CELEBRATE THE TRADITION Heritage, Heart and Hustle, can be used to describe the mighty Huskies who represent the University of Saskatchewan but also their classmates and USask alumni across Saskatchewan, Canada and the world. These words define a university, an athletic program, a province and a community which respects and honours its past while passionately building on their legacy of excellence. THE ORIGINS OF THE HUSKIES RUN DEEP:
1909 1911 1912 1915 1929 1949 1964 1967 1971 1976 1984
MEN’S HOCKEY
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S HOCKEY MEN’S FOOTBALL MEN’S BASKETBALL
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S WRESTLING
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY MEN’S VOLLEYBALL WOMEN’S SOCCER
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Green and white were established as the official colours of USask sports in 1909, and back then the teams were referred to as “the green and white.” The name “Huskies” first appeared in a September 1932 article in The StarPhoenix and it caught on. Women’s teams became “Huskiettes” and men were “Huskies.” And our mascot went from being an actual husky (1946), to Hymie the Huskie (1970) to the beloved Howler we know today.
