Featured Aero Of The Week - Colton Gillies

This weeks Featured Aero is very talented and huge play maker.  Colton Gillies born on February 12th 1989 in White Rock Canada began his professional career in 2004 with the Saskatoon Blades (WHL).  He stayed there for four years and was drafted with the Minnesota Wilds in a first round pick #16 overall in 2007.  He spent some time with the wild and split between the Houston aeros.  Last year he has shown us what a huge play maker he could be and a talented left wing.  Last year he registered 7 goals and 13 assists while playing in 72 AHL games. This year he is starting out strong with a one goal and two assist start.  We look forward to the future games he has to offer through out the season.

AEROS shoot out the Canadiens

     Well folks todays game was that of excitement and fear followed with an overwhelming joy of the third straight win for this Aeros team.  Tonight the Team started Strong with Two goals posted in the First period of play and they soon moved on to the second skating hard and ending the period on top.  The third period Toronto came back with a vengeance placing two more Goals on the board but in the wrong score column.   The Aeros went into the overtime a player short where they then could not keep their hands to themselves.  there was more penalties called in overtime than the whole game combined I believe.  The overtime period ended with no puck finding the back of the net.  The shoot out was quite the spectacle with three of four tries going into the net (palmer, DiSalvatore, Gillies).  Anton on the other end of the ice let only one goal into the net.  Over all the game was packed with Military personnel, and for that i salute you, the aeros fan, for donating money and getting involved in your Houston Aeros Hockey club.

Great Weekend in Hockey world Houston

     Well aeros fans a long time waiting pays off. After a 7 game losing streak they snap back with two winning games against the stars.   The aeros played like a pack of wolves, attacking the puck and scoring goal after goal all the while showing the stars their place.... on the boards.  The aeros played unbelievably well at their home game sunday where we scored 5 goals against the stars even if we were out shot by a few shots a period we found the back of the net time and time again.  On a side note the aeros goalie Anton, played like a superstar on sunday.  He played well in the crease making one save after another and covering the net giving the stars no holes to fire into.  I believe we have not seen the end of this winning streak and like i have said from the beginning the aeros will be at the play offs so save up for your play off purchase.

featured Aero Of The Week - Anton Khudobin

 (picture from the aeros website rooster page) 

 
  This weeks featured player of the week is Anton Khudobin.  Anton was born on May 7, 1986 in a town called Ust-Kamenogorsk in Kazakhstan. He is 5'11" and weights 176 pounds.  He plays the Houston Aeros Goalie and also plays for the Minnesota wild when they are in need of a goalie.  He started His hockey career in 2005 with a team in russia.  He quickly moved up the ranks to become the Houston aeros Goalie in 2007 were he played in 12 games on the year.  He started the 2009 - 2010 season with a bang but ended the season with a losing season playing in 40 games.  This season he is starting a little slow but i have a feeling this is just the beginning of a great year.  He will be sharing the ice with Matt Hackett and will hopefully get some ice time for when they need him the NHL.