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| position = [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]]<br />
| played_for = [[Wembley Lions]]<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1911|7|14}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada<br />
| death_date = {{death date|1987|7|30}}<br />
| death_place = [[London]], [[England]]<br />
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| career_start = 1934<br />
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'''John Louis Bates''' ({{birth date|1911|7|14}} – {{death date|1987|7|30}}) was an [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman (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]].<br />
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==Hockey career==<br />
Lou Bates toured [[United Kingdom|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 [[World War II|pre-war]] Britain and, as such, featured on a [[cigarette card]] and in a [[Movie theater|cinema]] [[advertising|advert]] for [[John Player & Sons|Player's]] [[cigarette]]s.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120406182149/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/747523]<br />
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Bates played as the [[captain (ice hockey)|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 (ice hockey)|coach]]. He also coached Streatham in 1951.<br />
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During the 1950 [[Ice Hockey World Championships|European championships]], Bates was the [[Head coach|Head Coach]] for the British team and guided them to a silver medal.[http://www.azhockey.com/squads/squadsGB.html]<br />
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==Awards==<br />
*Named to the [[English National League]] [[All-star#Sports|All-star]] B-team in 1935–36.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723145555/http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/35_36.htm]<br />
*Named to the English National League All-star A-team in 1939–40.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022915/http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/All_Stars/39_40.htm]<br />
*Inducted to the [[British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame]] in 1950.<br />
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==References==<br />
*[http://www.azhockey.com/ A to Z Encyclopaedia of Ice Hockey]<br />
*[https://www.bfi.org.uk/ British Film Institute]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071023050250/http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/ Ice Hockey Journalists UK]<br />
*[http://www.hockeydb.com The Internet Hockey Database]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{hockeydb|28561|Lou Bates}}<br />
*[http://www.ihjuk.co.uk/halloffame/lBates.html British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame entry]<br />
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[[Category:1912 births]]<br />
[[Category:1987 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame inductees]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian ice hockey defencemen]]<br />
[[Category:Ice hockey people from Ottawa]]<br />
[[Category:Wembley Lions players]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in England]]<br />
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