The Eveleth Rangers were an amateur

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team from Eveleth,

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that played in various amateur leagues during the first half of the 1900s. As a member of the

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(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

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by a 12-14 aggregate score. The biggest star player on the team in the early 1920s was defenseman Ivan "Ching" Johnson, who had joined the club from the

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."Eveleth Puck Personnel to Harbor Stars"
''The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune''. Nov. 19, 1922. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

Notable players

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inductee * Vic Desjardins –

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inductee * Percy Galbraith * Jimmy Herbert * Eddie Rodden * Laurie Scott

References

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{{reflist Defunct ice hockey teams in Minnesota United States Amateur Hockey Association teams American Amateur Hockey League (1947–1952) teams Ice hockey clubs established in 1931 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1939 Ice hockey clubs established in 1946 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1951 1931 establishments in Minnesota 1939 disestablishments in Minnesota 1946 establishments in Minnesota 1952 disestablishments in Minnesota