2023
The 37th Esso Golden Ring was held January 20-22, 2023 and hosted Active Start through U19 divisions. There were 169 teams in 18 different divisions including 6 NRL teams.
- Participants in the 2023 Esso Golden Ring received a lapel pin, a souvenir poster, a pen and a custom skate towel. In addition, coaches packages contained misc. coupons, chips, and donated items.
- All AS/U10 teams (39) received participation medals for their friendship series.
- The interactive program was available online
- Media coverage was excellent for the event with several stories on CTV, CBC, The Calgary Herald and the Calgary Sun.
- Photos of all the winners were published in the Calgary Herald and the Calgary Sun.
- There were 338 Games on 425 hours of ice.
- Teams registered 2300 players and 920 coaches.
- In addition there are more than 100 referees, 300 Arena Volunteers, 125 Minor Official Volunteers, 60 Shot Clock Volunteers and 27 Tournament Committee Members.
| Level | Calgary Teams | AB | BC | SK | MB | total out of town | # in draw | # of games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AS | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 18 | |||
| U10-1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20 | |||
| U10-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |||
| U10-3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |||
| U12 A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | ||
| U12 B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |||
| U12 C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |||
| U14 AA | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | ||
| U14 A | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 15 | ||
| U14 B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 15 | |||
| U14 C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |||
| U16 AA | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 23 | |
| U16 A | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 25 | ||
| U16 B | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 31 | |
| U19 AA | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| U19 A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | ||
| U19 B | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 25 | ||
| Open AA | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 102 | 47 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 67 | 169 | 338 |
| Tournament Committee: | |
| Holly Bradley | Adam Rootham |
| Cassandra Drouin | Chrissy Fraser |
| Christine Randall | Christine Somer |
| Cindy Cartin | Courtney Johnson |
| Daniele Besner | Emma Rae |
| Jenn Cech-Horkoff | Jocelyn Beswick |
| John Mader | Julia Zagorsky |
| Julie Pacitti | Katherine Murphy |
| Krista Kaiser | Kristi Puszkar |
| Laura Webb | Megan Messervey |
| Melissa Rodger | Rachel Vincze |
| Shaun Renneberg | Suzanne Bell |
| Warren Kee | |
2023 Esso Golden Ring Champions
All AS, U10 teams are Winners!
U12A
GOLD
Buffalo Plains Rush (6)
SILVER
SCal Phantoms (3)
U12B
GOLD
Cal NW COBRAS (3)
SILVER
Cal BV Renegades (2)
U12C
GOLD
Cal NW Cobras (5)
SILVER
SCal Blackout (3)
U14AA
GOLD
Zone 2 Blaze (5)
SILVER
Calgary Red (4)
U14A
GOLD
Cal NW Boom (4)
SILVER
Kelowna SZone Elite (2)
U14B
GOLD
Cal NW Knights (6)
SILVER
Cal BV Invasion (3)
U14C
GOLD
Edmonton Voltage (7)
SILVER
Cal BV Xplosion (3)
U16AA
GOLD
Sherwood Pk Power (6)
SILVER
Calgary CORE (1)
U16A
GOLD
Edmonton Xtreme (3)
SILVER
SCal Raze (2)
U16B
GOLD
SCal Adrenaline (4)
SILVER
Cal NW RAGE (3)
U19AA
GOLD
Calgary Fusion (4)
SILVER
Zone 2 Blaze (3)
U19A
GOLD
Cal NW Rowdy (4-OT)
SILVER
Cal BV Grit (3)
U19B
GOLD
MedHat Chicken Hawks (9)
SILVER
SCal Berzerk (5)
Active Start Teams 2023
2223_egrt_AS_CalBVSpeedQueens
AS Cal BV Speed Queens
2223_egrt_AS_CalBVBobcats
AS Cal BV Bobcats
2223_egrt_AS_SCalSnowLeopards
AS SCal Snow Leopards
2223_egrt_AS_ScalCandyCrushers
AS SCal Candy Crushers
2223_egrt_AS_CochraneCookies
AS Cochrane Cookies
2223_egrt_AS_CalNWWildBunnies
AS Cal NW Wild Bunnies
2223_egrt_AS_CalNWIceBlasters
AS Cal NW Ice Blasters
2223_egrt_AS_CalNWFireworks
AS Cal NW Fireworks
2223_egrt_AS_SCalGummyBears
AS SCal Gummy Bears
U10S1 Teams 2023
2223_egrt_U10S1_CalBVRingRobbers
U10S1 Cal BV Ring Robbers
2223_egrt_U10S1_CalBVSnowLeopards
U10S1 Cal BV Snow Leopards
2223_egrt_U10S1_CalBVWhiteWolves
U10S1 Cal BV White Wolves
2223_egrt_U10S1_CalNWGirlPower
U10S1 Cal NW Girl Power
2223_egrt_U10S1_CalNWStrangerRings
U10S1 Cal NW Stranger Rings
2223_egrt_U10S1_CochraneRainbowFoxes
U10S1 Cochrane Rainbow Foxes
2223_egrt_U10S1_FoothillsWolves
U10S1 Foothills Wolves
2223_egrt_U10S1_SCalDragonGirls
U10S1 SCal Dragon Girls
2223_egrt_U10S1_SCalIceWolves
U10S1 SCal Ice Wolves
2223_egrt_U10S1_SCalSnowLeopards
U10S1 SCal Snow Leopards
U10S2 Teams 2023
2223_egrt_U10S2_CalBVRockstars
U10S2 Cal BV Rockstars
2223_egrt_U10S2_CalBVIceDragons
U10S2 Cal BV Ice Dragons
2223_egrt_U10S2_CalNWFireBlades
U10S2 Cal NW Fire Blades
2223_egrt_U10S2_CalNWNinjas
U10S2 Cal NW Ninjas
2223_egrt_U10S2_CalNWSnowyBears
U10S2 Cal NW Snowy Bears
2223_egrt_U10S2_SCalIce Wolves
U10S2 SCal Ice Wolves
2223_egrt_U10S2_SCalSnowyHuskies
U10S2 SCal Snowy Huskies
2223_egrt_U10S2_LethRattlers
U10S2 Lethbridge Rattlers
U10S3 Teams 2023
2223_egrt_U10S3_CalNWLightning
U10S3 Cal NW Lightning
2223_egrt_U10S3_CalNWGoldenGirls
U10S3 Cal NW Golden Girls
2223_egrt_U10S3_CalBVRaptors
U10S3 Cal BV Raptors
2223_egrt_U10S3_CalBVDevils2
U10S3 Cal BV Devils
2223_egrt_U10S3_StAlbertHurricanes
U10S3 St Albert Hurricanes
2223_egrt_U10S3_SCalHuskies
U10S3 SCal Huskies
2223_egrt_U10S3_SCalCannons
U10S3 SCal Cannons
2223_egrt_U10S3_RedDeerStingrays
U10S3 Red Deer Stingrays
2223_egrt_U10S3_LethbridgeYellow
U10S3 Lethbridge Yellow
2223_egrt_U10S3_IndusShootingStars
U10S3 Indus Shooting Stars
2223_egrt_U10S3_FoothillsFusion
U10S3 Foothills Fusion
2223_egrt_U10S3_StAlbertReapers
U10S3 St Albert Reapers