Houston Aeros Assign Josh Caron to Orlando
December 19, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
Houston, TX - Houston Aeros General Manager Jim Mill announced on Wednesday the team has assigned forward Josh Caron to the Orlando Solar Bears, the Aeros ECHL affiliate.
The 21-year old rookie was called up to Houston on Nov. 17 and made his AHL debut against Rockford at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on Nov. 18. In all, Caron skated in nine games for the Aeros without picking up a point. He returns to Orlando where he played in 14 games earlier in the season. Caron scored his first pro goal and added his first pro assist for two points with the Solar Bears. The 6-foot-4, 215-pounder also racked up 28 penalty minutes with Orlando. He spent the last five years playing in the WHL with Kamloops and Everett. In all, the Campbell River, BC native scored three goals and added 19 assists for 22 points. He also amassed 446 penalty minutes.
Houston will play a pair of games in Cleveland with the Lake Erie Monsters starting on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 6:00 p.m. (CT). The team will play a second game in Cleveland on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m. (CT). The Aeros return home on Wednesday, Dec. 26 to host the Texas Stars at 7:05 p.m. at Toyota Center. The first 2,000 fans will receive an Aeros knit cap, presented by Living Social. Fans are also encouraged to wear Ugly Holiday sweaters. After the game, Tait Communications presents the annual Guns N Hoses game, featuring the Houston Police Department versus the Houston Fire Department.
Aeros season tickets start as low as $9 per seat and may be purchased online at Aeros.com by placing a $100 deposit. Once your order is processed, an Aeros ticket representative will contact you to choose your exact seat location, as well as discuss the payment options. Information on season tickets and mini-plans is also available on the team website at www.aeros.com. Groups of 15 or more receive a discount on all tickets, to book your group outing to an Aeros game please call 713-974-PUCK (7825).
American Hockey League Stories from December 19, 2012
- Admirals Bitten by Hogs - Milwaukee Admirals
- Nilstorp, Stars Shutout Rampage 2-0 - Texas Stars
- Rampage Blanked at Texas Stars, 2-0 - San Antonio Rampage
- Donovan, Cizikas Lead Sound Tigers Past Devils 4-3 - Bridgeport Islanders
- Dog-Gone Good Win - Adirondack Phantoms
- Hutton, Hogs Hold off Milwaukee - Rockford IceHogs
- Lake Erie Drops Toronto 4-3 in Overtime - Toronto Marlies
- Van Der Gulik Leads Monsters to Come-From-Behind Overtime Win - Cleveland Monsters
- EGR's Glendening Steals Spotlight in Griffins Debut - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Bears Blank Admirals in Front of Record Crowd - Hershey Bears
- B-Sens Come Back to Beat Penguins, 4-3 - Binghamton Senators
- Griffins Double up Amerks, 4-2 - Rochester Americans
- Admirals Shut out by Bears in Hershey - Norfolk Admirals
- Senators Shock Penguins - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Pirates' Late Goals Sink Falcons - Springfield Falcons
- IceCaps Fall to Phantoms - St. John's IceCaps
- Devils Drop First Game of Road Swing - Albany Devils
- Kris Draper and Joe Kocur to Sign Autographs at December 29 Griffins Game - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Monsters Going Back To The '90's With Cleveland Lumberjacks Night - Cleveland Monsters
- Blashill and Chelios Ring Their Competition's Bells - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Amerks Holiday Hat Trick Packs Still Available for a Limited Time - Rochester Americans
- Heat Fall to Wolves 1-0 - Abbotsford Heat
- Andrew Johnston Joins Phantoms - Adirondack Phantoms
- Sound Tigers Sign Campbell to PTO - Bridgeport Islanders
- Toronto Marlies Weekly - Toronto Marlies
- Climie Backstops Wolves to 1-0 Win over Heat - Chicago Wolves
- Houston Aeros Assign Josh Caron to Orlando - Houston Aeros
- Falcons Game Preview: Springfield At Portland, Game #26 - Springfield Falcons
- Celebrate the Holidays with the Amerks on "Festive Sweater Night" this Friday - Rochester Americans
- Admirals Continuing to Build Momentum - Norfolk Admirals
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
