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20/02/2017
WAIP is requesting that each player has a right to participate at the Olympic Games. WAIPU requests that all players worldwide do get the same special treatment as NHL players do at Olympic Games. WAIPU President Dr Lucien W Valloni concerning the WAIPU Position on Olympic Games
27/05/2016
  The 8th general assembly of WAIPU was held in Moscow at the 22nd of May 2016.
01/01/2016
WAIPU acts in accordance with the following principles:
31/12/2015
On the 1st of December 2009 the Lisbon Treaty came into effect providing a legal basis for sports in the EU territory. Article 165 gives reference to amateur sports as well as professional sports and enables the EU to adopt measures and recommendations in the field of sport. This article emphasizes that those measures are to be taken in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure. What does this mean for professional sports, especially for ice hockey?
30/12/2015
WAIPU is extremely critical concerning any transfer system who is not respecting the free movement of players and is penalising a player be it financially or otherwise if he wants to change club after the expiring period of a contract.  WAIPU is of the opinion that clear international rules are necessary to avoid any national rules that would hinder a player to freely change a club after the expiring of his contract.
29/12/2015
WAIPU has an extremely critical opinion about the practice of players’ agents in general. A number of those agents seems to place their own interests above those of the players they represent. An unnecessarily large amount of money disappears from professional hockey through agents. As of now, not the right attention was given to this problem. WAIPU feels that it is time for a completely new approach in this field and is ready to put in place a monitor system of agents. WAIPU wishes to set up together with IIHF a working group to tackle these problems.
28/12/2015
WAIPU is of course opposed to doping in hockey. However, in practice it proves that doping cases are rare in hockey. WAIPU is opposed to the ‘whereabouts’ system which is disproportional in relation to its aims.
27/12/2015
WAIPU advocates the protection of minors. WAIPU deems it desirable that players complete their hockey education at a club in their own country or region. In order to do so, they should preferably play for the first team of the club that  has trained and educated them.

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