The 1994 World Ringette Championships (''1994 WRC'') was an international

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tournament and the 3rd (III)

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, and was the first tournament organized by the

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(IRF) which had previously been called the "World Ringette Council". The tournament was contested in the city of

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, in the United States, between March 19 and 27, 1994, at the Rosemount Community Center/Arena in

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Overview

WRC 1994 was hosted in

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, USA. In the previous World Championship, the 1992 World Ringette Championship, there were two Canadian teams competing, and in 1994 Canada sent two separate teams to compete for Canada once again. Also present were national ringette teams from other countries: Team Finland,

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, Team Sweden, and

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. Finland won the World Cup, its very first world championship. WRC 1994 marked the first time Finland broke into the medal standings since Team Canada began dominating the competition in

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. Finland defeated Team Canada East 4-2 in the final with Finland's Kristiina Vidlund scoring three goals. Finland's team leader was Eva Valtanen and the Captain was Satu Himberg. The team was coached by Jussi Voutilainen. The team practiced and trained at (Myyrmäki Hall).

Venue

The tournament was contested in the city of

, in the United States at the Rosemount Community Center/Arena in

Teams

Final standings

Rosters

Team Finland

The 1994 Team Finland Senior team competed at the 1994 WRC and included players Arja Oksanen, Kirsi Annila, Petra Ojaranta, Annukka Koivuniemi, Kristiina Vidlund, and .

Team Canada

Two teams represented Canada at the 1994 World Ringette Championships: Team Canada East, and Team Canada West. Clémence Duchesneau, a member of 1994 Team Canada East, was named the tournament's top goalie.

Team Canada East

The 1994 Team Canada East team included the following:

Team Canada West

The 1994 Team Canada West team included the following:

References

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