- Level 1 NCCP Technical Coaching Clinics were held October 18/19 and December 6/7, Level 2 was held November 15/16
- Ringette Canada made it mandatory for all participants to wear a "Ringette" facemask (type 5 or 6)
- An NSIP clinic was held in July 1997 with 20 attendees.
- Ringette Calgary nominated Beth Veale for the Alberta Coaching and Officiating Recognition Award
- Ice was billed at $107 per hour
- Mandatory coaches meetings were held October 8 and October 9, 1997
- Ringette Calgary funded a program to supply an instructor to Calgary schools for Gym Ringette instruction.
- The referee assignor was Donna Knight
- Northwest Ringette held their first Silent Auction, Dinner and Dance November 21, 1997
- The Alberta Winter Games were held in Red Deer from February 19-22, 1998
- Pam Timanson was chosen to officiate at the Tween AA Western Canadian Championships
- Robyn Schweitzer was chosen to offficate at the Canadian Ringette Championships
- The AA banquet was held Saturday, April 25th.
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City Champions 1997-98 |
| Division |
Champion (gold) |
Runner-up (silver) |
| Novice A |
Bow View Bullets |
Northwest Demons |
| Novice B |
Northwest Speeding Bullets |
Northwest Mighty Tigers |
| Petite A |
Northwest Swoosh |
Northwest Jolt
(Provincials - Bronze) |
| Petite B |
South Calgary Ice
(Provincials - Bronze) |
Bow View Stingers |
| Tween A |
Northwest Geckos
(Provincials - Bronze) |
Bow View Ice |
| Tween B |
South Calgary Avalanche
(Provincials - Gold) |
Bow View Coyotes |
| Junior A |
Northwest Snipers
(Provincials - Gold) |
Bow View Sabotage
(Provincials - Silver) |
| Junior B |
Northwest Screamers
(Provincials - Bronze) |
Northwest Ice |
| Belle A |
Bow View Energy
(Provincials - Silver) |
Properties Falcons |
| Deb A |
South Calgary Giants
(Provincials - Gold) |
Bow View Bullets |
| Int A |
West Hillhurst US
(Provincials - Gold) |
Triwood Tradition
(Provincials - Silver) |
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| Tournament Committee: |
| Laura Webb |
Marlene Jensen |
| Iveah Hutchison |
Diana Mele |
| Lucie Anne Ingoldsby |
Dennis McGrath |
| Leslie Haworth |
Archie Mann |
| Rose Anne Mutrie |
Kari Hendricks |
| Jennifer Irving |
Laurie Aksenchuk |
| Jack Marsh |
Betty Crosby |
| Kim Arndt |
John Mader |
| Jocelyne Tippett |
John Jackson |
| Tanis Humphrey |
Vera Ilsley |
| Larraine Ryan |
Debbie Hickerty |
| Paula DiFruscia |
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| The 12th annual Esso Golden Ring was held Jan. 23-25, 1998 and hosted Bunny through Intermediate. There were 158 teams competing in 16 divisions |
| ESSO GOLDEN RING Champions were: |
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Gold |
Silver |
| Novice A |
Calgary NW Demons |
Calgary NW Ringer Stingers |
| Novice B |
Medicine Hat Raiders |
Fort Sask Mall Kodiaks |
| Petite A |
Calgary NW Jolt |
Calgary NW Swoosh |
| Petite B |
Calgary NW Killer Whales |
St. Albert Cosmic Cosmos |
| Tween AA |
Edmonton Surge |
Calgary Speed |
| Tween A |
Calgary NW Girls in Black |
Lacombe Tazmanian Devils |
| Tween B |
Regina Renegades |
South Calgary Avalanche |
| Junior AA |
Zone 5 Black Gold |
Calgary Impact |
| Junior A |
Medicine Hat Ice Hawks |
Calgary NW Snipers |
| Junior B |
Lacombe Wildcats |
Rockyford Ringers |
| Belle AA |
Regina Bandits |
Lower Mainland Belle Allstars |
| Belle A |
Rockyford Ringers |
Edmonton Idlwylde Angels |
| Deb/Int AA |
Edmonton Flash Deb AA |
Edmonton Intermediate AA |
| Deb A |
South Calgary Giants |
Edmonton Fulton Rebels |
| Int A |
Calgary West Hillhurst Us |
Calgary Triwood Gladiators |
The 1998 Esso Golden Ring:
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The tournament was sponsored for the 12th year by Imperial Oil Limited.
