Following on from the European Hockey Federation Executive Board meeting last weekend, where the Board endorsed the recommendation of the EHF Development Projects Committee, the Federation wishes to congratulate the nine EHF Club of the Year finalists for the tremendous work that they are doing for hockey.
They were: (in alphabetical order)
Alderley Edge HC (ENG)
Beeston Hockey Club (ENG)
Greenfields HC (IRL)
Harvestehuder Tennis- und Hockey-Club e. V. (GER)
HC Versvai (LTU)
KS "HOKEJ-START-BRZEZINY" (POL)
Osab hockey Baranzate (ITA)
Royal HC Namurois #1912 (BEL)
Union Sportive Terre Sainte (USTS) (SUI)
The Chairman of the EHF Development Committee, Projects, Gerry Ralph said: “What a year this has been, an incredible array of entries and this year in particular it has been very difficult to pick a winner, each entry having merit in their own country. Today we have written to all the finalists acknowledging their work and highlighting the reasons why they have been shortlisted, but as always there can only be one winner. We will, over the coming weeks post on our site an insight into the work these clubs have been doing, but today is about the winner.”
The EHF is delighted to announce that 2012 EHF Club of the Year is:
Harvestehuder Tennis- und Hockey-Club e. V. (GER)
The EHF Vice-President, Mrs.Carola Meyer had the wonderful honour of phoning the President of the club Alexander Cito Aufenacker, who was delighted and indeed very excited to hear the good news. The champagne is on ice awaiting this formal announcement, but we gather that Harvestehuder THC will be celebrating today! Plans are afoot to present the club with their award during the TriFinance EuroHockey Championships in Boom in August.
A long established club, (since 1891), this successful German women’s and men’s club has 14 German Championships. However they have never rested on their laurels and the EHF Development Projects Committee was particularly impressed and pleased with the work that Harvestehuder does to support Disability Hockey through the Special Olympics , their use of the “Yes we can” programme for volunteers and their excellent Trainer training programme.
As so many of the clubs have done such tremendous work, it is impossible to cover their stories in this short bulletin, so over the coming weeks we will be talking to all the finalists in depth to bring you news of the massive work being undertaken across Europe keeping Clubs at the heart and soul of the success of European Hockey.
Source: European Hockey Federation
