Ringette Canada Hall of Fame

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame^[1] was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport.^[2]

The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame includes six categories: founder, builder, official, team, coach, and athlete. A number of Canadian national ringette teams and their players have been inducted over the course of its existence, as well as organizers, administrators, coaches, and officials.

The first two Canadians were inducted in 1988: the two founders of ringette, Sam Jacks^[3] and Red McCarthy.^[4] Agnes Jacks CM, the wife of Sam Jacks, was inducted as a Builder in 1996.^[5]

The first builders to be inducted were June Tiessen^[6] and Terry Youngman^[7] (1989). Tiessen was Ringette Canada's first President (1974–75, 1976–77) while Youngman served as its president from 1981 to 1983. Youngman later lead the international development of the sport from 1983 to 1985 while serving as Ringette Canada's Past-President.

The first two teams to be inducted were world title winners Team Alberta from the 1990 World Ringette Championships (2005),^[8] and Team Canada West from the 1992 World Ringette Championships (2005).^[9] The first athlete to be inducted was Deb Marek (2001),^[10] the first coach to be inducted was Lyndsay Wheelans (2002),^[11] and the first official to be inducted was Denise Weeks (2001).^[12]

The following is the list of Ringette Canada Hall of Fame members:^[1]

Listed below are the inductees who have also participated in the World Ringette Championships. Some members have been inducted more than once in different categories.

The following are inductees in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame:

• Sam Jacks was inducted into the Canada Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.^[40]

The following are inductees in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame:

• Team Canada West teams of 1990 and 1992 were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in the Groups and Teams category in 1994.^[41]
• Phyllis Sadoway was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.^[39][38]
• Reg Wood was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.^[18]

The following are inductees in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame:

• 1988 Regina Optimist Stingers Ringette Team - installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 16, 2001. Accomplishments: 1998 Canadian Junior Ringette Champions (see Canadian Ringette Championships).^[42]

The following are inductees in the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum:

• Andrea Ferguson ("Ando") was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2022. She is the first ringette athlete to be inducted in its history.^[43]