Haringey Huskies
| Haringey Huskies | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | London, United Kingdom |
| League | NIHL 2 South East Division |
| Conference | South |
| Division | 2 |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Home arena | Alexandra Palace (capacity: 1250[1]) |
| Colours | Silver, Black, White |
| Owner(s) | Lee Mercer [2] |
| Head coach | Daniel Sampson[3] |
| Captain | Ben 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 |  | Matthew Brown | 2 July 1993 | England | 2019 from Unattached | 20/21 | ||||
| 32 | | Dan Lane | L | 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 | 13 February 1992 | Ashtead, England | 2017 from Cardiff Devils ENL | 20/21 | |||
| 5 | | Jaden Jenner | 23 December 2001 | England | 2017 from Milton Keynes Storm | 20/21 | ||||
| 7 |  | Ryan McFarlane | R | 18 December 1986 | Edinburgh, Scotland | 2018 from Dundee Tigers | 20/21 | |||
| 14 | | Ryan Payne | 11 October 1990 | Enfield, England | 2015 from Unattached | 20/21 | ||||
| 83 | | Tom Avery | R | 5 October 1990 | London, England | 2019 from Bracknell Hornets | 20/21 | |||
| 87 |   | Gheorge 'Gyuri' Dragomir | L | 9 March 1994 | Göd, Hungary | 2018 from Unattached | 20/21 | |||
| TBA | | Sam Jackson | 5 May 1999 | England | 2020 from Unattached | 20/21 | ||||
| TBA |  | Solomon Smith | 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 | 11 October 1984 | England | 2018 from Unattached | 20/21 | ||||
| 10 | | Nick Alley | R | 6 March 1990 | Homerton, England | 2019 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 | 20/21 | |||
| 15 | | Luke Martin | 12 September 1991 | England | 2018 from Slough Jets | 20/21 | ||||
| 17 | | Stuart Appleby | 8 February 1990 | London, England | 2017 from Haringey Racers | 20/21 | ||||
| 21 | | Sam Park | 24 August 1988 | England | 2014 from Unattached | 20/21 | ||||
| 23 | | Stephen Woodford | 27 September 1994 | 2017 from Unattached | 20/21 | |||||
| 73 | | Joseph Willingham | 7 February 1993 | England | 2017 from Guildford Phoenix | 20/21 | ||||
| 84 |   | Leo Saoncella | L | 30 March 2002 | Cornélio Procópio, Brazil | 2020 from Streatham Hawks | 20/21 | |||
| 89 | | James Pentecost | R | 9 October 1989 | Peterborough, England | 2019 from Peterborough Phantoms 2 | 20/21 | |||
| TBA | | Danny Hughes | R | 1 October 1982 | 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]- ^ "Alexandra Palace Ice Rink - LondonTown". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Racers' owner hits out at Haringey "coup"". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ a b "Haringey Huskies -EliteProspects.com". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "NEWS: NIHL2 hockey at Alexandra Palace". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "EIHA: "Substantial" debts meant Racers couldn't continue". Retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ^ "Haringey Huskies signing 'excited' for the season". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ a b "Haringey Huskies suffer defeat in first match against Basingstoke". Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Haringey Huskies vs Lee Valley Lions: Huskies manager Lee Mercer expects a battle". Retrieved December 30, 2017.