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Houston Aeros
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	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)

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

The Houston Aeros is a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Houston, Texas, at the Toyota Center.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Season-by-season results

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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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	—

[edit] Current roster

Goaltenders
#	Player	Catches	Acquired	Place of birth
30	Anton Khudobin	R	2007	Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakh SSR
31	Nolan Schaefer	R	2007	Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
33	Barry Brust	L	2007	Swan River, Manitoba

Defensemen
#	Player	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth
2	Dane Crowley	R	2009	Winnipeg, Manitoba
4	Tomas Mojzis	L	2008	Kolin, Czech Republic
6	Mitch Love - (also plays forward)	L	2008	Quesnel, British Columbia
7	Clayton Stoner - A	L	2005	Port McNeill, British Columbia
13	J. P. Testwuide	L	2008	Vail, Colorado
18	Marco Scandella	L	2008	Montreal, Quebec
24	John Adams	L	2007	Wayzata, Minnesota
26	Maxim Noreau	R	2007	Montreal, Quebec
28	Brandon Rogers - C	L	2007	Rochester, New Hampshire
44	Justin Falk	L	2008	Snowflake, Manitoba

Forwards
#	Player	Pos	Shoots	Acquired	Place of birth
10	Jesse Schultz	RW	R	2008	Strasbourg, Saskatchewan
12	Robbie Earl	LW	L	2009	Chicago, Illinois
15	Bryan Lundbohm	C	L	2008	Roseau, Minnesota
19	Danny Irmen	RW	R	2006	Fargo, North Dakota
21	Morten Madsen	C	L	2007	Rodovre, Denmark
22	Jason Ryznar	LW	L	2008	Anchorage, Alaska
25	Matt Beaudoin	RW	R	2009	Rock Forest, Quebec
29	John Lammers	LW	L	2008	Langley, British Columbia
32	Krystofer Kolanos	LW	R	2008	Calgary, Alberta
42	Matt Kassian	LW	L	2007	Edmonton, Alberta
84	Corey Locke - A	LW	L	2008	Newmarket, Ontario

As of February 6, 2009.^[1]

[edit] 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)

[edit] References

^ "Houston Aeros roster". aeros.com. 2009-02-06. http://www.aeros.com/team/roster/. Retrieved 2009-02-06.

[edit] External links

Houston portal

[0] "Houston Aeros roster". aeros.com. 2009-02-06. http://www.aeros.com/team/roster/. Retrieved 2009-02-06.

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