Haringey Huskies

Haringey Huskies
City London, United Kingdom
League National Ice Hockey League
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 National Ice Hockey League Division 2 South and play their home games at Alexandra Palace.

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 illegible 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]

Roster

As of December 29, 2017.[3][9]

Goaltenders
Number Player Catches Acquired Place of Birth
32 England/Slovakia Thomas Adams L 2017 Kingston upon Thames, England
1 England Jussi Grut L 2017 London, England
31 England David Wride L 2017 Harrow, England
Defencemen
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
53 England Jack Ball L 2017 Dagenham, England
24 England/Australia Alastair Band R 2017 Sydney, Australia
4 England Bryn Griffiths R 2017 Ashtead, England
33 England Samuel Jackson 2017
5 England Lewis Jones (A) L 2017
14 England Ryan Payne 2017 Enfield, England
3 England Mark Voslinsky 2017
87 England Perry Whitlock 2017
Forwards
Number Player Shoots Acquired Place of Birth
17 England Stuart Appleby 2017 London, England
9 England Joseph Berry 2017 Harlow, England
13 Wales Ashlee Cave R 2017 Cardiff, Wales
15 England Daniel Clayton R 2017 Croydon, England
8 England Calum Heath R 2017 Hammersmith, England
25 England Edward Lay 2017
19 Scotland Lee Mercer L 2017 Kirkcaldy, Scotland
44 England Ben Osborne (C) R 2017 London, England
7 England James Parfitt 2017
21 England Samuel Park 2017
71 England Dan Peters R 2017 Romford, England
25 England Ricky Rutherford R 2017 London England
16 England Joseph Willingham 2017
23 England Stephen Woodford (A) 2017

References

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