When was Houston Aeros founded?

Houston Aeros was founded in 1994 in Houston, TX, USA, USA.

Where is Houston Aeros based?

Houston Aeros is based in Houston, TX, USA.

Who is the head coach of Houston Aeros?

The head coach of Houston Aeros is Dave Tippett.

Who is the captain of Houston Aeros?

The captain of Houston Aeros is Gary Shuchuk.

What arena does Houston Aeros play in?

Houston Aeros play their home games at Toyota Center in Houston, TX, USA.

Who is the general manager of Houston Aeros?

The general manager of Houston Aeros is Steve Patterson.

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1996-1997

1996-1997 Season

Houston Aeros were 44-30-8 in the 1996-97 IHL season with 96 points, 3rd in the Western Conference and 6th overall.

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1996-1997 Houston Aeros Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
IHL
1.	Mark Lamb (C)	81	25	53	78	83	6	13	3	12	15	10	1
2.	Bill Bowler (C)	78	22	43	65	79	7	13	2	5	7	6	-2
3.	Mark Freer (C)	81	21	36	57	43	8	12	2	3	5	4	-4
4.	Guy Larose (C)	79	29	25	54	108	5	13	6	7	13	12	5
5.	Al Conroy (C)	70	15	32	47	171	15	13	4	10	14	26	4
6.	Dave Baseggio (D)	76	13	33	46	44	14	13	3	7	10	8	4
7.	Mark Greig (RW)	59	12	30	42	59	-5	13	5	8	13	2	7
8.	Gary Shuchuk (C/RW)	55	18	23	41	48	1	13	5	2	7	18	-2
9.	Graeme Townshend (RW)	74	21	15	36	68	-2	3	0	0	0	2	-1
10.	Mike Hurlbut (D)	70	11	24	35	62	14	13	5	8	13	12	0
11.	Darcy Werenka (D)	74	12	20	32	31	6	13	2	1	3	2	2
12.	Rob Valicevic (RW)	58	11	12	23	42	-10	12	1	3	4	11	-2
13.	Mike Yeo (LW)	56	10	11	21	105	-4	13	2	3	5	2	1
14.	Alan May (LW)	82	7	11	18	270	-1	13	1	2	3	28	1
15.	Carl Valimont (D)	59	4	10	14	28	4	13	0	2	2	2	-1
16.	Steve Jaques (D)	50	0	8	8	116	2
17.	Steve Simoni (RW)	18	3	3	6	14	3
18.	Paul Dyck (D)	30	1	4	5	32	-4	13	0	1	1	12	4
19.	Gord Kruppke (D)	43	0	5	5	91	9	9	0	1	1	14	-2
20.	Dave Morissette (LW)	59	2	1	3	214	-4	2	0	0	0	0	0
21.	Brian Straub (D)	7	0	3	3	11	-5
22.	Frantisek Kucera (D)	12	0	3	3	20	-5
23.	Lorne Knauft (D)	7	1	0	1	2	1
24.	Hardy Sauter (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
25.	Dan O'Rourke (LW)	1	0	0	0	2	0
26.	Jonah Harris (D)	1	0	0	0	5	0
27.	Alan Leggett (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
28.	Aaron Boh (D)	3	0	0	0	2	-1
29.	Myles O'Connor (D)	3	0	0	0	6	-3
30.	Éric Cloutier (LW)	3	0	0	0	6	-3
31.	Gordon Donnelly (D/RW)	5	0	0	0	25	-3
32.	Sverre Sears (D)	15	0	0	0	15	-4

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
IHL
1.	Frédéric Chabot (G)	72	2.53	.920	39	33	0	7	4265:00	-	13	2.63	.920
2.	Rob Dopson (G)	12	3.39	.895	5	4	0	0	637:00	-

