Edmonton Ringette Club History

The Edmonton Ringette Club (ERC) was conceived during a bottle drive in early spring of 1984. A society was formed in June 1984 with the founders being Mary Orr, Judy Graham, Richard Sherko, Roy Schneider, and Reg Wood. The ERC went on to raise funds through bingos, casinos, and lottery tickets. The intent was to raise the needed funds to supply the competitive teams with extra ice time and the ability to attend more tournaments.

The ERC Belle team, coached by Reg Wood, George Buzak, and Dianne Hogg, won Alberta’s first gold medal at the Canadian National Ringette Championships in Winnipeg in 1988.The medals have certainly not stopped there. The ERC has been consistent in its program to promote and produce some of the best ringette players at the provincial, national, and world championship level.

The ERC hosted an “AA” level tournament in 1986 and it has continued on as an annual event, becoming the Wood Tournament in 1990. The ERC hosted the Canadian National Ringette Championships in 1998 and has recently been successful in its bid to host the World Ringette Championships in 2002.

The first-ever Lifetime Memberships were awarded in April 1995 to Joan and Reg Wood for their years of involvement and dedication to the sport of ringette.