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Richmond Ringette crowned U19 Western Canadian champions

B.C. reps cap perfect five-game run in Saskatoon with win over Saskatchewan in title game

Richmond Ringette has capped a dominant season in style, capturing the U19 Western Canadian Championship in Saskatoon.

Richmond completed a perfect five-game run with 5-1 win over Saskatchewan champion Regina Ringers in Friday’s gold medal game.

Hailey Takasaki led the offensive charge with a hat trick as B.C. opened up a 4-0 first half lead and cruised to victory behind the all-star goaltending of Enrique Lee.

Defenseman Tayah Taksaki and forward Emma Paradis were also named to the tournament all-star team.

The triumph comes on the heels of Richmond capturing the provincials earlier in Kelowna and tournament wins in Edmonton and Abbotsford. It’s another significant accomplishment for head coach Troy Takasaki who has been guiding Richmond’s U19 program for the past 18 years.

Richmond’s road to gold included an earlier 6-5 overtime win over Regina.

B.C. also needed OT to slip pass Manitoba’s East End Wings 5-4. Other victories came against Rockyford of Alberta (4-1) and the host Saskatoon Ice (11-1).

The roster also features: Emily Glass, Stephanie Needham, Rianne Yuen, Danielle Robertson, Shelby Stadnyk, Nicole Amaral, Sonya Reiners, Nicole Heinrich, Hannah Therrien, Caitlyn Lawrence, Tianna Martin, Marley Pickrell and Bentley Ghioda.

With injuries and other commitments, Richmond was able to add four pick-up players for the championships — Paradis (Fraser Valley), Ghioda (PoCo), along with Amaral and Pickrell, both from Kelowna.

Paradis led the tournament in scoring with 17 points, including 13 goals. Hailey Takasaki was third with 14 points.

Rounding out the Richmond staff are assistant coaches Alyssa Farthing, Rod Needham and Laura Takasaki. Christine Martin is the team manager.