OMAHA AK-SAR-BEN KNIGHTS

:''This article is about the American Hockey League team. For information about Omaha's previous professional ice hockey team, see Omaha Knights''.
:''"Omaha Flames" redirects here. For information on the defunct PDL franchise, see Omaha Flames (soccer)
The 'Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights' were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Omaha, Nebraska, USA at the Omaha Civic Auditorium from 2005-07. Following the 2006-07 season, the Calgary Flames announced that the team would relocate to the Quad Cities for 2007-08.

Contents
History
Season-by-season record
Team records
Single Season
Career
Team Captains
See also
References
External links

History


In 2005, the AHL franchise of the Calgary Flames (the Saint John Flames, which existed from 1993-2003) was reestablished in Omaha. The ''Ak-Sar-Ben'' part of the team's name comes from the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, 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. 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 that the Flames would relocate their affiliate to the latter region, which is presently served by the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League.[1] [2] The Calgary Flames, and Quad City Mallards confirmed the move on May 24, 2007.[1]

Season-by-season record


'American Hockey League'
'Year' 'GP' 'W' 'L' 'OTL' 'SOL' 'GF' 'GA' 'PTS' 'Finish' 'Playoffs'
2005-06 80 35 31 3 11 206 221 84 6th, West Out of Playoffs
2006-07 80 49 25 5 1 214 189 104 1st, West Lost in round 1 4-2 vs. Iowa

Team records


Single Season

:'Goals:' 28 Carsen Germyn (2006-07)
:'Assists:' 43 Andrei Taratukhin (2006-07)
:'Points:' 60 Dustin Boyd, Carsen Germyn & Andrei Taratukhin (2006-07)
:'Penalty Minutes:' 294 Brandon Prust (2005-06)
:'Plus/Minus:' +27 David Van Der Gulik (2006-07)
:'Wins:' 35 Curtis McElhinney (2006-07)
:'Shutouts:' 7 Curtis McElhinney (2006-07)
:'GAA:' 2.13 Curtis McElhinney (2006-07)
:'SV%:' .917 Curtis McElhinney (2006-07)
Career

:'Career Goals:' 52 Carsen Germyn
:'Career Assists:' 63 Carsen Germyn
:'Career Points:' 115 Carsen Germyn
:'Career Penalty Minutes:' 505 Brandon Prust
:'Career Goaltending Wins:' 44 Curtis McElhinney
:'Career Shutouts:' 10 Curtis McElhinney
:'Career Games:' 156 Warren Peters
Team Captains


Craig MacDonald 2005-06

★ No captain; (Carsen Germyn, Warren Peters & Brad Ference serve as alternates) 2006-07

See also



Sports in Omaha, Nebraska

References


1. (2007) FLAMES ANNOUNCE RELOCATION OF AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE FRANCHISE TO THE QUAD CITIES (MOLINE, IL). Calgary Flames Franchise website. Retrieved 6/7/07.

External links



Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights Official Website

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