U12 Championships
2026 Ringette Ontario U12 Championships
April 9 to 12, 2026
Hosted by Markham-Stouffville Ringette Association
Competition Dates
Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12, 2026
NEW! Competition will now start on Friday, April 10 for ALL TEAMS.
Teams must be prepared to play as early as 8AM on Friday, April 10 & Saturday, April 11. Semi-finals and finals will be on Sunday, April 12.
Each team is guaranteed FOUR games.
Facilities
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Angus Glen Community Centre (3990 Major Mackenzie Dr E, Markham) - MAIN VENUE
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Thornhill Community Centre (7755 Bayview Ave, Thornhill)
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Tom Graham Arena Complex (1300 Elgin Mills Rd E, Richmond Hill)
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Ed Sackfield Arena & Fitness Centre (311 Valleymede Dr, Richmond Hill)
Competition Format & Qualification
Divisions: Team Contacts received an email on Tuesday, January 27 regarding preliminary seeding for the event. Please ensure that is reviewed and, if necessary, responded to by Friday, January 30 at noon
Registration
Registration is now closed. Teams who successfully registered (NOT waitlisted) must provide payment to complete the registration process.
Codes of Conduct
Ringette Ontario expects everyone attending the U12 Championship to abide by their respective codes of conduct, which can each be found below.
Athlete Code of Conduct
Coach Code of Conduct
Parents Code of Conduct
Spectator Code of Conduct
Officials Code of Conduct
Information Packages
2026 RO U12 Registration Package
2025 RO U12 Technical Package - 2026 Technical Package will be released closer to the event!
Major Technical Officials Selection Criteria & Identification Process
Know Before You Go will be released closer to the event!
Welcome/Dance Party
The Welcome Party isn't mandatory, but we hope you'll attend! To assist with planning, please RSVP your attendance by Friday, February 27. CLICK HERE TO RSVP
Date & Time: Thursday, April 9 - 4:30PM-7:30PM
Venue: Markham Fairgrounds (10801 McCowan Road, Markham)
Theme: "Light up the Rink" - think glow sticks, neon colours, and glow in the dark!! (room will be darkened for the Team Parade and Dance Party)
Overview: Team Parade, Team Photo, Dinner & Snacks, Dance Party
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Teams DO NOT need banners this year - put that effort into decorating your costumes!
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Parents may stay for the duration of the Welcome Party
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Every team will receive a digital photo album after the event
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Dinner & Snacks are an additional cost (outside food is not permitted)
Team Pin: Each team is asked to please bring ONE team/city pin to the Welcome Party for the map of Ontario (on display at Angus Glen Community Centre)
Team Photo: Each team is asked to please send ONE team photo for the Welcome Party slide show (include team name in the file name and email heading)
Team Songs: Each team is asked to please send THREE songs they want to hear during the dance party
Please send your team photo and songs to the Host Committee by Friday, February 20! CLICK HERE TO SEND
Hotel Booking - Stay to Play Event
All teams travelling to the Markham area are required to book their hotels through the accommodation listing provided by Ringette Ontario.
All qualified teams will be sent the information to book after the registration deadline.
A minimum number of rooms will required per team or they will face a fine.
Game Schedule
Information Not Available
Merchandise
U12 apparel is available for purchase here. To pick up your order onsite at at the event, orders must be received by MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026.
Please note, merchandise is still available for purchase after the deadline, but will ship to the address provided on your order!
Picking up Individual Orders: please have your order number and name on the order
For Team Orders: please send one team representative to pick-up the order
Vendors & Raffles
Information Not Available
Pin Exchange
Teams are encouraged to bring city, or their own ringette association pins to exchange with the 5 teams they will play during round robin. Pins will be exchanged between teams before or after the game. Please do not exchange pins on the ice.
Photography
More details coming soon!
Hockey Pants
Note that RO previously relaxed the rules around teams wearing hockey pants at this event.
We do require all players who are not wearing ringette pants to wear the same hockey socks to ensure our officials can quickly differentiate the two teams.
Sponsorship
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the event, please email Rachel@ringetteontario.com to be connected to the Host Committee!
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