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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org" style="background: background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#101077 5px solid; border-bottom:#34AACD 5px solid;; color: #000000">Houston Aeros</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:HoustonAerosWHA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/HoustonAerosWHA.png/200px-HoustonAerosWHA.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/HoustonAerosWHA.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="215" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><span class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operated</th><td class="infobox-data">1972–1978</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home arena</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Houston_Coliseum" title="Sam Houston Coliseum">Sam Houston Coliseum</a> (1972–75)<br /><a href="/wiki/Compaq_Center_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="Compaq Center (Houston)">The Summit</a> (1975–78)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Colors</th><td class="infobox-data">Dark blue, light blue, white<br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 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title="KIKK">KIKK</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Franchise history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">1972<br />(did not play)</th><td class="infobox-data">Dayton Aeros</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">1972–1978</th><td class="infobox-data">Houston Aeros</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Championships</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Regular season titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>4:</b> (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Division titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>4:</b> (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Avco Trophy</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>2:</b> (1974, 1975)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Houston Aeros</b> were a professional <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">ice hockey</a> team in the <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a> (WHA) from 1972 to 1978.<sup id="cite_ref-merger_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merger-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Franchise_history">Franchise history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston_Aeros_(WHA)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Franchise history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Aeros were originally slated to play in <a href="/wiki/Dayton,_Ohio" title="Dayton, Ohio">Dayton, Ohio</a>, as a charter member of the WHA. However, Dayton residents were indifferent at best to a WHA team, and while there were questions regarding whether a U.S. market with less than a million people and a <a href="/wiki/Rust_Belt" title="Rust Belt">stagnating economy</a> would support a major league hockey franchise in the long term, the more critical short-term problem was that Dayton did not have a suitable arena. The largest arena in the city, the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Dayton_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Dayton Arena">University of Dayton Arena</a>, did not have an ice plant and the university balked at the cost of installing one. The largest hockey venue, <a href="/wiki/Hara_Arena" title="Hara Arena">Hara Arena</a>, seated only 5,000 people—not enough even for temporary use. Due to these problems, owner Paul Deneau moved the team to <a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gabringer_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gabringer-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the Aeros name had originally been chosen in honor of the <a href="/wiki/Wright_brothers" title="Wright brothers">Wright brothers</a>, it was deemed appropriate for Houston given the importance of the space industry. </p><p>In Houston, the Aeros became one of the most successful franchises in the WHA. They won four consecutive Western Division titles, from <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_WHA_season" title="1973–74 WHA season">1973–74</a> to <a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_WHA_season" title="1976–77 WHA season">1976–77</a> seasons, and finished second in the Western Division in <a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_WHA_season" title="1972–73 WHA season">1972–73</a> and third in the league in <a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_WHA_season" title="1977–78 WHA season">1977–78</a>. They won the <a href="/wiki/AVCO_World_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="AVCO World Trophy">AVCO World Trophy</a> in <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_WHA_season" title="1973–74 WHA season">1974</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cougars" title="Chicago Cougars">Chicago Cougars</a> and in <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_WHA_season" title="1974–75 WHA season">1975</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Quebec Nordiques</a>, winning both series in four-game sweeps;<sup id="cite_ref-Prentice_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Prentice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and lost in the 1976 AVCO finals to the Winnipeg Jets, also in a sweep. </p><p>In 1977, <a href="/wiki/John_Ziegler_(ice_hockey)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ziegler (ice hockey)">John Ziegler</a> became president of the WHA's established rival, the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a>, and shortly thereafter, initiated the first serious merger discussions with the WHA.<sup id="cite_ref-merger_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-merger-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Houston, along with <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Stingers" title="Cincinnati Stingers">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Winnipeg</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">New England</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Quebec</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton</a> applied for entry into the NHL. After a lengthy debate, NHL owners voted the proposal down. </p><p>Merger discussions resumed in 1978, and it again appeared that the Aeros, as one of the league's strongest teams, were an obvious candidate to join the NHL. Unfortunately for Houston, by this time Ziegler realized NHL owners would never vote to admit six teams and floated a proposal that would admit four WHA franchises. The WHA responded by insisting that all three of its Canadian teams be included in the merger. This left room for only one American team. The Aeros and Whalers were the only serious contenders, as they were the most stable of the American teams. Aeros owner Kenneth Schnitzer attempted to persuade <a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Jacobs" title="Jeremy Jacobs">Jeremy Jacobs</a> to support a merger that included the Aeros and not the Hartford-based Whalers. However, Jacobs, as one of the older league's most hard-line owners, was opposed to any sort of merger with the WHA. In any event, Ziegler was cool to the idea of adding another <a href="/wiki/Sun_Belt" title="Sun Belt">Sun Belt</a> NHL team. Of the three Sun Belt teams that had joined the league since 1967, one (the <a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Seals" title="California Golden Seals">California Golden Seals</a>) had already relocated and