Haringey Huskies

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.

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]

Formation

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


2020/21 Outgoing
Outgoing
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Leaving For


References
  1. "Alexandra Palace Ice Rink - LondonTown". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  2. "Racers' owner hits out at Haringey "coup"". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  3. "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. "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.
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