WHPP - Women's Hockey Partnership for Progress

As the three-year EU Funded project comes to a close it is time to take stock of the lessons learned and make recommendations for the future: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗛𝗣𝗣 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 – 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥.”

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WHPP Project Overview: Breaking the Ice - Empowering Women in Ice Hockey | Women's Hockey Partnership for Progress Grounded in surveys and qualitative research, the WHPP Project Overview by combining data-driven insight with real-world action identifies the key factors shaping women’s experiences in ice hockey. Safe and respectful environments, supportive coaching relationships, and well-organised clubs were s...

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗨 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗛𝗣𝗣’𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀.

Building on the strong partnerships and momentum created, the meeting shaped future cooperation, explore follow-up initiatives, transitional activities for 2026, and begin preparations for a potential WHPP II proposal.

𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙬𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣’𝙨 𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮!

WHPP Concludes strong three-year journey and sets the stage for the future | Women's Hockey Partnership for Progress 9th December 2025, Bled – The WHPP project reached a major milestone as Consortium members gathered in Bled (Slovenia) to celebrate the successful completion of its third and final year by taking stock of the project’s deliverables and to reflect on the lasting impact of the initiative. Represen...

𝗪𝗛𝗣𝗣 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀’ 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥, 𝘞𝘏𝘗𝘗 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘐𝘐𝘏𝘍 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 14𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘐𝘏𝘍’𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴’ 𝘐𝘤𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘜 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵’𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘴𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘻𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘢, 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢, 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢, 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘏𝘗𝘗 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘋𝘢𝘺(𝘴).

Events that spanned over the two days included presentations of the Women’s Hockey Partnership for Progress project, which will be concluding its third, and for the time being, final year of running by the end of 2025. Participants of the WHPP project were able to share their impressions and experiences as well as exchange ideas for the future.

No event of the WHPP Open Day could pass without mentioning the project’s flagship event – the WHPP Ice Hockey Festival & Academy in Maribor (Slovenia), Klagenfurt (Austria) and Zagreb (Croatia), which was, during the course of these three years, a unique opportunity for young female hockey players to train and play together, to learn different skills and to make new friendships.

In addition to the presentation and promotion of the project, the WHPP Open Day events were also a chance for young girls who aspire to become hockey players to get to know the sport, put on skates, hockey gloves and helmet and try themselves on the ice. Together, with the girls who are already playing the fastest team sport in the world, they were able learn about the game of hockey first hand, and that “girls can play hockey too”.

Every single event this weekend concluded with the hope that IIHF’s World Girls’ Ice Hockey Weekend and WHPP’s Open Day inspires young girls and women to put on a jersey, pick up a hockey stick and show up at the ice rink for the next practice.

https://www.whp4p.eu/whpp-open-days-make-valuable-contribution-to-the-iihf-world-girls-ice-hockey-weekend/

The success of the Zagreb event sets a positive trajectory as the WHPP Consortium prepares for future activities, maintaining its commitment to sustainable and impactful growth in women’s ice hockey across the region.

3rd WHPP Festival and Academy was a pinnacle of the three-year project | Women's Hockey Partnership for Progress 28 April 2025, Zagreb – This past weekend, the capital of Croatia proudly hosted a three-day WHPP Ice Hockey Festival and Academy. Following the decision made at the last WHPP Consortium Meeting in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, this third and final event in the series marked another milestone ...

It is less than a week to the Third Edition of the WHPP Ice Hockey Festival and Academy.

This time young girls will meet in Zagreb for a extedned weekend of ice hockey, learning, meeting new friends and fun.

3rd WHPP Ice Hockey Festival and Academy | Women's Hockey Partnership for Progress 18th April 2025, Zagreb – The capital of Croatia will host the 3rd WHPP Ice Hockey Festival and Academy. From 25th to 27th of April the city of Zagreb will welcome over one hundred young female ice hockey players from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia. The third in the ...

The Consortium convened in Sarajevo on 20-21 December 2024, to assess the project’s progress and strategize future initiatives.

WHPP Consortium taking stock of the project’s second year and drawing up plans for the next one | Women's Hockey Partnership for Progress 21st December 2024, Sarajevo – The last days of 2024 were a time to look back on the second year of the WHPP project, and to plan ahead for the third and final year of the joint efforts of the national ice hockey federations of Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia aimed at...