Washington Lions (AHL)

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| team = Washington Lions

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| city = Washington, D.C.

| league = American Hockey League

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| operated = 1941–1943
1947–1949

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| name1 = Washington Lions

| dates1 = 1941–1943

| name2 = Washington Lions

| dates2 = 1947–1949

| name3 = Cincinnati Mohawks

| dates3 = 1949–1958

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The Washington Lions were a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Lions were founded as a member of the American Hockey League in the 1941–42 season. They played for two seasons and then disbanded during World War II. Another Washington Lions team played in the Eastern Hockey League from 1944–47. The AHL Lions were resurrected in 1947. Following the 1948–49 season, the team was relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio as the Cincinnati Mohawks. The void was filled by a second team of the same name playing in the Eastern Hockey League, from 1951–53, and 1954–57, who later became the Washington Presidents, when purchased by Harry Glynne III, and Jerry DeLise.{{cite news|date=October 30, 1957|title=BLADES ARE SET FOR WASHINGTON|page=24|newspaper=Bridgeport Telegram|location=Bridgeport, Connecticut|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/profile/jason-pearson/clipnumber/620358/}}{{free access}}