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Houston Aeros

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Top 10 Worst Sports Stadiums, In Honor Of ASU's "Tampon With Wings"

    This week, Arizona State University unveiled artist renderings of an overhauled Sun Devil Stadium. The project, which will eliminate some 16,000 seats and install a canopy-type roof at the circa 1958 venue, was spearheaded by new ASU athletic director Steve Patterson. (If you remember, Patterson was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Aeros Bombing at the Wrong Time

    A very wise man named John Blutarsky once said, "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no." But after this weekend, even though the Germans didn't bomb the Houston Aeros, it might be getting to that point where it can be said that the season's over. The Aeros played three games thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Aeros Watching a Playoff Spot Slip-Slide Away

    The old Paul Simon song goes "the nearer your destination, the more you're slip-slidin' away." He wasn't writing about hockey, but at this moment, there's nothing that applies more to the Houston Aeros because the nearer they get to the playoffs, the more the playoffs keep slip-slidin' away. Just t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Aeros Return to Toyota Center, Risk Falling Into Irrelevancy

    When the Houston Aeros last played a home game at Toyota Center, the New York Giants had yet to defeat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl. The Astros had yet to report to Florida for spring training. When the Aeros last played a home game, they had the fourth-best record in the AHL Western C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Meet Chris Clackson, Hockey Player, App Developer

    It's been a strange season for the Aeros. They shot off to a quick start, having the best record in the league for the first month or so. Then the injury bug hit the parent club, and key player after key player got the call to join the Wild, leaving the Aeros depleted and relying on young players ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Celebrating Women in Baseball While Forgetting Anita Martini

    The Hall's Women in Baseball Exhibit ignores a very important woman.​While on the Houston Aeros beat a couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to travel to Binghamton, New York, for the Calder Cup Finals. There's not much to Binghamton, but about an hour and a half away, nestled amongst a beauti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2011

    Aeros Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Hamilton

    John RoyalThis, amazingly, is not a penalty in the playoffs​Word began circulating through Toyota Center late in the third period of Friday night's game one conference final tilt between the Houston Aeros and Hamilton Bulldogs. And as the word got around, the building seemed to deflate despit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Aeros Whip OKC, Now Bring On The Playoffs

    John RoyalThe Aeros are going to the playoffs​ The Houston Aeros started the regular season way back in October in Oklahoma City. They ended the season yesterday, hosting Oklahoma City. The Aeros won that first game in Oklahoma City, and they won yesterday's game, 6-3. The win yesterday was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2011

    The Aeros Are This Close to Clinching a Playoff Spot

    John RoyalJed Ortmeyer providing the team leadership​It was a playoff atmosphere inside of Toyota Center this weekend as the Houston Aeros battled the Oklahoma City Barons in a rare three-games-in-three-nights situation which saw the Aeros playing all three games at home against the same team. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    The Admirals Sink Houston As Aeros Fall Out of First Place

    John RoyalThe Aeros celebrate Patrick O'Sullivan's first period goal​The Houston Aeros led the Milwaukee Admirals by a score of 4-2 with 16 minutes left in the third period. And while they hadn't been playing their best hockey, they did seem to be in control of the game. Then it was as if so ... 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

    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

    August 31, 2010

    Mike Yeo And The Other New Aeros Coaches Have A Houston Connection

    Mike Yeo is behind the bench for the Aeros this year​Come the start of this AHL hockey season, the fans of the Houston Aeros will see lots of familiar faces on the ice as, even though last season was rather disappointing, many of the players will be returning. But where the fans will not be seeing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    Aeros' Schedule Finally Out, And Season-Ticket Holders Get Ripped Off

    Aeros season-ticket holders get screwed​The long wait for Houston Aeros fans is over as the AHL released the league's schedule on Wednesday afternoon. The Aeros season will open on the road on October when they play the first regular season game in the history of the expansion Oklahoma City Barons ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    The Return Of The Aeros' Hrkac Circus (Yes, Dammit, It Rhymes)

    ​The most shocking moment of the 2008-09 Houston Aeros season involved none of the team's playoff wins, or its battle to stave off elimination in the AHL Western Conference Finals after falling behind three games to none to the Manitoba Moose in the best-of-seven series. Anyone who watched the te ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Aeros' Assistant Almost Gets A Moment In The Sun

    Photo by Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​At about 1:30 yesterday afternoon, a young man named Jeff Crawford got a phone call from Houston Aeros assistant GM/assistant coach Troy Ward. And it was one of those phone calls that every sports fan dreams about.The phone call asking him to suit up with t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Aeros Fight Fatigue To Gain In The Standings

