EC Kassel Huskies

EC Kassel Huskies
CityKassel, Hessen
LeagueDEL2
Founded19 February 1977 (47 years ago) (19 February 1977)
Operated1977–present
Home arenaEissporthalle Kassel
(capacity: 6,100)
ColoursBlue, white
   
Owner(s)Germany Simon Kimm
General managerCanada Joe Gibbs
CaptainGermany Alexander Heinrich
AffiliatesEJ Kassel Young Huskies (Youth)
EJ Kassel Ice Cats (Women's)
WebsiteKassel Huskies Home
Franchise history
1977-1987ESG Kassel
1987-1994EC Kassel
1994-2010Kassel Huskies
2010-presentEC Kassel Huskies
Championships
2. Bundesliga1 (2007–08)
DEL21 (2015–16)
Hessenliga1 (2010–11)
Current season

The EC Kassel Huskies are a professional ice hockey club based in Kassel, Hessen, Germany. The club currently competes in DEL2, the second level of ice hockey in Germany. The Huskies were founded in 1977 and have competed in the top five levels of the hockey in Germany since that time. Kassel's home barn is the Eissporthalle Kassel, which has a capacity of 6,100. The club's nickname is the Sled Dogs. Kassel has won two second level championships in 2008 and 2016 and have won one top level junior championship in 2004. The Huskies have finished runner-up in Germany's top league, DEL, in 1997 and have been beaten finalists in the Deutscher Eishockey-Pokal in 2004.