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The Washington Lions were a professional ice hockey teams based in Washington, D.C. The Lions were founded as a member of the Eastern Amateur Hockey League as a replacement for the AHL team of the same name. After World War II, the original Lions franchise returned and this club went dormant. The AHL club folded in 1949 and, two years later ...
Ice hockey unofficial logo. The men's hockey team was founded in 1998 as a member of the Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Hockey League (WPCHL). In 2001, the team joined the Eastern Collegiate Hockey League. That year, the team won the Milan Mountaineer Invitational Hockey Tournament at West Virginia University. [44]
Following the 1948–49 season, the team was relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio as the Cincinnati Mohawks. The void was filled by a second team of the same name playing in the Eastern Hockey League, from 1951–53, and 1954–57, who later became the Washington Presidents , when purchased by Harry Glynne III, and Jerry DeLise.
The Lions played for five seasons, pausing briefly when the Eastern Hockey League went dark in 1953–54, but were only able to achieve a modest level of success. After the franchise was bought by Harry Glynne III, and Jerry DeLise, the club changed its name to the 'Washington Presidents' and played for another three seasons before stopping for ...
The Washington Presidents were a professional ice hockey team that played in the Eastern Hockey League between 1957 and 1960. Pages in category "Washington Presidents players" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
Denver has won the most tournaments with ten, while Vic Heyliger has coached the most championship teams, winning six times with Michigan between 1948 and 1956. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Jerry York has made the most appearances in the title game with nine, going 5–4 in the process.
The team returned to Washington in 1951, again with the name Washington Lions. This time, however, the team was a part of the Eastern Hockey League. In an effort to rebrand and increase its fanbase, the team changed its name in 1957 to the Washington Presidents. Despite its attempt to rebrand, the team was financially unstable and ended up ...
Washington was placed in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. [43] j The 2019-20 NHL season was suspended on March 12, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The top 24 teams in the league qualified for the playoffs. [44] k The 2020–21 NHL season was shortened to 56 games because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [45]