With just under ten weeks left in the National Ringette League (NRL) season, teams are on the home stretch to secure a spot at the NRL Championship tournament in Burnaby, BC from April 8-14, 2012. Today the league announces its Elite Eight rankings as well as its December stars.…
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Turku, Finland – Sunday, January 1, 2011 – In an exciting overtime final, Finland’s Luvian Kiekko -82 (LuKi-82) dashed Canada’s only hope of a medal at the 2011 world club ringette championship, downing the defending world club champion Cambridge Turbos 8-7 and picking up the bronze medal. …
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Turku, Finland – Saturday, December 31, 2011 – The defending world club champion Cambridge Turbos were denied a chance at repeat gold today when they were downed 3-1 by Lapinlahden Luistin -89 (LL-89) in the semi-finals. Emily Bakker (Mitchell) scored the lone goal for Cambridge, assisted by Jacqueline Gaudet (Cambridge), while goalie Meghan Pittaway (Cambridge) made 44 saves and earned game MVP honours for Cambridge. Anne Pohjola continued her scoring streak to pick up two goals for LL-89 and goalie Johanna Mikkonen made 29 saves to also receive game MVP honours. The Turbos will now move on to play Luvian Kiekko -82 (LuKi-82) for bronze tomorrow after that team was downed 5-4 in overtime by Raision Nuorisokiekko ry (RNK) in the other semi-final game today. Susanna Tapani scored four goals and an assist, including the game winning goal for RNK.…
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Turku, Finland – Friday, December 30, 2011 – After beating Richmond Hill Lightning on the last day of round-robin play, Cambridge Turbos have finished in fourth place and will meet the top team, Lapinlahden Luistin -89 (LL-89) in semi-final play tomorrow. Second place Luvian Kiekko -82 (LuKi-82) will meet third place Raision Nuorisokiekko ry (RNK) in the other semi-final game. Richmond Hill Lightning finished in fifth and will play sixth place Sweden.…
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Turku, Finland – Thursday, December 29, 2011 – Despite each posting wins over Sweden on day two of the 2011 world club championship, Richmond Hill Lightning and the Cambridge Turbos could not beats the Finns again today. The Lightning faced a 12-3 loss to Luvian Kiekko -82 (LuKi-82) and the Turbos were downed 5-2 by Raision Nuorisokiekko ry (RNK). Lapinlahden Luistin -89 (LL-89) are at the front of the Finnish pack, picking up a 9-3 win over LuKi-82 and a 9-6 win over RNK, which puts them at a 3-0 record and the only team undefeated. The Lightning and Turbos both stand at a 1-2 record going into the last day of round-robin play, while LuKi-82 and RNK are 2-1 and Sweden is 0-3.…
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Richmond Hill Lightning and the Cambridge Turbos faced some tough competition on the opening day of the 2011 world club championship in Turku, Finland today. Richmond Hill lost 14-8 to Lapinlahden Luistin -89 (LL-89) and the Turbos, who are the defending world club champions, took a 4-3 loss to Luvian Kiekko -82 (LuKi-82). The third Finnish team, Raision Nuorisokiekko ry (RNK), beat the Swedish team Ulriksdals SK (USK) 12-1.…
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With a third of the 2011-2012 season complete in the National Ringette League (NRL), teams continue to battle it out for a spot at the NRL Championship tournament in Burnaby, BC from April 8-14, 2012. Today the league announces its Elite Eight rankings as well as its November stars.…
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Another season is underway and as teams hit the ice in their quest for the 2011-2012 NRL Championship title, we’re taking a closer look at each team in the league. The new series is called 19 Teams in 19 Days and we would like to encourage you to join in the discussion.…
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The 2011-2012 season of the National Ringette League (NRL) is well underway and today the league announces its Elite Eight rankings as well as its October stars. Teams in both the east and the west have started their season strong and are all focused on claiming a spot at the NRL Championship tournament, which will be held in Burnaby, BC from April 8-14, 2012. …
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Another season is underway and as teams hit the ice in their quest for the 2011-2012 NRL Championship title, we’re taking a closer look at each team in the league. The new series is called 19 Teams in 19 Days and we would like to encourage you to join in the discussion.…
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| Team | W | L | T | GP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Turbos | 22 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 46 |
| Ottawa Ice | 20 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 41 |
| Richmond Hill Lightning | 18 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 38 |
| Waterloo Wildfire | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 | 24 |
| Gloucester Devils | 11 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 23 |
| Whitby Wild | 7 | 14 | 0 | 25 | 18 |
| Gatineau Fusion | 2 | 22 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
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The 2011-2012 season will be the eighth season for the Waterloo Wildfire, one of the National Ringette League’s founding teams. There have been a few changes to the Wildfire lineup since they ended last season in a playoff loss in Quebec City. Gone is Shelly Kraemer, a seven-year veteran who retired, as well as Leah Henderson who, after four years on the Wildfire defense, was unable to win a spot on the current squad. Forward Tia Toko, obtained in a trade from the Whitby Wild back in January, is uncertain of her status with the team pending an opportunity for a school exchange to Europe. …
Sunday afternoon in National Ringette League action in Whitby the Waterloo Wildfire jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and never looked back, leading 4-1 at the intermission and skated away with a 6-2 victory.…
The Waterloo Wildfire are a travel weary group. After a 700 km, 4-game trip to Montreal last weekend, the Waterloo squad headed out on a 900 km 2-game trip to Quebec City on Saturday. Despite also playing without 4 regulars, the Wildfire split their 2 games with the Quebec Cyclones.…
