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List Of Houston Aeros (WHA) Players
This is a list of players who played at least one game for the Houston Aeros (WHA), Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association from 1972–73 WHA season, 1972–73 to 1977–78 WHA season, 1977–78. B *Bill Butters C *Scott Campbell (ice hockey, born 1957), Scott Campbell *Cam Connor D *Gary Donaldson F *Mike Fedorko G *Ron Grahame *John Gray (ice hockey), John Gray *Don Grierson (ice hockey), Don Grierson H *Larry Hale *Murray Hall (ice hockey), Murray Hall *Ron Hansis *Duke Harris *André Hinse, Andre Hinse *Ed Hoekstra *Gordie Howe *Mark Howe *Marty Howe *Bill Hughes (ice hockey), Bill Hughes *Frank Hughes (ice hockey), Frank Hughes *John Hughes (ice hockey, born 1954), John Hughes I *Glen Irwin K *Gordon Kannegiesser L *Gord Labossiere *André Lacroix (ice hockey), Andre Lacroix *Ray LaRose *Don Larway *Bob Liddington *Morris Lukowich *Larry Lund M *John Mazur (ice hockey), John Mazur *Dunc McCallum *Brian McDonald (ice hockey), Brian McDonald *Al McLeod *Don McLe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Aeros (WHA)
The Houston Aeros were a professional ice hockey team in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 to 1978. Franchise history The Aeros were originally slated to play in Dayton, Ohio, 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 stagnating economy 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 University of Dayton Arena, did not have an ice plant and the university balked at the cost of installing one. The largest hockey venue, Hara Arena, seated only 5,000 people—not enough even for temporary use. Due to these problems, owner Paul Deneau moved the team to Houston, Texas. Although the Aeros name had originally been chosen in honor of the Wright brothers, it was deemed appropriate for Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Hoekstra
Edward Adrian Hoekstra (November 4, 1937 – November 10, 2011) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 70 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Philadelphia Flyers during the 1967–68 season and played 97 games in the World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ... (WHA) with the Houston Aeros from 1972 to 1974. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1958 to 1974, was spent in the minor leagues. He was the brother of Cecil Hoekstra, who also played hockey. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1937 births 2011 deaths Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players Canadian ice hockey centres Canadian people of Dutch descent Cleveland Barons (1937–1973) players Denver Spurs (WHL) players Houston Ae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Liddington
Robert Allen Liddington (born September 15, 1948) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 11 games in the National Hockey League and 348 games in the World Hockey Association between 1970 and 1977. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Cougars, Houston Aeros, Denver Spurs, Ottawa Civics The Ottawa Civics was a professional ice hockey team based out of Ottawa that played in the World Hockey Association. The team, which hastily adopted its identity in midseason when the Denver Spurs announced plans to sell the team and relocate t ..., and Phoenix Roadrunners. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs References External links * 1948 births Living people Binghamton Dusters players Calgary Buffaloes players Calgary Centennials players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey left wingers Chicago Cougars players Denver Spurs (WHA) players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Ice hockey people fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Larway
John Donald "Don" Larway (February 12, 1954 – November 9, 2019) was a professional ice hockey player who played 324 games in the World Hockey Association (WHA). He died in November 2019 in Houston, where he had resided for many years, working as a professional videographer for the Houston Aeros of the American Hockey League, Houston Rockets and Houston Astros. Nicknamed "Dart". Playing career Following two MJHL seasons with the Dauphin Kings, the Oak Lake, Manitoba native played two WCHL seasons, the first with the Winnipeg Jets and the second split between the Winnipeg Clubs and the Swift Current Broncos The Swift Current Broncos are a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. Founded during 1967 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, the Broncos played seven seasons before relocating to Lethbridge from 1974 to 1986 as the Lethbridge Broncos .... Drafted 18th overall by the Boston Bruins, and third overall in the WHA by the Cincinnati Stingers, Larway spent h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray LaRose
Raymond LaRose (born November 20, 1941) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defencemanhttps://www.hockey-reference.com/players/l/larosra01.html who played parts of two seasons in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Houston Aeros and New York Golden Blades/Jersey Knights The New York Raiders were an ice hockey team in New York City, and founding member of the World Hockey Association. Intended to be the WHA's flagship franchise, the team was unable to compete with the National Hockey League's established N .... References External links * 1941 births Living people Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey defencemen Denver Spurs (WHL) players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Kansas City Blues (ice hockey) players Los Angeles Blades (WHL) players New York Golden Blades players Jersey Knights players Quebec Aces (AHL) players Seattle Totems (WHL) players St. Louis Braves players Syracuse Blazers player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Lacroix (ice Hockey)
