Houston Aeros (AHL)

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For the World Hockey Association team, see Houston Aeros (WHA).

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Houston Aeros
City:	Houston, Texas
League:	American Hockey League
Conference:	Western Conference
Division:	West Division
Founded:	1994 (in the IHL)
Home Arena:	Toyota Center
Colors:	Green, red, wheat
Owner(s):	Minnesota Sports and Entertainment (majority), Chuck Watson (minority)
General Manager:	Jim Mill
Head Coach:	Vacant, formerly Kevin Constantine
Media:	Houston Chronicle, 1070 KNTH
Affiliates:	Minnesota Wild (NHL), Johnstown Chiefs (ECHL)
Franchise history
1994 -- 2001 (IHL):	Houston Aeros
2001 -- present (AHL):	Houston Aeros
Championships
Regular Season Titles:	1 IHL (1998–99) 0 AHL
Division Championships:	1 IHL (1998–99) 1 AHL (2002–03)
Conference Championships:	1 (2002–03)
Turner Cups:	1 (1998–99)
Calder Cups:	1 (2002–03)

The Houston Aeros are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. The team plays in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center.

History

The Houston Aeros were an expansion team in the International Hockey League in 1994. The team's name is a homage to the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association in the 1970s, one of the teams Gordie Howe played for in the WHA. The Aeros were the second IHL team to be named after a WHA franchise, the first being the Phoenix Roadrunners; unlike the Roadrunners, who used the same logo as their WHA predecessor, the IHL Aeros used a new logo, a bomber flying over the team name (essentially their current logo). The Aeros would defeat the Orlando Solar Bears to win the 1999 Turner Cup, following an impressive 54-win season.

The Aeros were one of six IHL teams to join the AHL in 2001 when the IHL folded. The AHL version of the Aeros would go on to win the 2003 Calder Cup. They are the AHL affiliate of the Minnesota Wild.

The team plays their home games in the Toyota Center, which they moved to from the Compaq Center for the 2003–04 season.

In 2003, the Aeros replaced their original bomber logo, carried over from their IHL days, to a new logo featuring a forward-facing modern fighter jet below a bold "AEROS", and using the WHA Aeros' colors of light and dark blue. In 2005, as part of their affiliation with the Wild, the Aeros changed their colors to the Wild's forest green and Iron Range red. On April 18, 2006, the team announced that the 2006–07 season would see the Aeros return to their original bomber logo associated with their championship seasons, with only minor color alterations; the blue elements of the original logo were replaced with green.

The principal owner is Minnesota Sports and Entertainment, with Chuck Watson, the former owner, now owning a 10% minority share.

Season-by-season results

• Houston Aeros 1994–2001 (International Hockey League)
• Houston Aeros 2001–present

Regular season

Season	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	OTL	SOL	Points	Goals for	Goals against	Standing
1994–95	81	38	35	—	8	—	84	272	283	2nd, Central
1995–96	82	29	45	—	8	—	66	262	328	5th, Central
1996–97	82	44	30	—	8	—	96	247	228	2nd, Southwest
1997–98	82	50	22	—	10	—	110	268	214	2nd, Southwest
1998–99	82	54	15	—	13	—	121	307	209	1st, Southwest
1999–00	82	44	29	—	9	—	97	219	197	3rd, Western
2000–01	82	42	32	—	8	—	92	229	245	2nd, Western
2001–02	80	39	26	10	5	—	93	234	232	2nd, West
2002–03	80	47	23	7	3	—	104	266	222	1st, West
2003–04	80	28	34	14	4	—	74	197	220	4th, West
2004–05	80	40	28	—	6	6	93	212	195	4th, West
2005–06	80	50	24	—	3	3	106	285	242	2nd, West
2006–07	80	27	43	—	4	6	64	205	269	7th, West
2007–08	80	45	29	—	2	4	96	206	183	3rd, West
2008–09	80	38	31	—	2	9	87	218	230	3rd, West
2009–10	80	34	34	—	7	5	80	206	224	7th, West

