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All the fixtures for the upcoming 2014/15 season are now shown on the Fixtures & Results 2014/15 page (via the Fixtures Live plugin) and also on the calendar that’s on the Upcoming Games/Events page. As you’ll see, the league format has changed this year and the Lions will be playing against the teams that make up the National Ice Hockey League South 2 – Chelmsford, Haringey, Invicta, Peterborough and Slough.
The Lee Valley Lions are pleased to announce our first returnees for our 30th Birthday Celebration on Saturday, August the 30th.
Firstly, coming back to the Den is Tari Suwari. The popular defenceman first debuted for the Lions in 1986 after transferring over from Sobell based London All-Stars. Suwari would go on to play 57 games for the men in green, racking up 12 points from the blue line.
Tari in his days at the Den
Joining Tari will be current Lions head coach Gary Dodds. “Doddsy” is one of few players to have iced for both the Original Lions and the Current side, who reformed in 2005. In a combined spell of four years, Dodds (who will be returning to the ice after two years of rehab from knee surgery) has amassed 58 points in 125 games, and up until his injury, was one of the current side’s leading scorers.
(Taken from the Lions’ history page)
Tickets for the game can all be bought on the door.
Adults: £6
Concessions: £3 (Seniors, Students & Children)
Family: £15 (includes two adults and two children)
Face off is at 5:15pm
Stay tuned for further announcements in the next few weeks as we build up to one of the biggest days in our club’s history
See you on the 30th!
Last weekend the Lions played their North London rivals, Haringey Racers, in the inaugural Richards Cup. The Cup, played at both teams’ rinks, was in aid of the British Heart Foundation and in memory of Dave Richards Snr. The Racers were the winning team, the scores being 5-2 at Lee Valley and 3-2 at Ally Pally. Pat Ayling kindly took some photos from the home leg and they’re available on the Photos page here.
Dave Carr has written another great article on the Lions for Pro Hockey News, this time talking to Lions’ coach, Gary Dodds, on his thoughts about the upcoming season and changed league format. Check it out on the Pro Hockey News website.
On February the 5th 1984, Mike Smith assembled a small band of men coached by Dave Wurthman in the newly-opened Lee Valley Ice Centre. The match, against Oxford University Ice Hockey Club, began three decades of flying pucks, a lot of goals and maybe the odd scrap.
To celebrate 30 years of Ice Hockey at the Den, the Lee Valley Lions are delighted to announce that on Saturday August the 30th, the current Lions squad will take on a side made up of Original Lions from the teams that graced Lea Bridge Road in the 80’s and 90’s.
Songs like “When the Going Gets Tough” and “Welcome to the Jungle” will blare out through the speakers once more and the Clock Enders will reunite for one (or several) more beer in the rink bar.
So come to the Den, and join the celebration as the club marks 30 years of East London Ice Hockey.
You can keep up to date with player announcements and ticket prices (to be announced shortly) on our Twitter & Facebook pages.
Don’t forget you can still see the Lions on July 26th & 27th when they take on Haringey Racers in the Richards Cup.
Saturday 30/8/14
Face off: 5:15pm
Lee Valley Ice Centre
Lea Bridge Road
Leyton
E10 7QL
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