| History of Ringette in Calgary |

1984-1985 Season

Fees for refereeing were: Petite - $4.00, Tween/Junior - $5.00, Belle/Deb - $6.00
Ice rental fees were $33.50 per hour.
"A"(Rep) Level Committee was established in May of 1984 and was Chaired by Hugh Stepaniuk. Other committee members were: Jim Brodie, Ray Lee, Arnold Thompson, Frances Willis, Bob Veale, Mardelle Boutin.
"A" Tryouts were held in September of 1984, with 24 Belles, 30 Junior Belles and 14 Debs.
Ringette Canada held a National Leadership Development Seminar in July of 1984. Carmen Bell was sponsored by Ringette Calgary to attend.
Ringette display was done in conjunction with the Wranglers Hockey Team Sport Swap held at the Stampede Corral.
Booths promoting Ringette were set up at several Calgary Malls.
The Ringette promotional brochure was placed in Welcome Wagon packages.
For the first time, the Junior “A” team participated in the Belle houseleage.
The 1985 Houseleague tournament was held with 12 Petite, 12 Tween, and 8 Junior teams. The tournament registration fee was $125
Two Referee clinics were held - a “Regional” level and a “Community” level.
Coaches clinics were held both Level I Technical and Level II Technical.
There were 479 players registered with Calgary Ringette
Provincial Championships were held March 1-3, 1985 in Sherwood Park.
The Calgary Debs won Provincials and went to Montreal to Nationals.

Teams and Coaches

PETITE
Acadia	Roy Smith
Bowness	Dianne & Gerry Preuter
Cochrane	Grant Day
Heritage	Gary & Liz Anderson
Indus	Neil Potter
Lake Bonavista	Jim Selmser
Parkland	Holly Ross
Properties #1	Dennis Berner Nick Nixon
Properties #2	Larry Heise
Properties #3	Colleen Oblemar Earling Larson
Triwood	Duane Sears Kari Howell

TWEEN
Acadia	Bill Stabbler
Bowness	Harold Chapeski
Cochrane	Colin Grusie
Heritage	Phyllis Weisbeck
Indus	Randy & Sally Murray
Lake Bonavista	Wayne Krywko
Parkland	Jim Diellson
Thorncilffe	Verdelle Oleshko Laura Wells
Triwood	Tom Berg Pat Hopps
West Hillhurst	Tina Holdaway
Woodlands	Bill Johnson

"A"TEAMS
Junior	Beth Little Carmen Bell
Belle	Elaine Brown
Deb	Bob Veale Laura Webb Mardelle Boutin

The Calgary Booster Club Ringette School

	Calgary Debs 1984-85 Provincial Champions (attended the Canadian Ringette Championships in Montreal representing Alberta) Back Row: Laura Webb, Paula Long, Jackie Willis, Leanne Henderson, Mardelle Boutin, Carmen Bell, Sue Chudleigh, Cara Brown, Marlayne Brandsgard, Bob Veale Front Row: Maureen Hans, Wendy Cowie, Laurie Moore, Linda Tippin, Beth Little, Laurie Smith
	The Deb Rep Team won provincials, and then reality set in and they came to the conclusion that they had no money to go to Montreal to Nationals..... Most of the players were students and everyone worked hard to generate some funds to help with expenses. There was no financial support available from Ringette Calgary or Ringette Alberta at that time.

There was the garage sale ....

And then there was the CAR WASH .... Plus there was a "fundraiser dance"-...	BUT, once the team got to Montreal the entertainment was cheap

Calgary Junior Belle Rep Team - 1984-85

Calgary Referee Association
President	Andy Jones
Vice-President	Jack Taylor
Secretary	Linda Culshaw
Treasurer	Dave Todd
Ringette Calgary Liaison	Bob Curran