The Toronto Young Rangers were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA), based in Toronto, Ontario, established in the 1928–29 season. Known as the "Bowles Rangers" during the 1940–41 season, Senator Salter Hayden served as the team president. The Young Rangers dropped out of OHA competition after the 1947–48 season and its players dispersed. The Young Rangers' name continued to be used for a minor ice hockey team in the Toronto Hockey League.
They Young Rangers were owned, operated and coached by Ed Wildey (d. July 19, 1964). For contributions to junior hockey, Wildey was awarded the OHA Gold Stick in 1962. He coached 29 players who graduated from junior hockey to play in the National Hockey League (NHL), and previously coached with the Toronto National Sea Fleas. He stressed "clean living, physical fitness, and hard work" to his players.
Notable players Alumni of the Young Rangers who have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame:
Herb Carnegie Gordie Drillon Punch Imlach
List of NHL alumni:
Vernon Ayres Hugh Bolton Jim Conacher Al Dewsbury Gordie Drillon Jimmy Fowler Jack Gelineau George Grigor Red Hamill Jackie Hamilton Murray Henderson Ron Hurst Punch Imlach Jack McLean George Parsons Charlie Phillips Harry Pidhirny Bill Shill Cliff Simpson Don Smillie Stan Smrke Rhys Thomson
Season-by-season results Regular season and playoffs results: 1937–1948, 1942–1948
Legend: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season Regular season Playoffs Finish1928–2912750140.58329252nd Group 5Won group final (West Toronto Nationals) 8–5Won eighthfinal (Owen Sound Greys) 8–6Won quarterfinal (Oshawa Shamrocks) 5–4Lost semifinal (Toronto Marlboros) 5–41929–30725040.28615313rd Group 6Did not qualifyTeam did not operate from 1930 to 19331933–341284022–76501st Group 6Won group final (Parkdale Canoe Club) 13–3Lost semifinal (Toronto St. Michael's Majors) 13–31934–359531110.61132252nd Group 2Won group final (Parkdale Canoe Club) 13–4Lost semifinal (Oshawa Majors) 10–81935–361037060.30023334th Group 1Won fourth-place playoff (Toronto Lions) 6–3Lost group semifinal (West Toronto Nationals) 6–31936–3712831170.70858303rd Group 1Lost group semifinal (Toronto St. Michael's Majors) 2–11937–3812660120.50041544th Group 1Lost group semifinal (Oshawa Generals) 2–11938–3914941190.69250412nd Group 2Won quarterfinal (Guelph Indians) 2–0Lost semifinal (Toronto Native Sons) 2–11939–40201280240.60067933rd OHALost semifinal (Oshawa Generals) 2–01940–4115410190.28673844th OHALost semifinal (Oshawa Generals) 3–21941–422411112240.50087895th OHAWon quarterfinal (Toronto St. Michael's Majors) 2–0Lost semifinal (Guelph Biltmores) 3–11942–43247152160.333801387th OHADid not qualify1943–4425123130.042481565th Group 1Did not qualify1944–45196130120.31656905th OHAWon quarterfinal (Toronto Marlboros) 2–0Lost semifinal (Galt Red Wings) 2–11945–46288173190.320781106th OHALost quarterfinal (Toronto Marlboros) 2–01946–47366300120.1676211710th OHADid not qualify1947–4831130020.0326325910th OHADid not qualify
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