André Joseph Lacroix (born June 5, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association, and is the WHA's all-time leading career scorer. Playing career A centre notable for his playmaking, penalty-killing, and faceoff skill, Lacroix played junior hockey for the Peterborough Petes, leading the league in assists in both the 1964–65 and 1965–66 seasons and in points the latter season. He then played two seasons for the minor-league Quebec Aces of the AHL, playing brilliantly in the 1968 season before being recalled by the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL in the spring of 1968. Paired on a forward line with fellow ex-Quebec wingers Jean-Guy Gendron and Simon Nolet, he was an immediate star, leading the Flyers in scoring in both 1969 and 1970. After the 1971 season, Lacroix was traded to the Chicago Black Hawks and was dismayed at the change of scenery, playing poorly the next year. However, in the fall of 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gord Labossiere
Gordon William Labossiere (; born January 2, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 215 games in the National Hockey League between 1963 and 1971 and 301 games in the World Hockey Association between 1972 and 1976. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Awards and achievements * MJHL Scoring Champion (1958) * MJHL Goal Leader (1958) * MJHL First Team Allstar (1958) * MJHL MVP (1958) * EPHL Scoring Champion (1963) * EPHL First All-Star Team (1963) * AHL First All-Star Team (1967) * John B. Sollenberger Trophy Winner (1967) * AHL Second All-Star Team (1970) * Avco Cup ( WHA) Championships (1974 & 1975) * Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame The Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum for ice hockey in Manitoba, located on the main level of the Canada Life Centre in downtown Winnipeg. It was established in 1985, when the first honoured members were named an ... External links * Gord Labossiere's b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Kannegiesser
Gordon Cameron Kannegiesser, Jr. (December 21, 1945 – March 1, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. Kannegiesser played 23 games in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues and 127 games in the World Hockey Association with the Houston Aeros and Indianapolis Racers. Kannegiesser died from complications of ALS on March 1, 2022, at the age of 76. He was the brother of Sheldon Kannegiesser Sheldon Bruce Kannegiesser (born August 15, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 366 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and Vancouver C .... References External links * 1945 births 2022 deaths Deaths from motor neuron disease Neurological disease deaths in Ontario Canadian ice hockey defencemen Guelph Royals players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Indianapolis Racers players Ice hockey people from North Bay, Ontario St. Louis Blues players [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Irwin
Glen Irwin (born March 1, 1951) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in 233 WHA games with the Houston Aeros and Indianapolis Racers over parts of five seasons. Career statistics External links * 1951 births Binghamton Dusters players Canadian ice hockey defencemen Estevan Bruins players Flint Generals players Fort Worth Wings players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Houston Apollos players Ice hockey people from Edmonton Indianapolis Racers players Living people Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players Philadelphia Flyers draft picks Richmond Robins players St. Catharines Black Hawks players San Diego Gulls (WHL) players Seattle Totems (WHL) players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States {{Canada-icehockey-defenceman-1950s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hughes (ice Hockey, Born 1954)
John Spencer Hughes (March 18, 1954 – April 8, 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Career The bulk of his professional career was spent in the World Hockey Association (WHA), where he played from 1974 until 1979 for the Phoenix Roadrunners, Cincinnati Stingers, Houston Aeros, Indianapolis Racers, and Edmonton Oilers. When the WHA folded in 1979, Hughes moved to the National Hockey League (NHL), briefly playing for the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers (who joined the NHL), and New York Rangers. He retired in 1982. Hughes had 18 goals, 130 assists, 148 points and 778 penalty minutes in 372 regular season games in the WHA and two goals, 14 assists, 16 points and 211 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games in the NHL. Personal life Hughes died on April 8, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest provinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Hughes (ice Hockey)
Frank Hughes (born October 1, 1949) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played 392 games in the World Hockey Association and five games in the National Hockey League between 1971 and 1978. He was a member of the Houston Aeros (WHA), Houston Aeros, California Golden Seals, and Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA), Phoenix Roadrunners. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs External links * 1949 births Living people California Golden Seals players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Canadian ice hockey right wingers Edmonton Oil Kings (WCHL) players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Ice hockey people from British Columbia People from Fernie, British Columbia Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players Phoenix Roadrunners (WHL) players Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks Tucson Rustlers players Western International Hockey League players {{canada-icehockey-winger-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hughes (ice Hockey)
William John Martin Hughes (born November 7, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. During the 1972–73 season Hughes played three games in the World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was a professional ice hockey major league that operated in North America from 1972 to 1979. It was the first major league to compete with the National Hockey League (NHL) ... with the Houston Aeros. Awards and honours References External links * 1947 births Living people Canadian ice hockey goaltenders Fort Worth Texans players Houston Aeros (WHA) players Ice hockey people from Ontario Muskegon Mohawks players Sportspeople from Kirkland Lake {{Canada-icehockey-goaltender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |