Aeros schedule per Andrew Ferraro

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Hey, Toronto... you just might see us up there...see post below .Since I could not have said any better here is Mr. Ferraro's post from The Third Intermission!

The AHL gave the team's PR reps a nugget to release for themselves today.

Scott Henninger with the Aeros says the team's schedule grid is as follows.

Per Aeros.com:

The 2009-10 regular season will begin on Oct. 2. The Aeros complete schedule will be announced later this summer.

Houston is slated to host 28 games within the West Division, 11 against the North Division and one versus the East Division.

The Aeros opponents and number of home games are as follows (Houston plays each team an equal number of times on the road):

West Division

Texas Stars – six games

San Antonio Rampage – six games

Chicago Wolves – four games

Milwaukee Admirals – four games

Peoria Rivermen – four games

Rockford IceHogs – four games

North Division

Grand Rapids Griffins – three games

Abbotsford Heat – two games

Lake Erie Monsters – two games

Manitoba Moose – two games

Hamilton Bulldogs – one game

Toronto Marlies – one game

East Division

Syracuse Crunch – one game

While I am glad the Aeros still get to play the Crunch one time here and one time there, it kind of doesn't make sense now. It would be much more cost-effective to throw in another two games against Lake Erie.

Also, could this be the year? Who wants to throw some play money around

The Toronto Marlies and Hamilton Bulldogs are just 63.2 kilometers apart, easily the closest pair of opponents to each other on the Aeros schedule grid.

But guess what, kids?

The Aeros have never played Toronto and then Hamilton on the same road trip. Ever.

Instead the Aeros usually play two games in Manitoba and then fly to Toronto to complete the trip.

Or they will play a road game in Chicago, a home game at Toyota Center and then FLY to Toronto for the three in three (OK, so that never happened, but you know what I mean ... )

They will then play the Bulldogs when they do the tour of New York (Syracuse, Rochester).Is this the year the league will do what makes sense?

Should be Lake Erie, Rochester, Syracuse on one trip and then Toronto and Hamilton on another.

And to be really sensible, they should throw together the Manitoba/Abbotsford in a pair.

Obviously, I am being silly, but these are just some of the things to look for in advance of the schedule's release in early August.

That says it all. For more details go to http://thethirdintermission.blogspot.com//