The Omaha Knights were a minor professional

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice hockey rink, lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. Tw ...

team in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ...

. The franchise was founded in 1963 as the St. Paul Rangers and played for three seasons in

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

. After the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; , ''LNH'') is a professional ice hockey league in North America composed of 32 teams25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Cana ...

announced that it would place a new franchise in the region, the then-Minnesota Rangers moved to Omaha, taking up the same residence as several former professional teams. To curry favor with the fanbase and honor the past, the team took on the moniker of the previous three franchises and was the fourth to bear the name 'Omaha Knights'. This squad was the most successful of the bunch, lasting for nine seasons and winning three league championships.

Season-by-season records

External links

A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey - Omaha Knights

1962-63 Jersey - Omaha Knights

Defunct ice hockey teams in the United States Central Professional Hockey League teams Sports in Omaha, Nebraska Defunct ice hockey teams in Nebraska 1966 establishments in Nebraska 1975 disestablishments in Nebraska Ice hockey clubs established in 1966 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1975 Atlanta Flames minor league affiliates {{Nebraska-sport-team-stub