The change is believed to have been made to avoid confusion with the organizing body and the new World Ringette Championships tournament which shared the same acronym, WRC.

Canada and Finland regularly travel across various countries to demonstrate how ringette is played.

Canadian teams have demonstrated in countries including Japan, Australia, Iceland, and New Zealand.

The sport has also been introduced to Slovakia, Russia, Estonia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

[2] Twenty-three years after the sport of ringette began in Canada, the first successful attempt to organize a group dedicated to the promotion and development of the sport internationally resulted in the creation of the World Ringette Council (WRC).

The sporting body was also determined to establish an elite level of international competition for ringette.

[1] In 2012, the International Ringette Federation announced new promotional activities in Norway, Slovakia, as well as in South Korea.

[citation needed] The first meeting of the World Ringette Council was in 1986 and included attendees serving as representatives from the original five member countries: Canada, Finland, Sweden, the United States, and France.

Canada's Wes Clark was chosen to serve as WRC Secretary, and Dale Friesen, and American, became Treasurer.

The World Ringette Council's (the IRF predecessor) leaders were as follows: Member countries today include Canada, Finland, Sweden, the United States, and the Czech Republic.

Although France was initially represented in 1986 at the first meeting of the IRF predecessor, the World Ringette Council, to date the country has never formed a national governing body for the sport.

[citation needed] France was initially represented in 1986 at the first meeting of the IRF predecessor, the World Ringette Council.

The World Ringette Championships (abbreviated WRC) was held for the first time in Canada in 1990.

France was initially represented in 1986 at the first meeting of the IRF predecessor, the World Ringette Council, but does not have member representation today.