1996-1997 Houston Aeros Staff

Head CoachDave Tippett
General ManagerSteve Patterson
Athletic TrainerJerry Meins
BroadcasterTroy Gamble
ChairmanChuck Watson
Dir. of BroadcastingAdam Gordon
Dir. of Media RelationsTodd Sharrock
Dir. of Player PersonnelPeter Dineen
Equipment ManagerSteve Sumner
Franchise OwnerChuck Watson
PresidentSteve Patterson
Strength & Conditioning CoachJerome Logan
Vice PresidentBrad Ewing

Team Staff History

1996-1997 Houston Aeros Captains

"C"

Gary Shuchuk

"A"

Team Captaincy History

1996-1997 Houston Aeros Demographics

Houston Aeros Facts

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Town: Houston, TX, USA Map
Founded: 1994

1996-1997 Houston Aeros Roster Facts

Nationalities

27 players
6 players
1 player

Experience

Houston Aeros: 2 563 GP
NHL: 2 395 GP
WC: 16 GP
Czechia: 16 GP
AHL: 3 997 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Toyota Center
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Capacity: 17 800
Construction Year: 2003

Houston Aeros Games

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Latest Transactions

09/23/2013

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Kris Fredheim (D)

Leaving forSt. John's IceCaps

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08/05/2013

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Corbin Baldwin (D)

Leaving forIowa Wild

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07/11/2013

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Nick Petersen (F)

Leaving forSchwenninger Wild Wings

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05/08/2013

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Mike Condon (G)

Leaving forMontréal Canadiens

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04/11/2013

loan

Aaron Dell (G)

Joining fromAllen Americans

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04/07/2013

loan

Mike Condon (G)

Joining fromOntario Reign

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03/29/2013

loan

Brian Stewart (G)

Joining fromBakersfield Condors

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03/10/2013

loan

Jeff Jakaitis (G)

Joining fromSouth Carolina Stingrays

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Houston Aeros History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2012-2013	AHL	76	30	26	-	10	10	212	199	90	1.18	4	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	AHL	76	29	25	-	6	16	202	206	86	1.13	4	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	AHL	80	46	28	-	1	5	240	212	98	1.23	2	Conference Champion
2009-2010	AHL	80	24	34	-	10	2	206	224	80	1	7	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	AHL	80	31	31	-	7	11	218	230	87	1.09	3	Conference Final loss
2007-2008	AHL	80	31	29	-	14	6	206	183	96	1.2	3	Conference QF loss
2006-2007	AHL	80	19	43	-	8	10	205	269	64	0.8	7	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	AHL	80	41	24	-	9	6	285	242	106	1.33	2	Conference SF loss
2004-2005	AHL	80	40	28	-	-	12	212	195	92	1.15	4	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	AHL	80	28	34	14	-	4	197	220	74	0.93	4	Qualification loss
2002-2003	AHL	80	47	23	7	-	3	266	222	104	1.3	1	Champion
2001-2002	AHL	80	39	26	10	-	5	234	232	93	1.16	2	Conference Final loss
2000-2001	IHL	82	42	32	-	-	8	229	245	92	1.12	2	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	IHL	82	44	29	-	-	9	219	197	97	1.18	3	Conference Final loss
1998-1999	IHL	82	54	15	-	-	13	307	209	121	1.48	1	Champion
1997-1998	IHL	82	50	22	-	-	10	268	214	110	1.34	3	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	IHL	82	44	30	-	-	8	247	228	96	1.17	3	Conference Final loss
1995-1996	IHL	82	29	45	-	-	8	262	328	66	0.8	9	Did not make playoffs
1994-1995	IHL	81	38	35	-	-	8	272	283	84	1.04	5	Eighth Final Loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nick Petersen (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	ICEHL	4	2	4	6	0
2.	Johan Larsson (F)	2026-2027	Brynäs IF	SHL	3	3	1	4	0
3.	Joey Martin (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Devils	-	6	1	3	4	4
4.	Harrison Reed (F)	2026-2027	TecArt Black Dragons Erfurt	Oberliga	3	1	1	2	4
5.	Nick Petersen (F)	2026-2027	EC-KAC	Champions HL	4	1	1	2	4
6.	Carson McMillan (D)	2026-2027	Hannover Scorpions	Oberliga	3	1	0	1	0
7.	Colton Jobke (D)	2026-2027	EV Landshut	DEL 2	3	0	1	1	0
8.	Joey Martin (F)	2026-2027	Cardiff Devils	EIHL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Mikael Granlund (F)	2026-2027	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Charlie Coyle (F)	2026-2027	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2012-2013	View Roster	6'1"	196 lbs	25.00
2011-2012	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.16
2010-2011	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	24.49
2009-2010	View Roster	6'0"	196 lbs	26.64
2008-2009	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	25.68

