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{{Infobox hockey team
| team = Haringey Huskies
| color = #ACAEA9
| color text = #000000
| logo = Haringey Huskies Logo.png
| logosize = 200px
| league = [[National Ice Hockey League|NIHL 2 South East Division]]
| conference = South
| division = 2
| founded = 2017
| operated =
| arena = [[Alexandra Palace]]
| capacity = 1250<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londontown.com/LondonEvents/Alexandra-Palace-Ice-Rink/6f25e/|title=Alexandra Palace Ice Rink - LondonTown|access-date=December 29, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
| city = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]
| colours = Silver, Black, White <br />{{color box|#ACAEA9}} {{color box|#111111}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| GM =
}}

The '''Haringey Huskies''' are a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[ice hockey]] team based in [[London]], [[England]]. The Huskies are members of the [[National Ice Hockey League|NIHL 2 South East Division]] and play their home games at [[Alexandra Palace]].

==Formation==
The [[English Ice Hockey Association|EIHA]] announced on 1 June 2017 that the [[Harringay Racers#Haringey Racers|Haringey Racers]] would no longer be operating a [[National Ice Hockey League|NIHL]] franchise out of Alexandra Palace, instead a new team, the Haringey Huskies, would be offered the Racers spot in the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eiha.co.uk/news-nihl2-hockey-at-alexandra-palace/|title=NEWS: NIHL2 hockey at Alexandra Palace|access-date=December 30, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

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. 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",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishicehockey.co.uk/post/eiha-substantial-debts-meant-racers-couldnt-continue/|title=EIHA: "Substantial" debts meant Racers couldn’t continue|access-date=December 29, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/sport/haringey-huskies-signing-excited-for-the-season-1-5049594|title=Haringey Huskies signing ‘excited’ for the season|access-date=December 30, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

The Huskies faced the [[Basingstoke Buffalo]] in their maiden game, suffering a 6–3 loss,<ref name=hh>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/sport/haringey-huskies-suffer-defeat-in-first-match-against-basingstoke-1-5189204|title=Haringey Huskies suffer defeat in first match against Basingstoke|access-date=December 30, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> however, due to the Buffalo fielding an ineligible player, this result was overturned and the Huskies declared the victors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/sport/haringey-huskies-vs-lee-valley-lions-huskies-manager-lee-mercer-expects-a-battle-1-5195072|title=Haringey Huskies vs Lee Valley Lions: Huskies manager Lee Mercer expects a battle|access-date=December 30, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> During this game, Ben Osborne scored the first goal in franchise history.<ref name=hh/>
In the 2020 Wilkinson cup (NIHL south 2) the huskies came top, winning the cup.

==References==
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[[Category:Ice hockey teams in England]]

{{Wikipedia}}

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