The Houston Aeros became one of the original ten franchises for the World Hockey Association when the Dayton Aeros moved to Houston in 1971. The Dayton entry was doomed from the beginning because a lack of a proper arena and little interest from the local residents. Due to these problems, owner Paul Deneau moved the team to Houston, Texas. The Aeros played from the inaugural season 1972-73 to 1977-78 and were one of the most successful franchises during their time in the World Hockey Association. The Houston Aeros are an American Hockey League team located in Houston, Texas. ... The World Hockey Association (French: Association Mondiale de Hockey) was a professional ice hockey league in North America from 1972 to 1979. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In 1977, there were discussions of a possible merger with six clubs from the World Hockey Association joining the National Hockey League and Houston, along with Cincinnati, Winnipeg, New England, Quebec, and Edmonton applied for entry. After a lengthy debate, the NHL voted it down. This article is part of the Evolution of the NHL series. ... Houston redirects here. ... This article is about the city of Ohio. ... Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) Area: 465. ... Modern New England, the six northeastern-most states of the United States, indicated by red The New England region of the United States is located in the northeastern corner of the country. ... ... More than one place has the name Edmonton. ...

The team was not accepted when the the World Hockey Association tried to merge again with the National Hockey League in 1978 and as a result, folded on July 6, 1978. During the final series of talks, Aeros owner Kenneth Schnitzer campaigned to the NHL that either his team would be admitted as an expansion team independent of a merger, or an existing club would relocate to Houston. Unfortunately, neither happened, and the Aeros folded on July 6, 1978.

The Aeros were the Western Division Champions from 1973-74 to 1976-77 seasons. They finished second in the Western Division in 1972-73 and third in the league in 1977-78.

They won the AVCO Trophy in 1974 over the Chicago Cougars and 1975 over the Quebec Nordiques winning both series four straight. The Aeros lost in the 1976 AVCO finals to the Winnipeg Jets in four straight. The Chicago Cougars were a former hockey team in Chicago. ...

They played their home games at the Sam Houston Coliseum (9,300 seating capacity) from 1972 to 1975 and the Houston Summit (14,906 seating capacity) from 1975 to 1978. Their team colours were dark blue, powder blue and white. Bill Dineen was the Aeros head coach during their entire stay in the World Hockey Association. The Compaq Center, once named The Summit was a basketball and hockey arena in Houston, Texas. ...

Among the players for the Aeros were Gordie Howe and his two sons Mark and Marty who became the first father/son combination to play together in professional hockey. Other players include Ron Grahame, Don MacLeod, Terry Ruskowski, Rich Preston, Andre Lacroix, Gord Labossiere, Ted Taylor, Frank Hughes, Larry Lund and Poul Popiel. Gordon Howe (born March 31, 1928 in Floral, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian hockey player who is often referred to as Mr. ... Andre Lacroix is the Chief Executive Officer of Euro Disney SCA and President of the Disneyland Resort Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, France. ... Ted Taylor (1925–2004), was a prominent U.S. physicist. ...

 Houston Aeros Regular Season Record. Year W L T Pts 1972-73 39 35 4 82 1973-74 48 25 5 101 1974-75 53 25 0 106 1975-76 53 27 0 106 1976-77 50 24 6 106 1977-78 42 34 4 88 

For the Aeros all time record click here. [1] (http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/ttotdisplay.php3?tid=246)