One, according to Edmonton Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Peter Chiarelli, needs to regain his confidence. The other needs to learn how to finish.
Where: Des Moines
Cooper Marody scored 90 seconds into overtime to lift the Condors to their third straight win with a 5-4 victory over the Iowa Wild on Thursday in Des Moines.
In an environment where pedigree often carries weight, such as early-round draft choices in the American Hockey League, those without it can often be overlooked.
It’s been a tough weekend emotionally for Joe Gambardella, but it didn’t show on the ice.
One could sense something special was brewing 32 seconds into the Condors game Saturday night at Rabobank Arena.
As a team, the Bakersfield Condors are doing a lot of things well seven games into the American Hockey League season.
The Bakersfield Condors fell to the Stockton Heat on Wednesday night, 4-3, in Stockton.
In his seventh year of professional hockey, Keegan Lowe is comfortably embracing an unfamiliar role.
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Josh Currie had the puck on his stick, 10 feet away from the goal and a wide-open net in front of him.
There will be a fair share of nifty highlight-reel goals and blasts from the point that hit the back of the net for the Condors as the season goes on.
The Bakersfield Condors picked up a 3-2 shootout win on the road against the San Jose Barracuda.
So much for all that scoring.
The Bakersfield Condors did not score four power-play goals in a single game all last season.
Whether or not veteran goaltender Al Montoya got a fair shot at being a backup in Edmonton this season is a moot point.
The Bakersfield Condors open their 21st season of play, and fourth in the American Hockey League, Friday night against Stockton at Rabobank Arena.
The Condors begin their 21st season and fourth as an American Hockey League team on Friday night when they they host the Stockton Heat at Rabobank Arena.
John McFarland and Braden Christoffer got the attention of Condors coach Jay Woodcroft in a good way on Saturday afternoon at Rabobank Arena.
It's just a preseason game and the final score really won’t mean much, but there is plenty riding on overall performance as the Condors host the Stockton Heat Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rabobank Arena.
The locker room is not yet ready for occupation (new carpet needs to be installed), but the ice is down and that is all the Bakersfield Condors needed on Monday as the team opened American Hockey League training camp at Rabobank Arena.
A new chapter of Condors hockey is about to unfold.
The migration from Edmonton to Bakersfield started on Thursday as the Oilers made their first training camp cuts, assigning 15 player to the Condors.
One look at the Edmonton Oilers Rookie Camp roster should give even the most jaded Condors fan hope.
For the past couple of months, new Condors head coach Jay Woodcroft has been at his summer home about 2 1/2 hours northeast of Toronto.
It’s been a step-by-step process for Josh Currie.
The Bakersfield Condors released their 2018-19 schedule on Wednesday. Here are some highlights, along with a complete schedule listed below:
Oilers Entertainment Group chief executive officer and vice chair Bob Nicholson wasted no time publicly declaring his expectations of new Bakersfield Condors head coach Jay Woodcroft and the organization.
Matt Thurber, who played as a rookie for the Condors during the 2013-14 season, died Monday night in Omaha, Nebraska.
There are two types of coaches.
Jay Woodcroft went from minor league hockey player to an assistant coach in the National Hockey League. Now, he can add American Hockey League head coach to his resume.
The Condors are having a locker room clearance sale on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Rabobank Arena and pretty much everything must go.
No disrespect intended, but the Condors not making the playoffs for the third straight season in the American Hockey League should come as no real surprise.
The Bakersfield Condors ended the season on Saturday night, beating the Ontario Reign 5-1 in the season finale at Rabobank Arena.
Derek Thorn won’t be racing for a Spears Southwest Tour championship this year, but that doesn’t change his attitude heading into Saturday night’s 100-lap race at Kern County Raceway.
Wednesday night was definitely a time for the Bakersfield Condors to look to the future as they headed into their final three games of the season.
JC Lipon completed a hat trick into an empty net as the Manitoba Moose pushed the Condors to the brink of playoff contention elimination with a 4-1 victory on Friday night in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Where: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Short on bodies to start the game and shorter by the end, the Condors keep finding ways to keep their playoff hopes alive.
When: Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
The Condors aren’t going to be eliminated from playoff competition without a fight.
The Condors are playing their best hockey of the season but it won’t mean a thing if they don’t keep racking up the wns.
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday
A late goal by the Tucson Roadrunners with just over two minutes remaining in the third period sent the Bakersfield Condors to 2-1 loss at home.
Make no mistake about it, the Bakersfield Condors are here to serve the Edmonton Oilers
The Condors scored four unanswered goals on Friday night in Ontario to beat the Ontario Reign 4-1.
When: Friday 7 p.m.
The Condors signed forward Ostap Safin and goaltender Dylan Wells to Amateur Try Out agreements on Tuesday.
The Bakersfield Condors scored five unanswered goals and erased a 2-0 deficit to defeat the San Diego Gulls 5-2 on Saturday in San Diego.
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