Fort Worth Rangers
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The Fort Worth Rangers were a minor professional ice hockey franchise based in Fort Worth, Texas. They played in the American Hockey Association (AHA) during the 1941-1942 season and in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1945-1946 to 1948-1949. They played home games at the Will Rogers Memorial Center.
History
[edit]The Rangers were granted a franchise to play in the AHA for the 1941-1942 season,[1] but they were only able to play in that one season before the AHA ceased operations due to World War II. The league was resurrected for the 1945-1946 season as the USHL, where the Rangers played for four seasons[2] until the team folded after the 1948-1949 season.
The team's most successful seasons on the ice were the 1946–1947 and 1947-1948 seasons, when they finished in second place. The team folded after the 1948-1949 season due to excessive travel expenses.
Coaches
[edit]- 1941-42: Gene Carrigan[3]
- 1945-46: Eddie Shore[4]
- 1946-47: Wally Kilrea[5]
- 1947-49: Gordon Savage[6]
Notable players
[edit]- Gordie Bell
- Paul Bibeault
- Tony Bukovich
- Gene Carrigan
- Bert Connelly
- Chuck Corrigan
- Bill Cupolo
- Joffre Desilets
- Tommy Filmore
- Tom Fowler
- Harry Frost
- Bill Gooden
- Walter "Red" Jackson
- Vern Kaiser
- Francis Kane
- Ken Kilrea
- Russ Kopak
- Pete Leswick
- George Pargeter
- Bert Peer
- Ray Powell
- Alex Ritson
- Al Rittinger
- Bill Summerhill
- Gordon Tottle
- Bill Warwick
- Don Webster
References
[edit]- ^ "Fort Worth Rangers hockey team [AHA] statistics and history at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Fort Worth Rangers hockey team [USHL] statistics and history at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Gene Carrigan Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Eddie Shore Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Wally Kilrea Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
- ^ "Gordon 'Tony' Savage Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com.
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