Cambridge Turbos

History

The team was founded in 2003 at the same time as the NRL was being established. The Turbos have played in the league since its inaugural season in 2003–04. The Turbos won their first national championship in the Open Division of the 2006 Canadian Ringette Championships (CRC).

Starting in 2008, the NRL had its own division at the annual CRC, with the winner being awarded the Jeanne Sauvé Memorial Cup as the senior national champion. The Turbos won back-to-back championships in 2008 and 2009, and became the first NRL team to win three consecutive championships, doing so from 2015 to 2017. The team lost only three times en route to the 2015 title. The Turbos came close to a fourth consecutive title in 2018, but settled for the bronze medal in 3rd place. With 6 national titles, the Turbos are the most successful NRL team. Cambridge also hosted the CRC in 2011. The Turbos won the inaugural Ringette World Club Championship in 2008 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, defeating the Finnish club Luvia in the final by a score of 6–3. The Turbos also competed at the 2011 Club Championship.

Many members of the Turbos have played for Team Canada at the World Ringette Championships, including Tatum Allen, Katherine Shaughnessy, and Erika Neubrand most recently in 2022; Canada won the silver.

The team name pre-dates the Turbos NRL team, and originated with a Cambridge U-12 team in 1988. The name came from squad member Corina Harris' pet hamster, Turbo, who became the team's unofficial mascot. Soon, the Cambridge ringette program adopted the name for all of its teams, as did the senior Turbos as they entered the NRL. Harris' father, who coached the team, also started a "Turbo Charge" cheer, which has continued.

The Turbos were featured on an episode of the Rick Mercer Report in 2009 called "Ringette Night In Canada." The episode included coverage of a NRL game between the Turbos and the now-defunct Gloucester Devils.

Regular season records

The Turbos currently competed in the Red Division of the NRL's Eastern Conference along with the Nepean Ravens, Waterloo Wildfire, and Gatineau Fusion. The Conference also has a White Division featuring the Montréal Mission, the Rive-Sud Révolution, and the Atlantic Attack. The Western Conference features six teams: the BC Thunder, Calgary RATH, Edmonton WAM!, Edmonton Black Gold, Saskatchewan Heat, and Manitoba Herd.

Rosters

Current roster

The Cambridge Turbos compete in the 2022–23 NRL season.

(* = AP)

2013–14 season roster

All-time record

References

References

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2. Abbott, Chris. (2015-04-15). "Campbell, Turbos win NRL championship". Norfolk & Tillsonburg News.
3. (2018-04-15). "Cambridge Turbos win bronze, Waterloo Wildfire fourth". Waterloo Region Record.
4. (2011-03-30). "National Ringette Championships in Cambridge". CTV News.
5. Martell-Crocker, Alayne. (2008-11-05). "World's best hit the ice at inaugural world club ringette championship".
6. (2008-11-07). "Cambridge-Luvia final at world club ringette championships". Soo Today.
7. Doucet, Bill. (2008-11-12). "Turbos the best in the world".
8. (2011-12-02). "Turbos power up to defend world title". Waterloo Region Record.
9. Shetty, Aastha. (2022-10-26). "3 Cambridge Turbos off to Finland to play for Canada's junior national ringette team". CBC News.
10. Corina Harris. (2017). "The Story Behind The Cambridge Turbos Name".
11. Rick Mercer Report. (2009-03-04). "RMR: Ringette Night in Canada".
12. (17 November 2022). "THEY'RE BACK! NRL IS BACK". Ringette Ontario.
13. (17 November 2022). "THEY'RE BACK! NRL IS BACK". Ringette Ontario.
14. (2022). "NRL – Cambridge Ringette Association". Cambridge Ringette Association.