Lou Bates

Lou Bates
Born c. 1912
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Died July 30, 1987(1987-07-30)
London, England
Position Defence
Played for Wembley Lions
Playing career 19341940

John Louis "Lou" Bates (c. 1912 – July 30, 1987) was an ice hockey defender who played in the English National League for the Wembley Lions. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and died in London, England. He is a member of the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame.

Hockey career

Lou Bates toured Britain twice with an all-star team from Ottawa before he spent a year in Paris, France. Bates signed for the Wembley Lions for their inaugural season in 1934. Bates established himself as one of the most popular players in pre-war Britain and, as such, featured on a cigarette card and in a cinema advert for Player's cigarettes.

Bates played as the captain for the Lions until play was stopped in May 1940 due to the outbreak of war. When play resumed following the war in 1946, Bates returned to the Lions for the 1946–47 season as coach. He also coached Streatham in 1951.

During the 1950 European championships, Bates was the Head Coach for the British team and guided them to a silver medal.

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