toxtethogrady Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 The last "major" hockey team was the Houston Aeros, who brought home two league championships before folding in 1978. Houston has also had a minor league hockey team, but they got kicked out of Toyota Center two years ago and relocated to another city. Now the talk is hot and heavy about bringing an NHL franchise to Houston - but the NHL spurned the Aeros in 1978, and the recent closing of a minor league team for lack of local support doesn't look good (and even after four championships, the WNBA couldn't make it in Houston). So what's it going to take to bring the Aeros back? (My guess - a deep-pocketed owner, which is who Drayton McLane and Bob McNair were). http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2015/04/study-houston-considered-best-market-to-add-an-nhl-team/#29954101=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UtterlyUrban Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I am uncertain if Hockey can thrive here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDierker Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 I like every sport except Hockey. Pretty sure that's because Houston doesn't have an NHL team.Would love to see Houston get a team. But more than NHL I want an MLL team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Seattle is the next American city to get a team, and Quebec city for Canada. No chance here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxtethogrady Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 I would have not expected professional lacrosse in Houston except for the MLL's plans to bring the All-Star Game to BBVA. Lacrosse is very much an East Coast game. None of the Houston schools have much of a lacrosse tradition. As for hockey, Quebec had a team and it left for bigger gates elsewhere. It's interesting that ACBJ rated all the possible cities for the NHL and put Houston on top of the list. Happenstance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 how about rugby? quite the growing rugby subculture in the woodlands, i hear. not sure how i feel about hockey one way or the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I saw the aeros play at the compaq center a lot. I got to meet a lot of the players and even saw the battle for the Stanley cup against Chicago. As a kiddo it was interesting, and I liked hockey more than baseball. Now I don't care for any sports, but the stadium always seemed busy and full of fans. There are a lot of northern transplants from the Midwest and Canada, so I'm surprised it didn't last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Vik Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I would have not expected professional lacrosse in Houston except for the MLL's plans to bring the All-Star Game to BBVA. Lacrosse is very much an East Coast game. None of the Houston schools have much of a lacrosse tradition.As for hockey, Quebec had a team and it left for bigger gates elsewhere.It's interesting that ACBJ rated all the possible cities for the NHL and put Houston on top of the list. Happenstance?The list was missing Seattle which has the backing of billionaires. That is definitely the next city to get a team.Quebec has an arena and badly wants another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I thought the Aeros were here til a few years ago? Do we have any kind of lingerie team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I thought the Aeros were here til a few years ago?Do we have any kind of lingerie team? I thought we were sort of well known for our abundance of places to watch professional women wearing not much (or anything). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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