The Eveleth Rangers were an amateur ice hockey team from Eveleth, Minnesota that played in various amateur leagues during the first half of the 1900s. As a member of the United States Amateur Hockey Association (1920–1925) the team was known as the Eveleth Reds, and in 1925–26 they played as the Eveleth-Hibbing Rangers in the CAHL, out of the Hibbing Memorial Arena in Hibbing, Minnesota.
| Eveleth Rangers | |
|---|---|
| City | Eveleth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| League | Independent (1919–20) USAHA (1920–1925) CAHL (1925–26) CHL (1931–1935) IAHL (1936–1939) NAHL (1946–1951) |
| Home arena | Eveleth Hippodrome Hibbing Memorial Arena (1925–26) |
History
editDuring the inaugural USAHA season in 1920–21 Eveleth finished as runner-ups after having lost the final four-game series to the Cleveland Indians by a 12-14 aggregate score.[1] The biggest star player on the team in the early 1920s was defenseman Ivan "Ching" Johnson, who had joined the club from the Winnipeg Monarchs.[2]
Notable players
editReferences
editNotes
edit- ^ "Ohioans Carry Off Title On Scoring Basis" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 8, 1921 (pg. 9). Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- ^ "Eveleth Puck Personnel to Harbor Stars" Star-Tribune (Minneapolis). Nov. 19, 1922. Retrieved 2022-07-08.