A year ago, local production company TVMan launched its "Be a Fan" campaign for the Houston Aeros, giving us some of the smartest, funniest, most absurd and effective ads we'd seen in some time.

Second, the city had a try at hockey with the American Hockey League's Houston Aeros from 1994 to 2013. The team was forced to relocate after the Houston Rocket's owner at the time demanded very ...