London Ringette Association

 

Frequently Asked Questions for people interested in playing for London Ringette.

 

Why play Ringette?

  • Ringette is a truly team game.  No one player can dominate a game because no player can carry the ring over a blue line.
  • An excellent sport to learn how to skate well.
  • Great team building sport, girls get to know each other well.
  • Lots of Fun
  • The game was designed with Girls as the primary athletes.

 

How do I tell my friends?

  • Go to the London Lynx Brochure page for a hand out to give your friends who may want to play.
  • London Lynx Brochure

 

What equipment do I need to play Ringette?

  • Ringette uses a different mask, a mask specifically for Ringette
  • Ringette equipment is similar to the other game played on ice (hockey)
  • The Ringette stick has a special team and is NOT a broken hockey stick,
  • All Ringette equipment is available at Herms Sports Exchange and Source for Sports –  London

 

Where does London Ringette play?

  • London Ringette’s home arena is Carling Arena (Grosvenor & Elliot St.).  We play all our home games there on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
  • We have practice ice at the Western Fair Sports Centre, Carling and Farquaharson (Tecumseh Ave)

 

How often are players on the ice?

  • We currently have each team on the ice at least two times per week.  Our teams have half ice practices during the week, and home games on Saturday 5:30 to 7:30 or Sunday 11:30 to 4:30
  • Our Learn to Skate/Bunny’s (7 yrs and under) have ice on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.

 

How are teams Picked?

  • Registration takes place in August and early September. 
  • Some players may choose to try-out for competitive teams (Novice to Belle)
  • All Players are evaluated in September and assigned to teams based on their ability.
  • Our Regional Teams (house league) teams are set up to be as even as possible to allow for good competition all year round.

 

What teams do you play?

  • London plays in a conference with teams from Chatham, Tillsonburg, Dorchester and St. Thomas.
  • The competitive London teams play in the Western Ontario Ringette League and the older Regional teams play in a Western Regional Ringette League.