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).
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.
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 Note: 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 MJHL
See also Winnipeg Saints Virden Oil Capitals
External links Winnipeg Rangers (1956-1967) season statistics and records at The Internet Hockey Database