Subject:

American Hockey League

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2009

    No Bitching This Time: Aeros Earn A Good-Guys Award

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2007

    Hockey 101: The Houston Aeros Primer

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2007

    Aeros Lose to the IceHogs

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    Coach Kevin Constantine Talks NHL, AHL, Injuries and Subtleties

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Cal Clutterbuck Levels an Admiral, Gets the Aeros Going

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

    Coach Kevin Constantine Explains the Difference Between a Good Fight and a Bad Fight in Hockey

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Barry Brust Blocks Beaucoup Shots, Aeros Beat the Moose Again

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Aeros Face Off Against Marlies and Bulldogs This Weekend

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    Another Lost Weekend: San Antonio Rampage Take Two from Houston Aeros

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2008

    Aeros Defeat Rockford and Quad City

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Aeros Win Three in Row

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Houston Aeros Beat Lake Erie Monsters, Tied for Last Spot in AHL Playoffs

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2008

    Aeros Come from Behind and Best the Providence Bruins

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Aeros Poised to Make the Playoffs

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Aeros Win Two of Three and Make the Playoffs

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2008

    Houston Aeros Finish Season in Third Place and Get Ready for Rockford IceHogs

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2008

    Aeros-IceHogs: Season Over

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2008

    Aeros Staying in Houston for at Least Five More Seasons

    Photo courtesy AHLThe Aeros' Brandon Rogers, good guyIt seems like I usually use this forum to bitch and moan about sports.  So today I thought I would do something a little different. The Houston Aeros are being honored by the City and by the Anti-Defamation League this afternoon at City Hall, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Aeros: Consistently Inconsistent at the Halfway Point

    Photo by Fred Trask Tonight the Houston Aeros will take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in Bridgeport, CT. It will be the fifth game of an eight game road trip and their sixth game in their sixth state in nine days. It will also be their 40th game of the season, meaning they will have reached the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    Houston Aeros Keep Fighting

    Photo by Fred Trask The Houston Aeros are not the most skilled or talented of hockey teams. They win hockey games by playing smart, executing the fundamentals, and by not being stupid. Even then, they still struggle to pull off the win more often than not. "It started off in the first period. We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Kurtis Foster: One of the Team

    We press guys walked into the Houston Aeros locker room on Saturday night and saw a happy bunch of guys. Sure, they had just defeated the Iowa Chops. And sure, the team had just won its sixth straight game. The win was a thriller, a 2-1 Aeros win in the shootout that featured some of the team's m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Kurtis Foster: One of the Team

    We press guys walked into the Houston Aeros locker room on Saturday night and saw a happy bunch of guys. Sure, they had just defeated the Iowa Chops. And sure, the team had just won its sixth straight game. The win was a thriller, a 2-1 Aeros win in the shootout that featured some of the team's m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Aeros: Consistently Inconsistent at the Halfway Point

    Photo by Fred Trask Tonight the Houston Aeros will take on the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in Bridgeport, CT. It will be the fifth game of an eight game road trip and their sixth game in their sixth state in nine days. It will also be their 40th game of the season, meaning they will have reached the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2008

    Good Week for the Houston Aeros, with Free Wings and Flying Teddy Bears

    Photo by Fred Trask In many ways, the Aeros had a very good week last week. They won two of three games by rather convincing margins. They lost another game, 2-1, in the shootout, and improved their record to 13-10-1-3 (30 points). The week started with the Aeros 2-1 shootout loss on Wednesday ... More >>

  • Best of Houston

    September 23, 2004

    Best Aero

    Photo by Fred Trask In many ways, the Aeros had a very good week last week. They won two of three games by rather convincing margins. They lost another game, 2-1, in the shootout, and improved their record to 13-10-1-3 (30 points). The week started with the Aeros 2-1 shootout loss on Wednesday ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2004

    Harvard and the Boogeyman

    Will it be the Aeros' brawler or brainiac who gets to the NHL?

  • Calendar

    December 4, 2003

    Duck and Cover

    The Aeros look to skewer Cincinnati

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Never Too Hot For A Hockey Update

    Just because it's the off-season in hockey doesn't mean that things aren't happening with the Houston Aeros. Since the end of the season, head coach Kevin Constantine and his coaching staff have been retained by the new management regime of the parent Minnesota Wild. But Aeros general manager Tom Ly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Will the Aeros Be Recognizable As the Same Team Next Season?

    When the Houston Aeros season gets underway come October, you truly are going to need a scorecard to tell apart the players. Because while it may be a way of life in the minor leagues to have roster changes during the off season, the Aeros, who made it into the AHL's Calder Cup Semi-Finals last sea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Aeros' New Boss Promises A More Aggressive Offense

    Hard as it may be to believe, especially with the temps outside and with football just now starting, but within a matter of weeks, players will be reporting to camp for the Houston Aeros. The Aeros have undergone some rather massive changes this off season -- as has the team's parent club the Minnes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    It's Hockey Season? Apparently So, And Here's Your Preview

    ​As hard as it might be to believe, hockey season starts tonight. And for the Houston Aeros, this season starts in the same place that last season's ended. In Winnipeg, Manitoba.The 2009-10 Aeros are going to be a rather different looking team than what you saw on the ice last year. Krys Kolan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    The Aeros' Roster Isn't Written In Stone

    ​Because the Houston Aeros prefer having easy access to the Toyota Center ice, they use the locker room that, during Rocket games, is used by the Power Dancers cheer squad. So the locker room tends to be a bit cramped under normal circumstances. This past weekend, with about eight more players t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2010

