The 2019

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(WRC) was an international

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tournament contested in

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, Canada from November 25 - December 1st, 2019. The main competition took place at the

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. This event marked the 13th World Ringette Championships. All WRC events are organized by the

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(IRF). The games were recorded and live streamed by Sports Canada TV and have since been made available for public viewing on the video sharing site,

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, by

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. Fifteen of the games were live-streamed online and made available for public viewing.

Overview

Participating national teams in the included: Team Canada Senior, Team Canada Junior (U19),

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(U19), Team Sweden,

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, and Team Czech Republic. Team Finland Senior won the gold medal in the Senior Pool, the " Sam Jacks Series", and Team Canada Junior won the gold medal in the Junior Pool. In the President's Pool, Sweden claimed gold, the USA claimed silver, and the Czech Republic claimed the bronze.

Venue

Final standings

Senior Pool results

The Senior Pool competition, also known as the "''Sam Jacks Series''", was a three-game series between Team Canada Senior and

. Team Finland Senior won the gold medal and the Sam Jacks Trophy.

Junior Pool results

The Junior Pool competition was a three-game series between Team Canada Junior and

. The winning team, Team Canada Junior, won the gold medal, the world junior title, and was rewarded with the new Juuso Wahlsten Trophy, the first year the trophy was introduced to the tournament.

President's Pool results

The President's Pool involved junior (U19) athletes from Team Canada Junior and

competing with the developing ringette countries. The winning team was rewarded with a gold medal and the

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References

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