Houston Apollos

The Houston Apollos were a minor professional hockey team based in Houston, Texas. They played in the Central Hockey League from 1965 to 1969, and then from 1979 to 1981.
From 1965 to 1969 they were a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens. The Canadiens pulled out and moved the team back to Montreal. They became the Montreal Voyageurs of the American Hockey League. Aside from cutting back on travel costs, the Canadiens cited low attendance, poor choice of dates in the local arena, and lack of practice time.
The team was revived in 1979, after the Houston Aeros of the World Hockey Association folded. The team only lasted one and a half seasons before folding on January 8, 1981.
They played in the Sam Houston Coliseum.
==Season-by-Season Records==
===Central Hockey League===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing 	Playoffs
1965-66	70 	27 	32 	11 	65 	221 	244 	5th 	out of playoffs
1966-67	70 	32 	28 	10 	74 	255 	229 	3rd 	Lost Semi Final
1967-68	70 	28 	31 	11 	67 	220 	216 	4th South	out of playoffs
1968-69	72 	34 	26 	12 	80 	224 	204 	3rd South	Lost Quarter Final
1979-80	80 	32 	38 	10 	74 	300 	319 	6th 	Lost Quarter Final
1980-81	33 	12 	13 	8 	32 	97 	98 	- 	Dropped out Jan. 8
Category:Central Hockey League (1963-84) team
Category:American ice hockey teams