Aside from cutting back on travel costs, the Canadiens cited problems in Houston of low attendance, poor choice of dates in the local arena, and lack of practice time.
[citation needed] 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.
Unremarkably, before his Hall of Fame NHL career began with the Edmonton Oilers, Mark Messier played 4 games with the Apollos in 1979 before going to Edmonton.
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