Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
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team, see Omaha FlameOmaha FlameThe Omaha Flame are an independent professional baseball team based in Omaha, Nebraska. They joined the North American League as an expansion team in 2011 and are expected to join the league's Eastern Division. They will play their home games at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha as early as 2011...
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The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights were a professional ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the American Hockey League
American Hockey League
The American Hockey League is a 30-team professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental circuit for the National Hockey League...
. They played in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
, USA at the Omaha Civic Auditorium
Omaha Civic Auditorium
The Omaha Civic Auditorium is a multi-purpose convention center in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1954, it surpassed the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum as the largest convention/entertainment complex in the city, until the completion of CenturyLink Center Omaha in 2003....
from 2005–07. Following the 2006–07
2006–07 AHL season
The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals....
season, the Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...
announced that the team would relocate to the Quad Cities
Quad City Flames
The Quad City Flames were an ice hockey team that played between 2007 and 2009. They were owned by QC Sports Ventures Inc., an ownership group based out of the Quad Cities. The Flames played at the I wireless Center in Moline, Illinois. They were the American Hockey League farm team of the...
for 2007–08
2007–08 AHL season
The 2007–08 AHL season is the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.-Team changes:...
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History
In 2005, the AHL franchise of the Calgary Flames (the Saint John FlamesSaint John Flames
The Saint John Flames were an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League from 1993 to 2003 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The Calgary Flames bought and relocated the Utica Devils, to be their AHL affiliate....
, which existed from 1993–2003) was reestablished in Omaha. The Ak-Sar-Ben
Ak-Sar-Ben
Ak-Sar-Ben, or Aksarben, was an indoor arena and horse racing complex in Omaha, Nebraska. Built to fund the civic and philanthropic activities of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, the thoroughbred race track was built in 1920 and the Coliseum was built in 1929...
part of the team's name comes from the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Foundation, , is a 501 civic and philanthropic organization in Omaha, Nebraska.-History:The organization was formed in 1895 in an attempt to keep the Nebraska State Fair in Omaha after receiving an ultimatum to provide entertainment "other than saloons, gambling houses and...
, an Omaha civic organization, whose logo was integrated into the insignia of the team and is a partner with the Omaha organization. Ak-Sar-Ben, which is "Nebraska" spelled backwards, was also the name of the arena of the original Omaha Knights
Omaha Knights
The Omaha Knights were a minor league professional ice hockey team from 1959 to 1975, based in Omaha, Nebraska at the Ak-Sar-Ben arena. The Knights were founded in 1959 as members of the International Hockey League...
. The team logo was shown with identical flame marks as the Calgary Flames' logo.
Following two difficult seasons at the gate, rumors swirled around both Omaha and the Quad Cities
Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a group of five cities straddling the Mississippi River on the Iowa–Illinois boundary. These cities, Davenport and Bettendorf and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline , are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which, as of 2010, had an estimated population of...
that the Flames would relocate their affiliate to the latter region, which was at the time served by the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League
United Hockey League
The United Hockey League was a low-level professional ice hockey league , with teams in the United States...
.http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1200&u_sid=2384412 http://qctimes.com/articles/2007/05/15/news/local/doc464a3e0694b79469104694.txt The Calgary Flames, and Quad City Mallards confirmed the move on May 24, 2007. The team is currently located in Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
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Season-by-season record
| Year | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
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| 2005–06 2005–06 AHL season The 2005–06 AHL season was the 70th season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals in the finals.... |
80 | 35 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 206 | 221 | 84 | 6th, West | Out of Playoffs |
| 2006–07 2006–07 AHL season The 2006–07 AHL season was the 71st season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-seven teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Hamilton Bulldogs won their first Calder Cup, defeating the defending champions, the Hershey Bears in the finals.... |
80 | 49 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 214 | 189 | 104 | 1st, West | Lost 1st round, 4–2, Iowa Stars Iowa Stars The Iowa Chops were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The club was based in Des Moines, Iowa at the Wells Fargo Arena.-History:... |
Single Season
- Goals: 28
Carsen GermynCarsen GermynCarsen Germyn is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
(2006–07) - Assists: 43
Andrei TaratukhinAndrei TaratukhinAndrei Sergeevich Taratukhin is a Russian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League....
(2006–07) - Points: 60 Dustin BoydDustin BoydDustin Boyd is a Canadian professional ice hockey player under contract with Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League.- Playing career :...
, Carsen GermynCarsen GermynCarsen Germyn is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
& Andrei TaratukhinAndrei TaratukhinAndrei Sergeevich Taratukhin is a Russian professional ice hockey centre currently playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa of the Kontinental Hockey League....
(2006–07) - Penalty Minutes: 294 Brandon PrustBrandon PrustBrandon Prust is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the New York Rangers in the NHL.-Playing career:*London Knights hockey team in London, Ontario, which were the OHL and Memorial Cup Champions, 2005....
(2005–06) - Plus/Minus: +27 David Van Der GulikDavid Van der GulikDavid Van der Gulik is a Canadian professional ice hockey Winger currently playing with the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League, under contract to the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League...
(2006–07) - Wins: 35 Curtis McElhinneyCurtis McElhinneyRobert Curtis McElhinney is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. McElhinney was a sixth-round selection of the Flames, 176th overall, at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
(2006–07) - Shutouts: 7 Curtis McElhinneyCurtis McElhinneyRobert Curtis McElhinney is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. McElhinney was a sixth-round selection of the Flames, 176th overall, at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
(2006–07) - GAA: 2.13 Curtis McElhinneyCurtis McElhinneyRobert Curtis McElhinney is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. McElhinney was a sixth-round selection of the Flames, 176th overall, at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
(2006–07) - SV%: .917 Curtis McElhinneyCurtis McElhinneyRobert Curtis McElhinney is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. McElhinney was a sixth-round selection of the Flames, 176th overall, at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
(2006–07)
Career
- Career Goals: 52 Carsen GermynCarsen GermynCarsen Germyn is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
- Career Assists: 63 Carsen GermynCarsen GermynCarsen Germyn is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
- Career Points: 115 Carsen GermynCarsen GermynCarsen Germyn is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
- Career Penalty Minutes: 505 Brandon PrustBrandon PrustBrandon Prust is a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the New York Rangers in the NHL.-Playing career:*London Knights hockey team in London, Ontario, which were the OHL and Memorial Cup Champions, 2005....
- Career Goaltending Wins: 44 Curtis McElhinneyCurtis McElhinneyRobert Curtis McElhinney is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. McElhinney was a sixth-round selection of the Flames, 176th overall, at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
- Career Shutouts: 10 Curtis McElhinneyCurtis McElhinneyRobert Curtis McElhinney is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. McElhinney was a sixth-round selection of the Flames, 176th overall, at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...
- Career Games: 156 Warren PetersWarren PetersWarren Peters is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently in the Minnesota Wild organization of the National Hockey League...
Team Captains
- Craig MacDonaldCraig MacDonaldJames Craig MacDonald is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Adler Mannheim in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.-Playing career:...
2005–06 - No captain; (Carsen GermynCarsen GermynCarsen Germyn is a professional ice hockey right wing currently playing for the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-Playing career:...
, Warren PetersWarren PetersWarren Peters is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently in the Minnesota Wild organization of the National Hockey League...
& Brad FerenceBrad FerenceBrad Ference is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player.-Playing career:Ference was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks...
serve as alternates) 2006–07