HOUSTON AEROS

The 'Houston Aeros' are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Houston, Texas, USA at the Toyota Center.

Contents

History

Year-by-Year Record

Franchise Records

Single Season

Career

External links

History

The Houston Aeros were an expansion team in the International Hockey League in 1994. The team's name is an 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 (IHL); 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.

Year-by-Year Record

'American Hockey League'

'Year'	'GP'	'W'	'L'	'T'	'OTL'	'SOL'	'GF'	'GA'	'PTS'	'Finish'	'Playoffs'
2006-07	80	27	43	-	4	6	205	269	64	7th, West	Out of playoffs
2005-06	80	50	24	-	3	3	285	242	106	2nd, West	Lost in round 2
2004-05	80	40	28	6	6	-	212	195	93	4th, West	Lost in round 1
2003-04	80	28	34	14	4	-	197	220	74	4th, West	Lost in Qualifying Round
'2002-03'	'80'	'47'	'23'	'7'	'3'	'-'	'266'	'222'	'104'	'1st, West'	'Won Calder Cup'
2001-02	80	39	26	10	5	-	234	232	93	2nd, West	Lost in round 3

'International Hockey League'

'Year'	'GP'	'W'	'L'	'T'	'OL'	'GF'	'GA'	'PTS'	'Finish'	'Playoffs'
2000-01	82	42	32	-	8	229	245	92	2nd, Western	Lost in round 1
1999-00	82	44	29	-	9	219	197	97	3rd, Western	Lost in round 3
'1998-99'	'82'	'54'	'15'	'-'	'13'	'307'	'209'	'121'	'1st, Southwest'	'Won Turner Cup'
1997-98	82	50	22	-	10	268	214	110	2nd, Southwest	Lost in round 1
1996-97	82	44	30	-	8	247	228	96	2nd, Southwest	Lost in round 3
1995-96	82	29	45	-	8	262	328	66	Last, Central	Out of Playoffs
1994-95	81	38	35	-	8	272	283	84	2nd, Central	Lost in round 1

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:' 724 Trent Cull
:'Career Goaltending Wins:' 126 Frederic Chabot
:'Career Shutouts:' 18 Frederic Chabot
:'Career Games:' 469 Mark Freer

External links

★ Houston Aeros Official Site

★ The Internet Hockey Database - Houston Aeros (AHL)

★ The Internet Hockey Database - Houston Aeros (IHL)