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mark Freer (F)	469	132	210	342
2.	Mark Lamb (F)	306	78	208	286
3.	Brian Wiseman (F)	227	62	198	260
4.	Curtis Murphy (D)	315	59	154	213
5.	Jon DiSalvatore (F)	235	77	97	174

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mark Freer (F)	469	132	210	342
2.	Mark Lamb (F)	306	78	208	286
3.	Jon DiSalvatore (F)	235	77	97	174
4.	David Oliver (F)	160	72	55	127
5.	Kirby Law (F)	160	68	91	159

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mark Freer (F)	469	132	210	342
2.	Mark Lamb (F)	306	78	208	286
3.	Brian Wiseman (F)	227	62	198	260
4.	Curtis Murphy (D)	315	59	154	213
5.	Erik Reitz (D)	363	35	118	153

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Trent Cull (D)	253	9	49	724
2.	Erik Reitz (D)	363	35	153	721
3.	Steve Jaques (D)	195	5	43	634
4.	Mike Yeo (F)	317	55	127	511
5.	Matt Kassian (F)	229	10	22	505

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mark Freer (F)	469	132	210	342
2.	Erik Reitz (D)	363	35	118	153
3.	Paul Dyck (D)	328	17	47	64
4.	Mike Yeo (F)	317	55	72	127
5.	Curtis Murphy (D)	315	59	154	213

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Erik Westrum (F)	71	34	98	1.38
2.	Patrick O'Sullivan (F)	114	66	141	1.24
3.	Brian Wiseman (F)	227	62	260	1.15
4.	Paul DiPietro (F)	36	18	41	1.14
5.	Krys Kolanos (F)	45	31	51	1.13

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kirby Law (F)	2005-2006	80	43	110
2.	Brian Wiseman (F)	1998-1999	77	21	109
3.	Erik Westrum (F)	2005-2006	71	34	98
4.	Brian Wiseman (F)	1997-1998	78	26	98
5.	Patrick O'Sullivan (F)	2005-2006	78	47	93

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Patrick O'Sullivan (F)	2005-2006	78	47	93
2.	Jeff Christian (F)	1998-1999	80	45	86
3.	Kirby Law (F)	2005-2006	80	43	110
4.	Mark Freer (F)	1994-1995	80	38	80
5.	David Oliver (F)	1997-1998	78	38	65

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Brian Wiseman (F)	1998-1999	77	88	109
2.	Brian Wiseman (F)	1997-1998	78	72	98
3.	Kirby Law (F)	2005-2006	80	67	110
4.	Erik Westrum (F)	2005-2006	71	64	98
5.	Brett Harkins (F)	2000-2001	81	64	80

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Gordon Donnelly (D)	1995-1996	73	7	333
2.	Steve Jaques (D)	1995-1996	70	19	285
3.	Alan May (F)	1996-1997	82	18	270
4.	Derek Boogaard (F)	2004-2005	56	5	259
5.	Myles O'Connor (D)	1995-1996	80	26	256

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Franchise history
- Houston Aeros | 1994-2013
- Iowa Wild | 2013-