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Even in the summer we try to get together.”</p> <p>Ralph, who spent last winter playing in Division 1 of the Swedish League, was playing in his third world championship in Russia from Jan. 23 to 30. After earning a gold medal last year and a silver in his first season with the national team, he was somewhat disappointed with the colour of this year’s medal.</p> <p>“After winning gold last year it was definitely a little disappointing, but at the same time we lost to Belarus, which used to play in the A pool,” he said.</p> <p>Ralph said players from Russia and Sweden — both bandy powerhouses — have told him that the Canadians aren’t lacking in talent.</p> <p>“We have a lot of good skaters from the hockey background,” Ralph said. “Within five years Canada should be in the A pool.”</p> <p>What’s holding the Canadians back, aside from a truly national program, is the lack of a dedicated bandy facility.</p> <p>The sport is played on a sheet of ice the size of a soccer field; something that Winnipeg hasn’t had in recent years.</p> <p>“We played at Sturgeon Creek Community Centre for a number of years,” said Bandy Canada president Morris Glimcher, who added that it cost around $12,000 to maintain the rink. “The tough thing was that the last couple of years, by the time we could have had the ice we would have only had January and February, and there were no lights.”</p><div class="newsletter-prompt community-calendar" data-newsletter-position="newsletter-prompt" style="display:none; --prompt-h4: #323232; --prompt-link: color: #0092cd;; --prompt-btn: #007db8; --prompt-btn-hover: #002a5d"> <div class="prompt-top"> Our Communities | Newsletter <i class="fas fa-envelope contact-icon" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="prompt-wrap"> <div> <h4>Community Calendar</h4> <p class="frequency">Mondays</p> <p>A weekly look at news and events that matter in your communities.</p> <a class="email-subscribe-link button community-calendar inline-block-logged-in">Sign up for Community Calendar</a> <form class="sign-up-box block-not-logged-in"> <div class="input-error" style="display:none;"></div> <fieldset> <div class="flex-wrap"> <span class="input-wrap"><input id="email-prompt" type="email" placeholder="Email Address"></span> <a class="button">Sign Up</a> </div> <div class="flex-wrap"> <input name="agreed_to_short_consent" type="checkbox" value="1"> <small><label for="agreed_to_short_consent">I agree to the <a id='terms' href='https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/terms-conditions'>Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies</a>, and <a id='casl' href='https://account.winnipegfreepress.com/casl'>CASL agreement</a>.</label></small> </div> </fieldset> </form> </div> <img src="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/07/Community_Calendar_Newsletter_tile-1.jpg" alt="Sign up for Community Calendar"> </div> </div> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function() { FP_Newsletter_init('community-calendar', ); jQuery(".button.community-calendar").on("click", function() { FP_Newsletter_subscribe(jQuery(this).closest('.newsletter-prompt.community-calendar'), 'community-calendar', account.email); }); jQuery(".sign-up-box a.button").on("click", function() { FP_Newsletter_checkForm(jQuery(this).closest('.newsletter-prompt.community-calendar'), 'community-calendar'); }); }); </script> <p>Glimcher and the players are hoping to convince the City of Winnipeg to flood the infield of the Susan Auch Oval and move the lights from inside the track to the outside.</p> <p>“It’s a great sport,” Glimcher said. “If we’re able to play at night, we can get some leagues going.”</p> <p>Ralph agreed that a proper rink would do wonders for the sport in Canada.</p> <p>“It’s the one thing that holds us back,” he said. “The Americans have had a rink for a while (in Minnesota) and it’s allowed them to develop a little quicker than us. Our team has better skilled players, but we can’t get experience without getting a rink here in Winnipeg.”</p> <p>avi.saper@canstarnews.com</p><div class="collageplus"></div> </div> <div class="sidebar"> <div id="top_static_skyscraper_container" class="content article-ad skyscraper" style="height:630px;"> <p>Advertisement <a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/advertising">Advertise With Us</a></p> <div id="skyscraper_top" class="ad-skyscraper"></div> </div> <div id="skyscraper_shaft" class="article-ad skyscraper cxenseignore"> <div id="skyscraper_container" class="content"> <p>Advertisement <a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/advertising">Advertise With Us</a></p> <div id="skyscraper_bottom" class="ad-skyscraper"></div> </div> </div> </div> <ul class="interactive"> <li class="social"> <a href="https://twitter.com/share?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" class="twitter-share-button" data-via="FPReviewWest" data-related="FPReviewWest" data-show-count="true">Tweet</a><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </li> <li class="social"> <a class="bluesky-share-button" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Silver%20medal%20not%20a%20bad%20showing%20for%20bandy%20team%20with%20no%20rink%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.winnipegfreepress.com%2Four-communities%2Fsports%2F2011%2F02%2F23%2Fs"><i class="fa-brands fa-bluesky"></i> Share</a> </li> <li> <a href="javascript:window.print();" title="Print Silver medal not a bad showing for bandy team with no rink"><i class="fas fa-print"></i> Print</a> </li> <li> <a href="mailto:?subject=Silver medal not a bad showing for bandy team with no rink - via Our Communities&body=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/sports/2011/02/23/s" title="Share by Email" target="_blank"><i class="fas fa-envelope"></i> Email</a> </li> <li class="block-logged-in"> <a title="Bookmark" href="#"><span class="fa-stack fa-xs"><i class="fas fa-bookmark fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fas fa-check fa-stack-1x fa-sm fa-inverse"></i></span> Read Later</a> </li> </ul> <div class="flex story-buttons"> <a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/fact-check?fact_check_title=Silver medal not a bad showing for bandy team with no rink" class="button report">Report Error</a> <a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/newstips?news_tip_title=Silver medal not a bad showing for bandy team with no rink" class="button submit-tip">Submit a Tip</a> </div> </div> </div> </article> <div id="bdnsun-bottom-article-banner-container" class="tile six-col ad v4_tile_ad_banner" size="3"> <div class="tile-content"> <p>Advertisement</p> <p><a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/advertising">Learn more about Free Press Advertising solutions</a></p> <div class="ad-banner placeholder" id="bdnsun-bottom-article-banner"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div rel="sports" class="tile-container section-container-sports compact-view"> <h3><a href="https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/sports">Sports</a></h3> <div rel="sports" class="load-more load-more-sports"> <p><i class="fas fa-chevron-circle-down"></i> LOAD MORE</p> <script> jQuery(".load-more-sports").on("click", function() { loadMoreDeferral = jQuery.Deferred(); const slug = 'sports'; const newPage = 1; const isMulti = false; FP_LoadMore(jQuery(this), slug, newPage, isMulti); }); </script> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <footer id="footer"> <div class="footer-bottom"> ©2024 Our Communities </div> </footer>  <div id="cx_62c38e54b217439759d06038781fa86b8ae4e8b0"></div>  <script> ( function ( body ) { 'use strict'; body.className = body.className.replace( /\btribe-no-js\b/, 'tribe-js' ); } )( document.body ); </script> <script> /* <![CDATA[ */var tribe_l10n_datatables = {"aria":{"sort_ascending":": activate to sort column ascending","sort_descending":": activate to sort column descending"},"length_menu":"Show _MENU_ entries","empty_table":"No data available in table","info":"Showing _START_ to _END_ of _TOTAL_ entries","info_empty":"Showing 0 to 0 of 0 entries","info_filtered":"(filtered from _MAX_ total entries)","zero_records":"No matching records found","search":"Search:","all_selected_text":"All items on this page were selected. 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