Ottawa, Ontario – Ringette Canada is pleased to announce the 20 athletes selected to the Junior National Team, who will represent Canada at the 2025 World Ringette Championships. The Championships will take place at Isku Arena, in Lahti, Finland, from November 3 – 9, 2025.
“I am honoured and excited to work with this group of talented athletes,” said Head Coach Andrea Ferguson. “This is a new team with a shared dream and I’m looking forward to chasing greatness together.”
“We would like to extend our congratulations to the athletes selected to wear the maple leaf and represent Canada,” said Peter Leyser, Ringette Canada’s Chief Executive Officer. “We look forward to supporting this incredible group of athletes and staff as they prepare to compete at the highest level in Lahti.”
Kaylee Armstrong, Sydnie Rock, and Lauren Schoenhofen return from the 2023 Junior National Team. The team also consists of a number of athletes who participated in the 2023 U18 International Development program, as well as past U17 La Relève development programs.
Andrea Ferguson (Winnipeg, MB) leads the Junior National Team as head coach, and is joined by assistant coaches Keely Brown (Edmonton, AB), Colleen Hagan (Ottawa, ON), and Donnell Schoenhofen (Regina, SK). Melinda Krulicki (Red Deer, AB) is the team’s athletic therapist, Brooke Simard (Calgary, AB) is the team’s Strength and Conditioning Coach, Casey Turner (Ottawa, ON) is the team’s Mental Performance Coach, and Jocelyn Macleod (Winnipeg, MB) is the Team Manager.
| Name | P | Hometown | 2024-25 Team | |||||||
| Mya Althen | D | Calgary | AB | Calgary Bold | ||||||
| Charlotte Anderson | C | Ajax | ON | Ajax Pickering Power | ||||||
| Kaylee Armstrong | D | Calgary | AB | Calgary RATH (NRL) | ||||||
| Isabelle Beech | F | Port Coquitlam | BC | BC Thunder (NRL) | ||||||
| Kélyane Boucher | F | Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage | QC | Cyclones de Québec | ||||||
| Talisa Cowley | F | Langdon | AB | Zone 2 Blaze | ||||||
| Sophie Daigle | G | Dieppe | NB | Atlantic Attack (NRL) | ||||||
| Marissa Dyck | D | Calgary | AB | BC Thunder (NRL) | ||||||
| Madison Fitzpatrick | D | Calgary | AB | Zone 2 Blaze | ||||||
| Morgan Forrest | F | Ottawa | ON | Eastern Ontario Charge | ||||||
| Tessa Galandy | F | Strathmore | AB | Zone 2 Blaze | ||||||
| Julia Harvie | G | Surrey | BC | Calgary Bold | ||||||
| Kailee Leskiw | D | Stittsville | ON | Eastern Ontario Charge | ||||||
| Claire Lodge | F | Whitby | ON | Cambridge Turbos (NRL) | ||||||
| Aeva Lott | G | Red Deer | AB | Zone 2 Blaze | ||||||
| Alyssa Perreault | F | Ottawa | ON | Eastern Ontario Charge | ||||||
| Dylan Pighin | D | Water Valley | AB | Zone 2 Blaze | ||||||
| Sydnie Rock | D | Calgary | AB | Calgary RATH (NRL) | ||||||
| Lauren Schoenhofen | C | Regina | SK | Saskatchewan Heat (NRL) | ||||||
| Mia Tanguay | C | Sainte-Claire | QC | Cyclones de Québec | ||||||
| JNT Coaching Staff || Entraîneur.es | |||
| Head Coach / Entraîneur.e chef | Andrea Ferguson | Winnipeg | MB |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Keely Brown | Edmonton | AB |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Colleen Hagan | Ottawa | ON |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Donnell Schoenhofen | Regina | SK |
| Support Staff || Personnels de soutien | |||
| Team Manager / Gérant.e | Jocelyn Macleod | Winnipeg | MB |
| Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute du sport | Melinda Krulicki | Red Deer | AB |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach / Entraîneur.e de la force et de la condition physique | Brooke Simard | Calgary | AB |
| Mental Performance Coach / Entraîneur.e en performance mentale | Casey Turner | Ottawa | ON |
About Ringette Canada
Ringette Canada is the national body that oversees ringette in Canada. Ringette is a Canadian sport that was invented in 1963 in North Bay, Ontario by Sam Jacks. There are currently over 33,000 athletes on more than 2,200 teams across Canada, with over 1,500 officials and nearly 8,000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in more than half a dozen countries worldwide. Ringette has been designated a Heritage Sport by Sport Canada and as part of the Sport for Life movement, ringette is well advanced at adapting Sport Canada’s Long Term Athlete Development model. Learn more at www.ringette.ca.
For more information, please contact:
Jenni Lloyd
Director of Communications, Engagement and Marketing
Ringette Canada
jenni@ringette.ca