Omaha Knights (1959-1975)
Omaha Knights | |
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founding | 1959 |
resolution | 1975 |
history |
Part I: Omaha Knights 1959–1963 Toledo Blades 1963–1970 Toledo Hornets 1970–1974 Lansing Lancers 1974–1975 Part II: Omaha Knights 1963–1965 Houston Apollos 1965–1969 Part III: St. Paul Rangers 1963–1965 Minnesota Rangers 1965– 1966 Omaha Knights 1966-1975 |
Stadion | Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum |
Location | Omaha , Nebraska |
Team colors | green, gold |
league |
International Hockey League (1959–1963) Central Hockey League (1963–1975) |
Turner Cups | no |
Adams Cups | 1969/70, 1970/71, 1972/73 |
The Omaha Knights were an American ice hockey franchise of the International Hockey League based in Omaha , Nebraska . Their home ground was the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum .
history
The Omaha Knights were founded in 1959 as a franchise of the International Hockey League . In their first season , the Knights were able to reach 35 points in 67 main round games. So they did not qualify for the play-offs for the Turner Cup . During the seasons 1961/62 and 1962/63 , the then goalkeeper of the Knights, Glenn Ramsay , won the James Norris Memorial Trophy for the goalkeeper with the fewest goals against in the main round. Furthermore, John Gravel was awarded the 1963 Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy for the best young player.
In the summer of 1963, the club moved to the Central Professional Hockey League , which was renamed the Central Hockey League in 1968. The Knights' place in the International Hockey League was taken over by the Toledo Blades . The Knights first won the Adams Cup in 1964 . After the 1964/65 season the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum had to be renovated and the Knights stopped playing and left their CHL license to the Houston Apollos . When the stadium was renovated to the end, the game was resumed for the 1966/67 season and the Minnesota Rangers license was acquired for this purpose . In the period that followed, the Knights were able to build on their earlier successes and again won the Adams Cup, the championship of the Central Hockey League in 1970, 1971 and 1973 and thus counted together with the Dallas Black Hawks , who also won four championships, to the most successful teams in the league disbanded in 1984. The Knights played there until 1975, before the club was dissolved in the same year.