Last night was the perfect step in the right direction.  Unfortunately, it was just one step.  To be honest, that’s what playoff hockey is all about.  The Aeros haven’t won anything yet – they haven’t advanced out of the first round – they haven’t accomplished the goal(s) they set out to achieve at the start […]

In a matter of hours, the Houston Aeros will try to keep their season (and franchise) alive.  After dropping Game Two (3-2 L) on home ice, and then Game Three (4-2 L) on Wednesday night in Grand Rapids, the Aeros face elimination for the first time in the 2013 postseason.  In their Calder Cup playoff […]

There’s an old adage that a playoff series doesn’t truly start until someone wins on the road.  Well then… This best-of-five series between the Aeros and Griffins is tied at a game apiece, with an absolutely pivotal Game Three set for a 6 pm (CST) puck drop tonight in Grand Rapids.  Spoiler alert: after tonight’s […]

It’s officially “Day 2” of the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs even though the Aeros and Griffins won’t resume their best-of-five series until Sunday (Toyota Center, 5 pm).  In case you missed it, Texas and Charlotte both won in overtime, while Hershey upended Providence, 5-2.  All of those results were from Game One of their respective […]

Tonight begins the final chapter in the history of the Houston Aeros.  After 19 consecutive seasons, and really, a long-standing tradition that goes back much further than that, the lights will go out on hockey in Houston at some point over the next two months.  Like all of you, I certainly hope that occurs after […]

Boy, for a while there it seemed as if the Aeros just couldn’t get a bounce or a break, or a win for that matter.  But last night’s 3-2 win in Milwaukee, at least in the short term, alleviated some of the recent concerns around the team. The victory a night ago was hard fought.  […]

Figured I’d put together some “off-day” reading for ya – so let’s take a look Inside The Numbers on the Aeros current six-game winning streak, their longest since the 2010-2011 season. 1The number of 2nd period goals allowed by the Aeros. 2 The number of road wins by the Aeros. 3Game-winning goals by winger Jason […]

We’re five games into the 2012-2013 season….so, what do we know about the Aeros other than their 2-2-1-0 record? They’re Learning: I feel like this team has already improved in just five games, and the coaching staff feels the same way.  In fact, John Torchetti told me earlier today that he feels the team is […]