Aeros sign NHL veteran G Steve Shields
October 3, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
HOUSTON, Texas - The Houston Aeros have signed goalie Steve Shields, a veteran of 246 National Hockey League games, to a professional tryout, the team announced this morning. Shields is expected to practice with the Aeros today.
Shields, 34 (7/19/72), played just nine games in 2005-06 due to injury. He went 1-2-1 with a 4.28 gaa in five games for NHL Chicago, and 2-2-0 with a 2.25 gaa in four games for AHL Chicago. Prior to the NHL lockout, the 12th year pro posted a 12-13-9 mark with a 2.76 gaa in 2003-04 with Florida.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound native of North Bay, Ont., attended the University of Michigan, where he roomed with Aeros assistant coach Cam Stewart. Shields has also played in the NHL with Buffalo , San Jose, Anaheim and Boston, with a career 80-104-40 record and a 2.67 gaa. Shields, who won a Calder Cup title with Rochester in 1996, sports a 39-34-4 career AHL mark with a 3.41 gaa in 84 games with Rochester and Chicago.
The Aeros open up the 2006-07 American Hockey League season at Toyota Center on Saturday at 7:35 p.m. against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Buy tickets! The team will honor 1994-95 Aeros Mark Freer, Graeme Townshend, Al Conroy and Steve Jaques. The first 3,000 fans will receive an Aeros camouflage hat. Pre-season party outside Toyota Center begins at 5:30 p.m., featuring two of Houston 's premier mobile entertainers, Olyn D. Taylor (DJ Specialist) and Lloyd C. Lively (Lively DJs). There will be great music, games, prizes and fun in front of Toyota Center.
Sunday at 5:05 p.m., the Aeros take on the Iowa Stars. "Mr. Hockey" ® Gordie Howe returns to Houston to have his No. 9 raised to the Toyota Center rafters. Buy tickets! It's also an Aeros Family Day. Get four tickets, four Aeros pucks, $20 in Toyota Bucks and free parking, all for just $67. Or call 713.974.PUCK to order your Family Day. It's also magnetic schedule night, compliments of FramesDirect.com. The pre-game party Sunday begins at 3 p.m.!
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