We couldn’t talk about club stalwarts without welcoming back the face of Lee Valley, our #32 James Joseph.

James has played for the Lions senior side ever since they were reformed back in 2005 (before several of his team-mates were born…) playing close to 400 games for the club in all competitions during that time.

He has played both in defence and as a forward in recent years, as well as acting as the club’s player-head coach from 2018 until 2024.

Lions head coach Simon Jones on James staying on for another year: “James is a stalwart of the team and has seen every scenario you can think of in British ice hockey. In the last two seasons James has predominantly played as a forward, but as a team-player has reverted back to playing defence at times. James works tirelessly for the club and I know he is committed to success this season.”