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Aeros Running Out of Steam, Goalies

By John Royal

Apr 3, 2009

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...

Aeroes Plagued With Goalie Problems

By John Royal

Mar 30, 2009

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 Sunday night's loss to Rockford, the Aeros are tied for second place with only seven games left in the season. The...

Hrkac Returns to Hockey With the Aeros

By John Royal

Mar 23, 2009

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 those following...

Aeros Salvage Bad Weekend With Come-From-Behind Victory

By John Royal

Mar 16, 2009

"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 been...

Houston Aeros Bounce Back

By John Royal

Mar 9, 2009

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...

Houston Aeros Slip Up Over Bad Weekend

By John Royal

Mar 2, 2009

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...

Kurtis Foster: One of the Team

By John Royal

Feb 23, 2009

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...

Memo Re: Slap Shot Remake

By John Royal

Feb 18, 2009

TO: President, Universal Pictures FROM: Script Department RE: Slap Shot Remake We received a copy of Peter Steinfeld's (21) first draft for the planned Slap Shot remake. Before we pass it on to the director currently attached to this project (Dean Parisot, Fun With Dick and Jane), we thought we...

Uncanny Ricochet Heralds Aeros Victory

By John Royal

Feb 16, 2009

Photo by Fred TraskMitch Love head-butts the puck into the goal. You usually only see that in soccer. The Houston Aeros don't depend on Mitch Love for scoring goals. They depend on him for muscle. For being physical. For throwing the occasional punch when needed. But they don't depend on...

Aeros Can't Seem to Come Back from Breaks

By John Royal

Feb 3, 2009

Photo by Fred Trask The best offensive force the Houston Aeros have had this season, Krys Kolanos, was returned to the Aeros from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday. And this seemed to be a good thing since the Aeros had a game on Thursday night. Northwest Airlines had a different...

Houston Aeros Keep Fighting

By John Royal

Jan 26, 2009

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...

Some Love For Mitch

By John Royal

Jan 19, 2009

Photo by Fred Trask When I first saw Mitch Love play this season, the first thing I thought of was The Pretenders' "Thin Line Between Love and Hate." Because while his teammates and most of the fans were going to love him, just about everybody else would hate him. And...

Aeros: Consistently Inconsistent at the Halfway Point

By John Royal

Jan 7, 2009

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...

Happy New Year from Ballz (and the Houston Aeros)

By John Royal

Jan 1, 2009

Those of you who read my Aeros post on Monday know that I mentioned the Miss Aeros Bikini Contest and my lack of photos from said contest. Jason Villanueava, photographer for the Aeros, saw my post and was kind enough to send me two photos of the lovely contestants out...

Houston Aeros, Now with Boos and Bikinis

By John Royal

Dec 29, 2008

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...

Vote Carrie Milbank for Playboy's Sexiest Sportscaster

By Houston Press

Dec 17, 2008

Last week I wrote a post about the latest edition of Playboy.com's Sexiest Sportscaster contest. And I was a bit disappointed at some of the choices. And though I have some Erin Andrews burnout, I could understand the desire of many of my fellow males (and probably quite a few...

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

By Houston Press

Dec 14, 2008

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...

Top Ten WTF Sports Moments of 2008

By Houston Press

Dec 12, 2008

It's end of year time, which means it's time for stupid lists. And if there's anything you guys have learned about me, it's that I like stupid lists. So I present this year's Top Ten WTF Moments in Sports for 2008. 10. The Cleveland Browns suspended tight end Kellen Winslow,...

Houston Aeros at the Crossroads

By Houston Press

Dec 8, 2008

Photo by Fred Trask Corey Locke rushes for the puck. When last I wrote about the Aeros, the team was coming off a fight-filled 4-2 victory that left head coach Kevin Constantine hoping his team had turned the corner on what was quickly becoming a disappointing season. The team then...

Ten Other Instances of "Sloppy Seconds"

By Houston Press

Dec 4, 2008

Sean Avery of the NHL's Dallas Stars was suspended for an indefinite period by the NHL on Tuesday for comments he made in Calgary on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters, he made a comment about several players dating his "sloppy seconds." And I know most of you in Houston would rather...

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