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Teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba took part in the three-day competition. In addition to the 68 Calgary teams there were 71 teams from other parts of Alberta, and 19 out of province teams - 7 from British Columbia, 11 from Saskatchewan and 1 from Manitoba.
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A total of 177 applications were received from teams with hopes of securing a spot in the tournament - over 150 of those were presented on the opening day for applications. Regretfully, we were unable to accommodate 19 of those teams.
- Play took place at 18 arenas, a total of 24 ice surfaces with the first game commencing at 7:00 am on Friday, January 23, and the last game ending at 7:00 pm on Sunday, January 25.
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The "take home" souvenir which the 1998 Esso Golden Ring committee provided to all players, coaches, and officials, was a skate towel, imprinted with the Esso Golden Ring logo, Graf Canada logo, and the slogan "GOALS. They count in Ringette, they count in life". In addition bunnie teams received juice after their first game.
- All bunny teams received participation medals for their friendship series.
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New committee member Lorie Aksenchuk, along with Robyn Schweitzer were responsible for the task of scheduling officials for the 319 tournament games.
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This year for the first time, a referee social was held on Thursday, January 22. At this time officials picked up their packages and went over tournament rules and expectations, as well as socializing to get to know each other.
- In an ongoing attempt to promote sportsmanship and to foster friendship, the Esso Golden Ring Hospitality Night was held on Friday, January 23. The informal function, provided free of charge to all participants was held at the Village Square Leisure Centre. Activities included crafts, kareoke, face painting, games, and lots of food.
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The addition of a system for coaches to retreive game scores and standings (Telus Voice Mailboxes) was used. This eliminated the frenzy in the control centre and worked extremely well.
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Change of venue for the committee control centre to East Twin arena
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CALGARY'S "AA" (REP TEAMS) 1997-98 |
CALGARY
RAGE
PETITE AA
Christin Bell
Andrea Coutts
Allison Cronin
Jennifer Handby
Candace Hankel
Brett Haskell
Tracey Johnson
Jennifer Kuhn
Jill McInenly
Renee Metcalfe
Martine Pettem
Victoria Russell
Elaina Scheuer
Terena Thorne
Tareyn Warren
COACHES:
Murray Pettem
Sharon Johnson
Clarence Hankel
Manager: Darlene Kuhn |
CALGARY
SELECTS
PETITE AA
Chantelle Tippett
Jesse Penner
Meaghan Hammond
Lindsay Veale
Lara Lavelle
Heather Lamb
Kaelyn Barrie
Samantha Hammond
Kelsey Watson
Cayla Gillies
Holly Favell
Jodi Yaworski
Ainslay Kerr
COACHES:
Beth Veale
Barb Barrie
Bruce Hammond
Manager: Darryl Penner |
CALGARY
SPEED
TWEEN AA
Emily Patry
Ali Watson
Vanita Hoar
Stephanie Madgett
Kelly Knight
Lindsey Lovse
Chrissy Lawrence
Amelia Hradsky
Tracy Lefebre
Meghan Mutrie
Erin Schmaltz
Robyn Gillies
Angela Crosby
COACHES:
Bev Patry
Milan Hradsky
Kevin Gillies
Manager: John Madgett |
CALGARY CRUE
FORCE
TWEEN AA
Kelsey Deforest
Kristin Hallett
Susan Ilsley
Megan Maguire
Lindsay McMillan
Bobbi-Ann Wallace
Chelsea Dolan
Jackie Thurston
Kelly Swedburg
Meagan Cronin
Megan Lamb
Kimberly Forsyth
Drew Belan
COACHES:
Chris Belan
Dave Ilsley
Allison Simpson
Lynn Thurston
Manager: Delores Forsyth |
