Eveleth Rangers

{{Short description|American former amateur ice hockey team}}

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Hibbing Memorial Arena (1925–26)

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File:Eveleth Rangers 1920–1921.jpg is seated second from right in the front row.]]

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.

History

During 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.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104575357/ohioans-carry-off-title-on-scoring-basis/ "Ohioans Carry Off Title On Scoring Basis"] The Gazette Times (Pittsburgh). April 8, 1921 (pg. 9). Retrieved 2022-06-28. 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.[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105197364/eveleth-puck-personnel-to-harbor-stars/ "Eveleth Puck Personnel to Harbor Stars"] The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. Nov. 19, 1922. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

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