1989-1990

SEASON HIGHLIGHT:
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Ringette Calgary set up a tiering system for Novice and above which included AA, A and B teams (except no AA at Novice)
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Ref billings were: Bunnies $5, Novice $6, Petite $7, Tween $8, Junior $10, Belle $11, Debs $12
- AA program tryouts were held - the cost to try out was $20, $200 to register
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For developmental purposes, it was decided to move to a 3 official system and train 2 officials with a senior official
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New Ringette Canada Rulebook, including changes to wording for personal fouls, penalties and violations. Also, the addition of the option to take a 30 second time out, a penalty shot for deliberate illegal acts preventing a scoring opportunity, and a maximum number of team staff on the bench(4). Members of Ringette Canada voted against the proposed rule change which would allow teams to pull their goaltender.
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Community, Regional and Provincial level officiating ranks were replaced with Level 1-5, and A-C.
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Micron National Ringette Week was held November 11-18, 1989
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Calgary Debs played the University of Calgary Dinos Hockey team in a game of Ringette on November 20. The Debs won with a score of 12-4
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The Western Canadian Ringette Championships were held in Edmonton from December 28-30, 1989. The winner of this playdown was to advance to the first World Championships in Gloucester, Ontario
Executive: | |
President | Karl Revenco |
VP Administration | Bobbie Schweitzer |
VP Technical | Colin Grusie |
Secretary | Kit Revenco |
VP Publicity | Wilf Gobert |
Treasurer | Diana Mele |
Directors: | |
A Committee Chairperson | Rod Sills |
Tournament Director | Rose-Anne Larson |
Coaching Development | Alex Biletski |
Player Development | Cara Brown |
Ice Coordinator | Susan Palmer |
Ref. Representative | Dave Duley |
Coordinators | Marlene Jensen (Prop) Ed Wahl (NW) Ken Furlong (SC) Brian Hallimore (BV) |
Directors | Brian Donohue Dieter Marschall Don Ryz |
Referee Association: | |
President | Erik Laerz |
Vice President | Paul Kowel |
Teams and Coaches
BUNNY | |
Bow View | Mike Hunter Harold Lillis |
Southwest | Ken Furlong Dale McNichol |
Northwest | Darryl Jacques |
Northwest | Chris Mele Trevor Palmer |
Properties | AlexBiletski |
NOVICE A | |
Bow View | Frank Winkler Lynn Johnson |
Southwest | Bud MacDonald Dennis Wildey |
Northwest | Mike Palmer |
Properties | Dale Vieaux |
Cochrane | Brian Morgan |
NOVICE B | |
Bow View | Steve Hutchison Jim Nix |
Northwest | Karen Bergh-Rankin Joe Rankin |
Northwest | Jim Jennings |
Properties | Dale Humphreys |
PETITE A | |
Bow View | Don Walker |
Southwest | Larry Baker Marv Wickstrom |
Northwest | Mark Gruman Sally Oddy |
Properties | Paul Rainey |
Cochrane | Erik Laerz |
PETITE B | |
Bow View | Ken Halward Ken Upton |
Northwest | Carrie Gregory |
Properties | Don Simpson |
TWEEN A | |
Bow View | Brian Hendricks Heather Laycock |
Southwest | Neil MacKinnon John Brooks |
Northwest | Jim Bend Bill Gatfield Doug Schroder |
Properties | Jim Sirup |
TWEEN B | |
Bow View | George Nolan |
Northwest | Tom Pogson Kathy Allen |
Properties | Larry Heise |
JUNIOR A | |
Bow View | Ron Manitowich |
Southwest | Ken Furlong Ray Ringuette |
Northwest | Frank Mele Val Sears |
Properties | Ron Hume |
Cochrane | Norman Vidler |
Olds |
Doug Leedahl |
JUNIOR B | |
Northwest | Doug Jarrett Mike MacIssac George Richter |
Indus | Elis Shepard |
Crossfield | David Hay |
BELLE A | |
Bowview | Karl Revenko |
Triwood | Laura Webb |
Properties | Rick Sluggett |
Airdrie | Bark Barkley |
Olds | Helen Niemeyer |
DEB A | |
Triwood | Ed Wahl |
Thorncliffe | Yvonne Armstrong |
West Hillhurst | Stan MacCluskey |
Calgary’s AA Rep Teams
CALGARY Dana Oikawa COACHES: |
CALGARY Amanda Grassick COACHES: |
TWEEN AA Laura Slack COACHES: |
TWEEN AA Marnie Mitchell COACHES: |
JUNIOR AA Christine Andersen COACHES: |
JUNIOR AA Christa Dielessen COACHES: |
CALGARY Tamara Anderson COACHES: |
CALGARY Maureen Hans COACHES: |
Esso Golden Ring
The 4th Esso Golden Ring Tournament was held from January 19-21 with a total of 87 teams (1060 players) from Novice to Deb.
Registration fees were $185 (Novice, Petite, Tween), $200 (Junior, Belle, Deb)
Champions: | |
Novice A | Sherwood Park |
Novice B | South Calgary |
Petite AA | Edmonton |
Petite A | Red Deer |
Petite B | Lethbridge |
Tween AA | Calgary Bowview |
Tween A | Edmonton Flamingos |
Tween B | Regina |
Junior AA | Calgary North |
Junior A | Spruce Grove |
Junior B | Edmonton |
Belle AA | Sherwood Park |
Belle A | Calgary Triwood |
Deb A | West Hillhurst |
1990 EGRT Committee:
Rose Anne Larson
Arnold Paterson
Willis Kereliuk
Pam Tanaka
Marg Gobert
Alda Behie
Brenda Berge
Dave Ilsley
Mark Cook
Wendy Kuiper
Les Pruden
Heather Charlton
Carol Kozak
Dennis Berner
Marilyn McLauchlan
Laura Webb
Betty Tremblay
Mary Jo Unis
Margaret Harris
Debbie Surette
Roseanne Mroczkowski
Mona Currie
Calgary Hosts the Canadian Ringette Championships
Calgary Hosts the Canadian Ringette Championships April 8 - 14, 1990
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First Live Coverage of the championships aired nation-wide on CTV Wide World of Sports
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The Calgary Juniors, Belles and Debs all won Gold at the Provincial Championships, and went on to all win Gold at the Canadian Ringette Championships (and the Calgary Junior South team won silver)."AA" Provincial and Canadian Championship Results:
Junior North - Gold Provincials - Gold CRC's
Junior South - Fourth Provincials - Silver CRC's
Belles - Gold Provincials - Gold CRC's
Debs - Gold Provincials - Gold CRC's
Host Committtee:
Bonnie Schmidt | Chairperson Ceremonies/Hospitality |
Ingrid Biegun | Secretary |
Gerry Preuter | Treasurer Transportation |
Linda Grusie Diana Potter |
Welcoming/Housing |
Laura Webb Laurie Moore |
Public Relations Media Relations |
Erik Laerz | Statistics Technical Arrangements |
Grant George | Fundraising |
"The first time three teams from the same city have won a national championship,
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Committee Chairperson Bonnie Schmidt and Grant George (Fundraising) draw the lucky ticket for the winner of the Raffle.

Committee Member Erik Laerz presents a gold medal to fellow committee member and Junior Coach Gerry Preuter.