1988-1989 Season   

  • The University of Calgary held a Ringette School from July 31 - August 6.
    There was also advanced school from August 21-28, and a Bunny program from August 21-28
  • There were 762 players registered with Ringette Calgary, a total of 58 Registered teams.
  • The U of C included Ringette as both an activity course and an intramural sport.
  • In an effort to have consistency across the country, Ringette Alberta announced that teams in Alberta would follow the new guidelines set out by Ringette Canada. This meant that our rep teams (formerly "A") would now be called "AA", and our former "B" teams would be considered "A", and former "C" teams would become "B" level.
  • 151 girls registered for "AA" tryouts.
  • The Ringette Calgary casino was held October 9-10, 1989.
  • Ringette Calgary set up a RINGETTE SCHOLARSHIP at the University of Calgary (to commence in the fall of 1989)
  • Ringette Alberta's Provincial Entry Fees were $250.
  • Ringette Calgary purchased a set of Gym Ringette sticks ($245 for 35 sticks & $135 for 3 sets of rings)
  • Effective September 1988 new coaching requirements were introduced to receive certification for full Level 1, Level II and Level III.
  • The first Level 3 Technical Coaching course was held in August of 1989.
  • NCCP Requirements for coaching changed - it was no longer possible to obtain practical certification by simply acting as a coach or assistant coach. The new requirements meant that practise plans had to be submitted, and the coach had to be evaluated.
  • The World Team (AAA) Tryouts were held in Calgary on May 6th
  • "RINGETTE" gained a berth into the Canadian Encyclopedia and into the World Book Encyclopedia.
  • Calgary began preparation for hosting the 1990 Canadian Ringette Championships. Bob Thompson headed a committee which originally included: Bonnie Schmidt, Ingrid Biegen, Gerry Preuter, Linda Grusie, Diana Potter, Laura Webb, and Erik Laerz

The Esso Golden Ring Tournament was held January 20-22, 1989.
There were 57 teams in attendance, with the following champions:

Novice A Hussar Pandas
Petite AA Edmonton Stingers
Petite A Kilkenny Cougars
Tween AA Saskatoon Saints
Tween A Woodvale Warriors
Junior AA Sherwood Park Jaguars
Junior A Edmonton Caernarvon Devils
Belle A Calgary Triwood Spuds
Deb A A Calgary Debs
Deb A Saskatoon Debs
City of Calgary League Champions:
Petite A NW Flyers
Petite B1 South Calgary
Petite B2 Hot Chili Peppers
Tween A Bowview
Tween B South Calgary
Junior A Properties (Provincial Gold)
Belle A Triwood Spuds (Provincial Gold)
Teams and Coaches

BUNNY

Bowview Steve Hutchison
Bowview Ian McNeil
Triwood (NW) Karen Bergh
Bowness (NW) Debbie Wilk
Properties Alex Biletski

NOVICE

Bowview Ray Kuiper
Bowview Ken Halward
Bowview Tim Knight
Bowview Mark Pollard
Triwood (NW) Bonnie Schmidt
CNC (NW) Mike Palmer
Properties Dave Lewis
Properties Glenn Pennett
South Calgary Howard Northcott
Dennis Wildey

PETITE

Bowview Randy Mitchell
Bowview Lyle Edwards
Bowview Ken Timm
Bowview Brian Hendricks
Northwest Jim Bend
Michael Lalonde
Northwest Terri Anderson
Debbie Posadas
Northwest Norma Campbell
Derek Hasegawa
Properties Don Simpson
Properties Barry Illingworth
Properties Paul Rainey
South Calgary Cal Johnson
John Brooks

TWEEN

Bowview Ron Manitowich
Bowview Ian MacDowell
Northwest Jackie Legge
George Richter
Northwest Don Ryz
Shannon Mabley
Properties Dan Bojarski
Properties Scott Andrew
Properties Barry Goodhope
South Calgary Ken Furlong

