Columbia Lions

The Columbia Lions are a professional ice hockey team based in Peterborough, Columbia and competing in the National Hockey League as part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They are the newest of three NHL teams located in the Golden Fishhook region and one of two in the Greater Windsor-Peterborough area.

The Lions entered the NHL as an expansion team in the 1992-93 season, taking their name and branding as an homage to the substantial Scottish-Alban population of the broader area. The team was branded as a Columbian provincial team to draw a province-wide audience and mitigate competition with the Windsor Redcoats. Since 2009, the Lions have made two appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals, losing both series. They enjoy a fierce rivalry with the neighbouring Redcoats but tend to draw smaller crowds.

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