Shelly Hruska

Shelly Hruska is a Canadian Metis, a former ringette and bandy player, coach, and teacher from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Hruska helped lead Team Canada twice to victory in the World Ringette Championships.

Hruska was a member of 2002 national ringette team who won gold at the 2002 World Ringette Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, then became a member of the 2004 national ringette team once again, competing at the 2004 World Ringette Championships in Stockholm, Sweden where she played a key role on the team which won the silver. In 2010, Hruska helped the Canada women's national bandy team to a 4th place finish overall at the 2010 Women's Bandy World Championship. On April 12, 2023, Hruska was inducted into the Manitoba Indigenous Sports Hall of Fame.

Early life At a young age, Hruska was involved in many sports, including ballet, tap dancing, softball, baseball, figure skating, and ringette. Having originally learned to skate on figure skates, Hruska's parents enrolled her in power skating to teach her to skate on hockey skates.

In 2010, Hruska helped Team Canada capture 4th place at the Women's Bandy World Championship.

Personal life

In her personal time Hruska is a certified Level 2 ringette coach and an instructor at the Lisa Brown Ringette Retreat in Calgary, Alberta. Hruska also acts as a motivational speaker to inspire Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities while promoting a healthy active lifestyle and its benefits.

Awards & Achievements