Whitehorse Huskies
Encyclopedia
The Whitehorse Huskies are a Canadian
Senior "AAA"
ice hockey
team that plays out of Whitehorse
, Yukon
, Canada
. They are one-time Allan Cup
National Champions.
the Whitehorse Huskies won the Allan Cup
by defeating the Quesnel Kangaroos
in the Final. After taking the coveted Allan Cup back to the Yukon
, the team hung up their skates. The Huskies are the only teams from the Yukon, Northwest Territories
, or Nunavut
to have ever won the Allan Cup.
In 2009, after a 16 year hiatus, Hockey Canada
approved the revival of the Huskies, and the team was subsequently sanctioned by the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association
to compete during the 2009-10 season. The current edition of the Triple A men’s hockey team, coached by Randy Merkel
, plays its home games at the Takhini Arena
.
In the 2009-10 playoffs, the Huskies were eliminated from 2010 Allan Cup
contention when they were swept 3-games-to-none by the Powell River Regals
in the Pacific finals.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Senior "AAA"
Senior ice hockey
Senior hockey refers to amateur or semi-professional ice hockey competition for players too old to play junior ice hockey. The top senior amateur teams in Canadian leagues compete annually for the Allan Cup....
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team that plays out of Whitehorse
Whitehorse, Yukon
Whitehorse is Yukon's capital and largest city . It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1476 on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas occupy both shores of the Yukon River, which originates in British Columbia and meets the Bering Sea in...
, Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are one-time Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
National Champions.
History
In 19931993 Allan Cup
The 1993 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1992-93 Senior "AAA" season. The event was hosted by the Quesnel Kangaroos in Quesnel, British Columbia. The 1993 tournament marked the 85th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.The 1993 Allan Cup was an...
the Whitehorse Huskies won the Allan Cup
Allan Cup
The Allan Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the national senior amateur men’s ice hockey champions of Canada. It has been competed for since 1909. The current champion is the Clarenville Caribous hockey club of Newfoundland and Labrador.-History:...
by defeating the Quesnel Kangaroos
Quesnel Kangaroos
The Quesnel Kangaroos were an intermediate and senior ice hockey team in Quesnel, British Columbia that played as an Intermediate team at least as far back as 1965. In 1979 they became a member of the upstart BCSHL. After the demise of the BCSHL , the Kangaroos continued on as either an independent...
in the Final. After taking the coveted Allan Cup back to the Yukon
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....
, the team hung up their skates. The Huskies are the only teams from the Yukon, Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...
, or Nunavut
Nunavut
Nunavut is the largest and newest federal territory of Canada; it was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the actual boundaries had been established in 1993...
to have ever won the Allan Cup.
In 2009, after a 16 year hiatus, Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada
Hockey Canada, formally known as the Canadian Hockey Association, is the national governing body of ice hockey in Canada and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Hockey Canada controls a vast majority of ice hockey in Canada, with a few exceptions...
approved the revival of the Huskies, and the team was subsequently sanctioned by the British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association
British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association
The British Columbia Amateur Hockey Association, more commonly known as BC Hockey,is a non-profit organization and member branch of Hockey Canada in charge of governing amateur hockey at all levels in British Columbia and Yukon Territory...
to compete during the 2009-10 season. The current edition of the Triple A men’s hockey team, coached by Randy Merkel
Randy Merkel
Randy Merkel is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the USL A-League and Major League Soccer.Merkel began his collegiate career in 1995 at the Penn State...
, plays its home games at the Takhini Arena
Takhini Arena
The Takhini Arena is a 1,535-seat multi-purpose arena in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It is home to the Yukon Claim Jumpers ice hockey team and the Whitehorse Huskies Triple A men’s hockey team....
.
In the 2009-10 playoffs, the Huskies were eliminated from 2010 Allan Cup
2010 Allan Cup
The 2010 Allan Cup is the 2010 edition of the Canadian National Championship of Senior ice hockey. This tournament will mark the 102nd year that the Allan Cup has been awarded. The 2010 tournament will be hosted by the City of Fort St. John, British Columbia and the Fort St. John Flyers.-2010 Allan...
contention when they were swept 3-games-to-none by the Powell River Regals
Powell River Regals
The Powell River Regals are a Canadian Senior ice hockey team from Powell River, British Columbia. The Regals play an independent schedule under the supervision of BC Hockey. The Regals are 3-time Allan Cup National Champions, 1-time Allan Cup National Finalists, and 1-time Hardy Cup National...
in the Pacific finals.