With only five weeks left in regular season play, three Western Conference teams in the National Ringette League (NRL) have secured their spot at the NRL Championship tournament that will take place in Burnaby, BC from April 8-14, 2012. Prairie Fire, Lower Mainland Ringette League (LMRL) Thunder and Calgary RATH will be joined by a fourth team that will be decided as regular season play finishes up.…
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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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| Team | W | L | T | GP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Fire | 21 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 42 |
| Calgary RATH | 18 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 37 |
| LMRL Thunder | 17 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 36 |
| Manitoba Jets | 10 | 13 | 0 | 25 | 22 |
| Edmonton WAM! | 6 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 13 |
| Saskatoon Wild | 1 | 23 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
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The LMRL (Lower Mainland Ringette League) Thunder will begin their inaugural season in the National Ringette (NRL) League October 2011. LMRL is a ringette region that covers the lower mainland region of the province of British Columbia and consists of nine smaller local ringette associations. The LMRL Thunder are the third NRL franchise in history to call BC home, following after the now defunct BC Reign and Fraser Valley Avalanche. The Thunder will play four of their home weekends in their lower mainland home, and their fifth home weekend in Kelowna. The LMRL Thunder are made up of a great mix of veteran NRL players, young future stars and a strong rookie group that has recently graduated from the LMRL AA program. The Thunder are committed to creating a stable franchise, while also promoting the sport of ringette in BC and providing an exciting brand of ringette on the ice.…
The LMRL Thunder of the National Ringette League (NRL) officially announced their roster and team staff today ahead of their inaugural season which opens the weekend of October 22 and 23 at home against the Saskatoon Wild.…
