The National Hockey League and the players' association have donated $200,000 to the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity for flood relief efforts in Houston as a result of Hurricane Harvey.
Hurricane Harvey is the first Category 3 or stronger hurricane to make landfall in the United States since 2005, and has caused catastrophic flooding in the fourth-largest American city. Flooding has displaced more than 30,000 people and has damaged hundreds of thousands of homes.
While there is no NHL team in Houston, the league and its players still have ties to the city, most notably Winnipeg Jets defenseman Tyler Myers, a native Houstonian.
The sport also has a history in the city. While no NHL club has called Houston home, the city was home to hockey with the former Aeros who competed in World Hockey Association from 1972-78, and an American Hockey League squad of the same name from 1994 to 2013.
