1998 Summit Series

1998 edition of the World Ringette Championships May 2022 Sports August 2023 August 2023 1998 1998 Summit Series Finland Sweden Germany France February 27–March 7, 1998 2 4 other Finland Finland Canada Canada 1996 2000 The 1998 World Ringette Championships (1998 WRC) was an international ringette tournament initially meant to be the 5th (X) World Ringette Championships and was originally scheduled to be hosted in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.May 2022. However, a promotional five-game ringette "Summit Series" tour of Europe was organized instead with a series of games between Team Canada,http://www.ringette.ca/events/98NatTeam.html 1998 National Ringette Team / Équipe nationale de ringuette ringette.ca 1998 19 May 2022 Ringette Canada en https://web.archive.org/web/20010417151041/http://www.ringette.ca/events/98NatTeam.html 17 April 2001 dead and Team Finlandhttp://eurotour.tuusularingette.fi/EuroTourSuomi.htm Ringette EuroTour 1998 Team Finland eurotour.tuusularingette.fi 1998 29 September 2022 Tuusula Ringette en https://web.archive.org/web/19990423122810/http://eurotour.tuusularingette.fi/EuroTourSuomi.htm 23 April 1999 dead between February 27 and March 7, 1998.http://www.ringette.cc/id114.htm 1998 Summit Series Games Results ringette.cc 1998 29 September 2022 International Ringette Federation en https://web.archive.org/web/20110829043805fw_/http://www.ringette.cc/id114.htm 29 August 2011 deadhttps://www.ringette.ca/events/world-ringette-championships/ World Ringette Championships 1998 Summit Series www.ringette.ca 2015 29 September 2022 Ringette Canada en https://web.archive.org/web/20150714034407/http://www.ringette.ca/events/world-ringette-championships/ 14 July 2015 dead Officially dubbed the "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", the games were contested in Finland, Sweden, Germany, and France. The event was organized by the International Ringette Federation (IRF). The 5th World Ringette Championships took place the following year at the 2000 World Ringette Championships. 1998 Summit Series The 1998 Summit Series for international ringette 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 Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Both teams made stops in four different countries and cities: Turku (Finland), Gothenburg (Sweden), Osnabruck (Germany), and Colmar (France). The fifth and final game took place in Colmar, France, where Team Finland beat Team Canada 10–8. Team Finland won the Summit Series against Canada 3–2. Venues Venues were in Germany, Sweden, Finland, and France.October 2022 Teams 1998 Summit Series/EuroTour Rosters FIN 1998 Team Finland CAN 1998 Team Canada Games + 1998 Summit Series gamesDateLocation Time 1st 2ndFebruary 27, 1998 Finland Turku, Finland 20H00 Finland Finland (9) Canada Canada (7)February 28, 1998 Finland Turku, Finland 19H00 Finland Finland (19) Canada Canada (5)March 1, 1998 Finland Turku, Finland 14H00 Canada Canada (8) Finland Finland (7)March 2, 1998 Sweden Gothenburg, Sweden (OT) Shootout 18H00 Canada Canada (12) Finland Finland (11)March 5, 1998 Germany Osnabruck, Germany 09H00 Finland Finland (9) Canada Canada (4)March 7, 1998 France Colmar, France 17H15 Finland Finland (10) Canada Canada (8) Final results Team Finland Team Finland: 3 wins in 5 games Canada Team Canada: 2 wins in 5 games Rosters December 2022 Team Finland The 1998 Team Finland team included the following: TEAM FINLANDNumberName Forwards3Metta Perkkiö6Arja Oksanen7Virpi Karjalainen8Petra Ojaranta10Tia Heinonen13Kristiina Vidlund16Sanna Koivuniemi21Annukka Koivuniemi25Katja Kivelä Defence4Kirsi Annila11Jasmine Lönnroth12Kristiina Heinonen fi14Emma-Lotta Laine18Katja Saarela24Anu Tuominiemi26Johanna Majuri Goaltenders30Senna Nokkosmäki35Marjo Ikola Team StaffPositionNameTeam LeaderEva ValtanenManagerMartti KahelinManagerRaimo HeinonenHead coachLyndsay WheelansAssistant coachTimo Himberg⁣⁣Goalie coachJari Toroskainen Team Canada Initially, the 1998 World Ringette Championships were to be held in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, but a promotional five-game ringette tour of Europe, "1998 Summit Series / EuroTour", was organized with competitions between Team Canadahttp://www.ringette.ca/events/98NatTeam.html 1998 National Ringette Team / Équipe nationale de ringuette ringette.ca 1998 19 May 2022 Ringette Canada en https://web.archive.org/web/20010417151041/http://www.ringette.ca/events/98NatTeam.html 17 April 2001 dead and Team Finlandhttp://eurotour.tuusularingette.fi/EuroTourSuomi.htm Ringette EuroTour 1998 Team Finland eurotour.tuusularingette.fi 1998 29 September 2022 Tuusula Ringette en https://web.archive.org/web/19990423122810/http://eurotour.tuusularingette.fi/EuroTourSuomi.htm 23 April 1999 dead instead.http://www.ringette.cc/id114.htm 1998 Summit Series Games Results ringette.cc 1998 29 September 2022 International Ringette Federation en https://web.archive.org/web/20110829043805fw_/http://www.ringette.cc/id114.htm 29 August 2011 deadhttp://www.ringette.ca/events/world-ringette-championships/ World Ringette Championship 1998 Summit Series ringette.ca 2015 29 September 2022 Ringette Canada en https://web.archive.org/web/20150714034407/http://www.ringette.ca/events/world-ringette-championships/ 14 July 2015 dead 1998 Team Canada included, "athlete representation from each province and the Northwest Territories".http://www.ringette.ca/events/1998summitseries.html 1998 Summit Series * Série du sommet ringette.ca 1998 19 May 2022 Ringette Canada en https://web.archive.org/web/19990220140110/http://www.ringette.ca/events/1998summitseries.html 20 February 1999 dead The 1998 Team Canada team included the following: TEAM CANADANumberName Forwards2Gladie Turple (Forward–Defence)9Sue Dinham12Susan Coggles15Renée Virc19Tina Pineau91Shelley Reynolds Centres4Lisa Brown - Captain7Sarah (Miller) Ianni10Cara Brown18Lisa Dipasquale22Angie MacPherson20Maria (McKenzie) Thompson Defence5Karen Duguay8Laurie Cartman11Dominique Fréchette16Jodeen Canning88Tammy WurtakGoaltenders1Tamara Anderson30Amanda Snell Team StaffPositionNameHead coachDave MainwoodAssistant coachRon GallingerAssistant coach Deb Marekhttps://www.ringette.ca/inductees/deb-marek/ Ringette Canada Hall of Fame Deb Marek ringette.ca 2023 20 March 2023 Ringette Canada enAssistant coach Keith WilliamsonOfficialsOfficialStephan Blackman See also CAN Canada national ringette team FIN Finland national ringette team Stockholm 1996 World Ringette Championships Turku, Gothenburg, Osnabruck, Colmar 1998 Summit Series/EuroTour Huddinge, Stockholm 2004 References Category:World Ringette Championships