Houston, TX – The American Hockey League’s Houston Aeros, primary developmental affiliate of the Minnesota Wild, will host a Teddy Bear Toss Saturday when the team takes on the San Antonio Rampage at 7 p.m. The Aeros are asking fans to bring in teddy bears or other stuffed animals to throw onto the ice after Houston’s first goal of the game. Also Saturday, the Aeros will be giving away 3,000 sets of playing cards.

Several players will be delivering the toys and bears to Second Mile on Monday, December 15. Jason Beckett and Jeff Hoggan initiated their own player-driven toy drive. Fans may donate other toys at the La Branch entrance to the Toyota Center to benefit the cause.

Second Mile Mission Center is a nonprofit organization serving less-fortunate families in Fort Bend County. The toys collected by the Aeros players will be used in the Second Mile Mission Center’s Five Days of Christmas. When families come into the center the parents will pick out presents for their children while the children get presents for their parents. All gifts are free of charge to the families. For more information on the Houston Aeros Toy Drive please contact Janna Brown at 713-361-7922.

The Aeros would also like to remind their fans that next Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 16 and 17 is a buy one, get one free ticket offer at center ice. Get two center ice tickets for just $28 as the Aeros take on the Norfolk Admirals at 7 p.m. each night.

There are three Sunday Family Days games left this season, including one more on December 28. Fans who purchase the Sunday Family Days pack receive four tickets, four Aeros pucks, one parking pass and $20 of Toyota Center Bucks to be used for food and drink in the Toyota Center. This great value starts at $59 for upper end zone, $75 for lower end zone, $83 for corners and $115 for center ice/club seats. The other two Sunday Family Days games are January 4 and March 28. Sunday games begin at 5 p.m.

There are also a pair of Aeros Happy Hour games during December. This great value includes a center ice/club seat ($28 value alone), plus $10 of Toyota Center Bucks, for just $25. Aeros Happy Hour games are Wednesday, Dec. 17; Tuesday, Dec. 30; Thursday, Jan. 8; Thursday, Feb. 5; and Thursday, April 1.

More information on the above promotions can be found at www.aeros.com/tickets. You can also call 713.974.PUCK for more information and to order.