Washington Lions hockey logo, District of Columbia, 1941โ€“1957

Washington Lions

Washington, D.C.1941โ€“1957

Order classic Washington Lions tees, long sleeves, hoodies, crewnecks, mugs and more. The Lions skated at Uline Arena from 1941, and their alumni include future New York Rangers coach Emile Francis and Al Arbour, who played four games in Washington in the early 1950s. Celebrate hockey in the nation's capital by browsing all of our Lions gear, then read the team history below. We are a small business based in the United States, dedicated to reviving the logos and memories of hockey teams that are gone but not forgotten.

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Washington Lions History

The Washington Lions were one of the first teams in The District, staring play in the AHL in 1941 at Uline Arena. They spent two seasons in the A before moving to the EHL. There were a number of different iterations of the team but there was pretty consistently a Lions team in DC until they became the Presidents in 1957, moving to New Jersey in 1960 to become the Larks. The Lions had a rough go of it for most of their history, only posting an above .500 record once in 1955-56. Probably their most notable alum is Emilie Francis, who had a long stint as the New York Rangers coach in the 1960s and 70s. New York Islanders coach Al Arbour also had a four-game stint as a player in Washington in the early 1950s.

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