Awards

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

We all know many individuals that go above and beyond in contributing to the betterment our sport and our AA Ringette program. It’s an honour for AA Ringette Calgary to present two annual awards to recognize the hard work, dedication, and energy that these individuals bring to our ringette community. Please fill out and submit nomination form(s) to awards@aaringettecalgary.ca.

Awards for the 2025-2026 season submissions are due by March 28, 2026. 

AA Ringette Calgary Service Award

This award is given to a member of the AA Ringette Calgary community who has exemplified outstanding service and dedication to our program and the sport of ringette.

• 2025 Recipient: Caley Mineault
• 2024 Recipient: Leigh Sauer
• 2023 Recipient: Kristy Assaly
• 2022 Recipient: Michele Wheeler
• 2020 Recipient: Scott Wolsey
• 2019 Recipient: Jeff Ung
• 2018 Recipient: Matthew Loh
• 2017 Recipients: Leigh and Jenna Sauer
• 2016 Recipient: Pat Yelle
• 2015 Recipient: Lindsey Lovse
• 2014 Recipient: Kathy Leonard
• 2013 Recipient: Bev Kee
• 2012 Recipient: Cliff Lawrick

Service Award Nomination Form
 

Jenna Sauer Spirit in Coaching Award

Jenna was a positive spirit, and passionate about ringette—sharing her love of the game by helping to coach younger players as an Assistant Coach with AA Ringette Calgary. A tribute to Jenna is available on the Ringette Calgary history site 2016-2017 season. 

Introduced in the 2017/2018 season, this award recognizes the inspired contribution of current or former AA Ringette players who give back to the sport through positive coaching, mentorship, and enthusiasm. The Sauer Family and AA Ringette Calgary are proud to present this award in Jenna’s honour.

• 2025 Recipient: Brynn Tarnowsky
• 2024 Recipient: Rachael McKerracher
• 2023 Recipient: Shaundra Bruvall
• 2022 Recipient: Lauren Chown
• 2020 Recipients: Meagan Dyck, Chelsey Butt and Devon Lowe
• 2019 Recipient: Caley Mineault
• 2018 Recipient: Trina Janssens

Spirit in Coaching Award Nomination Form

Kayla Blackwell Passion for Ringette Award

We are proud to introduce the first annual Kayla Blackwell Passion for Ringette Award in March of 2026. This distinguished award will be awarded to a player that carries the same passion that Kayla displayed throughout her ringette career. Kayla showed up to every practice and game, gave fist-bumps to her coaches after practices, lead by example on and off the ice, and maintained a positive attitude during all moments of games. She proudly wore her ringette swag every chance she could, and prioritized ringette over all else. The winner of this award should show that ringette is a defining, meaningful part of their life. This player might not be the highest goal scorer, the fastest skater or have the hardest shot, however, she should have the biggest heart for the sport, the players and the support staff. That's passion for ringette.

We ask each AA team to nominate one player and submit that nomination for review. Please email your team nomination with an explanation as to why this player is deserving of the Kayla Blackwell Passion for Ringette Award to awards@aacalgaryringette.ca.
 

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TEAM AWARDS

Matt Loh Team Sportsmanship Award

This award, first given out at our Ring It On friendship tournament in Sept 2018, was created in memory of Matt Loh. Out of love for his daughter and ringette, he dedicated himself to creating and organizing our annual Ring It On exhibition tournament on behalf of our AA Ringette Calgary program, to bring teams together in friendship at the beginning of the season. Matt was a dedicated volunteer of AA Ringette Calgary and the entire ringette community in our city. A tribute to Matt is available on the Ringette Calgary history site 2017-2018 season. 

The award continues to be given annually at our Ring It On friendship tournament to the team in each division that best displays exemplary sportsmanship overall, through actions both on and off the ice, having demonstrated fairness, respect, honesty, unselfishness, and responsibility as voted by the coaches. The purpose of the award is to promote integrity and sportsmanship in the game of ringette. 

Please read here for more information on Matt’s contributions to our AA program, and how teams are granted this award. 

• 2025 U16AA Edmonton and U19AA St Albert
• 2024 U16AA St Albert and U19AA Calgary Bold
• 2023: U16AA Zone 2 and U19AA Eastman Flames
• 2022: U16AA Regina Stingers and U19AA St Albert
• 2021: U16AA Calgary Surge and U19AA Calgary Raid
• 2020: tournament was cancelled due to COVID restrictions
• 2019: U16AA Sherwood Park and U19AA Calgary Blade
• 2018: U16AA Regina Stingers and U19AA Edmonton Elite