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How Did the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings Get Their Names and What Do They Mean?

March 12, 2020 by Karen Hill

In 1932 James Norris purchased the Detroit Falcons hockey team and renamed them the Red Wings.

Norris had played for a Montreal team named the Winged Wheelers, which inspired the name and the winged wheel logo on the NHL’s motor city franchise.

After Madison Square Garden president “Tex” Rickard bought the New York team in 1926, people began calling them after their owner, Tex’s Rangers.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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