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2004 World Ringette Championships

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2004 World Ringette Championships
7th World Ringette Championships
Tournament details
Host country Sweden
CityHuddinge Municipality
Venue(s)Visättra SportCenter 1
DatesNovember 23–27, 2004
Teams4
Final positions
Champions  Finland (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  United States
Fourth place Sweden
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2007 →

The 2004 World Ringette Championships (2004 WRC) was an international ringette tournament and the 7th (XII) World Ringette Championships. The tournament was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF) and was contested in Stockholm, Sweden, between November 23 and 27, 2004. The game for the world title final between Canada and Finland took place at the Visättra SportCenter in Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.

Overview

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Team Finland took the world championship by crushing Team Canada 9–3 in the final.[1][2][3][4] Since the 2004 World Championships, Finland has dominated the international senior level of ringette.[5] Anna Vanhatalo was elected the best goaltender of the tournament.[6]

Venue

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Visättra Sportcenter
Host venue
Location  SwedenHuddinge, Stockholm
Constructed
Capacity

Teams

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2004 WRC Rosters
Finland 2004 Team Finland
Canada 2004 Team Canada
United States 2004 Team USA
Sweden 2004 Team Sweden

Final standings

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2004 Final standings
Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Finland Team Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada Team Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) United States Team USA
4th Sweden Team Sweden

Rosters

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Team Finland

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The 2004 Team Finland Senior team [7] included the following players:

Pos. Number Name
Goalie Anna Vanhatalo
Kristiina Heinonen [fi] (Captain)
Sini Lehtonen[8]
Anna-Kaisa Raesola [fi]
Elina Raesola [fi]
Marjukka Virta
Maja Koponen
Erika Blom
Salla Kyhälä
Petra Ojaranta
Team Staff
Head coach Pasi Kataja[9]
Assistant coach

Team Canada

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Team Canada competed in the 2004 World Ringette Championships.[10][11] The 2004 Team Canada team included the following:[12]

Pos. Number Name
Goaltender 1 Keely Brown
Goaltender 31 Leanne Fedor
Goaltender Stacey McNichol
Forward 3 Danielle (Hobday) Hildebrand - Captain
Forward 4 Jennifer Gaudet (née Wakefield)
Forward 8 Megan Todd
Forward 9 Shelly Hruska
Forward 16 Katie Lugg
Forward 17 Jodi Jensen
Forward 21 Barb Bautista
Forward 41 Sharolyn Wouters
Forward 55 Kim Beach
Defence 64 Beth Hurren
Defence 96 Carly Ross
Defence Laura Warner - Captain
Forward Stéphanie Séguin
Defence Colleen Hagan
Defence Beth Hurren
Defence Jill Lange
Defence Nicole Madsen
Defence Jenna McBride
Defence Kendra O'Brien
Defence Carly Ross
Defence Alexis Snowdon
Defence Nadia Tomy
Forward Julie Blanchette
Forward Mel Brockman
Forward Dominique Carrière
Forward Erin Gray
Forward Michelle Henry
Forward Kailee Klemmensen
Forward Mandy Nordstrom
Team Staff
Head coach Lorrie Horne
Assistant coach Lyndsay Wheelans

See also

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Preceded by World Ringette Championships
Stockholm

2004 World Ringette Championships
Succeeded by

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "The History of Ringette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2000. Archived from the original on 2 March 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Sport | History of Ringette". ringette.ca. Ringette Canada. 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Suomelle kolmatta kertaa ringeten maailmanmestaruus" [Ringete world championship for Finland for the third time]. www.hs.fi. hs.fi. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Finale". Archived from the original on 12 November 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  5. ^ "2004 World Championships". Retrieved 3 December 2017. [permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Gold Medal Game - Finland vs Canada Archived August 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Anders Wiklund (24 November 2004). "STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Foto Ande" [STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Ande's photo] (in Finnish). IMAGO.
  8. ^ Anders Wiklund (27 November 2004). "STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland vann VM genom att i finalen sla Canada med 9-2. Finlands" [STOCKHOLM 200411127 VM i Ringette. Finland won the World Championship in the final against Canada 9-2. Finnish]. IMAGO.
  9. ^ "HISTORIA | SUOMEN RINGETTELIITTO PERUSTETTIIN 5 May 1983" [HISTORY | RINGETTE FINLAND WAS ESTABLISHED ON MAY 5, 1983]. ringette.fi. Ringette Finland. 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  10. ^ "WRC Gold Medal Game" (PDF). International Ringette Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  11. ^ "2004 World Ringette Championships". history.ringettecalgary.ca. Ringette Alberta. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Team Canada Roster". Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2017.