AUGUST 10, 2025
Ottawa, ON–Ringette Canada is pleased to announce the 20 athletes selected to form the U18 Development Team, who will represent Canada at the 2025 International Development Festival, held alongside the World Ringette Championships in Pajulahti, Finland, from November 1 – 5, 2025.
The team will train at the Pajulahti Olympic Training Centre alongside athletes from other nations, and exhibition games will be held at the RTK Areena in Lahti, Finland. The exhibition game times are listed below:
- Wed Nov 5 – 11 am EET – RTK Areena (4 am ET, 5 am AT, 3 am CT, 2 am MT, 1 am PT)
- Wed Nov 5 – 6 pm EET – RTK Areena (11 am ET, 12 pm AT, 10 am CT, 9 am MT, 8 am PT)
“We are lucky to have such a deep talent pool in Canada,” said Shelley Coolidge, Ringette Canada’s Director of Sport. “It has been a challenge to narrow it down to only twenty athletes, but we are thrilled to compete in Finland with the group that has been selected.”
“It has been a privilege working with Canada’s top U18 ringette athletes and supporting their growth this summer,” said assistant coach Daina Seymour. “The next phase of their journey in Finland will push them further, offering an unforgettable opportunity to continue developing alongside some of the best ringette players in the world.”
“It feels great to be selected, it’s such an honour,” said athlete Paige Doody, from Halifax, NS. “All the hard work has paid off. I’m looking forward to playing with this group; everyone is so nice, and I think we’ll play well together. Also playing against different groups internationally, it’s going to be so fast and great. I’d like to thank my family, my coaches Jody Tretheway and Scott McDonald, and all my teammates back home, as well as coach Tracey Tulloch.”
Danielle Brassington (Vancouver, BC) and Tracey Tulloch (Halifax, NS) lead the team as Head Coaches. Assistant Coaches are Jessica Boisvert (Ottawa, ON), Sarah Ianni (Toronto, ON), Caley Mineault (Calgary, AB), and Daina Seymour (Regina, SK). Caitlyn Brannon (Ottawa, ON) is the team’s mental performance coach, Ulkar Mammadova (Calgary, AB) and Isabelle McConaghy (Edmonton, AB) are the team’s athletic therapists. Melanie Thomas (Edmonton, AB) is the skating coach, Danica Vangsgaard (Calgary, AB) is the team’s strength and conditioning coach, and Peggy Pratt (Ottawa, ON) is the team manager.
| Name / Nom | Hometown / Ville d’origine | 2024-25 Team / Equipe 2024-25 | |||||||
| Marylou Babin | Boucherville | QC | Rive-Sud | ||||||
| Emily Barteaux | Kanata | ON | Eastern Ontario | ||||||
| Léa Beaudoin | Vaudreuil-Dorion | QC | Lac St-Louis | ||||||
| Tasha Blackwell | Calgary | AB | Calgary Heat | ||||||
| Alyssa Carew | Spruce Grove | AB | St. Albert Mission | ||||||
| Paige Doody | Halifax | NS | Team Nova Scotia | ||||||
| Anouk Dugas | Ste-Julie | QC | Rive-Sud | ||||||
| Olivia Gagnon | Lévis | QC | Cyclones de Québec | ||||||
| Jocelyne Galbraith | Calgary | AB | Calgary Bold | ||||||
| Anna Hausmanis | Calgary | AB | Calgary Heat | ||||||
| Kyla Koester | Strathmore | AB | Zone 2 | ||||||
| Anaïs Lamothe | Lévis | QC | Cyclones de Québec | ||||||
| Gabrielle Montplaisir | Beloeil | QC | Rive-Sud | ||||||
| Emma Morello | Pointe-Claire | QC | Lac St-Louis | ||||||
| Brigette Parks | Regina | SK | Regina Bandits | ||||||
| Lolyta Peloquin | Sainte-Julie | QC | Rive-Sud | ||||||
| Brooke Rolles | Calgary | AB | Calgary Heat | ||||||
| Abigail Rooney | Kanata | ON | Eastern Ontario | ||||||
| Leah Shimizu | Mississauga | ON | Mississauga Mustangs | ||||||
| Doris Xu | Richmond Hill | ON | Richmond Hill | ||||||
| u18 Coaching Staff || entraîneur.e | |||
| Head Coach / Entraîneur.e chef | Danielle Brassington | Vancouver | BC |
| Head Coach / Entraîneur.e chef | Tracey Tulloch | Halifax | NS |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Jessica Boisvert | Ottawa | ON |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Sarah Ianni | Toronto | ON |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Caley Mineault | Calgary | AB |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Jesika Savoie | Dieppe | NB |
| Assistant Coach / Entraîneur.e adjointe | Daina Seymour | Regina | SK |
| Goaltending Coach / Entraîneur.e de gardien.ne.s de but | Kiana Heska | Surrey | BC |
| Support Staff || Personnel de soutien | |||
| Team Manager / Chef d’équipe | Peggy Pratt | Ottawa | ON |
| Performance Skating Coach / Entraîneur.e de patinage de performance | Melanie Thomas | Edmonton | AB |
| Performance Skating Coach / Entraîneur.e de patinage de performance | Brooke Enns | La Salle | MB |
| Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute du sport | Ulkar Mammadova | Calgary | AB |
| Athletic Therapist / Thérapeute du sport | Isabelle McConaghy | Edmonton | AB |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach / Entraîneur.e de la force et de la condition physique | Danica Vangsgaard | Calgary | AB |
| Mental Performance Coach / Entraîneur.e en performance mentale | Caitlyn Brannon | 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.
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