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Ringette Canada Hall of Fame

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport.

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Ringette Canada Hall of Fame
2 Founders8 Teams19 Athletes9 Coaches26 Builders13 Officials 77 total

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport.

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame includes six categories: founder, builder, official, team, coach, and athlete. A number of Canadian national ringette teams and their players have been inducted over the course of its existence, as well as organizers, administrators, coaches, and officials.

The first two Canadians were inducted in 1988: the two founders of ringette, Sam Jacks and Red McCarthy. Agnes Jacks CM, the wife of Sam Jacks, was inducted as a Builder in 1996.

The first builders to be inducted were June Tiessen and Terry Youngman (1989). Tiessen was Ringette Canada's first President (1974–75, 1976–77) while Youngman served as its president from 1981 to 1983. Youngman later lead the international development of the sport from 1983 to 1985 while serving as Ringette Canada's Past-President.

The first two teams to be inducted were world title winners Team Alberta from the 1990 World Ringette Championships (2005), and Team Canada West from the 1992 World Ringette Championships (2005). The first athlete to be inducted was Deb Marek (2001), the first coach to be inducted was Lyndsay Wheelans (2002), and the first official to be inducted was Denise Weeks (2001).

The following is the list of Ringette Canada Hall of Fame members:

Listed below are the inductees who have also participated in the World Ringette Championships. Some members have been inducted more than once in different categories.

Ringette Canada Hall of Fame
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Alayne Martell[1][2]	2021	Builder			RCHoF
1990 Team Canada (Sr.)	2005	Team	WRC 1990	1990 Team Alberta	RCHoF
1992 Team Canada West	2005	Team	WRC 1992	1992 Team Canada West	RCHoF
2002 Team Canada (Sr.)	2010	Team	WRC 2002	2002 Team Canada (Sr.)	[3]
1996 Team Canada (Sr.)	2010	Team	WRC 1996	1996 Team Canada (Sr.)	[4]
2012 U19 Team Canada East	2014	Team	WJRC 2012	2012 U19 Team Canada East	[5]
2016 Team Canada (Jr.)	2016	Team	WRC 2016	2016 Team Canada (Jr.)	[6]
2017 Team Canada (Jr.)	2018	Team	WRC 2017	2017 Team Canada (Jr.)	[7]
2019 Team Canada (Jr.)	2020	Team	WRC 2019	2019 Team Canada (Jr.)	RCHoF
Lyndsay Wheelans	2002	Coach	WRC 1990WRC 1992WRC 1994WRC 1996WRC 1998WRC 2000WRC 2004WRC 2007	Player 1990 Team Alberta
1992 Team Canada West
1994 Team Canada West

Head coach 1996 Team Canada (Sr.) 2007 Team Canada (Sr.) Head coach 1998 Team Finland (Sr.)

Goalie coach 2013 Team Canada (Sr.)

Assistant coach\Goalie coach 2012 Team Canada U19 West

Legacy coach 2016 Team Canada (Jr.)

Legacy coach 2016 Team Canada (Jr.)

The following are inductees in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame:

Sam Jacks was inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

The following are inductees in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame:

Team Canada West teams of 1990 and 1992 were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in the Groups and Teams category in 1994.
Phyllis Sadoway was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
Reg Wood was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

The following are inductees in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame:

1988 Regina Optimist Stingers Ringette Team - installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 16, 2001. Accomplishments: 1998 Canadian Junior Ringette Champions (see Canadian Ringette Championships).

The following are inductees in the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum:

Andrea Ferguson ("Ando") was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2022. She is the first ringette athlete to be inducted in its history.

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