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: