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Hockey is Alive & Well in Houston — Despite Climate & Lack of a Major Pro Team

Hockey is one the of high-profile events of any Winter Olympics, but is the sport as prominent in Houston – a city known for its heat and that last year lost the Aeros — its minor league hockey team? As we continue our week-long look at unlikely winter sports enthusiasts in the area, Houston Matters’ […]

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Hockey is one the of high-profile events of any Winter Olympics, but is the sport as prominent in Houston – a city known for its heat and that last year lost the Aeros — its minor league hockey team?

As we continue our week-long look at unlikely winter sports enthusiasts in the area, Houston Matters' Michael Hagerty finds that hockey is alive and well in Houston – it just takes a little more work to find it.

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Ice at the Galleria

Sugar Land Ice & Sports Center

  • Kids participate in hockey lessons on the ice rink at the Galleria. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
    Kids participate in hockey lessons on the ice rink at the Galleria. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
  • Kids participate in hockey lessons on the ice rink at the Galleria. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
    Kids participate in hockey lessons on the ice rink at the Galleria. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
  • Hockey players compete in numerous leagues at an ice rink in Sugar Land. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
    Hockey players compete in numerous leagues at an ice rink in Sugar Land. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
  • Hockey players compete in numerous leagues at an ice rink in Sugar Land. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
    Hockey players compete in numerous leagues at an ice rink in Sugar Land. (Photo Credit: Michael Hagerty)
Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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