The month of January, with 13 games in three states and six different cities may appear to be a marathon, but heading into Friday night’s home game against Stockton, Condors coach Jay Woodcroft said it’s time for the stretch run.
Back on Dec. 8 the Condors honored Josh Currie, who seems to have a knack for scoring hat tricks, with a unique bobblehead doll giveaway featuring a sombrero hat.
When the Condors opened American Hockey League play back in October, the goaltending net belonged to veteran Al Montoya.
Shane Starrett stopped 28 shots and the Bakersfield Condors snapped a five-game winless streak with a 2-0 victory over Colorado on Saturday night in Loveland, Colo.
The Colorado Eagles won the special-team battle on Friday night and came away with a 6-3 victory over the Condors in Loveland, Colo.
Less may not be more, but Kern County Raceway Park is betting that a slightly reduced schedule featuring better quality events will be a recipe for success in 2019.
The Bakersfield Condors started a three-game road trip on Wednesday with a 3-2 loss to the Texas Stars in Cedar Park, Texas.
Back on Nov. 29, the Arizona Coyotes picked up goaltender Calvin Pickard off waivers from Philadelphia.
The Condors fired away on Friday night at Rabobank Arena, but a season-high 51 shots was not enough to beat the Colorado Eagles.
The goals remain few and far between, but rookie winger Tyler Benson is starting to hit his stride for the Bakersfield Condors.
The Condors don’t face the San Diego Gulls again until Feb. 9.
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Citizens Business Bank Arena
Once again a penalty played a huge role in a Bakersfield loss to San Diego.
The Condors return to Rabobank Arena on Saturday night for the first time in two weeks as they head into their busiest week and month of the season.
The Condors are still trying to figure out a way to beat beat the San Diego Gulls in San Diego.
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
The Colorado Eagles came away with a 3-2 win over the Bakersfield Condors following a shootout Saturday night in Loveland, Colo.
Five second period goals pushed the Bakersfield Condors past the Colorado Eagles, 5-3, on Friday night in Loveland, Colo.
Bakersfield Condors rookie goaltender Dylan Wells stopped 27 shots as the Condors shut out the Stockton Heat, 1-0, on the road.
The Bakersfield Condors won a 4-3 thriller on Saturday, beating the San Diego Gulls in a shootout at Rabobank Arena.
When: 7 p.m.
The Edmonton Oilers have recalled defenseman Caleb Jones from the Condors following an injury to Oscar Klefbom on Tuesday night.
A few hours before the Condors hosted San Jose at Rabobank Arena on Saturday night, Bakersfield coach Jay Woodcroft called it a measuring stick game for his team.
There are lines with more flash. More pizzazz. More razzmatazz.
A hat trick is certainly good, but one goal each by four different players is better.
When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
It was a tired Manitoba Moose team that skated onto the Rabobank Arena ice on Saturday evening and the Condors took full advantage.
Not that long ago, it looked like the Condors were getting a handle on what Jay Woodcroft called “learning to win.”
It was a problem early in the season, disappeared for a while but has reared its ugly head once more.
When: 10 :30 a.m.
It was a bad night to have your worst game of the season.
Some arrived carrying a stuffed animal as large as they were, some had a single animal tucked under an arm and still others walked into Rabobank Arena on Saturday night with large bags filled with various critters.
Cameron Hebig scored a pair of goals as the Condors beat the Ontario Reign 4-2 on Friday night in Ontario.
He’s in better shape, is confident and is on a mission to make it to the National Hockey League.
Twenty years ago on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Condors President Matt Riley tried something he saw elsewhere and thought it might work well in Bakersfield.
A turnover at their own blueline late in the second period was glaring, and costly, but there was far more wrong with Bakersfield’s game against Colorado on Tuesday night.
Stymied again and again by Colorado goaltender Pavei Francouz through two-plus periods on Saturday night, the Condors never stopped pressing.
The Condors juggled their lines and made a goaltender change but came up empty on Friday night in San Diego in a 4-1 loss against the Gulls. The Condors, who had won four straight entering the game, avoided a shutout when defenseman Ryan Stanton scored his first of the season with 4:15 remaining.
He was playing on the top line for the Condors and on Thursday morning, right wing Patrick Russell was recalled to the Edmonton Oilers.
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.
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