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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 . 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 , 2007 . (2007) FLAMES ANNOUNCE RELOCATION OF AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE FRANCHISE TO THE QUAD CITIES (MOLINE, IL) . Calgary Flames Franchise website. Retrieved 6/7/07. SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORD American Hockey League 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
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