Denver Rangers

Colorado / Denver Rangers
founding	1987
resolution	1989
history	Indianapolis Checkers 1979 - 1987 Colorado Rangers 1987 - 1988 Denver Rangers 1988 - 1989 Phoenix Roadrunners 1989 - 1997
Location	Denver , Colorado
Team colors	blue, red, white
league	International Hockey League
Cooperations	New York Rangers ( NHL )
Turner Cups	no

The Colorado / Denver Rangers were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League from Denver , Colorado .

history

The Indianapolis Checkers were relocated from Indianapolis , Indiana to Denver , Colorado in 1987 and renamed the Colorado Rangers. The team got the name because of their cooperation with the New York Rangers from the National Hockey League . The team was able to reach the playoffs in their first season and was only eliminated in the second round. For the 1988/89 season, the name of the franchise was changed to Denver Rangers. The team from Colorado reached the playoffs again, but was eliminated in round 1. Following this season, the franchise was relocated to Phoenix , Arizona , where it took part in the International Hockey League's game operations under the name Phoenix Roadrunners .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1987-88	82	44	35	-	3	-	91	344	354	1st, west	Defeat in the second round
1988-89	82	33	42	-	7th	-	73	323	394	3rd, west	Defeat in the first round

Team records

Career records

Games: 143 Simon Wheeldon

Goals: 95 Simon Wheeldon

Assists: 110 Simon Wheeldon

Points: 205 Simon Wheeldon

Penalty minutes: 322 Don Herczeg

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Colorado / Denver Rangers
• The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Colorado / Denver Rangers