The event was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario from January 29 to February 3, 1990, with eight competing teams at Earl Armstrong Arena.

Finland finished seventh and the United States eighth while Canadian teams monopolized the podium.

[3] Team Alberta, which consisted of ringette players from the province's "Calgary Debs",[citation needed] won the first world ringette title in international competition and the WRC's new Sam Jacks Trophy after defeating Team Ontario, 6 – 5 in the final.

[4] The event was held in the Canadian city of Gloucester, Ontario at the Earl Armstrong Arena.

[11][12][10][13] In 1990, Canada's Team Alberta consisted of players from the Calgary Debs who were all-stars who hailed from different areas of the province.