Four new members recognized for
achievements and contributions to dynamic sport

Ottawa, Ontario
February 27, 2002

Ringette Canada today announced it has named four new members to its Hall of Fame, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of the sport of ringette and the outstanding achievements of ringette athletes, coaches and officials across Canada. Being inducted into the Hall of Fame are Winnipeg's Audra Antoniuk, Calgary's Cara Brown, Ottawa's Doug MacQuarrie and Ottawa's Lyndsay Wheelans.

"It is the commitment and effort made by many individuals that has enabled ringette to become such a popular and successful sport," said Bill Hubbs, Executive Director of Ringette Canada. "Through our Hall of Fame we are able
to recognize some of the more outstanding efforts and I am very pleased to welcome Audra, Cara, Doug and Lyndsay as our newest members."

Joining the Hall of Fame in the builder category, Winnipeg's Audra Antoniuk has been involved with ringette for many years. She played ringette at the elite level, has participated in a number of Canadian Ringette Championships as both a player and official and has been very involved in officiating and player development. She has held many positions within Ringette Canada,
including officiating committee member, vice president competitions and a term as president. She has also served as director of officials for the Manitoba Ringette Association.

With 25 years experience as a ringette player, Calgary's Cara Brown joins the Hall of Fame in the athlete category. Cara has participated in 16 Canadian Ringette Championships, of which she won nine gold medals and
has been named to the all star team 12 times. She has also been a member of Team Canada and has won gold at three World Championships. In 2000, Cara appeared
in the Who's Who of Canadian Sport.

Ottawa's Doug MacQuarrie joins the Hall of Fame in the category that recognizes officials. Doug has been officiating for over 30 years and has participated as an official at a number of Canadian Ringette Championships
as well as the 1990 World Ringette Championships. From 1985 to 1991, Doug held the position of technical director with Ringette Canada and was inducted into the Ontario Ringette Hall of Fame in 1993.

Ottawa's Lyndsay Wheelans was inducted into the Hall of Fame for her achievements in the area of coaching. Lyndsay has been playing ringette for over 25 years and has coached at both the national and international
level since 1988. She has also held the position of technical director forRingette Canada from 1998 to 2001 and has been involved with Ringette Canada's coaching committee.

About Ringette
Ringette is a 39-year-old Canadian invention that has become one of the fastest team sports on ice. Ringette is played on ice with skates and sticks and has six players on each of two teams. The players' mission is to score
goals by shooting a rubber ring into nets at either end of the rink during stop-time periods of play.

There are currently over 24,000 players on more than 2,000 teams across the country with over 2,100 officials and 10,000 coaches. Internationally, it is played in half a dozen other countries around the world.

For more information, please refer to the Ringette Canada Web site at www.ringette.ca.

 

Reprinted with permission