Playoffs

Season	Prelim	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
1994–95	—	L, 1–3, PHX	—	—	—
1995–96	Out of playoffs.
1996–97	—	W, 3–0, LV	W, 4–1, SA	L, 1–4, LB	—
1997–98	—	L, 1–3, MIL	—	—	—
1998–99	—	W, 3–2, LB	W, 4–3, CHI	—	W, 4–3, ORL
1999–00	—	W, 4–1, UT	L, 2–4, CHI	—	—
2000–01	—	L, 3–4, MTB	—	—	—
2001–02	—	W, 3–2, UT	W, 4–0, HER	L, 1–4, CHI	—
2002–03	—	W, 3–0, MIL	W, 4–2, NOR	W, 4–3, GR	W, 4–3, HAM
2003–04	L, 0–2, CIN	—	—	—	—
2004–05	—	L, 1–4, CHI	—	—	—
2005–06	—	W, 4–0, PEO	L, 0–4, MIL	—	—
2006–07	Out of playoffs.
2007–08	—	L, 1–4, RFD	—	—	—
2008–09	—	W, 4-3, PEO	W, 4-3, MIL	L, 4-2, MTB	—
2009–10	Out of playoffs.

Current Roster

Updated October 28, 2010.

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
12	Canada	Almond, CodyCody Almond	4.0 C	L	34	2009	Calgary, Alberta	Wild
29	Canada	Bagnall, DrewDrew Bagnall  (A)	2.0 D	L	40	2010	Oakbank, Manitoba	Wild
56	Canada	Broda, JoelJoel Broda	4.0 C	L	34	2010	Yorkton, Saskatchewan	Wild
39	Canada	Buck, BrandonBrandon Buck	6.0 LW	L	35	2010	Delaware, Ontario	Aeros
61	Canada	Cuma, TylerTyler Cuma	2.0 D	L	34	2010	Bowmanville, Ontario	Wild
62	Canada	Daoust, Jean-MichelJean-Michel Daoust	7.0 RW	R	40	2009	Valleyfield, Quebec	Wild
14	United States	DiSalvatore, JonJon DiSalvatore  (C)	7.0 RW	R	43	2009	Bangor, Maine	Wild
17	United States	Earl, RobbieRobbie Earl	6.0 LW	L	38	2009	Chicago, Illinois	Wild
4	Canada	Fraser, JamieJamie Fraser	2.0 D	L	38	2009	Sarnia, Ontario	Wild
32	Canada	Fredheim, KrisKris Fredheim	2.0 D	R	37	2010	Campbell River, British Columbia	Aeros
31	Canada	Hackett, MatthewMatthew Hackett	1.0 G	L	34	2010	London, Ontario	Wild
23	Czech Republic	Kalus, PetrPetr Kalus	6.0 LW	L	36	2007	Ostrava, Czechoslovakia	Wild
42	Canada	Kassian, MattMatt Kassian	6.0 LW	L	37	2008	Edmonton, Alberta	Wild
30	Kazakhstan	Khudobin, AntonAnton Khudobin	1.0 G	L	37	2007	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Soviet Union	Wild
27	Canada	McMillian, CarsonCarson McMillian	7.0 RW	R	35	2009	Brandon, Manitoba	Wild
26	Canada	Noreau, MaximMaxim Noreau	2.0 D	R	36	2007	Montreal, Quebec	Wild
19	United States	Palmer, JarodJarod Palmer	4.0 C	R	38	2010	Fridley, Minnesota	Wild
25	Canada	Peters, WarrenWarren Peters  (A)	4.0 C	L	41	2010	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Wild
15	United States	Prosser, NateNate Prosser	2.0 D	R	37	2010	Elk River, Minnesota	Wild
20	United States	Rau, ChadChad Rau	4.0 C	R	37	2009	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	Wild
6	Canada	Scandella, MarcoMarco Scandella	2.0 D	L	34	2010	Montreal, Quebec	Wild
28	Canada	Spurgeon, JaredJared Spurgeon	2.0 D	R	34	2010	Edmonton, Alberta	Wild
10	United States	Zingoni, PeterPeter Zingoni	4.0 C	L	42	2009	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Aeros

Franchise records

Single season

Goals: 47 Patrick O'Sullivan (2005–06)

Assists: 88 Brian Wiseman (1998–99)

Points: 110 Kirby Law (2005–06)

Penalty minutes: 333 Gord Donnelly (1995–96)

GAA: 2.01 Josh Harding (2004–05)

SV%: .930 Josh Harding (2004–05)

Career

Career goals: 132 Mark Freer

Career assists: 210 Mark Freer

Career points: 342 Mark Freer

Career penalty minutes: 721 Erik Reitz

Career goaltending wins: 126 Frederic Chabot

Career shutouts: 18 Frederic Chabot

Career games: 469 Mark Freer

Retired numbers

9 Gordie Howe (1973-77)

External links

• Houston Aeros Official Site
• The Internet Hockey Database - Houston Aeros (AHL)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Houston Aeros (IHL)