial Park Arena, both in Toronto (Etobicoke). 
                                   
For maps of rinks and arenas in Toronto and elsewhere in Ontario, visit Arena Maps

Rep Team Schedules
> Novice
> Petite
> Tween
> Junior
> Open


ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION


  • Etobicoke Ringette gratefully acknowledges the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) for their financial support.  
     
  • OTF is an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture. Each year, it receives $100 million of government funding generated through Ontario's charity casino initiative. 
     
  • OTF grants are awarded to fund capital, operating and/or specific project costs in support of Arts & Culture, Environment, Human & Social Services, and Sports & Recreation

 

           
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Video and Articles on the Web

 

Programs

Video

 

Ringette Rocks!
(90 second long video)

SWF*
What's an SWF?

Cartoon video, featuring "Shannon".
Collaborative project by provincial ringette associations.

 

 

 

What is Ringette? 

Articles
 
Lordesses of the Rings 
by Reed Holmes

January 25, 2002

TSN Magazine article (January 25, 2002).

Update to this article - Canada won the last World Championships in November 2002, defeating Finland 3:1.

    Winning Spirit  
by Laurie Ewen
Canadian Living Magazine

February 2000

February 2000 "O Canada" Story.  This article sparked Canadian Living's interest in ringette, leading to the October 2001 article.
    Ringette: Fire on Ice
by Lynne Ainsworth 
Canadian Living Magazine

October 2001

Discover why ringette is inspiring passion in women across the country.  Quotes from Keely Brown of Toronto, goalie on the Canada's National Ringette Team.

PDF of the original article ( 1.4 MB, 3 pp.) 

    Hot topic - Ringette
"Girls @  Play" website

(March 2000, archived)

"Girls @ Play" is a sub-site of the CAAWS (Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity).  

CAAWS strives to "encourage girls and women to get out of the bleachers, off the sidelines, and onto the fields and rinks, into the pools, locker rooms and board rooms of Canada".  

   

Notes about Video Formats

*   SWF videos - To see this type of video, you'll need to have Shockwave Flash loaded 
     on your computer.

**  MPG videos - To see these videos, you'll need to have Real Player, Apple QuickTime or 
      Microsoft Media Player plug-in software already loaded and ready to use your computer.

    Taking a long time for these videos to open?  These are large files.  
       They will take several minutes to download, even over a high speed Internet connection.

     The complete Ringette Canada video "Ringette for Life" containg both these video segments 
     can purchased from provincial ringette associations or Ringette Canada.

 

 
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