A fundraiser has been set up in memory of Lions legend Eddie Joseph, to sponsor children to play ice hockey who couldn’t otherwise afford to play.
This was a huge passion of Eddie’s, who spent his life coaching ice hockey to children in East London.
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Lions win first game of 2023!
We’ve won our first game of 2023, beating Solent 5-4 in overtime in Gosport!
Our goals came from Joe Miller (x2), Tajah Allen, James Joseph, and Ross Sin-Hidge with the OT winner.
A minute’s silence for Lions legend Eddie Joseph was also impeccably observed pre-game.
Congratulations to all the players for this superb result!
Latest fixture update
The Lee Valley Lions currently expect to be able to play our first home game at the new Lee Valley Ice Centre in March 2023.
We are exploring options to fulfil the remainder of our home fixtures, and will announce these in due course.
Sad announcement: Eddie Joseph
The Lee Valley Lions are deeply shocked and heartbroken to announce the death of general manager and club legend Eddie Joseph yesterday.Eddie was the heart and soul of the club for almost 40 years, playing over 200 games for the original Lions in the 80s and 90s before being an instrumental figure in the club’s revival in 2005.
Since then, Eddie held a number of key roles at both the senior and junior clubs including head coach and general manager, and worked tirelessly to ensure the club always iced a team even under the most difficult of circumstances.
He was a true stalwart of the club who will be missed by all. Our thoughts go out to Eddie’s family, friends, and everyone else in and out of the hockey community who is affected by this tragedy.
Rest in peace, Eddie.
Fixture update
With the news that the new Lee Valley Ice Centre is now scheduled to open in January 2023, our following home games will now be postponed until the new year:
Lions vs Chelmsford (originally scheduled for November 13th) – TBC
Lions vs Bristol (originally scheduled for November 27th) – now 29th January 2023
Lions vs Swindon (originally scheduled for December 11th) – TBC
Lions vs Haringey (originally scheduled for December 18th) – TBC
New dates for the TBC games will be announced in due course.
