The team was founded in 1956, but after one season in Winnipeg, the Rangers moved to Brandon due to lack of ice availability. Soon after, the team moved to Transcona (now part of Winnipeg). In 1959, the name changed back to the Winnipeg Rangers.
Winnipeg Rangers (1956-1967) season statistics and records at The Internet Hockey Database
April 12, 2024
winnipeg, rangers, 1956, 1967, this, article, about, winnipeg, rangers, 1956, time, memorial, champions, winnipeg, rangers, 1939, 1957, winnipeg, rangers, were, canadian, junior, hockey, team, manitoba, junior, hockey, league, second, team, this, name, this, v. This article is about the Winnipeg Rangers 1956 67 For the two time Memorial Cup champions see Winnipeg Rangers 1939 1957 The Winnipeg Rangers were a Canadian junior hockey team in the Manitoba Junior Hockey League and the second team to use this name This version of the Rangers won two Turnbull Cups 1961 62 and 1965 66 Winnipeg RangersCityWinnipeg ManitobaLeagueManitoba Junior Hockey LeagueOperated1956 1967Franchise history1956 1957Winnipeg Rangers1957 1958Brandon Rangers1958 1959Transcona Rangers1959 1967Winnipeg Rangers1967 2000St Boniface Saints2000 2012Winnipeg Saints2012 PresentVirden Oil CapitalsThe team was founded in 1956 but after one season in Winnipeg the Rangers moved to Brandon due to lack of ice availability Soon after the team moved to Transcona now part of Winnipeg In 1959 the name changed back to the Winnipeg Rangers On March 18 1966 at the Winnipeg Arena the Rangers won the Turnbull Memorial Cup as MJHL champs Notable Rangers players included Butch Goring Chuck Lefley Terry Ball and Bryan Lefley During the summer of 1967 a community minded sports group purchased the Rangers from Ben Hatskin The team was relocated to St Boniface where they became the St Boniface Saints The franchise exists today as the Virden Oil Capitals Season by season record editNote GP Games Played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime Losses GF Goals for GA Goals against Season GP W L T OTL GF GA Points Finish Playoffs1956 57 29 7 21 1 95 203 15 3rd MJHL1957 58 30 10 20 0 128 193 20 4th MJHL1958 59 32 10 19 3 110 166 23 4th MJHL1959 60 32 10 21 1 100 144 21 4th MJHL1960 61 32 21 11 0 157 120 42 2nd MJHL Won League1961 62 40 16 20 4 128 150 36 4th MJHL1962 63 40 11 25 4 141 196 26 5th MJHL1963 64 30 15 12 3 120 91 33 3rd MJHL1964 65 45 21 18 6 202 170 48 2nd MJHL1965 66 48 27 16 5 219 186 59 1st MJHL Won League1966 67 57 34 19 4 263 201 74 3rd MJHLSee also editWinnipeg Saints Virden Oil CapitalsExternal links editWinnipeg Rangers 1956 1967 season statistics and records at The Internet Hockey Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winnipeg Rangers 1956 1967 amp oldid 1168777100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