CALGARY
IMPACT
JUNIOR AA
Stacey McNichol
Amanda Dry
Sheena Lawrick
Robyn Mann
Robyn McNeil
Stacey Lamb
Daina Norndon
Carley Stewart
Abbey Hoes
Kelly Willment
Kendis Kirkendall
Erin Krushelnicki
Lindsey Kanski
Tara Marquardt
Alison Forsyth
COACHES:
Cliff Lawrick
Jodi Jensen
Kari Hendricks
Jaimie McDowell
Manager: Debbie McNeil |
CALGARY
ILLUSIONs
BELLE AA
Heather Ilsley
Heather Barton
Jennie Rounthwaite
Courtney Jaques
Kim Smyth
Michelle Grusie
Faye Laviolette
Mindy Smith
Jackie Gaumont
Erin Knight
Robin Wheatley
Candice Reich
Dana Johanson
Shannon Hutchison
COACHES:
Steve Hutchison
Jody Black
Manager: Vera Ilsley |
CALGARY
DEB AA
Michelle Sills
Kerry Caffrey
Kelly Pruden
Jodi Jensen
Danni Grusie
Jaime McDowell
Kailee Klemmensen
Carmen Grusie
Jen Paradowski
Christy Press
Michelle Ethier
Shelley Potter
Kerri Berner
Sandy McNeil
Dana Oikawa
Kaila Gatfield
Michelle Grusie
COACHES:
Jeff Lennard
Jen Cook
Manager: Beth McDowell
Trainer: Lisa Brown
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CALGARY
INTERMEDIATE AA
DINOSAURS
Tamara Anderson
Stephanie Hubbard
Lisa Brown
Jen Cook
Cara Brown
Jen Rogers
Jen Wood
Sheri McKenzie
Danielle Jackson
Lorrie Horne
Jody Black
Susan Foster
Christine Lalonde
COACHES:
Deb Marek
Phyllis Sadoway
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AA Provincial Results:
Petite AA Selects - Gold
Petite AA Rage - 4th Tween AA Speed - Provincial Gold,
Gold at Western Canadian Championships
Tween AA Force - 4th Junior AA Impact - Gold,
Silver at Canadian Championships Belle AA Illusion - Gold Deb AA - Silver Intermediate AA - Gold |
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NW PETITE B KILLER WHALES
Back Row: Morgan Klimosko, Janelle McMillan, Megan Gaska, Amanda Taylor
Middle Row: Rob Birkholz (asst Coach), Brenda Jasper (mgr), Alli Aquart, Erin Barnes, Heather Gaska, Bob Barnes (coach), Mike Grant (asst coach)
Front Row: Natalie Masuda, Kaitlin Young, Kali Taylor, Karen Jasper, Kristina Birkholz, Chelsea Provencher, Leah Grant
Missing: Dawn McLean (asst coach) |
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NW TWEEN B STORM
Back Row: Amie Barnes, Rebecca McNeil, Brittany Boutin
Middle Row: Bernie Boutin (asst Coach), Nikki Mangan, Robyn Aiello, Cecile DeGagne,
Rob DeGagne (asst Coach)
Front Row: Maia Aquart, Emily Schmaltz, Kathleen Restoule, Tawny Poelzer, Allison Snowden,
Lauren Redgate, Melanie Smith
Missing: Arienne Poelzer (coach), Bob Barnes (asst Coach), Judy Smith (mgr) |
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PSA RINGETTE BELLES FALCONS - City Finalists
Back Row:Dale Humphreys (asst coach), Linnea Spence, Kelly Campbell, Julie Walker, Lauren Fillies, Melissa Humphreys, Shelly Newby, Lonnie Krahn (coach)
Front Row: Tara Swan, Kendra Boharski, Brandy Krahn, Renee McLeod, Tara Babin
Missing: Lil Walker (mgr), Kelly Hemaway, Kevin Gillies (asst coach) |
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Executive: |
President |
Laura Webb |
Past President |
Lucie Anne Ingoldsby |
VP Administration |
Louise McGrath |
VP League |
Randall Jarosz |
VP Technical |
Beth Veale |
VP Publicity |
Kim Arndt |
VP Finance |
Diana Mele |
VP Zone 3 |
Filomena Hoar |
Directors: |
EGRT Liaison |
Laura Webb |
Bingo Director |
Clint Tippett |
Casino Director |
Iveah Hutchison |
C.R.R.A. Rep |
Jennifer Irving |
Player Development |
Jeannette Whelen |
Coaching Development |
Chris Belan |
Ice Scheduling |
Iveah Hutchison
Sue Palmer |
AA Rep |
Gary Laviolette |
Bow View Rep |
Angie Rea |
Northwest Rep |
Shelia Moore |
South Calgary Rep |
Jan Handby |
Properties Rep |
Jim Hepburn |
Staff: |
Administration |
Marlayne Brandsgard |
Accountant |
Merrill Booth |
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