JUNIOR

Bowview
Karl Revenko
Bowview John Ginn
Northwest Orvil Anderson
Frank Mele
Northwest Maureen Hans
Properties Larry Laycock
South Calgary Brian Morency
Ray Ringuette

BELLE

Triwood
Laura Webb
West Hillhurst Stan MacCluskey

 

 

"AA" LEVEL

Petite (North) Les Pruden
Tween (North) John Mitchell
Tween (South) Bill Stabbler
Junior (North) Colin Grusie
Junior (South) Jim Dielessen
Belle Carmen Bell
Deb Frances Willis

CALGARY'S "AA" (REP TEAMS) 1988-89

CALGARY PETITE "AA" DEVILS

Sandy McNeil
Karla Skog
Robin Richards
Kaila Gatfield
Mandy Schroder
Michelle Chapeski
Kelly Pruden
Jodi Jensen
Allison Johnson
Krista Horkoff
Trisha Mele
Michelle Grusie
Alissa Sills

COACHES:
Les Pruden
Doug Schroder
Managers:
Debbie McNeil
Bill Mele

TWEEN "AA" CALGARY BLAZERS

Marnie Mitchell
Tera Severson
Dani Grusie
Marcelle Tremblay
Kim Ledene
Tammy George
Shelley Potter
Tanya Berner
Tricia Duley
Dayle Larson
Kristen Tennant
Tona Laerz
Michelle Sills
Ronda Slone
Nicole Kitella

COACHES:
John Mitchell
Managers:
Grant George
Jackie Sills

JUNIOR "AA" CALGARY SOUTH ROYALS

Crista Dielessen
Misty Armor
Kellie Donohue
Corrine Hagel
Jolene Wynnychuk
Stephanie Hubbard
Kara Balash
Jacquie Paterson
Analisa Killick
Kari Simonson
Nicole Frandensen
Susan McIntosh
Mandy Coombe
Val Miles

COACHES:
Jim Dielessen
Jim Hubbard
Manager:
Brian Donohue

JUNIOR "AA" CALGARY NORTH COSMOS

Jennifer Ryz
Christine Andersen
Tricia Preuter
Michelle Willis
Carla Somerville
Carmen Grusie
Robyn Schweitzer
Laurie Murray
Selene Munro
Trina Janssens
Tamara Anderson
Cindy Fairclough
Jackie Richards
Allison Mitchell

COACHES:
Colin Grusie
Gerry Preuter
Karen Lee
Manager:
Don Ryz

CALGARY
BELLE "AA"

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CALGARY DEB "AA"

Jannine Kowalchuk
Shauna Flath
Lisa Brown
Cara Brown
Shelley Vernon
Susan Curran
Jennifer Harper
Maureen Hans
Holly Reeves
Michele Little
Joey Thompson
Debbie Marek
Kim Stepaniuk

COACHES:
Frances Willis
Bob Thompson

CALGARY PETITE AA DEVILS 1988-89
First Row: Sandy McNeil, Michelle Chapeski, Michelle Grusie, Kaila Gatfield,
Allison Johnson, Jodi Jensen
Middle Row: Kelly Pruden, Trisha Mele, Krista Horkoff, Robyn Richards,
Karla Skog, Alissa Sills, Mandy Schroder
Back Row: Les Pruden (Coach), Bill Mele (Manager),
Doug Schroder (asst Coach), Debbie McNeil (Manager)

Executive:
President
Ray Lee
VP Administration
Bob Thompson
VP Technical
Karl Revenko
Secretary
Diana Mele
Treasurer
Gerry Preuter 
Directors:
Ringette Alberta Rep
Frances Willis
Tournament Director
Laura Webb
League Directors
Dieter Marshall
Jan Mele
League Co-ordinator
Helen Graham
Publicity Director
John Mitchell
Ice & Scheduling
Ken Furlong
Officials Development
Jim Dielessen
Coaching Development
Colin Grusie
Legal Affairs
Jim Hubbard
Brian Hallamore

Referee Association
President - Brian Donohue
Ref Scheduler -
Judy Stabbler




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