Made of steel.  Fearless.  Determined.  Never quit. 

These are just some of the words that come to mind to describe what we witnessed at this year's Canadian Ringette Championships hosted by Ringette Manitoba and Ringette Canada in Winnipeg.  The best U16 and U19 teams from across the country, plus the top 8 teams from this year's National Ringette League came together over seven days to determine who would earn the national champion title. 

The week's schedule for all teams was fiercely demanding; two games a day and then on to the playoffs to determine which teams would play in the championship and consolation medal rounds.  The competition was intense, the speed of play incredibly fast, and the teamwork simply awesome. Spot yourself in photos from earlier in the #CRC2018 week in Photo Blog #1: Excitement and Action from the 2018 Canadian Ringette Championships. 

See our summary of medal and award winners below and keep scrolling for over 70 action-packed photos from the final four days.

Final Results - The Save-On-Foods CRC 2018 National Champions and Medal Winners

U16

Gold Medal - Team Manitoba

Silver Medal - Calgary Surge

Bronze Medal - Nepean Ravens

U19

Gold Medal - Team Quebec (Laurentides)

Silver Medal - Team Manitoba (Angels)

Bronze Medal - Eastman Flames (Manitoba)

National Ringette League (NRL) (19+)

Gold Medal - Atlantic Attack

Silver Medal - Edmonton WAM!

Bronze Medal - Cambridge Turbos

Final Results - The Save-On-Foods CRC 2018 Consolation Round Medal Winners

U16

Gold Medal - Mississauga Mustangs

Silver Medal - Central Alberta Sting

U19

Gold Medal - Team Alberta

Silver Medal - Team Nova Scotia

Awards of Excellence

Awards for team and individual excellence were given out to recognize general excellence, specialized skills in a player's position, contribution to team success, capacity for fair play, and sportsmanship. Congratulations to all the winners and your outstanding achievements. See player, coach and team award winners below. 

Agnes Jacks True Sport Award 

This award is presented in each division. Winners included Team Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Selects) in the U16 division, Eastman Flames (MB) in the U19 division and Calgary RATH in the National Ringette League division.  

Toughest Competitor Awards

Keala Fleury (Saskatoon) of Team Saskatchewan (Saskatoon Selects) claimed the title of U16 Toughest Competitor.

Trudy Beamish (Steinbach) of the Eastman Flames claimed the title of U19 Toughest Competitor.

Chantal Gauthier (Pickering) of the Richmond Hill Lightning claimed the title of NRL Toughest Competitor. 

All-stars Awards 

U16 Division

Second all-star team:

Offence: Riley Wasylyniuk (Cochrane AB) - Zone 2 Alberta 

Offence: Brynn Nesbitt (Calgary AB) - Calgary Surge           

Offence: Rileigh Hache (Nepean ON) - Team Ontario

Defence: Olivia Birstonas (Whitby ON) - Central Whitby Sharks

Defence: Grace Brown (Calgary AB) - Team Alberta

Goalie: Julianna McIntyre (Winnipeg MB) - Team Manitoba

First all-star team:

Offence: Emma Kelly (Nepean ON) - Team Ontario

Offence: Alexsi Kavvadas (Winnipeg MB) - Team Manitoba           

Offence: Alexane Dupuis (Dieppe NB) - Team New Brunswick

Defence: Chanelle Smith (Calgary AB) - Calgary Surge

Defence: Reese Lange (Winnipeg MB) - Team Manitoba    

Goalie: Georgia Fraser (Souris PEI) - Team PEI

U19 Division

Second all-star team:

Offence: Kaylee Spearing (Winnipeg MB) - Team Manitoba

Offence: Claire Wyville (Morriston ON) - Team Ontario

Offence: Cloé LeBlanc (Memramcook NB) - Team New Brunswick

Defence: Laurence St-Denis (Ste-Marthe QC) - Team Quebec

Defence: Emilie Gruninger (Oakbank MB) - Eastman Flames

Goalie: Janna Griffioen (Waterloo ON) - Team Ontario

First all-star team:

Offence: Alana Lesperance (Winnipeg MB) - Team Manitoba

Offence: Milica Oravec (Oakbank MB) - Eastman Flames

Offence: Mégane Fortin (Blainville QC) - Team Quebec

Defence: Nicole Pelletier (Edmonton AB) - Edmonton Elite

Defence: Gabriele Lefebvre (Blainville QC) - Team Quebec

Goalie: Marie Ève Dubé (Blainville QC) - Team Quebec

NRL Division

Second all-star team:

Offence: Chantal St-Laurent (Charlesbourg QC) - Gatineau Fusion

Offence: Kaitlyn Youldon (Nepean ON) - Gatineau Fusion

Offence: Justine Exner (Calgary AB) - Calgary RATH

Defence:  Julie Vandal (Gatineau QC) - Gatineau Fusion

Defence: Lindsay Brown (Lacombe AB) - Edmonton WAM!

Goalie: Breanna Beck (Red Deer AB) - Edmonton WAM!

First all-star team:

Offence: Martine Caissie (Bouctouche NB) - Atlantic Attack

Offence: Jenny Snowdon (Moncton NB) - Atlantic Attack

Offence: Maude Charbonneau (Sainte-Julie, QC) - Montreal Mission

Defence: Paige Nosal (St. Clements, ON) - Cambridge Turbos

Defence: Erica Voss (Etobicoke, ON) - Richmond Hill Lightning

Goalie: Karine Doiron (Sainte-Anne-de-Kent NB) - Atlantic Attack

Athlete Gallery

Highlighting great moments from the final four days of the tournament including on the ice, in the stands and at the Closing Ceremonies.

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