The Drummondville Rangers were a junior ice hockey

Junior ice hockey

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 team that played in Drummondville, Quebec

Quebec

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. They originally played in the Quebec Junior Hockey League, but became a founding member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

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 in 1969. They were originally affiliated with the New York Rangers

New York Rangers

The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...

. They played at the Drummondville Civic Centre

Centre Marcel Dionne

The Centre Marcel Dionne is a 4,000 capacity multi-purpose arena in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. It is home to the Drummondville Voltigeurs Ice hockey team. It is named in honour of Marcel Dionne. It was built in 1963 and was originally called the Centre Civique....

. The Rangers folded in 1974.

NHL alumni

List of Drummundville Rangers alumni who graduated to play in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

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. Marcel Dionne is the only former Ranger in the Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

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