Great energy at the WHPP Regional Tournament in Sarajevo

20th November 2023, Sarajevo – The ice rink at the Sports Centre Zetra was filled with excitement, laughter and positive energy as the city of Sarajevo hosted a two-day WHPP Regional Tournament of Under-18 National Teams of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. On Saturday, 18th November and Sunday, 19th November each of the […]

Regional tournament of Under-18 national teams in Sarajevo

17th November 2023, Sarajevo – This weekend, young women ice hockey players from the region will gather in the city of Sarajevo. After this year’s joint WHPP Ice Hockey Festival camp with the participation of national teams from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia held in Maribor over the next two days the Under-18 […]

2023 WHPP Festival and Academy was all about #InspiringTheNext generation

11th April 2023, Maribor – Over the past weekend the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress project has seen its first edition of the Ice Hockey Festival and Academy, an event that has drawn to the city of Maribor girl hockey teams from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.  Around one hundred and fifty players, […]

Counting the hours until the 1st WHPP Ice Hockey Festival & Academy

6th April 2024, Maribor – Women’s ice hockey teams from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia are en-route to Maribor where a three-day gathering of young girls and women committed to the world’s fastest team sport is about to start tomorrow. The first Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress Academy and Festival will be […]

First WHPP Ice Hockey Festival & Academy with experts from Europe and USA

27th March 2023, Ljubljana – The city of Maribor will be from Friday, 7th April to Sunday, 9th April the venue of the very first Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress Academy and Festival hosting around 150 participants from different walks of ice hockey life coming from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. Over […]

WHPP joins the IIHF’s #InspireTheNext Campaign

22nd March 2023, Ljubljana – The Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress project, together with national ice hockey associations of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia supports the International Ice Hockey Federation’s campaign Inspire The Next which was officially launched today. The campaign is aimed to inspire women to get involved in […]

WHPP project making headlines at IIHF.com

10th March 2023, Zürich – The news about the launch of Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress, a unique program focused on the development of women’s ice hockey that is co-funded by the European Union, has made its way to the world’s ice hockey governing body. IHF Slovenia’s Secretary General Dejan Kontrec and Majda Hanić from […]

WHPP at the Budapest IIHF Women’s Ice Hockey Summit

27th February 2023, Budapest – “The Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress  received very positive feedback by the IIHF members and other participants at the Summit,” commented WHPP Project Manager Haris Muhić who, together with IHF Slovenia Secretary General Dejan Kontrec over the the last weekend attended the 2023 IIHF Women’s Ice Hockey Summit in Budapest. “Being […]

Groundwork for next three years laid at the WHPP first Consortium Meeting

30th January 2023, Ljubljana – The partners of the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress who met in the Slovenian capital over the weekend for the project’s first Consortium Meeting were unanimous in their determination to use this unique EU co-funded project in the area of women’s ice hockey to its full potential in the development […]

WHPP Erasmus+ project kicks-off in Ljubljana

27th January 2023, Ljubljana – The three day Consortium Meeting kicks-off the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress (WHPP) project with a gathering of all the participating partners.  WHPP is a joint effort of national ice hockey federations of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia joined by the Sport Institute of Finland and University […]