Huskies Hockey Club - Our Club - History

History

our history

1969
1977
1986
Late 90s

our beginings

The Huskies Hockey Club originally started playing out of the Elmhurst YMCA outdoor ice rink in 1969. Some of our club's earliest members were former NHL players Tony Granato and Brett Hull.

The Move to Downers Grove

The Huskies merged with the Downers Grove Royals in 1977 and started playing their games out of the Downers Grove Ice Arena. Many former Huskies have fond memories of playing at this rink, where chainlink fences were used instead of glass.

State Champs!

Cammi Granato has spent her career breaking barriers, which all started with the Huskies in the early 80s. Cammi led her team to a Bantam State Championship behind the leadership of Coach Greg Lopatka and a group of fine young men who protected her from the bullying she faced from other teams the entire season. Check out the complete list of all our State Championships below.

A new home in Darien

As the program grew, the Huskies needed more ice, so they rented ice at the newly built Darien Sportsplex. The facility allowed the program to become one of the largest in the area.

State Championships

1984 Squirt A

1984 PeeWee A

1986 Bantam AA

1990 Bantam AA

1994 Midget A

1995 Mite A

1997 Squirt A

1997 Squirt AA

1998 Squirt A

2001 Squirt B

2001 PeeWee AA

2001 PeeWee A

2001 PeeWee B

2001 Bantam AA

2002 PeeWee A

2002 PeeWee B

2003 PeeWee B

2003 Bantam AA

2003 Midget AA Minor

2004 Midget AA Minor

2005 Squirt B

2005 Midget AA Minor

2005 Midget AA Major

2006 Mite A

2006 Mite AA

2007 Squirt A

2007 Midget AA Major

2008 Squirt A

2008 Bantam A

2008 Bantam B

2008 Midget AA Minor

2009 Bantam A

2011 Bantam AA

2017 12 & Under B

Logo History

The Huskies have had a few different looks during its storied history. These logos and uniforms have been worn by thousands of youth hockey players throughout the years in either Elmhurst, Downers Grove, Darien, and Romeoville.

Huskies-Logo-1969
Huskies-Logo-2002
Huskies-Logo-2013
Huskies-Logo-2019
Huskies-Logo-2022

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