GENERAL INFORMATION

Join us in Kelowna, BC in celebrating the 33rd Anniversary of the Annual Sweetheart Ringette Tournament! The Tournament will run Friday, January 31^st to Sunday, February 2^nd, 2025. Teams should be prepared to play at 7:00 am on Friday, January 31st and up to 4:00 pm on Sunday, February 2^nd.

This tournament includes both Club and Zone Teams. Club Age Divisions - Fun 1, Fun 2, U10, U12, U14, U16, U19 & Open (18+ A & B) & Zone Teams - U14, U16.

In alignment with Ringette BCs new Competition Framework, Zone teams are now Female only.
Community/Club teams will be Female only for U14, U16 & U19.
18+ will be All-Gender and are required to follow the Western Canadian Ringette Championships (WCRC) Technical Package that requires teams to dress at least 80 percent females on their roster to be eligible to compete.

Registration Fees:

Fundamentals 1 & 2 - $500
U10 & U12 - $1000 (Guarantee 4 games)
U14 - 18+ - $1100 (Guarantee 4 games and play for medals)

Out-of-province teams should use the table below to register in the appropriate division.

Team Fees can be paid via cheque or e-transfer. Please mail cheques to: Kelowna Ringette Association, PO Box 21156, RPO Orchard Park, Kelowna BC, V1Y 9N8. Please make a note of the team’s name, age division, and association. E-transfers can be sent to KRASweetheart@gmail.com using password “Ringette”. In the message/memo section state association, team name and division eg. KRA U14 Club Bears.

We cannot make any accommodations for team travel. Absolutely NO emails will be accepted asking for schedule changes based on travel plans!

***Your registration will not be considered complete until a copy of your RBC (or PSO) official roster, payment & your team's tiering form (if applicable) is uploaded to TeamSnap or sent to KRAsweetheart@gmail.com. Please use your team name, association and division as the email subject.

Registration will be open until November 15, 2024.

Any changes to your team roster (including player pickup requests) must be on the Team Adjustment Form (TAF) from Ringette BC and submitted to krasweetheart@gmail.com by January 17, 2025. As this is a RBC sanctioned tournament, RBC must approve these changes in order for your adjusted roster to play at the Tournament. Should your team make any unapproved (RBC) changes to the roster during the tournament, it may mean that your team will FORFEIT that game, regardless of the game outcome.

For U12 teams, RBC requires that a team ordinal be provided and should you have to substitute players, an adjusted team ordinal must be provided. Any U12 tiered team from out of province will require special attention that the Ringette BC office can assist with.

Hotels:

The success of our tournament relies on the combination of dedicated volunteers and established partnerships with our sponsors. The Kelowna Sweetheart Tournament has a “Stay & Play” hotel policy. This means that all attendees in need of hotels are requested to book them through one of our sponsor hotels. This policy helps to ensure sufficient sponsorship is secured, while providing quality hotels at the best available rate. Our Sponsor Hotels will be listed shortly under our “Sweetheart - Hotel” tab on our website www.kelownaringette.com

Refund Information:

There will be a full refund if your team is not accepted.
There will be a full refund, minus a $50 processing fee, if your team drops out prior to acceptance in the tournament.
There will be a 50% refund if your team drops out after acceptance in the tournament but before the schedule is released, minus a $50 processing fee.
There will be NO refunds if your team drops out after the schedule has been released.

Cancellation of Tournament:

In the event that the tournament is unable to proceed due to Provincial Health Orders, KRA will return the team fees less $100.00 to cover event merchandise that was purchased for players. We will connect with team managers to arrange for pickup or shipment of items.

If you have specific questions or require additional information, please feel free to contact us at krasweetheart@gmail.com