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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, green, white
Owner(s):	Jonathan Fleisig
General Manager:	Matt Riley
Head Coach:	Marty Raymond
Media:	KGEO 1230
Affiliates:	Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
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.

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 18, 2006. ^[2]

Current roster

Current as of October 17, 2009.^[3][4]

GOALTENDERS
#		Player	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
31		Justin Pogge	R	April 22, 1986	Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
33		Timo Pielmeier	L	July 7, 1989	Deggendorf, Germany

<center>DEFENSEMEN
#		Player	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
2		Patrik Prokop	L	January 16, 1988	Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
3		Raymond Eichenlaub	R	June 18, 1986	Wilmette, IL, USA
4		Sasha Pokulok	R	May 25, 1986	Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC, Canada
5		Shaun Fisher – A	L	June 2, 1979	Detroit, MI, USA
6		Pierre-Luc Lessard	L	January 16, 1988	Thetford Mines, QC, Canada
12		John de Gray	L	February 14, 1988	Markham, ON, Canada
29		Eric Regan – A	R	May 20, 1988	Whitby, ON, Canada
44		Stu Bickel – A	R	October 2, 1986	Chanhassen, MN, USA

<center>FORWARDS
#		Player	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
7		Adam Naglich	C	R	May 9, 1984	Las Vegas, NV, USA
8		Dan Sexton	RW	R	April 29, 1987	Apple Valley, MN, USA
9		Andrew Ianiero – A	F	L	January 10, 1981	Hamilton, ON, Canada
10		Mathieu Aubin – A	C	R	September 18, 1986	Sorel, QC, Canada
11		Logan MacMillan	LW	L	July 5, 1989	Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
14		Nick Kemp	RW	R	January 5, 1986	Hermantown, MN, USA
15		Maxime Macenauer	C	L	January 4, 1989	Laval, QC, Canada
18		MacGregor Sharp	C	L	October 1, 1985	Red Deer, AB, Canada
22		Stephane Goulet	RW	L	January 7, 1986	Levis, QC, Canada
23		Shawn Weller – C	LW	L	July 8, 1986	Glens Falls, NY, USA
24		Bobby Bolt	LW	L	April 29, 1987	Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
25		Erick Lizon	RW	R	November 29, 1985	Kitchner, ON, Canada

Team captains

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

Hall of Famers

NHLers

• 9 - C Connor James (2004-05) played in two games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 2005-06 season.
• 44 - G Yutaka Fukufuji (2004-05) was called up on emergency basis to the Los Angeles Kings on December 15, 2006.

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.

Notable players

Journalist Ken Baker - Played one game as goaltender for the Condors in the 2001-02 season, finishing with a win, a 5.00 GAA and a 0.857 save percentage.^[5] Baker's dreams of playing professional hockey were cut short due to a tumor that inhibited his ability to build enough muscle for the sport. His book "They Don't Play Hockey In Heaven" tells the story of his experience with the Condors.

Retired numbers

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

Miscellaneous

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. The condors did it again the following year, defeating Fresno, but then lost in round 2 to the Alaska Aces in four games.

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.

References