Houston aeros logo on chris creamers sports logos page sportslogos. This page was created to remember the history of aeros hockey. The world hockey association was a major league hockey league that operated from 1972 to 1979. See more ideas about houston aeros, ice hockey and hockey. The team played in houston, texas, at the toyota center. Houston aeros hockey team wha statistics and history at. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. The history of hockey in houston third string goalie. The aeros were the second ihl team to be named after a wha franchise, the first being the phoenix roadrunners. They won the avco cup in 1974 and 1975, narrowly missing a third in 1976. Houston aeros hockey signed hat snapback white team signature minor league. Houston aeros minor league hockey fan jerseys for sale ebay.
Houston aeros hockey team ahl statistics and history at. The logo, uniform, and branding history of the houston aeros ahl home hockey minorpro hockey ahl houston aeros logos. The aeros qualified first in their division for the playoffs and successfully defended their avco world trophy wha championship. Clarke trophy as the american hockey leagues western conference champions for 201011, advancing to the calder cup finals with a 43 victory over the hamilton bulldogs in a decisive game 7 at toyota center in houston on tuesday evening. The 197475 aeros had the best season in franchise history despite. Get uptodate 197374 houston aeros roster and statistics and much more on. The owner at the time, houston developer kenneth schnitzer, failed in his bid to make houston one of the four wha teams to merge with the nhl. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The houston aeros were a minor professional hockey team based in houston, tx playing in. Original aeros brought hall of famer and hockey to houston.
Houston aeros hockey team ihl statistics and history at. The houston aeros were one of the most successful wha franchises in the 1970s but folded while still a winning team. Named after the wha franchise, the new aeros had an entirely different identity package, featuring new colors and an excellent new logo, with jerseys sporting a military theme. Texas hockey history center showcases vast and rich. This version of the houston aeros remained until the team relocated to iowa in 20 and became the iowa wild. This version of the houston aeros remained until the team. On april 19, 20, it was announced that the team would move to des moines, iowa at the beginning of the 2014 ahl season and would be known as the iowa wild.
The team played in the sam houston coliseum, among others. The world hockey association was a second major league and was in direct competition with the long established national hockey league nhl. Historical facts and data about the houston aeros ahl hockey team of the ahl, including players, standings, logos, and game program images. Houston aeros goaltending history ahl main page facebook. The 197374 houston aeros season was the houston aeros second season of operation in the world hockey association. They were the ahl affiliate of the nhls minnesota wild. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. There is a great hockey history in houston, beginning with the apollos in 1965, and continuing with the aeros in the wha, ihl and ahl. The houston aeros were a minor professional hockey team based in houston, tx playing in the american hockey league from 2001 to 20. If houston gets an nhl hockey team, like so many are clamoring for, what should they be called. World hockey association history and statistics at. The teams name is an homage to the housto n aeros o f the wo rld hockey association in the 1970s, one of the teams gordie howe played for in the wha. Join facebook to connect with houston aeros chilly and others you may know. The aeros team name was reused in the nowdefunct international hockey league from 19942001 and was absorbed into the american hockey league as an affiliate of the minnesota wild.
The season saw the debut of gordie howe and his sons in the wha. The houston aeros were a professional ice hockey club that played in the world hockey association wha from 1972 to 1978. Aeros confirm move from houston to des moines houston chronicle. Wha houston aeros the hockey chronicle home facebook.
Get uptodate houston aeros statistics, schedules, rosters and much more on. Sugar land ice and sports was the official training center for the houston aeros. Houston aeros logos american hockey league ahl chris. A long year gap awaited the fans in houston before hockey would return in 199495 in the form of the new houston aeros of the international hockey league. The wha and its avco world trophy attempted to dethrone the nhl and failed miserably, but it left behind a legacy of hockey history that cannot be ignored. The houston aeros were a member of the nowdefunct world hockey association wha from 197278. Houston has had a long history with professional hockey, starting in 1946 with a united. The houston aeros were an american professional ice hockey team that played from 1994 to 20 in the american hockey league.
Th e houston a eros were an expansion team in the internat ional h ockey league in 1994. And although the name aeros did resurface in houston in 96 in the international hockey league, the city has never had a major league hockey team since, despite several applications and an unsuccessful attempt at buying the edmonton oilers in the late 90s. The houston aeros were a major league hockey team based in houston, tx playing in the world hockey association from 1972 to 1978. Until the rockets championships in 1994 and 1995, they were houstons only championship. The 1974 75 houston aeros season was the aeros third season of operation in the world hockey association. Merger discussions resumed in 1978, and it again appeared that the houston aeros, as one of the leagues strongest teams, were an obvious candidate to join the nhl. The houston chronicle recently reported that new rockets owner and billionaire tilman fertitta is. This is a list of players who played at least one game for the houston aeros of the world hockey association from 197273 to 197778. For the first time ever, this vintage footage is getting a high quality release. They played in houston, texas at the toyota center.
The houston aeros were a professional ice hockey club that played in. Get the best deals on houston aeros minor league hockey fan jerseys when you shop the largest online selection at. Since pre internet minor league pictures are hard to find, only goalies of which i have a picture are showed. The texas hockey history center is a monument to the sport in texas, and a readymade blueprint for other franchises showing them how to celebrate their history. Originally intended as one of the 12 charter cities, the team was moved to houston and renamed the aeros and was one of the leagues strongest clubs, but folded after the 7778 season, one year shy of probably being included in the nhlwha merger. Multiple sources in the greater houston metropolitan area are confirming that the sugar land ice and sports center is in the process of negotiating with the na3hl, nahl or possibly the wshl to bring junior hockey to houston. Unfortunately for houston, by this time ziegler realized nhl owners would never vote to admit six teams, and floated a proposal that would admit four wha franchises. Com stadium books t the houston aeros, playing in the world hockey association from 1972 to 1978, were one of the most successful teams in the league.
History and season records of the world hockey association. Houston aeros statistics and history ihl leagues ihl houston aeros the houston aeros were a minor professional hockey team based in houston, tx playing in the international hockey. The curious case of the wha and its avco world trophy. The houston aeros were an expansion team in the international hockey league in. If houston gets an nhl hockey team, what should they be. The team would win the avco world trophy wha championship. Remembering the wha winnipeg jets, remembering the wha houston aeros, jets vs aeros wha game highlights, international wha games, jets vs aeros complete wha game, and winnipeg jets. The houston aeros were a professional ice hockey team in the world hockey association wha from 1972 to 1978. With the aeros having folded, the houston apollos of the central hockey league were revived for the 197980 season. A virtual museum of sports logos, uniforms and historical items. With the aeros, howe helped the aeros win world hockey association.
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