The first day of the year was full of exciting ringette games! We started our morning by having breakfast and after going for a walk to the Victoria park. It wasn't the "magical" as it had looked the previous night on tv when it was full of people and all the trees there had christmas lighting on. Now the lights weren't on so it looked, well, just like a normal park.. It was so cold outside!! The wind was ice cold!
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| The church next to the park |
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| Victoria Park |
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| Angel Tree |
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| People had decorated the tree in memory of children who had died young. The tree had pictures, poems, stories etc. about the children and told about their life. :/ |
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| Another church on the other side of the park.. |
Then we hopped into our car and drove to the rink to watch team Finland's morning practice. After that it was one of the Canada's team's turn and we were kicked out because it was a closed practise?! We headed to Subway to eat and after took a nap. I slept for 3 hours! I can't understand why I was so tired all the time there! Loved my big bed though. :P I was planning on going to gym to put my sneakers to use which I took with me from Finland but instead I decided to sleep..
Then it was time for Finland - Russia game. Not much to tell about the game, only that Finland won by 9-0 and in my opinion this was the first game were they actually played and scored as a team not as individuals. It was a really nice game to watch. :) BUT THEN the Canada West- East game! It was by far the most fastest, even and exciting game I've seen. I can't even describe it but it was really fast, both teams played well, all the scores were really well played and finished accurately. The game ended in a tie 3-3 which meant that Finland actually didn't win the division instead East won it by the made-goal-difference against Finland and team West.. And this meant that Finland would have to play the semifinal game against the tough Canada West team..
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| What ringette used to look like.. |
Link to an article about ringette:
Not your grannys ringette any more
As you read ringette is celebrating its 50 year anniversary so at the arena there were lots of things put up about the sports history and they also sold lots different anniversary stuff like t-shirts, keychains, pencils etc..
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| Ringette Hall of Fame |
The next day the girls were about to play for the spot in the FINAL!!
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| "the GIRL" (IRF=internationl ringette federation) |
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