Haringey Huskies

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Haringey Huskies
CityLondon, United Kingdom
LeagueNIHL 2 South East Division
ConferenceSouth
Division2
Founded2017
Home arenaAlexandra Palace
(capacity: 1250[1])
ColoursSilver, Black, White
     
Owner(s)Lee Mercer [2]
Head coachDaniel Sampson[3]
CaptainBen Osborne[3]

The Haringey Huskies are a British ice hockey team based in London, England. The Huskies are members of the NIHL 2 South East Division and play their home games at Alexandra Palace.

Formation[edit]

The EIHA announced on 1 June 2017 that the Haringey Racers would no longer be operating a NIHL franchise out of Alexandra Palace, instead a new team, the Haringey Huskies, would be offered the Racers spot in the league.[4]

This announcement was not without controversy as Racers owner David Richards Jnr would claim that the franchise had been stolen from him by the Huskies ownership.[2] The EIHA would later state that this was not the case and that the Racers were unable to compete due to a "breakdown in the relationship between themselves and Alexandra Palace, which includes substantial monies still owed",[5] and as such they approved the Huskies filling the slot left by the Racers. The first player signed to the Huskies was former Racer Stuart Appleby.[6]

The Huskies faced the Basingstoke Buffalo in their maiden game, suffering a 6–3 loss,[7] however, due to the Buffalo fielding an ineligible player, this result was overturned and the Huskies declared the victors.[8] During this game, Ben Osborne scored the first goal in franchise history.[7] In the 2020 Wilkinson cup (NIHL south 2) the huskies came top, winning the cup.

Club roster 2020–21[edit]

Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
27 England Matthew Brown (1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 30) England 2019 from Unattached 20/21
32 England Dan Lane L (1994-06-06) 6 June 1994 (age 29) Peterborough, England 2019 from Peterborough Phantoms 20/21
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
4 England Bryn Griffiths R (1992-02-13) 13 February 1992 (age 32) Ashtead, England 2017 from Cardiff Devils ENL 20/21
5 England Jaden Jenner (2001-12-23) 23 December 2001 (age 22) England 2017 from Milton Keynes Storm 20/21
7 Scotland Ryan McFarlane R (1986-12-18) 18 December 1986 (age 37) Edinburgh, Scotland 2018 from Dundee Tigers 20/21
14 England Ryan Payne (1990-10-11) 11 October 1990 (age 33) Enfield, England 2015 from Unattached 20/21
83 England Tom Avery R (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 33) London, England 2019 from Bracknell Hornets 20/21
87 HungaryRomania Gheorge 'Gyuri' Dragomir L (1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30) Göd, Hungary 2018 from Unattached 20/21
TBA England Sam Jackson (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 (age 24) England 2020 from Unattached 20/21
TBA EnglandJamaica Solomon Smith (1998-01-21) 21 January 1998 (age 26) 2020 from Blackburn Hawks Two Way
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired Contract
9 England James Hepburn (1984-10-11) 11 October 1984 (age 39) England 2018 from Unattached 20/21
10 England Nick Alley R (1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34) Homerton, England 2019 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 20/21
15 England Luke Martin (1991-09-12) 12 September 1991 (age 32) England 2018 from Slough Jets 20/21
17 England Stuart Appleby (1990-02-08) 8 February 1990 (age 34) London, England 2017 from Haringey Racers 20/21
21 England Sam Park (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 35) England 2014 from Unattached 20/21
23 England Stephen Woodford (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 29) 2017 from Unattached 20/21
73 England Joseph Willingham (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31) England 2017 from Guildford Phoenix 20/21
84 ItalyBrazil Leo Saoncella L (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22) Cornélio Procópio, Brazil 2020 from Streatham Hawks 20/21
89 England James Pentecost R (1989-10-09) 9 October 1989 (age 34) Peterborough, England 2019 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 20/21
TBA England Danny Hughes R (1982-10-01) 1 October 1982 (age 41) Middlesex, England 2020 from Bracknell Hornets/Wasps 20/21

2020/21 Outgoing[edit]

Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alexandra Palace Ice Rink - LondonTown". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Racers' owner hits out at Haringey "coup"". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Haringey Huskies -EliteProspects.com". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "NEWS: NIHL2 hockey at Alexandra Palace". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  5. ^ "EIHA: "Substantial" debts meant Racers couldn't continue". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "Haringey Huskies signing 'excited' for the season". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Haringey Huskies suffer defeat in first match against Basingstoke". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Haringey Huskies vs Lee Valley Lions: Huskies manager Lee Mercer expects a battle". Retrieved December 30, 2017.