Fort Worth Rangers

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

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

1941-42: Gene Carrigan^[3]
1945-46: Eddie Shore^[4]
1946-47: Wally Kilrea^[5]
1947-49: Gordon Savage^[6]

Notable players

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

^ "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.