another, the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Flames" title="Atlanta Flames">Atlanta Flames</a>) were struggling financially. The Flames, as it turned out, would <a href="/wiki/Calgary_Flames" title="Calgary Flames">move to Calgary</a> two years later. </p><p>During the final series of talks, it soon became evident that no merger of any sort would take place in time for the <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_NHL_season" title="1978–79 NHL season">1978–79 NHL season</a>. It was also apparent that when there was a merger, the Aeros were not likely to be included. Schnitzer announced that the Aeros would not take part in the <a href="/wiki/1978%E2%80%9379_WHA_season" title="1978–79 WHA season">1978–79 WHA season</a>. He first applied for direct admission to the NHL, only to find the older league uninterested in such an expansion with so many of its existing franchises struggling. Finally, Schnitzer campaigned to be allowed to purchase an existing club and relocate it to Houston. The obvious candidate to move was the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(NHL)" title="Cleveland Barons (NHL)">Cleveland Barons</a> (the former Golden Seals), who had barely survived the season and were on the verge of folding. Schnitzer believed the older league would accept almost any other proposal as an alternative to the perceived embarrassment of having to disband a franchise, and did come close to a deal to relocate the moribund Barons franchise to Houston. However, the NHL instead opted to approve a proposal from the owners of the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a> to buy the Barons franchise and "merge" it with their own. Having run out of options, Schnitzer folded the Aeros on July 9, 1978. In doing so, the Aeros became the only WHA champion that did not eventually join the NHL. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bill_Dineen" title="Bill Dineen">Bill Dineen</a> was the Aeros' head coach during their entire stay in the WHA. Among the players for the Aeros were <a href="/wiki/Gordie_Howe" title="Gordie Howe">Gordie Howe</a> and his two sons <a href="/wiki/Mark_Howe" title="Mark Howe">Mark</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marty_Howe" title="Marty Howe">Marty</a>, who became the first father/son combination to play together in professional hockey.<sup id="cite_ref-Hall_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hall-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When Mark Howe retired as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> (his father's old team) in 1995, he was the last member of the Houston Aeros to be playing in the NHL. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season-by-season_record">Season-by-season record</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston_Aeros_(WHA)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Season-by-season record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Note:</b> GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes</i> </p> <table cellpadding="5"> <tbody><tr bgcolor="#dddddd"> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Season_(sports)" title="Season (sports)">Season</a></b></td> <td><b>GP</b></td> <td><b>W</b></td> <td><b>L</b></td> <td><b>T</b></td> <td><b>Pts</b></td> <td><b>GF</b></td> <td><b>GA</b></td> <td><b>PIM</b></td> <td><b>Finish</b></td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Playoffs" title="Playoffs">Playoffs</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1972%E2%80%9373_Houston_Aeros_season" title="1972–73 Houston Aeros season">1972–73</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>39</td> <td>35</td> <td>4</td> <td>82</td> <td>284</td> <td>269</td> <td>1363</td> <td>2nd, Western</td> <td>Won quarter-final (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Sharks" title="Los Angeles Sharks">Sharks</a>) <br /> Lost semi-final (<a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Jets</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Houston_Aeros_season" title="1973–74 Houston Aeros season">1973–74</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>48</td> <td>25</td> <td>5</td> <td>101</td> <td>318</td> <td>219</td> <td>1038</td> <td><b>1st, Western</b></td> <td>Won quarter-final (<a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Jets</a>) <br />Won semi-final (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Fighting_Saints" title="Minnesota Fighting Saints">Fighting Saints</a>) <br /><b>Won in Final (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cougars" title="Chicago Cougars">Cougars</a>)</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_Houston_Aeros_season" title="1974–75 Houston Aeros season">1974–75</a></td> <td>78</td> <td>53</td> <td>25</td> <td>0</td> <td>106</td> <td>369</td> <td>247</td> <td>1257</td> <td><b>1st, Western</b></td> <td>Won quarter-final (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Crusaders" title="Cleveland Crusaders">Crusaders</a>) <br />Won semi-final (<a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Mariners" title="San Diego Mariners">Mariners</a>) <br /><b>Won in Final (<a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Nordiques</a>)</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Houston_Aeros_season" title="1975–76 Houston Aeros season">1975–76</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>53</td> <td>27</td> <td>0</td> <td>106</td> <td>341</td> <td>263</td> <td>1093</td> <td><b>1st, Western</b></td> <td>Won quarter-final (<a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Mariners" title="San Diego Mariners">Mariners</a>) <br /> Won semi-final (<a href="/wiki/New_England_Whalers" class="mw-redirect" title="New England Whalers">Whalers</a>) <br /> Lost in Final (<a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Jets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976%E2%80%9377_Houston_Aeros_season" title="1976–77 Houston Aeros season">1976–77</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>50</td> <td>24</td> <td>6</td> <td>106</td> <td>320</td> <td>241</td> <td>1432</td> <td><b>1st, Western</b></td> <td>Won quarter-final (<a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Oilers</a>) <br /> Lost semi-final (<a href="/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets_(1972%E2%80%9396)" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)">Jets</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#eeeeee"> <td><a href="/wiki/1977%E2%80%9378_Houston_Aeros_season" title="1977–78 Houston Aeros season">1977–78</a></td> <td>80</td> <td>42</td> <td>34</td> <td>4</td> <td>88</td> <td>296</td> <td>302</td> <td>1543</td> <td>3rd, League</td> <td>Lost quarter-final (<a href="/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques" title="Quebec Nordiques">Nordiques</a>) </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dddddd"> <td><b>Totals</b></td> <td><b>474</b></td> <td><b>285</b></td> <td><b>170</b></td> <td><b>19</b></td> <td><b>589</b></td> <td><b>1928</b></td> <td><b>1541</b></td> <td><b>7726</b> </td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Houston_Aeros_(WHA)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_WHA_seasons" title="List of WHA seasons">List of WHA seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Aeros_(1994%E2%80%932013)" title="Houston Aeros (1994–2013)">Houston Aeros</a>, the AHL franchise named after the original Aeros</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Houston_Aeros_(WHA)_players" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Houston Aeros (WHA) players">List of Houston Aeros (WHA) players</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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