The 1998 World Ringette Championship (WRC) was an international

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tournament initially meant to be held in

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, Canada. Instead a promotional five game ringette "Summit Series" tour of Europe was organized with a series of games between a Team Canada, and Team Finland between February 27 and March 7, 1998. This event and all WRC events are organized by the

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(IRF).

1998 Summit Series

The 1998 Summit Series for international

was a European tour organized exclusively for the national ringette teams of Canada and Finland. It replaced the 1998 World Ringette Championship which was initially planned to be played in

, Canada. Both teams made stops in four different countries and cities:

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(Finland),

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(Sweden), Osnabruck (Germany), and

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(France). The fifth and final game took place in

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, where Team Finland beat Team Canada 10–8. Team Finland won the Summit Series against Canada 3–2. Canada's Lyndsay Wheelans played a key role in the tournament as the head coach of the Finnish national team, winning gold and defeating Team Canada. Wheelans played for Team Canada when they won gold in

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( Team Alberta, Calgary Debs) and

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( Team Canada West, Team Alberta "AAA"), was Team Canada's head coach when they won the gold medal in

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, and a Team Canada assistant coach when they won silver in

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and

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. Wheelans has been inducted into the

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Games

Final results

References

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