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:''"Omaha Flames" redirects here. For information on the defunct PDL franchise, see Omaha Flames (soccer)
  Text Color black
  Bg Color #E32636
  Team Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
  Logo omaha_ak-sar-ben_knights_200x200png
  Logosize 120px
  City Omaha, Nebraska
  League American Hockey League
  Operated 2005 to 2007
  Arena Omaha Civic Auditorium
  Colors red, black, gold and silver
  Affiliates Calgary Flames
  Name1 Utica Devils
  Dates1 1987 to 1993
  Name2 Saint John Flames
  Dates2 1993 to 2003
  Name3 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
  Dates3 2005 to 2007
  Name4 Quad City Flames
  Dates4 2007 to present
  Division Titles '''one''' ( 2006-07 )



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


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