CRC Bound - Meet our U16AA Teams
The Canadian Ringette Championships are just around the corner, so it's time to meet our teams who are headed to Regina, Saskatchewan. Our teams have competed in their regular season league games, ringette tournaments, and provincials and now will complete their 2022-2023 season by competing for gold at CRC. We have teams in the U16AA, U19AA and NRL divisions. Our teams will be competing at CRC from April 9th - 15th, 2023.
Team schedule, event information and more can be found here: https://www.crc2023.ca/
Today we would like to introduce you to our U16AA division teams. Say hello to...
Ajax-Pickering U16AA (Team Ontario) - ON1
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Team Quote: "The Ajax Pickering U16AA Team is so excited to be heading to the CRCs as ON1 - Team Ontario. It feels like yesterday, the team was coming together for our first practice, dreaming of this opportunity. We're made up of 17 players from all over the Durham Region that have become teammates and friends both on and off the ice. It's everyone's first time attending the CRCs, but we've brought in a few players from the area that have been recently; and their memories and stories have really built our excitement for this amazing opportunity. We look forward to competing against all the top teams from across the country, a few of which we've met in regular-season tournaments. So, very excited to see them again. We are so proud to be competing as Team Ontario, Go, Team O!!!"
Team Roster:
Savanah de Jong - Goalie
Abigail Symes - Defence
Jenna Martin - Center
Emily Clyde - Defence
Kailee Parkin - Defence
Lexie Andrews - Center
Jenna Levia - Forward
Abigail Larmer - Forward
Melodie Labelle - Defence
Madison Saldanha - Forward
Kayden Jeffery - Forward
Morgan Campbell - Defence
Maia Worr - Defence
Erica Langstaff - Forward
Raquel Vergara - Center
Hope Hollinger- Forward
Alexis Karakolis - Goalie
Bench Staff:
lan Clyde - Head Coach
Colleen Andrews - Manager
Scott Levia - Trainer
Gordon Henderson - Assistant Coach
Heather Lally - Assistant Coach
Megan Campbell - Assistant Coach
Burlington U16AA - ON2
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Team Quote: "The U16AA Burlington Ringette team has worked hard to accomplish the first-ever Burlington team to attend the Canadian Ringette Championships. The road to the Nationals was not always easy, but every player persevered through every two-hour practice, skating non-stop until sharp turns and crossovers started warming up. Each athlete had to work on their individual goals constantly, both on and off the ice. For some, this meant getting faster, improving their stamina, working on their shot and more, while others set goals as simple as doing an unassisted pull-up from the efforts of the team’s off-ice training. Off-ice training was physical and mental, where athletes participated in a series of team-building exercises throughout the year where friendships were developed, trust was established, and team bonds grew stronger. At the beginning of the year, Burlington created the motto T.R.U.S.T: (Talk, Remember, Unwavering, Secure/Solid, Together) to help remind them that Burlington ringette believes you can’t win as an individual, you have to work together to succeed as a team."
“We believe that heart is the difference between those who attempt and those who achieve.”
Team Roster:
Isla MacLeod - Goalie
Jenny Corry - Forward
Sydney Richardson - Center
Jocelyn Zhu - Forward
Kerry Costigan - Center
Brynley Jensen - Forward/ Center
Mizuki Moore - Defence
Beck Williamson - Forward
Avril Casas-Ariza - Forward
Leah Shimizu - Forward/ Center
Rian Pullen - Defence
Cassie Bimm - Defence
Calli Eadie - Forward/ Defence
Amaya Newstead - Goalie
Ela Evangelista - Defence
Bench Staff:
Brett Richardson - Head Coach
Meagan Pullen - Assistant Coach
Ryan Costigan - Assistant Coach
Erin O'Grady-Bimm - Assistant Coach
Fran Richardson - Trainer
Andrew MacLeod - Manager
West Ottawa Gorham U16AA - ON3
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Team Quote: "With mostly first-year players, our team has had a remarkably successful season. We've made it to Sunday in every tournament and brought home TWO gold medals. We had a season full of off-ice team bonding activities and worked extremely hard on-ice to be only the third team ever from West Ottawa to qualify for the Canadian Ringette Championships. These players can't wait to compete on the national stage!"
Team Roster:
