St. Paul / Minnesota Rangers

"1964/65 C.H.L. ADAMS CUP CHAMPIONS"

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The St. Paul Rangers are one of the original five team in the C.H.L. They played for three years in the league before the franchise was relocated to Omaha. The team name was changed to Minnesota Rangers for the 65/66 season due to Minneapolis losing their team. But the team still played in St. Paul.


St. Paul / Minnesota Rangers Front Office & General Information
St. Paul / Minnesota Rangers Trophy Case & Memorabilia

St. Paul / Minnesota Rangers - Team Records:

 

Regular Season Records
Seasons GP W L T Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1963/64 72 38 30 4 80 259 230   2nd Lost Finals
1964/65 70 41 23 6 88 281 223   1st WON ADAMS CUP
1965/66 70 34 29 11 79 229 197 895 1st Lost Semi-finals

 

Playoff Records
Seasons GP W L GF GA Finish
1963/64 11 5 6 35 48 Lost Finals
1964/65 11 8 3 46 28 WON ADAMS CUP
1965/66 7 3 4 25 19 Lost Semi-finals

 

Adams Cup Playoff Results
1963/64 Season
Semi-Finals Finals
March 24 St. Paul 5 at St.Louis 1 April 4 St. Paul 2 at Omaha 1
March 26 St.Louis 4 at St. Paul 2 April 5 St. Paul 0 at Omaha 11
March 28 St. Paul 5 at St.Louis 3 April 10 Omaha 3 at St. Paul 0
March 29 St. Paul 5 at St.Louis 2 April 12 Omaha 7 at St. Paul 4
March 31 St.Louis 5 at St. Paul 4 * April 14 Omaha 6 at St. Paul 2
April 2 St. Paul 6 at St.Louis 5 Omaha wins seriers 4 games to 1
St. Paul wins series 4 games to 2  
* Overtime  
1964/65 Season
Semi-Finals Finals
March 31 Minn. 3 at St. Paul 0 April 11 Tulsa 2 at St. Paul 6
April 3 Minn. 3 at St. Paul 4 April 13 Tulsa 3 at St. Paul 6
April 4 Minn. 1 at St. Paul 9 April 15 Tulsa 3 at St. Paul 1
April 6 Minn. 2 at St. Paul 9 April 17 St. Paul 4 at Tulsa 3
April 8 Minn. 3 at St. Paul 4 April 18 St. Paul 1 at Tulsa 4
St Paul wins series 4 games to 1 April 21 Tulsa 1 at St. Paul 2
    St. Paul wins series 4 games to 2
1965/66 Season
Semi-Finals
April 4 Tulsa 0 at Minnesota 8
April 6 Tulsa 4 at Minnesota 3 *
April 8 Minnesota 3 at Tulsa 1
April 9 Minnesota 0 at Tulsa 2
April 10 Tulsa 2 at Minnesota 5
April 12 Minnesota 4 at Tulsa 5 *
April 14 Tulsa 5 at Minnesota 2
Tulsa wins series 4 games to 3
* Overtime

St. Paul / Minnesota Rangers - Player Records:

 

St. Paul Rangers - 1963/64 Statistics
                 Regular Season      Playoffs
Name             GP  G   A Pts PIM ~ GP  G  A Pts PIM

Bob Cunningham   69 25  47  72  32    8  1  5   6   7
Howie Hughes     66 30  34  64  37    8  1  3   4   2
Bill Taylor      69 30  29  59  87   11  4  4   8  10
Paul Andrea      71 27  30  57  12   11  2  2   4   2
Jim Johnson      70 21  33  54  14   11  3  5   8   0
Bob Plager       61 13  35  48 158    8  3  6   9  21
Ted Taylor       59 18  30  48  97   11  2  2   4   4
Wayne Hall       72 15  28  43  14   10  3  4   7   0
Dave McComb      71 15  28  43 109    9  3  2   5   2
Bob Woytowich    68  9  31  40 101   11  2  4   6   8
Walt Chevrier    69  5  22  27  28   11  1  3   4   6
Moe Ofteboro     32 10  12  22  18   11  6  4  10   6
Tracy Pratt      52  4  15  19 128   11  0  0   0  49
Dick Bouchard    29  6  11  17  16    -  -  -   -   -
Barrie Ross +    14  7   8  15   8    -  -  -   -   -
Trent Beatty     14  5   8  13   6    -  -  -   -   -
Mike McMahon     13  3   9  12  30    -  -  -   -   -
Doug Harvey       5  2   2   4   6    -  -  -   -   -
Gary Sabourin     6  2   1   3   8    2  0  0   0   0
Doug Davidson     4  0   1   1   2    -  -  -   -   -
Norm Johnson      1  0   1   1   2    -  -  -   -   -
Marcel Pelletier 61  0   0   0   4
Gilles Boisvert   3  0   0   0   0
Lynn Davis        8  0   0   0   0
Don Hughes        3  0   0   0   6    -  -  -   -   -
Rich Brown        5  0   0   0   0    -  -  -   -   -
John Hartig       5  0   0   0   6    -  -  -   -   -
Chick Balon +                         -  -  -   -   -
Bob Kabel         -  -   -   -   -    4  1  3   4   0
Claude Boucher    -  -   -   -   -    5  2  1   3  28
Buzz Deschamps    -  -   -   -   -    4  0  2   2  12
Bob Howard        -  -   -   -   -    3  1  0   1   2
Elton White       -  -   -   -   -    3  0  1   1   0
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Totals           72                  11 35 51  86 159


             + Played on two or more teams
               
                 Regular Season                       Playoffs
Name             GP  MIN  GA ENG GAA SO   SS  W  L T ~GP  MIN GA ENG GAA SO  SS  W L

Marcel Pelletier 61      181     2.96 9               11      48     4.36 0 341  5 6
Lynn Davis        8       34     4.25 0                -    -  -   -   -  -   -  - -
Gilles Boisvert   3       15     5.00 0                -    -  -   -   -  -   -  - -
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Totals           72      230          9      38 30 4  11      48     4.36 0 341  5 6
       

 

St. Paul Rangers - 1964/65 Statistics
                 Regular Season      Playoffs
Name             GP  G   A Pts PIM ~ GP  G  A Pts PIM

Marc Dufour      69 43  50  93  33   11  4 14  18  21
Barrie Ross      70 32  53  85  28   11  4 10  14  26
Mel Pearson      61 24  46  70  30   11  5  7  12  20
Paul Andrea      65 25  39  64   8   11  3  4   7   0
Jim Johnson      61 19  45  64  14   11  4  6  10   7
Mike McMahon     63 20  41  61 204   11  4  5   9  23
Jim Mikol        33 14  33  47  30   11  1  7   8  12
Bill Collins     58 12  29  41  47   11  5  2   7  24
Tracy Pratt      66 15  25  40 200    9  1  2   3  27
Buzz Deschamps   35 21  17  38  67   10  2  3   5   8
Gary Sabourin    59 16  22  38  92   11  0  7   7  16
Al Lebrun        66 11  15  26  52   11  1  1   2   9
Ulf Sterner      16 12   9  21   2    -  -  -   -   -
Dave McComb      24  2   8  10  33    -  -  -   -   -
Wayne Muloin     67  0  10  10  95    5  0  2   2   6
Bob Ash          69  3   5   8  28   11  2  0   2  11
Wally Chevrier    7  1   5   6   0    -  -  -   -   -
Dave Richardson   8  3   2   5  10    -  -  -   -   -
Marcel Pelletier 32  0   5   5   2   11  0  0   0   6
Al Hamilton       3  0   2   2   0    -  -  -   -   -
Bill Hway         4  0   0   0   0    4  2  1   3   4
John Lafond       4  0   0   0   0    -  -  -   -   -
John McMillan     3  0   0   0   6    -  -  -   -   -
Borden Smith     11  0   0   0   2    -  -  -   -   -
Wayne Rutledge   39  0   0   0  12    -  -  -   -   -
Bill Taylor +                         -  -  -   -   -
Wayne Hall        -  -   -   -   -    1  1  0   1   0
Sandy Fitzpatrick -  -   -   -   -    3  0  0   0   0
Terry Ball        -  -   -   -   -    1  0  0   0   0
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Totals           70                  11 39 71 110 220
             + Played on two or more teams
                     Regular Season                     Playoffs
Name                 GP  MIN  GA ENG GAA SO SS  W  L T ~GP  MIN GA ENG GAA SO SS  W L

Marcel Pelletier 31 1/2       89    2.87  0             11      27    2.45  0     8 3
Wayne Rutledge   38 1/2      134    3.47  2              -   -   -  -    -  -  -  - -
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Totals               70      223          2    41 23 6  11      27    2.45  0     8 3
  

 

Minnesota Rangers - 1965/66 Statistics
                  Regular Season      Playoffs
Name              GP  G   A Pts PIM ~ GP  G  A Pts PIM

