Introduction to Ringette

Ringette is a Canadian game introduced in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario. Developed originally for girls, ringette is a fast-paced team sport played on ice in which players use a straight, tapered stick to pass, carry, and shoot a 6" rubber ring with the object being to score goals.

Teams consist of up to 18 players, with six on the ice at one time including a goaltender, two defence, two forwards and a centre. The emphasis is on play-making and skating skills. Players cannot carry the ring across the blue lines on the ice. Only three players from each team, plus the defending goalie, are allowed in the end zones at the same time, which keeps the play open, puts a premium on sharp offensive moves, and requires defending players to skate close to their opponents. These features of the game demand the development of keen skating skills that give ringette players fantastic skating speed and agility.

Although many comparisons have been made to the sport of hockey, ringette differs largely in that the hitting, clutching, grabbing, and obstruction and interference that routinely occurs in hockey is prohibited in ringette, resulting in a fast-skating, highly-skilled passing game.

Click on a link below to find out more about ringette! If you have any questions or comments or would like to receive periodic updates on ringette in Delta including rule changes, new programs and offers (such as our fun and fitness camp in late August), or the association newsletter, send your name, address, phone number, and E-mail address to our communications group at

communications@deltaringette.ca.

Rink Layout

 

Player Equipment

Goaltender Equipment

Players Levels

All ages are as of January 1 of the current playing season. The age groups generally followed in the sport of ringette are as follows:

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