Omaha Knights (IHL)
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| team = Omaha Knights
| logo = Omaha Knights Logo 1962-1963.jpg
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| city = Omaha, Nebraska
| league = International Hockey League
| operated = 1959–1963
| arena = Ak-Sar-Ben Arena
| colors = Black and Red
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| name1 = Omaha Knights
| dates1 = 1959–1963
| name2 = Toledo Blades
| dates2 = 1963–1970
| name3 = Toledo Hornets
| dates3 = 1970–1974
| name4 = Lansing Lancers
| dates4 = 1974–1975
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The Omaha Knights was a minor professional ice hockey team in Omaha, Nebraska. The franchise was founded in 1959 and played for four seasons before relocating to Toledo, Ohio. The team was swiftly replaced by the identically named Omaha Knights of the Central Professional Hockey League.
Ken Wilson was the general manager from 1960 to 1963. Goaltender Glenn Ramsay won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the fewest goals against during the 1961–62 and the 1962–63 regular seasons. The Rookie of the Year Trophy was awarded to Knights' player John Gravel in 1963.
Season-by-season records
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| Season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | Place | Playoffs |
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| 1959–60 | 67 | 15 | 47 | 5 | 35 | 198 | 303 | 4th in West | Missed |
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| 1960–61 | 70 | 35 | 32 | 3 | 73 | 254 | 235 | 3rd in West | Lost round-robin semifinal |
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| 1961–62 | 68 | 37 | 28 | 3 | 77 | 264 | 227 | 4th | Lost semifinal |
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| 1962–63 | 70 | 30 | 35 | 5 | 65 | 252 | 248 | 4th | Lost semifinal |
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! Totals !! 275 !! 117 !! 142 !! 16 !! – !! 968 !! 1213 !! – !! – |
External links
- [http://www.azhockey.com/Om.htm#Omaha%20Knights A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey - Omaha Knights]
- [http://www.dropthepucks.com/Fredericktown/images/IHL/60-61%20Omaha%20rd%20Jablonski%20frt.JPG 1962-63 Jersey - Omaha Knights]
- [http://www.officialgamepuck.com/International%20Hockey%20League/Rubber%20Crested.htm Knights Game Puck]
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/stte/omaha-knights-7270.html HockeyDB - Omaha Knights (IHL)(1959-63)]
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Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States
Category:International Hockey League (1945–2001) teams
Category:Sports in Omaha, Nebraska
Category:Defunct ice hockey teams in Nebraska
Category:1959 establishments in Nebraska
Category:1963 disestablishments in Nebraska
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1959
Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1963
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