{"product_id":"omaha-knights-1940s-hoodie","title":"Omaha Knights 1940s Hoodie","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Omaha Knights joined the American Hockey Association (AHA) in 1939-40. With Hap Emms as player-coach, the Knights reached the AHA finals in their first season and won the league championship in 1941-42. The AHA suspended play during World War II and returned in 1945 as the United States Hockey League (USHL), a minor professional league.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Knights returned in 1945-46 as a Detroit Red Wings farm club and played at the Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum through 1950-51. Gordie Howe played his first professional season in Omaha in 1945-46 under coach Tommy Ivan. Wearing number 12, Howe scored 22 goals and 48 points in 51 games and was named to the USHL second all-star team. Omaha lost a seven-game semifinal to Tulsa that spring in front of record Coliseum crowds, and Howe joined the Detroit Red Wings the next season. We traced Howe's Omaha winter on our blog: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageicehockey.com\/blogs\/history\/before-detroit-gordie-howes-one-season-in-omaha\" title=\"Before Detroit: Gordie Howe's One Season in Omaha\"\u003eBefore Detroit: Gordie Howe's One Season in Omaha\u003c\/a\u003e. Terry Sawchuk played 54 games in goal for the Knights in 1947-48. Omaha reached the USHL finals in 1946-47 and 1949-50 and won the league championship in 1950-51, the USHL's final season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLater Omaha Knights teams played in the International Hockey League from 1959 to 1963, before moving to become the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageicehockey.com\/collections\/toledo-blades\"\u003eToledo Blades\u003c\/a\u003e, and in the Central Hockey League from 1963 to 1965 and 1966 to 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis would make a unique gift for the hockey fan in your life or a neat find for yourself of a vintage hockey team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAll t-shirts and hoodies ship from Victoria, BC via Canada Post, with expected delivery in 6 –10 business days. Please note that we are a print-on-demand shop, which means that we will create your products upon receiving your order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAbout the hoodie from the manufacturer:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eBrand: Gildan or similar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eProduct: Gildan 18500 or similar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e13-oz., 50\/50 cotton\/polyester fleece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003e3-end fleece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCompacted yarns to minimize shrinkage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli 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