Kevin Constantine

Houston Aeros Enduring An Off-Season Of Changes

Off-season full of changes​It may be hockey's off-season, but as with all of the other sports, there is no such thing as a true off-season. Coaches are fired and hired. Players are cut and traded and signed as free agents. There's a draft. There are various player camps.  At this time l ... More >>

Farewell, Kevin Constantine

​The Houston Aeros parted ways with head coach Kevin Constantine last week as the parent organization, the Minnesota Wild, chose not to renew Constantine's contract with the team. He took the Aeros into the playoffs in two of his three seasons as head coach, and this past season, he coached a ... More >>

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 >>

The Aeros Matt Kassian: Enforcer On The Ice, Humanitarian Off It

Photo courtesy Houston Aeros​It's no secret that the season has long been over for the Houston Aeros. And a March slump all but eliminated the team from the playoffs when just one short winning streak might have kept them in contention. But there have still been games to play, and after last night ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Troy Ward, The Aeros' Man Behind The Scenes

Photo by Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​Houston Aeros fans hear his name announced every night. They sometimes see and/or hear him interviewed by Joe O'Donnell during pregame or one of the intermissions. Yet ask most fans about assistant coach/assistant GM Troy Ward, they probably won't be able to ... More >>

Brandon Rogers Makes A Move For The Aeros

Photo by Jason Villenueva/Houston Aeros​The Aeros didn't have many returning players, or veterans, when this season started. But there was one key player that returned, defenseman Brandon Rogers. Rogers has never been the flashiest of players for the Aeros, but he's generally been a calming, stead ... More >>

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 >>

Aeros Keep Struggling At Home

​The Houston Aeros defeated the Rockford IceHogs 4-1 yesterday by using something they've rarely used this season. A scoring touch. And the scoring touch allowed goalie Wade Dubielewicz to relax a bit, which is something that the Houston goalies haven't been able to do often.After Friday's 2-1 l ... More >>

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 >>

Aeros Are Back Home -- At Least Their Penalty-Killing Is In Good Shape

​The Houston Aeros are returning home tonight to face the Manitoba Moose at Toyota Center at 7:05 p.m. They spent the past week on the road where they went 0-3 while losing twice in Grand Rapids and once to  the Texas Stars in Austin on Sunday. But despite the team's inability to get its of ... More >>

Aeros Are Struggling To Start The Season

Photo by Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​The Houston Aeros are consistent about two things this season. They've played six games this season. All six games have been on the weekend. The Aeros have won three of those games, and they've lost three of those games. They're also consistent about the fac ... More >>

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 >>

Aeros Open Up Their Home Season Tonight, With Big Changes

​The time has come Aeros fans. The time for the team's first home game of the season. They open the home portion of their schedule against the expansion Texas Stars at 7:35 p.m. at Toyota Center. They opened the season last weekend in Winnipeg where they split two games with the Moose."I saw for s ... More >>

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 >>

Aeros Look To Get Back On Track Tonight

The Aeros pulled off a minor upset, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals 2-1 on Thursday night to win the first game of a best-of-seven series. And though they lost 4-1 on Saturday to Milwaukee, with the series retuning to Houston for three games this week, it's the Aeros who have the home-ice advantage ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Houston Aeros Slip Up Over Bad Weekend

Photo by Fred Trask The Houston Aeros came into this weekend in a tie for second place. They leave the weekend in fourth place. And though they were able to win one of three games played, the team didn't look good at anytime and, at one point, after Friday night's 6-1 loss to the Rockford IceHogs, ... More >>

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 >>

Houston Aeros Leave November on High Note

Photo by Fred Trask Krys Kolanos scores the game-winner. Morton Madsen is not exactly the first person one thinks of when thinking of great Houston Aeros pugilists. Yet it was Morten Madsen who received the game puck after Sunday's 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals, and it was Madsen who r ... More >>

Aeros Have Lost That Scoring Feeling

Houston Aeros Are Scoring Like Crazy. Opponents Are Too.

Aeros-Rampage: Fourteen Goals Later, Houston Gets the Win

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

Aeros-Rampage: No Kinks So Far

Coming Soon: Hockey Season

Looking Back at the 2007-2008 Houston Aeros

Aeros-IceHogs: Season Over

Aeros-IceHogs: More Wet Ice, Another Loss for Houston

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

Houston Aeros Best Chicago Wolves But Fall to Peoria Rivermen and Milwaukee Admirals

Aeros Lose Again. Bikinis Tonight!

Aeros Go the Way of the Zamboni. Bikinis Still to Come.

Aeros Shut Out by Iowa Stars. Twice.

Win Some, Lose Some: Aeros Get Three Points Against Quad City

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

Aeros Get Ready for the Rampage

Lost Weekend: Aeros Lose to Marlies and Bulldogs

Aeros Lifeless on Friday, but Finish Strong Sunday

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

Cal Clutterbuck Levels an Admiral, Gets the Aeros Going

Coach Kevin Constantine Talks NHL, AHL, Injuries and Subtleties

Aeros Beat the Sharks, Thanks to Outstanding Play by Barry Brust

Aeros Take Two from Lake Erie Monsters

Houston Aeros Lose to the Syracuse Crunch (Unless You're Talking about a Penalty Contest)

Aeros Lose to the IceHogs

The Houston Aeros: Playing Like Winners, Even If They Weren't

Hockey 101: The Houston Aeros Primer