Washington Lions (AHL)

For the EHL team of the same name, see Washington Lions (EHL).

The Washington Lions were a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Lions were founded as a member of the American Hockey League in the 1941–42 season. They played for two seasons and then disbanded during World War II. Another Washington Lions team played in the Eastern Hockey League from 1944–47. The AHL Lions were resurrected in 1947. 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.

Washington Lions
City	Washington, D.C.
League	American Hockey League
Operated	1941–1943 1947–1949
Home arena	Uline Arena
Franchise history
1941–1943	Washington Lions
1947–1949	Washington Lions
1949–1958	Cincinnati Mohawks

American Hockey League results

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1941–42	56	20	30	6	46	160	172	3rd, East
1942–43	56	14	34	8	36	184	272	3rd, East
1947–48	68	17	45	6	40	241	369	6th, East
1948–49	68	11	53	4	26	179	401	6th, East

Playoffs

Season	1st round	2nd round	Finals
1941–42	L, 0-2, Cleveland	—	—
1942–43	Out of playoffs
1947–48	Out of playoffs
1948–49	Out of playoffs

Playoffs

The team made the playoffs in 1952–1953 season but lost in the first round.