NHL Northwest Division

"Free Brusty," Aeros Fans Cry

Illustration courtesy Heather Galindo/The Third Intermission​It's safe to say that this season has probably not gone as Houston Aeros goalie Barry Brust intended for it to go back in September. Brust, who split the number-one goalkeeper duties with Nolan Schaefer for the Aeros the past two seasons ... More >>

Aeros' Wade Dubielewicz Is A Travellin' Man

Photo courtesy Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​Houston Aeros goalie Wade Dubielewicz has been all over the place recently. He's been traveling with the Aeros as they criss-cross the country. He's been to Minnesota and California with the parent club Minnesota Wild. Saturday night he backed-up the ... 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 >>

Aeros At The Halfway Point: Fingers Crossed For The Playoffs

​The Houston Aeros wrap up the first half of their season tonight, and they open the second half of the season on Sunday. They will be hosting the Rockford IceHogs at the Toyota Center, and in doing so, the Aeros will be facing a team directly in front of them in the playoff chase.For the Aeros t ... More >>

Aeros Start To Get Back On Track A Bit

​When last we heard from the Houston Aeros, they were a beat-up, short-handed squad struggling to score goals, win games, and send a complete roster of skaters onto the ice.Things change in a week.The Aeros spent the Thanksgiving holiday flitting about between Canada and New York, and despite the ... More >>

Aeros Breaking Out Of Their Funk, Maybe

Photo by Jason Villenanueva/Houston Aeros​Last Wednesday, the Houston Aeros lost a tough 1-0 game to the Lake Erie Monsters at Toyota Center. It was disappointing not only because of the loss, but because it dropped the team below the .500 mark on the young season.Worse, the team appeared to be l ... 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' 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 >>

Some Aeros Miscellania, Including Cheerleaders

Photo Jason Villanueva/Houston Aeros​Just thought I would share a little Houston Aeros hockey news today -- for some reason, I can't get into football yet, but I'm fully up on all hockey. I can't explain it...okay, yes I can. I got to watch the tryouts for the Aeros cheerleaders, the Aero Dynamics ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

The Aeros' Award Winners, Acccording To Us

I thought that, with the Houston Aeros season now over, I would do one of those end-of-season award things. So here goes.  MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:  Krys Kolanos. Kolanos barely played in half of the team's regular season as he was constantly up and down with the Minnesota Wild. But he w ... More >>

Aeros Limp Into The Playoffs, But They Keep Hope Alive

Photo by Fred Trask/The Third IntermissionThe Aeros were struggling badly coming into this weekend.  With the playoffs on the line, they had suddenly forgotten how to score, and with injuries to their top goalies, the team was having trouble stopping the puck.The Aeros lost 3-2 to the San ... 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 >>

Aeroes Plagued With Goalie Problems

Photo by Fred Trask / The Third IntermissionKhudobin makes one of many saves his teammates kindly afforded him the opportunity to make Before their Friday night game against the Rockford IceHogs, the Aeros sat in second place of the AHL's West Division by three points with ten games to play. After ... More >>

Aeroes Plagued With Goalie Problems

Photo by Fred Trask / The Third IntermissionKhudobin makes one of many saves his teammates kindly afforded him the opportunity to make Before their Friday night game against the Rockford IceHogs, the Aeros sat in second place of the AHL's West Division by three points with ten games to play. After ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

Aeros Have Lost That Scoring Feeling

Houston Aeros: Halloween Costumes and Bobbleheads, But No Dildos

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

Aeros-Rampage: No Kinks So Far

Coming Soon: Hockey Season

Top Five Failed Houston Sports Franchises

Aeros Staying in Houston for at Least Five More Seasons

Looking Back at the 2007-2008 Houston Aeros

Aeros-IceHogs: The Playoffs Begin…

Aeros-Flames: Playoffs Still Up in the Air

Houston Aeros Overcome Three-Goal Deficit to Take Down Chicago Wolves

Aeros Win, as Does Britany

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

Aeros Win Two More, Thanks to Barry Brust, Ryan Hamilton, Steve Kelly, Benoit Pouliot…a Lot of Guys, Actually

Aeros Defeat Rockford and Quad City

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

Houston Aeros Goose the Manitoba Moose

Cal Clutterbuck Levels an Admiral, Gets the Aeros Going

Coach Kevin Constantine Talks NHL, AHL, Injuries and Subtleties

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

Aeros Win, Cal Cutterbuck Gets Called Up

Aeros Start Out Cold. Roman Voloshenko Goes AWOL.

Houston Aeros Face Off Against the Stars and the Rivermen

Is Benoit Pouliot Gonna Be the First to Go?

Hockey 101: The Houston Aeros Primer

Five for Fighting (Not)

Still Bangin'

Still Bangin'

Cold Play

Catch some future Stars at the Houston Aeros game

Harvard and the Boogeyman

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

The Year of Living Anxiously

Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?