| History of Ringette in Calgary |

1983-1984 Season

The fifth annual Booster Club Ringette School was held August 1-6, 1983 at Village Square Leisure Centre. Instructors included: Linda Tippin (Head Instructor), Geri Zuk, Beth Little, Michele Travis, Sue Rogers, Carmen Bell, Terry Crouse, Cheryl Govenlock, Sue Chudleigh, Lyndsay Wheelans, Barb Conway, Laurie Moore and Jackie Willis.
The Calgary Ringette Referees Association was formed early in the season, with intentions of upgrading the quality of officiating in Calgary.
Junior Belle players were given the choice of player EITHER houseleague or rep (A). This created the first Junior Belle Rep Team which was not "double carded".
The Rep Teams participated in a inter-city league between Lacombe, Edmonton and Sherwood Park.
In the 1983-84 Houseleague Tournament (Feb 3-5), there were 12 Petite teams, 14 Tween teams, 10 Junior Belle teams, and 6 Belle teams.
The Calgary "A" level tournament (Feb 24-26) hosted 4 Junior Belle, 8 Belle and 3 Deb teams. Both tournaments were run by Mike Tait, with assistance from Bill Allen, Orvil Anderson, Yvonne Armstrong, Jim Beattie, Frank McNabb, Jean Moore, Arlene Redmond, Joe Smith and Laura Webb.
There were 442 players registered (41 teams).

	National Ringette Week was held from February 5-12, 1984 - there was a ringette demo at the Calgary Wranglers Game (feb 8) to promote national ringette week.There were two editions published of the RINGETTE GAZETTE - a Ringette Calgary Newsletter. Editors were Beth Veale and Laura Webb.
Linda Tippin and Frances Willis started a beginner program for Bunny aged players. Frances Willis became the first Calgarian to serve on the RINGETTE CANADA Executive, holding the position of Treasurer. A Mandatory Coaches/Team Registration meeting was held.

Teams and Coaches

PETITE
Acadia	Bill Stabbler
Bonavista	Rod Beisel
Bowness	Sharlyn Gall Diane Preuter
Cochrane	Colin Grusie Grant Day
Heritage	Liz Anderson
Parkland	Cathie Ross Holly Ross
Properties #1	Dennis Berner Nick Nixon
Properties #2	Diana Potter Les Lidene
Thorncliffe	Verdelle Oleshko Laura Wells
Triwood	Jackie Willis Angela Shaw
West Hillhurst	Stan MacCluskey
Woodlands	Bill Johnson
Indus	Pat Miller
Chestermere	Judy Gilhooly

TWEEN
Acadia	John Ginn
Bonavista	Ivan Lauzon
Bowness	Liz Lepard Jackie Lockwood
Cochrane	Bruce Racicot
Heritage	Phyllis Weisbeck Delores Tostem
Properties #1	Russ Ironside Spence Eeg
Properties #2	Mel Aquin Bob Broomhall
Thorncliffe	Carmen Bell Sue Chudleigh
Triwood #1	Terry Crouse Ed Wahl
Triwood #2	Tom Berg Ernie Weston
West Hillhurst	Toni Holdaway

BELLE
Thorncliffe	Dale Oleshko Leanne Henderson
Triwood	Craig Poliwych Trevor McGregor
West Hillhurst	John Morcom Laurie Dahlman
Willowridge	Al Syverson Gary Milligan

"A" TEAMS
Junior Belle	Beth Little Hugh Stepaniuk
Belle	Linda Tippin Cara Brown Frances Willis
Deb	Bob Veale Lucie-Anne Ingoldsby Mardelle Boutin

	CALGARY DEBS PROVINCIAL CHAMPS 1983-84 Back Row (l to r) Bob Veale (coach), Leanne Henderson, Lucie Anne Ingoldsby, Nicole Richard, Paula Long, Carmen Bell (Skelton), Chris Morton, Mardelle Boutin (manager) Front Row: Kim Cramm, Beth Little (Veale), Marlayne Boutin (Brandsgard), Cara Brown, Brenda Barth. Missing: Linda Tippin (Anderson)
	CALGARY BELLES 1983-84 Back Row (l to r) Terry Crouse, Sue Chudleigh, Lisa Brown, Maryellen Johnston, Jackie Willis, Linda Tippin (coach) Front Row: Marnie Strachen, Holly Lees, Maureen Hans, Laurie Moore, Tracey Wake, Sue Rutherford
NO PHOTO AVAILABLE of the Calgary Juniors	CALGARY JUNIORS 1983-84 Beth Little (Coach), Hugh Stepaniuk (asst Coach), Chris Gaudet, Jennifer Harper, JoeyThompson, Natalie Christensen, Shawna Flath, Shelley Vernon, Robin Szakacs,Kim Stepaniuk, Karen Lee, Jacqui Brodie, Kari Beattie, Lisa Harrison, Kristy Krywko

Calgary Referee Association
President	Arnold Thompson
Vice-President	Andy Jones
Secretary	Linda Culshaw
Treasurer	Nick Holdaway
Directors	Cindy Whitman Norm Gossett