Houston Aeros

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World Hockey Association team defunct ice hockey team ice hockey team

The Houston Aeros were a World Hockey Association team of the 1970s best known for featuring legendary Hall of Famer Gordie Howe playing alongside his sons.

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Label Occurrences
Houston Aeros canonical 9

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Hockey Association team ⓘ
defunct ice hockey team ⓘ
ice hockey team ⓘ
attemptedNHLEntry 1979 NHL–WHA merger negotiations ⓘ
basedInMetropolitanArea Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form: Greater Houston
championshipSeason 1973–74 WHA season ⓘ
1974–75 WHA season ⓘ
cityRepresents Houston ⓘ
competition Edmonton Oilers (WHA) ⓘ
Minnesota Fighting Saints ⓘ
Quebec Nordiques ⓘ
surface form: Quebec Nordiques (WHA)

Winnipeg Jets (WHA) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dissolved 1978 ⓘ
division Western Division (WHA) ⓘ
eliminatedInPlayoffsBy Winnipeg Jets ⓘ
foundedAs Dayton Aeros ⓘ
hallOfFamerOnRoster Gordie Howe ⓘ
Mark Howe ⓘ
Marty Howe ⓘ
homeArena Sam Houston Coliseum ⓘ
The Summit ⓘ
inception 1972 ⓘ
jerseyNumberRetired Gordie Howe ⓘ
surface form: 9 (Gordie Howe)
league World Hockey Association ⓘ
location Houston ⓘ
surface form: Houston, Texas
notableCoach Bill Dineen ⓘ
notableFor Gordie Howe playing with his sons Mark and Marty ⓘ
notablePlayer Don McLeod ⓘ
Gordie Howe ⓘ
Larry Lund ⓘ
Mark Howe ⓘ
Marty Howe ⓘ
Terry Ruskowski ⓘ
owner Kenneth Schnitzer ⓘ
parentCompany Houston Sports Association ⓘ
playedFirstSeason 1972–73 WHA season ⓘ
playedLastSeason 1977–78 WHA season ⓘ
playoffAppearances every WHA season of franchise existence ⓘ
reasonForDissolution excluded from NHL–WHA merger ⓘ
regularSeasonTitle 1973–74 WHA regular season champions ⓘ
1974–75 WHA regular season champions ⓘ
relocatedFrom Dayton, Ohio (planned) to Houston, Texas ⓘ
sport ice hockey ⓘ
teamColors gold ⓘ
green ⓘ
white ⓘ
wonChampionship Avco World Trophy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gordie Howe → team → Houston Aeros ⓘ
Gordie Howe → playedWithSonOnSameTeam → Houston Aeros ⓘ
2001–02 AHL season → expansionTeam → Houston Aeros ⓘ
2001–02 AHL season → integratedTeam → Houston Aeros ⓘ
Mark Howe → memberOfSportsTeam → Houston Aeros ⓘ
World Hockey Association → notableTeam → Houston Aeros ⓘ
Mr. Hockey → playedFor → Houston Aeros ⓘ
Gordon Howe → memberOfSportsTeam → Houston Aeros ⓘ
subject surface form: Gordie Howe
Marty Howe → memberOfSportsTeam → Houston Aeros ⓘ