Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights

The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Omaha, Nebraska, United States at the Omaha Civic Auditorium from 2005–2007. Following the 2006–07 season, the Calgary Flames announced that the team would relocate to the Quad Cities for 2007–08.

Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
City	Omaha, Nebraska
League	American Hockey League
Founded	1977
Operated	2005–2007
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
Colors	Red, black, gold, silver
Affiliate	Calgary Flames
Franchise history
1977–1987	Maine Mariners
1987–1993	Utica Devils
1993–2003	Saint John Flames
2005–2007	Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights
2007–2009	Quad City Flames
2009–2014	Abbotsford Heat
2014–2015	Adirondack Flames
2015–2022	Stockton Heat
2022–Present	Calgary Wranglers
Championships
Division titles	1: (2006–07)

History

In 2005, the AHL franchise of the Calgary Flames (the Saint John Flames, which existed from 1993 to 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 was a partner with the Omaha organization. Ak-Sar-Ben, which is (ironically) "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 was at the time served by the Quad City Mallards of the United Hockey League.^[1] The Calgary Flames and Quad City Mallards confirmed the move on May 24, 2007.^[2]

Season-by-season record

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 1st round, 4–2, Iowa Stars

Team records

Single season

Goals: 28, Carsen Germyn (2006–07)

Assists: 43, Andrei Taratukhin (2006–07)

Points: 60, Dustin Boyd, Carsen Germyn, and 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, and Brad Ference served as alternates) 2006–07

See also

• Sports in Omaha, Nebraska