1996-1997

RINGETTE CALGARY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Back Row: Diana Mele, Cheryl VandeGraft, Beth Veale, Noel Cronin, Sheila Moore, Kim Arndt, Mike Morris, Lonnie Krahn, Iveah Hutchison, Pam Timanson
Front Row: Laura Webb, Clint Tippett, Dennis McGrath

Level 1 Technical NCCP Courses were held Nov 16/17 and Dec 7/8, 1996, and a Level 2 Tecnical Course was held October 26/27, 1996
14 Calgary coaches attended the August 1996 Level 3 Technical course.
Mandatory coaches meeting were held October 9 and 10
Ice was billed at $104 per hour
Northwest Ringette implemented a policy which only allowed their teams to affiliate one group lower (ie. Petite A can affiliate Petite B, but not Novice A)
Kelly Timm was the recipient of the Don Henderson Memorial Ringette Scholarship at the University of Calgary
Three AA teams attended the Regina tournament and returned with gold (Tween Rush), silver (Junior) and Bronze (Tween Edge)
The Junior AA and Belle AA team did a demonstration at the Flames Alumni Game on March 22 at the Saddledome
Ringette Alberta Friends of Ringette Awards were presented to Lonnie Krahn, Iveah Hutchison, Noel Cronin and Cheryl VandeGraft at the May 3 banquet.
A year end AA Banquet was held on April 26, 1997
At the end of May 1997, the Ringette Calgary office was relocated to 2815C - 12th Street NE
The Canadian Ringette Championships were held in Montreal, QC.

Summary of Ringette Calgary League 1996-97
	Calgary (Zone 3) Teams
	NW	PSA	SCAL	BV	AA	Other	Zone 2	Total
Bunny	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	7
Novice A	2		1	2	0	0	1	6
Novice B	3	1	1	2	0	0	1	8
Petite A	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	7
Petite B	3	1	1	3	0	0	5	13
Tween A	2	1	1	2	0	0	2	8
Tween B	2	1	0	2	0	0	3	8
Junior A	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	8
Junior B	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	5
Belle A	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	7
Deb/Int A	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	7
Total Teams	22	8	7	21	4	3	19	84

Division	City Champions	Silver Medalists
Novice A	Northwest Macaringers	Northwest Hurricanes
Novice B	Northwest Dynamites	South Calgary Twisters
Petite A	Bow View Magic (Provincials - Gold)	Bow View Rush
Petite B	South Calgary Tornadoes (Provincials - Gold)	Northwest Leopards
Tween A	Northwest Blades	Northwest Twisters
Tween B	Northwest Valley Girls	Bowview B2 Bears Again
Junior A	Northwest Nomads (Provincials - Silver)	Bow View Energy
Junior B	Properties Flyers	Bow View Butterflies
Belle A	Bow View Lightening	Bow View Beats
Deb A	South Calgary Giants (Provincials - Gold)	Northwest Ice
Int A	West Hillhurst US (Provincials - Gold)	Triwood Tradition

Executive:
President	Laura Webb
Past President	Lucie Anne Ingoldsby
VP Administration	Kathy Luce
VP League	Noel Cronin
VP Technical	Beth Veale
VP Publicity	Kim Arndt
Treasurer	Diana Mele

Directors:
EGRT Liaison	Laura Webb
AA	Mike Morris
Bingo Director	Clint Tippett
Ice Scheduling	Iveah Hutchison Sue Palmer
Zone 3 Rep
C.R.R.A. Rep	Pam Timanson
Sponsorship	Wayne Logan
Casino	Iveah Hutchison
Coaching Development	Chris Belan
AA Rep	Mike Morris
Bow View Rep	Cheryl VandeGraft
Northwest Rep	Marion Sandquist
South Calgary Rep	Dennis McGrath
Properties Rep	Lonnie Krahn

Staff:
Administration	Marlayne Brandsgard
Accountant	Merrill Booth

Calgary Ringette Referee Association:
President	Paul Kowel
Vice President	Kim Stephens
Treasurers	Glenn Pennett Dianna Fox
Secretary	Erik Laerz
EGRT Rep	Jennifer Irving
Clinic Director	Janet Vandendriessche
Ringette Calgary Rep	Pam Timanson
Social & Youth Directors	Charlotte Priddey Joanna French Kim Barrie
Newsletter Director	Will Fong
Past President	Chris Mabley
Assignors	Jim and Colleen Pickard

