Fort Worth Rangers

This article is about the ice hockey team. For the baseball team, see Dallas-Fort Worth Rangers.

The Fort Worth Rangers were a minor pro ice hockey franchise based in Fort Worth, Texas. They played in the American Hockey Association (AHA) during the 1941-42 season and in the United States Hockey League (USHL) from 1945-46 through 1948-49. They played their home games in the Will Rogers Memorial Center.

History

The Rangers were granted a franchise to play in the AHA for 1941-42 season,^[1] but they were only able to play in that one season before the AHA ceased play as a result of World War II. The league was resurrected for the 1945-46 season as the USHL, where Rangers played for four seasons^[2] until the team folded after the 1948-49 season.

The team's most successful seasons on the ice were the 1946-47 and 1947-48 season: both times they finished the season in second place. The team folded after the 1948-49 season because of 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

Rangers who played in the NHL:

References

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