2009
The 24th annual Esso Golden Ring was held January 16-18, 2009 and hosted Bunny through Open divisions. There were teams in 18 different divisions.
- We hosted 185 teams in 18 divisions – in addition to the 94 Calgary teams there were 64 teams from other parts of Alberta, and 26 out of province teams.
- There were 355 Games on 483 hours of ice. The ice bill was $65,000.00.
- There were 85 on-ice officials refereeing tournament games. Referee game fees for the tournament total $17,725. The cost of “importing” referees and transporting them is an additional $5000. Plus, hotel rooms are provided free of charge to all out of town officials. Transportation is also provided to out of town officials to all of their games through volunteer drivers.
- Thanks to the many volunteers from Calgary teams who filled the more than 600 volunteer slots.
- Participants in the 2009 Esso Golden Ring received a lapel pin, a souvenir poster, a pen and a cell phone charm. In addition, coaches packages contained misc. coupons, chips, and donated items.
- Committee members accumulated 470 draw prizes for players, including 185 custom Esso Golden Ring practise jerseys so every team received 3 draw prizes.
- All Bunny and Novice teams (40) received participation medals for their friendship series.
- The Hospitality Night was a big hit again this year at Cardel Place with over 500 attending. Treats included hot dogs, baby carrots, beverages and lots of fun.
- Committee Members accumulated $7213 worth of donated prizes for the Esso Golden Ring Raffle (all $10,000 tickets were sold thanks to Calgary teams).
- The EGRT again hosted NRL regular season league games at the Open AA level.
- The website was kept up to date with game scores all weekend.
2009 Esso Golden Ring Champions |
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Division |
Gold Medalists |
Silver Medalists |
Petite A |
Sherwood Park Za Zing (4 – OT) |
South Calgary Rush (3) |
Petite B |
Sherwood Park Hot Shots (8) |
Regina Havoc (1) |
Petite C |
Sherwood Park Outlaws (4) |
Sherwood Park Sizzle (2) |
Tween AA |
Calgary Elite (5) |
Central AB Sting (4) |
Tween A |
Sherwood Park Riot (6) |
Sherwood Park Force (1) |
Tween B |
Buffalo Plains Phantoms (1) |
Regina Razors (1) |
Junior AA |
Zone 5 Snipe (3) |
Central AB Power (1) |
Junior A |
Calgary SV Vitesse (6) |
Fort Saskatchewan Elite (2) |
Junior B |
Calgary North Pulse (5 – D-OT) |
Edmonton Venom (4) |
Belle AA |
Calgary Belle AA (9) |
Edmonton Encore (3) |
Belle A |
Calgary North Fortius (1 – T-OT) |
Calgary SV NOW (1) |
Belle B |
Calgary North Seig (7) |
Calgary SV Altitude (4) |
Open A |
Edmonton Relit (5) |
U of C Ringette Club (3) |
Open B |
Calgary Triwood Gladiators (10) |
Edmonton Fulton Fury (3) |
Open C |
South Calgary Storm (3) |
Edmonton Misfits (1) |
| Level | Calgary Teams | AB | BC | SK | MB | QUE | ONT | total out of town | # in draw | # of games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunnie | 11 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 24 | |||||
| Novice | 16 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 36 | |||||
| Pet A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| Pet B | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | ||||
| Pet C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | |||||
| Tw AA | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |||
| Tw A | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |||||
| Tw B | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 31 | |||
| Jr AA | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |||
| Jr A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| Jr B | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | |||||
| Belle AA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Belle A | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | ||||
| Belle B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| Open AA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| Open A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| Open B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| Open C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |||||
| 94 | 64 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 91 | 185 | 355 |
| Tournament Committee: | |
| Laura Webb | Joan Hammond |
| Iveah Hutchison | Cindy Melnyk |
| Marlayne Brandsgard | Joanne Romih |
| Linda Shorter | John Mader |
| Marlene Jensen | Kari Gregory |
| Mary Pelland | Kristen Underwood |
| Sandi McNeill | Laurie Miller |
| Shawna Pollock | Lynn Richardson |
| Shelley Geddes | Lynn Robb |
| Stacey McNichol | Monica Ford |
| Teresa Merritt | |
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