Houston Aeros (WHA)
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The Houston Aeros (WHA) were a 1970s World Hockey Association team best known for their success led by hockey legend Gordie Howe and his sons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Houston Aeros (WHA) canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct ice hockey team
ⓘ
ice hockey team ⓘ |
| attemptedRelocationTo | Denver, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Gordie Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipSeason |
1973–74 WHA season
ⓘ
1974–75 WHA season ⓘ |
| cityRepresentation | first major-league professional hockey team in Houston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1978 ⓘ |
| division | Western Division ⓘ |
| era | WHA era of professional hockey ⓘ |
| familyConnection | featured Howe father-and-sons line ⓘ |
| founded | 1972 ⓘ |
| homeArena |
Sam Houston Coliseum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetired | 9 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumberRetiredFor | Gordie Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | World Hockey Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Houston, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaMarket | Houston metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
back-to-back Avco Cup championships
ⓘ
signed Gordie Howe out of retirement ⓘ |
| notableCoach | Bill Dineen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDefenseman | Larry Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableForward |
Andre Hinse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGoaltender |
Don McLeod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerry Desjardins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Gordie Howe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentLeagueStatus | major professional hockey league ⓘ |
| playedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| playoffAppearances | every WHA season of franchise existence ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | WHA–NHL merger exclusion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonTitle |
1973–74 WHA regular season
ⓘ
1974–75 WHA regular season ⓘ |
| rivalTeam |
Cleveland Crusaders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec Nordiques (WHA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Jets (WHA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorTeamNameReuse | Houston Aeros (AHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamColors |
gold
ⓘ
green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| wonChampionship | Avco World Trophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.