The Wembley Lions were a British ice hockey team. Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...

The team were founded in 1934 but showed a continuity with the London Lions team which had played at various venues since 1924. The Wembley team were based at the newly built Empire Pool. London Lions logo The London Lions based out of London, England was an independent professional Hockey team that played 72 games during the 1973-74 season against the top European hockey teams. ... Wembley Arena at Night (Taken at a live WWE Show). ...

The team entered the English National League, winning it in 1935/6 and 1936/7. After a break during World War II, they returned and again topped the league in 1951/2. In 1954, Lions joined the new British National League, which they won this championship in 1956/7. The League collapsed in 1960, and faced with the prospect of no regular league matches, the team folded. The English National League was an early ice hockey league in England. ... Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33... The British National League was a professional ice hockey league in the United Kingdom. ...

Inspired by the success of Brighton Tigers, who had continued to play without a league, Lions reformed in 1963 to play friendly matches and continued until 1968. The Brighton Tigers were a British ice hockey club based in Brighton, England. ...

References

A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey

Martin C. Harris, Homes of British Ice Hockey