    Aeros' Max Noreau: From Nowhere To All-Star

    ​One of the fun things about covering (and watching) sports is the joy that comes from watching the underdog triumph over all odds and get to the top. It can be a team -- like the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team -- or a player. Just someone or something that overcomes overwhelming obstacles that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Aeros' Power Play Rises From The Dead, As Do Their Playoff Hopes

    ​The Houston Aeros come into tonight's game against the Chicago Wolves with 34 games remaining in the season. The Aeros, with a record of 22-17-6-1 (51 points), still sit on the edge of the playoff race, and if they're going to stand any realistic chance of making the postseason, then winning to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    The Close Losses Keep Piling Up For The Aeros

    Photo courtesy Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​There was once a pitcher for the Houston Astros known as Jose Lima. Lima had a moderately successful career for the Astros while the team was in the Astrodome, a park ideally suited for his style of pitching, a style which often involved deep flyball ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Aeros End Up At .500, With Plenty Of Changes On the Way

    Photo by Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​The season's all over for the Houston Aeros, and a season that started with a defeat in Winnipeg ended with a loss in San Antonio. In between, the wins and losses evened out and the Aeros finished the season with a 34-34-7-5 record (80 points), good enough ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Face It, Fans: MLS Is A Minor League

    What's that "M" stand for again?​I don't read Jerome Solomon of the Houston Chronicle often. I think of him as a kind of minor league Richard Justice. But I couldn't resist reading him the other day when he did one of my favorite things, piss off soccer fans. Last week, apparently, he made the mis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2010

    Aeros Would Like To Start Making Plans, But The AHL Doesn't Have A Schedule Yet

    LeBron, causing trouble again​The Houston Aeros know who they'll be playing this season. They know the date of their home opener, and they know the dates of five other home games. What they don't actually have yet, as the start of the AHL regular season draws close, is an actual schedule, and with ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2010

    The Houston Aeros vs. Texas Stars

    LeBron, causing trouble again​The Houston Aeros know who they'll be playing this season. They know the date of their home opener, and they know the dates of five other home games. What they don't actually have yet, as the start of the AHL regular season draws close, is an actual schedule, and with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    Houston Aeros Prove That Stars Don't Always Shine Over Texas

    The Aeros know how Steve Martin felt​It's probably safe to say that the AHL hates the Houston Aeros. Or rather, the schedule-makers hate the Aeros. Along with playing a frightening number of three-games-in-three-nights, the Aeros have also had to deal with the month of December, in which the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2011

    Max Noreau: Hey Now, You're an All Star

    John RoyalMax Noreau leads the team onto the ice Saturday night​Let's hear it for the Houston Aeros. The team appeared doomed by a difficult December schedule that found them playing nearly every other day, with most of the games on the road, while traveling back and forth between the U.S. an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Aeros Hockey and the Sounds of Silence

    John RoyalWhat if they played a hockey game and nobody came?​What if they played a hockey game and there were no fans? What if the players came out with no energy, got off to a slow start and never got started? What if what was just last week the hottest hockey team in the AHL was suddenly b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Jed Ortmeyer: The Houston Aeros' Medical Miracle Man

    John RoyalAeros right wing Jed Ortmeyer watches the aciton unfold on the ice​Right wing Jed Ortmeyer joined the Houston Aeros on New Year's Day. The team had already started showing signs of life right after Christmas, but when Ortmeyer came on board, the team soared, going on a January spree ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Aeros Poised To Make History -- The Wrong Kind Of History

    John RoyalA despondent Matt Hackett lays on the ice after Hamilton gets the winning goal in the second overtime​Only twice in AHL history had a team had to go to a game seven in a playoff series after grabbing a 3-0 series lead. But things change. And when a team from Houston is involved in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 6, 2011

    Senators And Bad Officiating Have Aeros On The Edge Of Defeat

    John RoyalJean-Michel Daoust about to tie Saturday's game at 1-1​The Houston Aeros play in hockey's top minor league. The players take the game as seriously as those who play in the NHL. And the stakes can be just as important, what with promotions and careers riding on each shift a guy take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2011

    And In The End, The Aeros Lose To The Best Team In The AHL

    John RoyalPatrick O'Sullivan feels the weight of the world​In the end, it wasn't about the officiating. Or about whether Binghamton had tested the hockey gods by releasing the victory parade route plans hours before game six had even started. In the end, it probably wasn't even about the Aer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2011

    Aeros Plan to Take Care of Unfinished Business

    John RoyalAeros watch as Binghamton celebrates last season's Calder Cup win​Four months ago the Houston Aeros stood on the Toyota Center ice stunned. Stunned that they'd lost to the Binghamton Senators. Stunned that the AHL Calder Cup, which has been in their grasp, was gone. Stunned that t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 26, 2011

    The Year In Aeros Hockey: To The Top and Back

    John RoyalThe Aeros like to hold Miss Aeros Bikini Contests​To wrap up my year in review of the teams I cover, here's a look back at the 25 most significant moments with the Houston Aeros for the year 2011. 1. The Aeros added veterans Jed Ortmeyer and Patrick O'Sullivan to the team just as t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Aeros Searching for Clues and Consistency As Mid-Season Arrives

    John RoyalMatt Hackett has been one of the team's bright spots.​For a team coached by a man nicknamed "Torch," the Houston Aeros (20-8-2-7, 49 points) have been a pretty lifeless entity the past month. And as the team moves into the second half of the season this weekend, lifelessness appears ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2012

    Aeros Soar Into All-Star Break

    John RoyalJon DiSalvatore setting the example on the ice​The no doubt about it leader of the Houston Aeros is Jon DiSalvatore, the 30-year captain in his third season with the team. He's the go-to-go guy for information after the game. He's the unquestioned locker room leader. He's the team ... More >>

  • More >>

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Find A Coupon

Popular Coupons

Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy