Bakersfield Condors

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Bakersfield Condors
City: Bakersfield, California
League: ECHL
Conference: National Conference
Division: Pacific Division
Founded: 1995
Home Arena: Rabobank Arena
Colors: maroon, tan, black, grey
Owner(s): Jonathan Fleisig
General Manager: Matt Riley
Head Coach: Marty Raymond
Media: KGEO 1230
Affiliates: Anaheim Ducks (NHL) Iowa Stars (AHL)
Franchise history
1995 to 1998: Bakersfield Fog
1998 to present: Bakersfield Condors
Championships
Regular Season Titles: 0
Division Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Kelly Cups: 0

The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's National Conference. As of May 21, 2008, the Condors are affiliated with the Anaheim Ducks.[1] The Condors play home games at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, until recently known as Centennial Garden.

Originally known as the Bakersfield Fog, the team was founded in 1995 as a charter member of the West Coast Hockey League. The team assumed its current name in 1998 and joined the ECHL in 2003.

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[edit] History of the Bakersfield Condors

Main article: History of the Bakersfield Condors

[edit] Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Records as of October 30, 2006. [2]

Season League Division GP W L T OTL SOL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Coach(es) Result
1995-96 WCHL WCHL 58 24 29 0 5 0 53 0.414 271 323 1439 Keith Gretzky Out of Playoffs
1996-97 WCHL WCHL 64 33 26 0 5 0 71 0.516 345 325 2061 Keith Gretzky Lost in round 1
1997-98 WCHL WCHLS 64 22 37 0 5 0 49 0.344 226 330 1949 Keith Gretzky Lost in round 1
1998-99 WCHL WCHLS 70 21 40 0 9 0 51 0.300 213 308 2010 Kevin MacDonald Lost in round 1
1999-00 WCHL WCHLS 72 34 29 0 9 0 77 0.472 244 272 2343 Kevin MacDonald Lost in round 1
2000-01 WCHL WCHLS 72 26 36 0 10 0 62 0.361 220 273 2147 Kevin MacDonald Lost in round 1
2001-02 WCHL WCHLS 72 32 35 0 5 0 69 0.444 213 237 1377 Paul Kelly Lost in round 1
2002-03 WCHL WCHL 72 41 22 0 9 0 91 0.569 253 186 1625 Paul Kelly Lost in round 1
2003-04 ECHL Pacific 72 25 38 9 0 0 59 0.410 201 236 1750 Paul Kelly, Martin Raymond Out of Playoffs
2004-05 ECHL West 72 40 22 10 0 0 90 0.625 232 205 1691 Martin Raymond Lost in round 1
2005-06 ECHL Pacific 72 40 26 6 0 0 86 0.597 221 222 1814 Martin Raymond Lost in round 2
2006-07 ECHL Pacific 72 41 19 12 3 9 94 0.653 270 236 1556 Martin Raymond Lost in round 2
Totals 2 4 765 340 342 25 57 1 763 0.444 2656 2938 20356 5 7/9 Playoff Seasons (Known)

[edit] Current Roster

As of December 31, 2006. Taken from ECHL website. (Fukufuji added 10/22/07. Solei added 4/03/08) [3]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth
44 Flag of Japan Yutaka Fukufuji L September 17, 1982 Tokyo, Japan
29 Flag of the United States Brent Solei L March 26, 1984 Coon Rapids, Minnesota, USA
33 Flag of Canada Jamie Hodson L April 8, 1980 Lenore, Manitoba, Canada
Defencemen
# Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth
3 Flag of Canada Reagan Leslie L May 2, 1983 Lampman, Saskatchewan, Canada
4 Flag of the Czech Republic David Kudelka L March 8, 1975 Prerov, Olomouc Region, Czechoslovakia
5 Flag of the United States Tyler Scott L July 11, 1980 Rockville, Maryland, USA
20 Flag of Canada Scott Balan R May 29, 1982 Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
24 Flag of Canada Andrew Oke L August 26, 1981 Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada
32 Flag of Canada Shawn Thompson L May 28, 1980 Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
44 Flag of the United States Steve Rodberg L September 7, 1979 Twig, Minnesota, USA
55 Flag of the United States Kevin Truelson R January 31, 1981 Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Date of birth Place of birth
9 Flag of Canada Andrew Ianiero F L January 10, 1981 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
10 Flag of Canada Rane Carnegie F R January 2, 1985 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12 Flag of Canada Brett Lutes LW L February 2, 1982 Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada
13 Flag of Canada Sean Venedam F L July 31, 1976 Valley East, Ontario, Canada
14 Flag of Canada Scott Borders (hockey) LW L August 31, 1981 Bonnyville, ALberta, Canada
15 Flag of Canada Todd Griffith C L January 27, 1985 Welland, Ontario, Canada
18 Flag of Canada Mike Hofstrand C R December 6, 1977 Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
19 Flag of Canada Kevin Asselin F R February 9, 1985 Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada
22 Flag of Canada Kevin St. Jacques C R February 25, 1971 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
23 Flag of the United States Josh Liebenow RW R August 8, 1980 White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
25 Flag of the United States Alex Rogosheske C L April 17, 1981 St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
36 Flag of Canada Joel Irving F R January 2, 1976 Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada
-- Flag of Canada Chris Di Ubaldo F R -, 1982
Staff
Title Staff Member
Head Coach Marty Raymond
Assistant Coach Mark Pederson
Trainer Jason Lindsey
Equipment Manager John Doolan

[edit] Team captains

  • 2007-2008
    • C - Sean Venedam
      • A - Mike Hofstrand
      • A - Scott Balan
      • A - David Kudelka

[edit] Hall of Famers

[edit] NHLers

On January 13, 2007 the Los Angeles Kings replaced goaltender Barry Brust with Fukufuji in the third period of a game against the St. Louis Blues, thus becoming the first Japanese-born player to play in an NHL game.

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Retired numbers

  • 16 - Paul Willett
  • 17- Paul Rosebush
  • 26 - Glen Mears
  • 28 - Jamie Cooke
  • 74 - Steve Dowhy

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Team Highs

The Condors advanced past the 1st Round of the playoffs for the first time in their history in the 2005-06 season. They defeated the Long Beach Ice Dogs in seven games. The Condors lost in the seventh game of the next round against the Fresno Falcons, making it the longest playoff run in Condors history.

[edit] Infamous moments

In the 2004-05 ECHL playoffs, Condor Ashlee Langdone checked Alaska Ace Scott Gomez (who was playing that season in the ECHL due to the NHL strike) hard, sending him hip first into the open bench door. The resulting injury, a broken pelvis, knocked Gomez out of the rest of the playoffs, and resulted in Langdone being given a boarding penalty and a one-game suspension. The incident drew a rather negative reaction due to Gomez' status as an NHL all star, and accusations arose that the hit was ordered by Condors head coach Marty Raymond, although such accusations were never substantiated.

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