History of hockey in DC

[steve98765]

I hope you can help answer my question.
I am hoping that maybe you can help me with my question. I am trying to find out about the VERY early years of Hockey in the washington DC area. I know that the Washington DC area currently have The Washington Capitals which began playing in the area in 1974. But what history might you have about hockey in DC before that. Maybe something in the in 1940's or 1950's. Or maybe something even earlier. If I should address my question to some else please do let me.
If you could look and send me links about that, that would be great. Pictures would be great too.
Stephen Hosmer
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[John Price]

There wasn't much of a hockey scene in the early days of the Capitals. I wasn't around then but the Capitals struggled early on the ice and didn't really get a footing in the area until late. For example, there wasn't much hockey played in the 40's and 50's here IIRC. The city didn't even embrace the team (poor record, set record for worst start for an expansion team ever, when they finally won a game they lifted the trash can up like it was the Stanley Cup)

 

[ArmadilloThumb]

Lions!

Washington Lions hockey team [1944-1947 EHL] statistics and history at hockeydb.com

 

[Corby78]

Half the fans at the cap center in the 80s were other Patrick division fans. Partly because of being close and partly because dc had a lot of outsiders who worked there

 

[kicksavedave]

I hope you can help answer my question.
I am hoping that maybe you can help me with my question. I am trying to find out about the VERY early years of Hockey in the washington DC area. I know that the Washington DC area currently have The Washington Capitals which began playing in the area in 1974. But what history might you have about hockey in DC before that. Maybe something in the in 1940's or 1950's. Or maybe something even earlier. If I should address my question to some else please do let me.
If you could look and send me links about that, that would be great. Pictures would be great too.
Stephen Hosmer
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The history of hockey in DC began in earnest in the Spring of 2018 in Columbus, Ohio, with a goal by Lars Eller, and ended in early July in a fountain in Georgetown.


Pictures:

The Beginning part

The middle part.

The happy ending.

I'm sure there was more but I can't recall any of it at the moment.

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Lions!

Washington Lions hockey team [1944-1947 EHL] statistics and history at hockeydb.com

Eastern Hockey League [1933-1973] history and statistics at hockeydb.com


Found this interesting reading about the Lions....who knew?

 

[Ridley Simon]

Eastern Hockey League [1933-1973] history and statistics at hockeydb.com


Found this interesting reading about the Lions....who knew?

Champs in ‘55 and ‘58!!! Wooot! Let’s hang 2 more banners!!

that was a cool read, good find

 

[CapitalsCupReality]

Hershey Chocolate B'ars hockey team [EHL] statistics and history at hockeydb.com


funny...

 

[TicketStubGuy]

Here's a 1946 EHL Washington Lions Unused Ticket