The 11th annual Esso Golden Ring was held Jan. 24-26, 1997
and hosted Bunny through Intermediate
There were 165 teams in 16 different divisons

The BITTERLY COLD 1997 Esso Golden Ring:

The tournament was sponsored for the 11th year by Imperial Oil Limited.
The weeked of the tournament saw record low temperatures which hovered around the -35 degree Celcius mark.
Teams from Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Ontario took part in the three-day competition. In addition to the 67 Calgary teams there were 72 teams from other parts of Alberta, and 25 out of province teams - 11 from British Columbia, 13 from Saskatchewan and 1 from Ontario.
A total of 191 applications were received from teams with hopes of securing a spot in the tournament - 152 of those were presented on the opening day for applications. Regretfully, we were unable to accommodate 27 of those teams.
Play took place at 18 arenas, a total of 24 ice surfaces with the first game commencing at 7:00 am on Friday, January 24, and the last game ending at 7:00 pm on Sunday, January 26.
The "take home" souvenir which the 1999 Esso Golden Ring committee provided to all players were sunglasses, imprinted with the Esso Golden Ring logo on the arm and "ringette" on the front lens. All teams also received a box of donuts after their first game.
The Esso Golden Ring Hospitality Night was held on Friday, January 24. The informal function, provided free of charge to all participants was held at the Village Square Leisure Centre. Activities included crafts, kareoke, face painting, games, access to the wave pool, and lots of food.

ESSO GOLDEN RING Champions were:
	Gold	Silver
Novice A	Calgary NW Macaringers	Richmond BC Scotiabank Bullets
Novice B	Lacombe Panthers	Sherwood Park Raptors
Petite A	Fraser Valley Vipers	Calgary Bow View Magic
Petite B	South Calgary Tornadoes	Pilor Butte Phantoms
Tween AA	Calgary Rush	Zone 5 Black Gold
Tween A	St. Albert Twisters	Calgary Bow View Ice
Tween B	Regina Falcons	Calgary Northwest Valley Girls
Junior AA	Gloucester Devils	Edmonton Rage
Junior A	Richmond Rockets	Calgary Bow View Energy
Junior B	Medicine Hat Ice Hawks	Lacombe Juniors
Belle AA	Edmonton Belle AA	Lower Mainland Belle Allstars
Belle A	Rockyford Ringers	Beiseker Blazers
Deb/Int AA	Intermediatre AA Dinosaurs	Edmonton Impact
Deb A	Spruce Grove	South Calgary Giants
Int A	Calgary West Hillhurst Us	Calgary Triwood Gladiators

NW PETITE B BLACK PANTHERS
Back Row: Allison Snowden, Allison Griffin, Kelsey Smith, Erica Van Tetering
Middle Row: Stephanie Toft, Dana Pardo (asst coach), Bob Barnes (coach), Kathy Griffin (mgr), XXX
Front Row: Chris Mack, Morgan Klimosko, Kali Taylor, Holly Favell, Erin Barnes, Alli Pierre-Aquart, Stephanie Fairfield
Missing: Andree Crawford (asst coach)

NW TWEEN B DEVILS
Back Row: Denise Kerr, Chelsea Urness, Breanna Dillon, Jemma Faint, Elizabeth Gillis
Middle Row: Holly Epp (mgr), Vern Epp (mgr), Bob Kerr (coach),
Sheila Moore (asst coach), Bob Barnes (asst coach)
Front Row: Brittnay Boutin, Amie Barnes, Jacqui Moore, Stacey Epp, Lauren Redgate, Amanda Slomka, Sarah Jamroziak
Missing: Caitlin Archer

Tournament Committee:
Laura Webb	Marlene Jensen
Joann Bast	Kim Arndt
Diana Mele	Vivian Hinther
Archie Mann	Iveah Hutchison
Jennifer Irving	Diane McFarlane
Jack Marsh	Leslie Haworth
Leah Nichols	Marlene Jensen
Faye Hallott	Jocelyne Tippett
Lucie Anne Ingoldsby	John Mader
Dennis McGrath	Tanis Humphrey
Marg Lovse	Sharon McGuire
Bob Thomlinson	Susan Wakeman
Debbie Hickerty

Ringette Calgary History

City Champions 1996-97

Calgary’s AA Teams

Esso Golden Ring

The BITTERLY COLD 1997 Esso Golden Ring:

ESSO GOLDEN RING Champions were: