Lee Valley Lions

The Lee Valley Lions are an ice hockey team based in Leyton, east London where they play at the Lee Valley Ice Centre. The Lions are members of the English National Ice Hockey League.

They were originally formed in early 1984, and after a series of friendlies the 1984/85 season was their first in competition. They competed in the British Hockey League Division 1 where they finished a credible 6th. The next season though the Lions dominated the league along with Solihull and Telford to come an agonising 2nd place on the last day of the season following a 6-7 loss in their final game at third placed Telford but, despite the disappointment the team ended the season on a high by winning the Division One Trophy.

After this narrow failure the Lions never reached the same heights again. Although in 1986 they recorded what probably remains the biggest win in the clubs history with a 3-2 victory over Premier Division Nottingham Panthers in the Autumn Cup.

In 1990 British Engine became the main sponsor of the Lions prompting a change in the teams colours from the original colours of white, green and blue to red, black and white (this remained the team colours until operations ceased in 1995) but the new sponsorship could not change their form as the Lions slowly descended the league tables until they disbanded in 1995 for financial reasons.

The club was later reformed in 2005.