Regina selected to host 2014 Canadian Ringette Championships

Ringette Canada today announced it has selected Regina, Saskatchewan as the host for the 2014 Canadian Ringette Championships.

The event will be held April 6-12, 2014 and will see approximately 48 teams from across the country competing in three divisions – U16, U19 and the National Ringette League (NRL) division (19+). The 2014 championship will be held at the new Co-operators Centre at Evraz Place, which contains six ice surfaces. The event is expected to bring in approximately 3000 or more visitors to the region, resulting in an estimated total economic impact of $2.2 million for the city of Regina and $3 million to the province of Saskatchewan.

Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by the late Sam Jacks. There are currently over 29,000 players on more than 2,000 teams across Canada with over 2,400 officials and 5,000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in half a dozen other countries around the world. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement, ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada's Long Term Athlete Development model. For more information, please refer to the Ringette Canada website at www.ringette.ca.