The Fort Worth Rangers were a minor pro ice hockey franchise based in Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

. They played in the American Hockey Association

American Hockey Association (1926–1942)

The American Hockey Association was a minor professional hockey league that operated between 1926 and 1942. It had previously operated as the Central Hockey League , and before that as part of the United States Amateur Hockey Association. The founding president was Alvin Warren, who also owned the St...

 (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

Will Rogers Memorial Center

The Will Rogers Memorial Center is an public entertainment, sports and livestock complex located in Fort Worth, Texas . The complex is named for American humorist and writer Will Rogers. The WRMC is the home of the annual Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo...

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History

The Rangers were granted a franchise to play in the AHA for 1941-42 season, but they were only able to play in that one season before the AHA ceased play as a result of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. The league was resurrected for the 1945-46 season as the USHL, where Rangers played for four seasons 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
  Gene Carrigan
  Eugene Carrigan was a professional hockey centerman who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Eagles. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta....
  
  
• 1945-46: Eddie Shore
  Eddie Shore
  Edward William Shore was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman, principally for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League, and the longtime owner of the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League, iconic for his toughness and defensive skill.Shore won the Hart Trophy as the...
  
  
• 1946-47: Wally Kilrea
  Wally Kilrea
  Walter Charles Kilrea was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Quakers, New York Americans, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Maroons and Detroit Red Wings. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario...
  
  
• 1947-49: Gordon Savage
  Gordon Savage
  Gordon Donald "Tony" Savage was professional ice hockey player who played 49 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Calgary, Alberta.- References :...
  
  

Notable players

Rangers who played in the NHL:

• Gordie Bell
• Paul Bibeault
  Paul Bibeault
  Paul-Emile "Babe" Bibeault was an ice hockey goaltender.Bibeault started his National Hockey League career in 1940 with the Montreal Canadiens. He would also play for the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins. He was a member of the NHL All-Star Team in 1944.-External links:*...
  
  
• Tony Bukovich
  Tony Bukovich
  Anthony J. Bukovich was an American professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League. He was born in Painesdale, Michigan. At the time of his death, at the age of 94 in Hancock, Michigan, he was the oldest former member of the Detroit Red...
  
  
• Gene Carrigan
  Gene Carrigan
  Eugene Carrigan was a professional hockey centerman who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Eagles. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta....
  
  
• Bert Connelly
  Bert Connelly
  Albert Patrick Connelly was a Canadian left winger in the NHL. He played for the New York Rangers and the Chicago Black Hawks. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Chuck Corrigan
• Bill Cupolo
  Bill Cupolo
  William Arnold Cupolo is a retired Canadian ice hockey right winger. He played in the NHL for the Boston Bruins.-External links:...
  
  
• Joffre Desilets
  Joffre Desilets
  Joffre Wilfred Desilets was a professional ice hockey player who played 192 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Black Hawks. He was born in Capreol, Ontario....
  
  
• Tommy Filmore
  Tommy Filmore
  Thomas Henry Filmore was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 116 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Thamesford, Ontario, he played for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Americans....
  
  
• Tom Fowler
  Tom Fowler (ice hockey)
  Tom Fowler was a Canadian professional ice hockey centreman who played 24 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1946-47. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Awards and achievements:...
  
  
• Harry Frost
  Harry Frost
  Harry Frost was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played three games in the National Hockey League for the Boston Bruins, including one in playoffs for Stanley Cup winning Boston Bruins in 1939. Boston honoured him by putting his name on the Stanley Cup. He was born in Keer Lake,...
  
  
• Bill Gooden
• Walter "Red" Jackson
• Vern Kaiser
  Vern Kaiser
  Vernon Charles Kaiser was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 50 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Preston, Ontario.-External links:*...
  
  
• Francis Kane
• Ken Kilrea
  Ken Kilrea
  Kenneth Armstrong Kilrea was professional ice hockey player who played 88 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario.-References:...
  
  
• Russ Kopak
  Russ Kopak
  Russ Kopak was a professional ice hockey player who played 24 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Boston Bruins.- References :...
  
  
• Pete Leswick
  Pete Leswick
  Peter John Leswick was a Canadian ice hockey right winger. In the 1936–37 season, he played one game for the New York Americans, and scored one goal. In the 1944–45 season, he played two games for the Boston Bruins. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.-References:*...
  
  
• George Pargeter
  George Pargeter
  George William Pargeter was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played four games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Calgary, Alberta.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bert Peer
  Bert Peer
  Herbert John Peer was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the Detroit Red Wings during the 1939–40 NHL season.-External links:...
  
  
• Ray Powell
  Ray Powell (ice hockey)
  Raymond Henry Powell was a professional ice hockey player who played 31 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Chicago Black Hawks.-References:...
  
  
• Alex Ritson
  Alex Ritson
  Alexander Clive Ritson was a professional ice hockey centre who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1944–45 NHL season.-External links:...
  
  
• Al Rittinger
  Al Rittinger
  Alan Wilbur Rittinger was a professional ice hockey player who played 19 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Boston Bruins.- References :...
  
  
• Bill Summerhill
  Bill Summerhill
  William Arthur Summerhill was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 72 games in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Brooklyn Americans. He was born in Toronto, Ontario....
  
  
• Bill Warwick
  Bill Warwick
  William Harvey "The Dapper Yapper" Warwick was a professional Canadian ice hockey forward. He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Don Webster
  Don Webster
  Donald Webster was a professional ice hockey player who played 27 games in the National Hockey League. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he played with the Toronto Maple Leafs.- References :*...