Ringette
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Ringette is a non-contact winter team sport played on an ice rink using ice hockey skates, straight sticks with drag-tips, and a blue, rubber, pneumatic ring designed for use on ice surfaces. Wikipedia
Contact: No contact, incidental only
Equipment: Ringette ring, ringette stick, ice hockey skates, ringette girdle with pelvic protector and other protective gear
First played: 1963; 61 years ago
Highest governing body: International Ringette Federation (IRF)
Team members: 2 Forwards; 2 Defenders; 1 Centre; 1 Goaltender