Manitoba Ringette Hall
of Fame Inductees 2016:
By Al Gowriluk
Player Category:
Amy Clarkson
Amy Clarkson
started playing
ringette when
she was 6. She
had plenty of
experience
taking the
shots. Her
much older
brother used to
put her in net
when he and
his friends played street hockey, they
had no mercy.
Nicknamed“Gumby” because of her
acrobatic style of goaltending, Amy’s
abilities as a top notch goalie saw
her play at the “AA” level for 7 years.
She attended the Western Canadian
Ringette Championships and 4
Canadian Ringette Championships.
As a member of Team Manitoba Amy
brought home the Gold in 2003.
After 6 years with the National
Ringette League’s Manitoba Jets, Amy
was selected to the 2nd line all-star
team at the NRL Championships in
2012 . In 2013 Amy joined the Winnipeg
Prairie Fire winning Silver and was
chosen as the first line all-star goalie at
the NRL Championships. Clarkson was
chosen as a member of the 2013 and
2015 Team Canada Senior program,
and participated in the World Ringette
Championships, and won Silver both
times.
Lindsay Burns
Lindsay Burns
got her start
in ringette
at the age of
5. Lindsay’s
tenacity as a
player had her
selected as an
“AA” player
for 7 years.
Burns’ team won gold at the Western
Canadian Ringette Championships
in 1997. She attended 7 Canadian
24 / sportslife
Ringette Championships, helping
Team Manitoba win back to back gold
medals starting in 2001. Burns played
in the 2003 Canada Winter Games team
and won silver.
Playing for the Winnipeg Prairie Fire
from 2009, she helped her team to a
Bronze medal in 2010 and Silver medal
in 2013when she was also selected as
a first line all-star. She was awarded
the NRL Defensive Player of the Year
in 2010 and 2011. She earned her
spot on the Canadian Senior Women’s
team & competed at the World Ringette
Championships in 2010 and in 2013.
In 2005, Burns became a MRA
certified instructor. From 2004 to
2006, Lindsay sat on the MRA “AA”
committee as the Rural Player Rep.
She has always loved to share her
knowledge of the sport, and obtained
her coaching certification in 2007 and
took on a young “AA” team.
Lindsay has gone full circle in
Ringette over the past 23 years, from a
beginner to a winner in multidiscipline
levels of the sport . She continues to
share her knowledge and skill currently
coaching at the grassroots level out of
the Interlake.
Builder Category:
Joan Lachance:
Growing up
in Transcona,
Joan
Lachance
began playing
Ringette
at the age
of 11 and
continued to play until she was 17. Her
two daughters both started playing
in 2000. She coached her youngest
daughter for two years and managed
both girls’ teams every season they
played. Her youngest daughter
attended Westerns for four seasons &
she managed the team each season.
In 2014 she was a part of the host
committee for the Western Canadian
Ringette Championships.
From 2003-20009 she was convener
at Oxford Heights Community Club.
Since 2007, she has been WRL Rep for
Transcona Ringette Association. In
2009-2013 she was also the President
for the Transcona Ringette Association.
She spent over 5 years as a loop
convener, 4 years on the suspension
committee, served one year as the
vice-president and is currently a
member of the appeal committee.
She has also been instrumental at the
annual WRL All-Star Game. She has
sat on numerous committees and
workgroups for the MRA, including
Provincials Review Committee, R4U
Transition Workgroup, R4U Committee,
Youth Skills Development Program
workgroup and more.
Her love of the sport is obvious by
her commitment, and the time she has
dedicated. Her focus is always on the
players. She is a respected and valued
member of the Ringette community
and an immeasurable support to the
players, her association, the WRL, and
the MRA.
Jackie Bohemier
Jackie
Bohemier
has been
involved
in Ringette
for over 28
years in
multiple
capacities and made significant
contributions to the sport. A mother
of 5, she is a pillar for the Ringette
community in her hometown, at the
provincial and regional levels as well.
She has held sport advancement
titles for numerous years. These
include official, coach, player,
instructor, evaluator, mentor,
president, treasurer, director, board
member, fan, cabin mom, volunteer
and most importantly, mother. She
embodies all the values of ringette
such as respect, teamwork, integrity,
fairness, commitment and excellence.
In 1988, when she enrolled her
three eldest daughters in ringette at