    ​The Houston Aeros were playing their fourth game in six nights -- their third game in four nights -- and they were a tired team. For some teams, that's a bad thing.But the Aeros aren't most teams. Kevin Constantine-coached teams play better when they're tired. And last night, a tired Aeros tea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2009

    Sports Things To Be Thankful For, And Not Thankful For

    ​It's that time of year when we start to look back at the events that have happened. And since it's Thanksgiving, I thought I would give a list of sports things for which I'm thankful, as well as listing a few of the turkeys of the year. So...1. I'm thankful for the MLB Network. The network and it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Aeros Try To Deal With Roster Shortages

    Photo courtesy Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​On Sunday, the Houston Aeros went to the dogs, somewhat literally, as the Toyota Center was opened up to allow people to bring their dogs to the game. And while the dogs might have had a good time, it's questionable if the fans did as the Aeros lost ... 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

    August 11, 2009

    Listen Up, People: The Top Ten Coaches In Houston History

    ​The Chron's Jerome Solomon has another of those endless lists we writers like to do, this one asking for input on the top 10 coaches in Houston college and pro sports history. And he helpfully provides us with some candidates for the list. So I thought I would help out and provide what I consider ... 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

    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

    May 26, 2009

    Aeros' Improbable Playoff Run Finally Ends

    The Cinderella Calder Cup playoff run of the Houston Aeros finally ended last night with the Aeros losing to the Manitoba Moose 3-1. But the fact that the Aeros actually made it to a Game Six should mean something, especially as, at this time last week, the Aeros were down 0-3 and only one game from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Aeros Running Out of Steam, Goalies

    For a team that is just two wins away from clinching a playoff spot, the Houston Aeros have played more than their share of bad hockey this season. And last night, with a chance to move ever closer to that playoff spot, the Aeros turned in one of their worst games of the season. "We felt tonight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2009

    Aeros Running Out of Steam, Goalies

    For a team that is just two wins away from clinching a playoff spot, the Houston Aeros have played more than their share of bad hockey this season. And last night, with a chance to move ever closer to that playoff spot, the Aeros turned in one of their worst games of the season. "We felt tonight ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Aeros Salvage Bad Weekend With Come-From-Behind Victory

    Photo by Fred Trask "We had a feeling in the locker room that we were going to get this thing done," Danny Irmen said from the Houston Aeros locker room after Sunday's 5-4 come from behind victory over the Rockford IceHogs. But midway through the second period, Irmen and his teammates might have b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2009

    Aeros Salvage Bad Weekend With Come-From-Behind Victory

    Photo by Fred Trask "We had a feeling in the locker room that we were going to get this thing done," Danny Irmen said from the Houston Aeros locker room after Sunday's 5-4 come from behind victory over the Rockford IceHogs. But midway through the second period, Irmen and his teammates might have b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Houston Aeros Bounce Back

    Photo by Fred Trask With the end of the regular season fast approaching, the Houston Aeros chose last week to play some of their best hockey of the past month, defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins, one of the AHL's best teams, by a 2-1 margin on Thursday night. And though they played an error-filled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2009

    Houston Aeros Bounce Back

    Photo by Fred Trask With the end of the regular season fast approaching, the Houston Aeros chose last week to play some of their best hockey of the past month, defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins, one of the AHL's best teams, by a 2-1 margin on Thursday night. And though they played an error-filled ... 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

    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 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

    October 30, 2008

    Houston Aeros Are Scoring Like Crazy. Opponents Are Too.

    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

    October 10, 2008

    Houston Aeros Face Off Tomorrow Against Chicago Wolves in First Game of Season

    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

    October 6, 2008

    Aeros-Rampage: No Kinks So Far

    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

    September 28, 2008

    Coming Soon: Hockey Season

    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

    April 30, 2008

    Looking Back at the 2007-2008 Houston Aeros

    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

    March 19, 2008

    Aeros Face Off Tonight Against the Quad City Flames. Bikinis Still to Come.

    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

    February 28, 2008

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

    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

    February 22, 2008

    Aeros on the Road

    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

    February 7, 2008

    Aeros Defeat Rockford and Quad City

    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 4, 2008

    Aeros Update

    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

    November 30, 2007

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

    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

    November 15, 2007

    Coach Kevin Constantine Talks Sugar Land, Sharks, Penguins and Aeros

    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

    October 4, 2007

    Hockey 101: The Houston Aeros Primer

    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 >>

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    Letters to the Editor

    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 >>

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