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    December 26, 2011

    The Year in Aeros Hockey: To the Top and Back

    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 the New Year hit. From that point on, a team which had been strugg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Aeros Implode, Fall Behind 2-1 in Playoff Round Two

    John RoyalJared Spurgeon briefly gives the Aeros something to celebrate.​The Houston Aeros had plenty of chances to make things right last night. Like taking the early 1-0 lead off of a power play goal. Or, down 4-2 in the third, having the refs confer and change a no-goal call to goal. Or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Aeros Sweep Peoria, Show Houston What A Winning Playoff Team Looks Like

    John RoyalPatrick O'Sullivan with the game winning goal​The Houston Aeros are like a Timex watch: they take a licking, but they keep on ticking. And last night, with the Peoria Rivermen down three games to nil in their best of seven opening round playoff series, the Aeros had to endure quite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Aeros Ice Peoria, Win Game One in the Playoffs

    John RoyalJed Ortmeyer relaxes on the bench.​Houston's only playoff team, the Aeros, started action last night. And at about the same time that Wandy Rodriguez was getting pounded by the Chicago Cubs just down the street from the Toyota Center, the Aeros found themselves trailing 1-0 to the P ... 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

    October 26, 2010

    Aeros Experience A Lost Weekend

    Will the lost weekend turn into a lost season​This third weekend of the season for the Aeros once again saw them play three games in three days. This  third weekend of the season for the Aeros saw them lose three games (one in OT). This third weekend of the season for the Aeros saw them ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2010

    Aeros Crashed And Burned This Weekend

    Peoria sunk Houston on Saturday night​The Aeros came into this weekend's games at Toyota Center riding high. They'd won their first two games of the season, beating Oklahoma City twice in Oklahoma City. Sure, there were 78 games still to go, but the offense seemed to be clicking, the defense ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2010

    Aeros Start With A Win And Are Feeling The Excitement

    Yes, it's an old logo, but I hate that stupid bomber logo​The Houston Aeros will finally hit the ice in Houston for some hockey this weekend, and this will be the first chance for the fans to see the new-look squad in a game situation.The team actually opened up their season last weekend, de ... 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

    February 2, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    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 >>

  • 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

    November 17, 2009

    Aeros Enforcer Mitch Love Returns, Now On The Other Side

    Photo by Fred Trask​The Houston Aeros caught a wave late in the regular season last year, made it into the playoffs, and went on a run that nearly carried the team to the AHL Calder Cup. After the season, new management took over the Minnesota Wild, the parent club of the Aeros, and the new manag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Aeros Advance Even With The Refs Disallowing Goals, The Bastards

    Photo by John RoyalIt's been a rollercoaster season for the Houston Aeros. They've been hot. They've been cold.  They've lost players to injuries and call-ups to the NHL. They've been an offensive machine, then they've been a team relying on defensive perfection because the team can't buy a goa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    Aeros Beat The Rivermen And The Travel Gods

    Photo by Fred Trask / The Third Intermission "I'm proud of our guys," a tired Kevin Constantine said from his office Saturday night. "It was a travel day from hell. I've never been part of that. Something that crazy travelwise, and still played a game. I couldn't imagine a more adverse conditi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Hrkac Returns to Hockey With the Aeros

    Photo by Fred Trask / The Third IntermissionTony Hrkac On March 12, the day the Houston Aeros announced their Clear Day Roster - that roster of players who are eligible to play for the Aeros in the playoffs - the Aeros also announced the signing of Tony Hrkac. And this signing was a bit of a shock ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Hrkac Returns to Hockey With the Aeros

    Photo by Fred Trask / The Third IntermissionTony Hrkac On March 12, the day the Houston Aeros announced their Clear Day Roster - that roster of players who are eligible to play for the Aeros in the playoffs - the Aeros also announced the signing of Tony Hrkac. And this signing was a bit of a shock ... 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

    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

    December 29, 2008

    Houston Aeros, Now with Boos and Bikinis

    I heard something on Friday night in Toyota Center I don't think I've ever heard before. The fans were booing the Houston Aeros. Of course, the Aeros were playing some piss poor and rather lackluster hockey, but I'm just not used to hearing fans in Toyota Center boo the team. And on Friday night, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008

    Aeros Win Two of Three and Make the Playoffs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Aeros Poised to Make the Playoffs

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Houston Aeros Beat Peoria Rivermen and Leapfrog San Antonio Rampage in Rankings

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2008

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2008

    Aeros Win, as Does Britany

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2008

    Aeros Lose Again. Bikinis Tonight!

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    Aeros Win. Bikinis to Come.

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2008

    Aeros Win Three in Row

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2008

    Blood on the Ice and Fans in the Stands

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Aeros Face Off Against Marlies and Bulldogs This Weekend

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2008

    Barry Brust Blocks Beaucoup Shots, Aeros Beat the Moose Again

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2008

    Houston Aeros Goose the Manitoba Moose

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2008

    Aeros Update

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    Houston Aeros Best the San Antonio Rampage in a Sluggish Game

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2007

    Aeros Win Two in Overtime, Thanks to Nolan Schaefer, Maxim Noreau, Jon Awe and Alec Baldwin

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2007

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2007

    Cal Clutterbuck Levels an Admiral, Gets the Aeros Going

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    Aeros Start Out Cold. Roman Voloshenko Goes AWOL.

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2007

    Houston Aeros Face Off Against the Stars and the Rivermen

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2007

    Is Benoit Pouliot Gonna Be the First to Go?

    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 >>

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