never knew why the rangers were named that. 

George Lewis "Tex" Rickard, president of Madison Square Garden, was awarded an NHL franchise for the 1926–27 season to compete with the now-defunct New York Americans, who had begun play at the Garden the previous season. The Americans (also known as the "Amerks") proved to be an even greater success than expected during their inaugural season, leading Rickard to pursue a second team for the Garden despite promising the Amerks that they were going to be the only hockey team to play there.^[5] The new team was quickly nicknamed "Tex's Rangers".

msg #2  (1890 -1926) designed by stanford white where ny life building now stands in madison square.

msg #3  50th st & 8th ave (1925 - 1968)