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2:25p, 12/2/21
The last iteration of the Aeros was a lot of fun, I was sad to see them go. Good seats were cheap, the crowd was always decent sized even with approximately zero corporate support, and there was no neck tattoo "I'm a badass sports fan" element at all.

Hockey is my favorite sport to watch in person by far. The level of play in the NHL is more fun to watch than the minor league stuff too. I'd buy at least a partial season ticket package if we got a team.
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In reply to The Beef01 • 2:31p, 12/2/21
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Sorry to nitpick but the original Winnipeg team moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes. Atlanta was a 90's expansion team that then moved to Winnipeg and rebranded as the Jets
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In reply to The Milkman • 3:08p, 12/2/21
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Aeros games were so fun and the color scheme and logo were some of the best in all of sports.
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In reply to TexAgs1992 • 3:10p, 12/2/21
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TexAgs1992 said:
I'd want the ownership group to be anybody but the Fertitta's or McNair's


Texags group buy
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In reply to Sea Speed • 3:32p, 12/2/21
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which ones? They had 4 different logo/color combos in this 18 year run.


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3:45p, 12/2/21
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The B-25 is best
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 3:52p, 12/2/21
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I can't believe they were here for 14 years and I never made it to a single game.
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In reply to The Beef01 • 3:58p, 12/2/21
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The Beef01 said:
I had an old neighbor who used to go to Aeros games back in the mid-70s and he told me that the crowds were absolutely insane.













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In reply to Sea Speed • 5:21p, 12/2/21
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Sea Speed said:
Aeros games were so fun and the color scheme and logo were some of the best in all of sports.


Yep. The green and blue were dope as **** but as someone mentioned probably too similar to the stars to use.

I saw this mock up paying homage to the oilers. I'd absolutely buy that white jersey

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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 5:30p, 12/2/21
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First and last are the only ones I am familiar with.
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7:35p, 12/2/21
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Wasn't the coyotes jet parked at Tillman's hangar at hobby regularly for nearly a year before fart-covid? We'd see it every time we landed.

What's up with that?
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In reply to tylercsbn9 • 8:20p, 12/2/21
tylercsbn9 said:
Sea Speed said:
Aeros games were so fun and the color scheme and logo were some of the best in all of sports.


Yep. The green and blue were dope as **** but as someone mentioned probably too similar to the stars to use.

I saw this mock up paying homage to the oilers. I'd absolutely buy that white jersey



Freaking beautiful!!!!!
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In reply to cajunaggie08 • 8:31p, 12/2/21
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cajunaggie08 said:
Sorry to nitpick but the original Winnipeg team moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes. Atlanta was a 90's expansion team that then moved to Winnipeg and rebranded as the Jets


You're right…I knew there was a hole in the plot there; it didn't sound right in my head that the Jets pulled an Oakland Raiders-to-LA-to-Oakland move.

That makes it even funnier though if they end-up relocating to Houston after 42 years.
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In reply to tylercsbn9 • 8:35p, 12/2/21
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Very slick
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9:36p, 12/2/21
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I think that blue is top 3 all time sports team colors.
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In reply to Coog97 • 1:20a, 12/3/21
Effing Haywood Jefferies
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3:32a, 12/3/21
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My favorite annual Houston Sports news cycle event: The NHL might come here story.
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6:09a, 12/3/21
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Dumb.
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7:59a, 12/3/21
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Yes to hockey! This is a fun sport with a fun culture.
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In reply to tylercsbn9 • 9:57a, 12/3/21
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Do it. Do it.
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In reply to themissinglink • 10:00a, 12/3/21
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themissinglink said:
Does Fertitta still have enough money to buy the team? $2 billion to buy the Rockets, and I thought he took on quite a bit of debt in Landry's to be able to buy the team. Dining and hospitality were both crushed during the pandemic.

I hope it happens though.
He is richer now than ever before thanks to casino biz being worth a ton more due to legal sports betting
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10:35a, 12/3/21
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Looks like Tilman is getting cold feet with regards to the SPAC merger.

https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/tilman-fertitta-wants-back-out-his-spac-merger
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4:17p, 12/3/21
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmacramalla/2021/12/02/the-arizona-coyotes-are-for-sale-and-could-move-to-houston/
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4:18p, 12/3/21
https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3396050/i-think-its-time-to-start-thinking-of-nhl-nicknames-for-a-team-in-houston
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In reply to Aggie09Derek • 4:47p, 12/3/21
Aggie09Derek said:
themissinglink said:
Does Fertitta still have enough money to buy the team? $2 billion to buy the Rockets, and I thought he took on quite a bit of debt in Landry's to be able to buy the team. Dining and hospitality were both crushed during the pandemic.

I hope it happens though.
He is richer now than ever before thanks to casino biz being worth a ton more due to legal sports betting
Didn't he sell a betting app his company made for like a billion or something?
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10:51a, 12/4/21
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Someone needs to buy the team and rescue them from those ugly sweaters they brought back this year.
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In reply to The Beef01 • 9:37p, 12/5/21
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The Beef01 said:
Essentially, when the WHL merged with the NHL, the Aeros were one of the teams that were initially chosen due to their revenue and attendance numbers.
Just one correction ... the league was the World Hockey Association, or WHA.

I went to many Aeros games as a kid in the '70s, and I had season tickets during the IHL/AHL years until the team moved downtown.

Game 7 of the 1999 Turner Cup Finals -- which the Aeros won -- was one of the most exciting sports events I've ever been to. Sold-out crowd of 16,000+ at the Summit and all the excitement of Game 7 playoff hockey. I still have a lot of memorabilia from those years.

The Aeros might have been minor-league, but they had a strong base of support and often had crowds of 10,000+. Les Alexander screwed them over. Never forgave that guy.
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9:44p, 12/5/21
LOVED going to Aeros games when I was younger. Would love Houston to get a hockey team back.
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10:28p, 12/5/21
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Had season tickets and rode the Griff's bus. Good times.
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In reply to EclipseAg • 6:46p, 12/6/21
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I was at that game 7 championship game too. It was tons of fun. I still count it in one of my best sporting fan experiences.
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In reply to Quad Dog • 7:15a, 12/7/21
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Quad Dog said:
I was at that game 7 championship game too. It was tons of fun. I still count it in one of my best sporting fan experiences.
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In reply to Quad Dog • 7:39a, 12/7/21
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I was at that game 7 championship game too. It was tons of fun. I still count it in one of my best sporting fan experiences.


Back in my sports producer days… did postgame interviews on-ice and in the locker room after they won the Turner Cup. Yeah, that was a great crowd and atmosphere. Same kind of support when they won the Calder Cup in the AHL a few years later.
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In reply to Quad Dog • 9:58a, 12/7/21
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Quad Dog said:
I was at that game 7 championship game too. It was tons of fun. I still count it in one of my best sporting fan experiences.
The Aeros did a great job of assembling talent during that several-season stretch. Wasn't the NHL, but it was darn close. Those were fun years.
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In reply to tylercsbn9 • 10:08a, 12/7/21
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Sea Speed said:
Aeros games were so fun and the color scheme and logo were some of the best in all of sports.


Yep. The green and blue were dope as **** but as someone mentioned probably too similar to the stars to use.

I saw this mock up paying homage to the oilers. I'd absolutely buy that white jersey

excuse me while I go to the bathroom and relieve myself...those are sexy
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12:42p, 12/7/21
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We went to a lot of games in early 2000s. They were always fun. The team partied at KCs on Fountain View after they won the Calder Cup in 03. Me and some friends happened to be there and drank out of the cup with them.
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