A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

A Message from the President

Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to the XIV Masters World Cup, VIII Veterans Cup and IV Legends Cup. After 10 years we return to Germany and on this occasion to Bavaria in the beautiful city of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. I would like to thank the German Federation and the municipal administration of GaPa for helping and supporting us to offer us the magnificent venue for the 2025 World Cup in the Olympic Ice Stadium in Garmisch.
The most important novelty of this 2025 edition will be the First Women’s Masters World Cup, an event long-awaited in recent years that has finally materialized. A new challenge opens up for our association, which will be managed by two new managers in the MIHWA Staff, Marlen WANGER and Fabiola BERARDI to whom I wish good work and a warm welcome to our organisation.
2025 will be an important year for MIHWA, a decisive and turning point year, we have made many changes and invested in improving all aspects of our delivery. The great work done by the MIHWA Staff on a voluntary basis and in their free time is giving excellent results. I thank these heroes who make their professionalism freely available for the good of hockey.
My thoughts go to all the players, referees and managers who come from all over the world for this unique event, we will try to give you our best for a fantastic show.
Finally a memory to those who are no longer with us, but who gave so much for this veteran and master movement, the dear friend Gilbert Portier, to whom I send a greeting up there and I was happy to have shown him in Jaca, Spain where we have arrived!!
I take this opportunity to thank Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the MIHWA Staff, all the National delegations, all the referees and the Technical Staff for your availability and commitment and now let the show begin!!
Happy World Cup 2025!!!!

Dr. David Ninzatti
President, Masters Inline Hockey World Association