The 25th Anniversary Esso Golden Ring was held January 14-16, 2011 and hosted Bunny through Open divisions. There were teams in 17 different divisions.
- The 25th Anniversary Esso Golden Ring was held from January 14-16, 2011 and hosted 187 teams in 18 divisions. In addition to the 105 Calgary teams there were 64 teams from other parts of Alberta, and 18 out of province teams.
- There were 355 Games on 482 hours of ice.
- There were 85 on-ice officials refereeing tournament games. Referee game fees for the tournament total $17,400. 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 2011 Esso Golden Ring received a lapel pin, a souvenir poster, a pen and a stainless steel waterbottle. In addition, coaches packages contained misc. coupons, chips, and donated items.
- Committee members accumulated 561 draw prizes for players, including 187 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 held at Crossroads Community Center.
- The website was kept up to date with game scores all weekend.
- Special 25th Anniversary celebrations included Balloon bouquets in all of the arenas.
- On Saturday at Etwin all U7 & U9 teams received their participation medals and were greeted by a clown, face-painting and balloon creations to enhance their friendship series.
25th Anniversary
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All U7, U9, U10 are Winners!
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Division |
Gold Medalists |
Silver Medalists |
U12A |
St. Albert Fury (3) |
Sherwood Park Shiver (2) |
U12B |
Ft Saskatchewan Ice Pack (4) – OT |
Red Deer Riot (3) |
U12C |
Red Deer Rage (6) |
South Calgary Frostbite (3) |
U14AA |
Calgary Whoa (3) |
Calgary Kiitaa (0) |
U14A |
Med Hat Optimist Intensity (6) |
South Calgary Blitz (4) |
U14B |
Medicine Hat Dynamite (6) |
Regina Raiders (5) |
U16AA |
Rive-Sud (8) |
Winnipeg Magic (7) |
U16A |
Spruce Grove Impact (3) |
Delta Impact (1) |
U16B |
Regina Panthers (6) |
Regina Shooters (2) |
U19AA |
Calgary (11) |
Edmonton Elite (7) |
U19A |
Calgary North Sync (6) |
Calgary SV Swagger (5) |
U19B |
Leduc RTK Consult Jaguars (9) |
Spruce Grove Surge (2) |
Open A |
Calgary Blitz (3) |
West Hillhurst (1) |
Open B |
Calgary Blaze (5) |
Edmonton Fulton Fury (4) |
Open C |
Medicine Hat Adrenaline (5) |
Calgary Edge (4) |
| Calg | AB | BC | SK | MB | QUE | NB | ONT | TL out of town |
# in draw |
# of games |
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| U7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |||||||
| U9 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 20 | |||||||
| U10 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| U12A | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | ||||||
| U12B | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | ||||||
| U12C | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | ||||||
| U14AA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | |||||
| U14A | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| U14B | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 31 | |||||
| U16AA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 23 | |
| U16A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |||||
| U16B | 5 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 31 | |||||
| U19AA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||||
| U19A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |||||
| U19B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | ||||||
| OA | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||||||
| OB | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||||
| OC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | ||||||
| 105 | 64 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 187 | 355 |
| Tournament Committee: | |
| Laura Webb | Shelley Geddes |
| Iveah Hutchison | Linda Shorter |
| Marlayne Brandsgard | Michele Caron |
| John Mader | Kristen Underwood |
| Kim Fuller | Lori Kindopp |
| Kim Martin | Teresa Merritt |
| Sandi McNeill | Cindy Melnyk |
| Joan Hammond | Kim Zizakovic |
| Mary Pelland | James Bruvall |
| Stacey McNichol | Lynn Robb |
| Kari Gregory | Shawna Pollock |