Washington Lions

Washington Lions
founding	1941
resolution	1957
history	Washington Lions 1941–1943 1944–1949 1951–1957 Washington Presidents 1957–1960 Jersey Larks 1960–1961 Knoxville Knights 1961–1968
Location	Washington, DC
league	American Hockey League (1941–1943) Eastern Hockey League (1944–1947) American Hockey League (1947–1949) Eastern Hockey League (1951–1957)
Calder cups	no

The Washington Lions were an American ice hockey franchise of the American Hockey League based in Washington, DC

history

The Washington Lions were founded in 1941 as a franchise of the American Hockey League . After two seasons in which they were third in the East Division and in the 1941/42 season in their only playoff participation at all with 0-2 victories to the Cleveland Barons in the first round, the team paused due to the second World War . From 1944 to 1947, the team played in the Eastern Hockey League , before they resumed playing in the American Hockey League for the 1947/48 season , where they initially scored 40 points and then in the 1948/49 season with 26 points each division Last were. The Washington Lions then withdrew from the AHL and played again in the Eastern Hockey League from 1951 to 1957. The franchise was then sold and replaced by the Washington Presidents .

Season statistics (AHL)

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1941-42	56	20th	30th	6th	-	-	46	160	172	3rd, East	1st round: defeat, 0-2 against Cleveland Barons
1942-43	56	14th	34	8th	-	-	36	184	272	3rd, East	not qualified
1947-48	68	17th	45	6th	-	-	40	241	369	6th, East	not qualified
1948-49	68	11	53	4th	-	-	26th	179	401	6th, East	not qualified

Team Records (AHL)

Career records

Games: 131 Edward Foley

Goals: 37 Louis Trudel

Assists: 46 Wendell Jamieson

Points: 67 Ken Schultz

Penalty minutes: 137 Phillip Vitale

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics / Player List Washington Lions