Paul Andrea       64 37* 43  80  12    7  1  3   4   2
Jim Johnson       62 24  46  70  12    -  -  -   -   -
Wayne Hall        60 17  35  52  10    7  1  2   3   2
Bill Collins      56 18  29  47  55    7  0  5   5   4
Sandy Fitzpatrick 68 15  30  45  74    7  5  3   8   4
Gary Sabourin     66 11  30  41 118    7  3  1   4  16
Larry Mickey      38 14  25  39  50    7  5  5  10   2
George Konik      38 10  20  30  35    7  2  5   7   6
Ron Boehm         70  8  20  28  37    7  0  5   5   4
Jim Baird         36 13  14  27   8    -  -  -   -   -
Bob Ash           70  5  17  22  47    4  0  2   2   2
Trevor Fahey      67 13   9  22   4    6  1  2   3   0
Bob Plager        44  7  12  19 145    -  -  -   -   -
Al Lebrun         69  4  13  17  38    7  0  3   3   4
John Brenneman    20 10   7  17  16    7  0  2   2   0
Mike McMahon      25  3  13  16  45    4  1  3   4   0
Bob Stoyko        48  7   6  13  14    5  1  0   1   4
Terry Ball        68  0  10  10  98    7  1  0   1  17
Ed Lawson         12  3   5   8   4    -  -  -   -   -
Rod Seiling       13  3   5   8   4    -  -  -   -   -
Ken Block         30  0   6   6   8    -  -  -   -   -
Bill Hicke         3  2   0   2   4    -  -  -   -   -
Mike Corbett       4  0   2   2   2    -  -  -   -   -
Wayne Rutledge    70  0   1   1  55    7  0  0   0   0
Ken Turlik         -  -   -   -   -    2  0  0   0   0
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Totals           70 224 398 622 895    7 21 41  62  67
                    * League leader
                     Regular Season                     Playoffs
Name            GP  MIN  GA ENG GAA SO SS  W  L  T ~GP  MIN GA ENG GAA SO SS W L

Wayne Rutledge  70      197    2.81* 7    34 29 11   7      19    2.71  1    3 4
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Totals          70      197    2.81* 7    34 29 11   7      19    2.71  1    3 4
                                * League leader

 

St. Paul / Minnesota Rangers All-Time Roster
Name            Position  # Yrs. Played

Paul Andrea        (RW)11,12 1963-66
Bob Ash             (D)  11  1964-66
Jim Baird                    1965/66
Terry Ball          (D)   5 1965,65/66
Rich Balon                7  1963/64
Trent Beatty                 1963/64
Ken Block           (D)      1965/66
Ron Boehm          (LW)   7  1965/66
Gil Boisvert        (G)   1  1963/64
Dick Bouchard             9  1963/64
John Brenneman     (LW)6,18  1965/66
Rich Brown                   1963/64
Wally Chevrier      (D)   4  1963-65
Bill Collins       (RW)  17  1964-66
Michael Corbett    (RW)      1965/66
Bob Cunningham      (C)   8  1963/64
Doug Davidson                1963/64
Lynn Davis                   1963/64
Buzz Deschamps              1964,64/65
Marc Dufour        (RW)      1964/65
Trevor Fahey       (LW)  14  1965/66
Sandy Fitzpatrick   (C)  16 1965,65/66
Wayne Hall              5,8  1963-66
Al Hamilton         (D)      1964/65
John Hartig         (D)      1963/64
Doug Harvey         (D)      1963/64
Bill Hicke         (RW)      1965/66
Bob Howard               10  1963/64
Don Hughes                   1963/64
Howie Hughes       (RW)      1963/64
Bill Hway                    1964/65
 
Name            Position  # Yrs. Played

Jim Johnson         (C)  15  1963-66
Norm Johnson             15  1963/64
Bob Kabel           (C)      1963/64
George Konik        (D)   4  1965/66
Jean-Pierre Lafond           1964/65
Ed Lawson                    1965/66
Al Lebrun           (D)   3  1964-66
Dave McComb              16  1963-65
Mike McMahon        (D)   2  1963-66
John McMillan                1964/65
Larry Mickey       (RW)   9  1965/66
Jim Mikol           (D)      1964/65
Wayne Muloin        (D)      1964/65
Maurice Oftebro              1963/64
Mel Pearson        (LW)      1964/65
Marcel Pelletier    (G)   1  1963-65
Bob Plager          (D)14 1963/64,65/66
Tracy Pratt         (D)      1963-65
Dave Richardson    (LW)      1964/65
Barrie Ross                  1963-65
Wayne Rutledge      (G)   1  1964-66
Gary Sabourin      (RW)  10  1963-66
Rod Seiling         (D)      1965/66
Borden Smith                 1964/65
Ulf Sterner        (LW)      1964/65
Bob Stoyko          6,18,19  1965/66
Bill Taylor         (C)  17  1963-65
Ted Taylor                6  1963/64
Ken Turlik                   1965/66
Eldon White                  1963/64
Bob Woytowich       (D)   2  1963/64

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