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Julie Blanchette

Blanchette on the ice with the Montreal Mission

Personal information

Nickname(s)

Juju

Nationality

Canada

Born

9 January 1977 (age 48)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Sport

Country

Canada
Finland
World

Position

Centre

League

National Ringette League
SM Ringette

Team

- Team Canada Sr.
- Team Quebec
- Montreal Mission, (NRL)
- Ringeten Turun, (Ringeten SM-sarja [fi])

Medal record

Event	1st	2nd	3rd
WRC	0	5	0
CRC	8	1	0
WJRC	0	1	0
QPRC	9	0	0
CWG	0	0	1

Ringette

World Ringette Championships

Representing Canada

Silver

2004 Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden

Silver

2007 Ottawa, Canada

Silver

2010 Tampere, Finland

Silver

2013 North Bay, Canada
Assistant Coach, Team Canada Sr.

Silver

2022 Espoo, Finland
Assistant Coach, Team Canada Sr.

World Junior Ringette Championships

Representing Canada

Silver

2009 Prague, Czech Republic
Assistant Coach, 2009 U19 Team Canada East

Canadian Provincial Ringette

Quebec Provincial Ringette Championships

Gold

1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005

Canadian Ringette Championships

Gold

8 times

Silver

CRC 2000

Canada Winter Games

Bronze

2007 Canada Winter Games (Coach)

Updated on August 28, 2023.

Julie Blanchette (born January 9, 1977, in Montreal, Quebec) is a famous Canadian ringette player. She has also worked as a trainer and coach. Julie was the captain for many ringette teams, including Team Canada. She plays for the Montreal Mission in the National Ringette League. Julie has been a part of the Canadian national ringette team as both a player and a coach.

Julie Blanchette was an assistant coach for the 2022 Team Canada Seniors. They played in the 2022 World Ringette Championships. She is the Head Coach for Canada's Senior National Team for the 2023 World Ringette Championships. This is part of a special program for that tournament.

Julie Blanchette's Ringette Journey
Julie Blanchette's Achievements
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Julie Blanchette's Ringette Journey

Julie Blanchette started playing ringette when she was just four years old. Her parents wanted her to play a team sport, like her brother who played ice hockey. So, they signed her up for a local ringette club in Montreal.

Julie played ringette at every level as she grew up. She represented Quebec in big competitions. These included the Canadian Ringette Championships and the Canada Winter Games.

Playing for Top Teams

Julie played in Canada's top semi-professional ringette league, the National Ringette League. She joined the Montreal Mission team in 2003. In 2005, she even played a season in Finland. She played for the club Ringette Turku in Finland's top ringette league, SM Ringette.

Representing Team Canada

Julie was a member of the Canada national ringette team many times. Her first time was as a player for the 2004 national team. She competed in the 2004 World Ringette Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.

She played for the 2007 Canadian national team in the 2007 World Ringette Championships in Ottawa. Her last time playing for Team Canada was in 2010. She competed with the 2010 Canadian senior team in the 2010 World Ringette Championships in Tampere, Finland. In 2008, she also played in the 2008 Ringette World Club Championships.

Leading as Captain and Coach

Julie Blanchette was the team captain for the Canadian national ringette team. She was also the captain of the Montreal Mission in the National Ringette League. She has worked as a ringette trainer and coach too.

She was the trainer for the national Team Canada juniors (Under-19 years) in 2009. This was during the 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. In September 2013, Julie became an assistant coach for Canada's 2013 Senior National Team. They competed in the 2013 World Ringette Championships.

Julie once said that ringette has been her passion since she was four. She feels a lot of passion, determination, and commitment for the sport.

Julie Blanchette's Achievements

Julie Blanchette has won many awards and honors throughout her ringette career.

She won gold nine times in the Quebec Provincial Ringette Championships. These wins were in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, and 2005.
She won gold eight times in the Canadian Ringette Championships.
She won silver in the 2000 Canadian Ringette Championships.
She was chosen for the All-Star ringette team at the 2000 Canadian Ringette Championships.
She won silver as a player for Team Canada in the 2004 World Ringette Championships.
She won silver as a player for Team Canada in the 2007 World Ringette Championships.
She won bronze as the coach of Team Quebec in the 2007 Canada Winter Games.
She won silver as an assistant coach for the Canadian junior national ringette team. This was for the U19 Team Canada East at the 2009 World Junior Ringette Championships.
She won silver as a player for Team Canada in the 2010 World Ringette Championships.
Julie is the top scorer for the Montreal Mission club. She is also the second top scorer in the history of the National Ringette League in Canada.
She was the top Canadian scorer during the 2008 Ringette World Club Championship.
She was the top scoring champion for the 2010-11 season in the National Ringette League. She had 61 goals and 80 assists, totaling 141 points.
She was chosen for the All-Star team during the 2005 Canadian Ringette Championships.
She was named MVP Player for the 2005-06 and 2008-09 seasons in the National Ringette League.