Philadelphia Ramblers
The Philadelphia Ramblers were an American ice hockey franchise in the American Hockey League in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The venue of the Ramblers was the Philadelphia Arena.
History
The Philadelphia Arrows from the Canadian - American Hockey League changed their name in 1935 in Philadelphia Rambelers because they were the farm team of the New York Rangers of the American Hockey League. After the Canadan - American Hockey League in 1936 merged with the International Hockey League for the International - American Hockey League, also changed the Ramblers in the new league, after they had won earlier in the 1935/36 season the championship in the CAHL. In the final they won against the also exchanged in the IAHL Providence Reds.
Equal in their first AHL season reached the Ramblers the final, subject, however, there the Syracuse Stars with 1:3 victories. After Philadelphia failed in the second playoff round in the following year, it reached in the season 1938/39, for the second time the finals of the Calder Cup, but lost again. This time the team was beaten in the best- of-five series, the Cleveland Barons with 1:3.
Following the Ramblers missed the playoffs twice and the New York Rangers ended their cooperation with the franchise, which then renamed itself the Philadelphia Rockets. From 1955 to 1964 played another team in the Eastern Hockey League under the name Philadelphia Ramblers, but had nothing in common with the AHL franchise.
Season statistics
Note: GP = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses by SOL = Shootout Losses by, Pts = Points, GF = Goals Scored, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty minutes