Bakersfield Condors

Bakersfield Condors
2016–17 AHL season
City	Bakersfield, California
League	American Hockey League (AHL)
Conference	Western
Division	Pacific
Founded	1984
Operated	2015–present
Home arena	Rabobank Arena
Colors	Blue, Orange, Dark Gray, White
Owner(s)	Oilers Entertainment Group Daryl Katz
General manager	Bill Scott
Head coach	Gerry Fleming
Captain	Ryan Hamilton
Media	The Bakersfield Californian Prime Ticket Fox Sports 970
Affiliates	Edmonton Oilers (NHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Franchise history
1984–1988	Nova Scotia Oilers
1988–1996	Cape Breton Oilers
1996–2003	Hamilton Bulldogs
2003–2004	Toronto Roadrunners
2004–2005	Edmonton Road Runners
2010–2015	Oklahoma City Barons
2015–present	Bakersfield Condors

The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Rabobank Arena. The AHL franchise is a relocation of the Oklahoma City Barons, which joined four other AHL franchises as the basis to form a new Pacific Division in California.

The Condors replaced the ECHL team of the same name, which played as a charter member of the West Coast Hockey League from 1995 until 2003 and then in the ECHL from 2003 until the end of the 2014–15 season, after which they moved to Norfolk, Virginia to play as the Norfolk Admirals.

History

On December 18, 2014, the Oklahoma City Barons and Edmonton Oilers mutually agreed to end the Barons' operations after the end of the 2014–15 season, with the Barons management citing financial problems and the Oilers citing a desire to "move on."^[1] One month later, on January 29, 2015, the AHL announced that the Oilers would relocate their franchise to Bakersfield as one of five charter members to form the basis of a new Pacific Division beginning in the 2015–16 season.^[2] A name-the-team contest was held from January 30 until February 15, 2015. The Condors name was announced as the winner on February 25, 2015.^[3] The Condors unveiled their new logo and colors on April 2, 2015.^[4]

On December 18, 2015, the Condors participated in the AHL's first outdoor game in California, called the Golden State Hockey Rush, at Raley Field in West Sacramento against the Stockton Heat. The Stockton would defeat the Condors 3–2 in front of 9,357 fans.^[5] Despite not making the playoffs in their first season, the Condors still contributed to the overall increase in AHL attendance^[6] with an average of 5195 per night,^[7] an increase of about 1900 spectators compared to the former Barons^[8] and similar to the former ECHL Condors.^[9]

In the 2016–17 season, the Condors were named as hosts for the second AHL outdoor game, named the Condorstown Outdoor Classic, against the Ontario Reign to be held on January 7, 2017, at Bakersfield College's Memorial Stadium.^[10]

Season-by-season results

Players

Current roster

Updated November 18, 2016.^[11]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
29		Allen, ScottScott Allen	LW	L	26	2016	Edmonton, Alberta	Condors
24		Aneloski, BryceBryce Aneloski	D	R	26	2016	Pekin, Illinois	Condors
41		Beck, TaylorTaylor Beck (A)	LW	R	25	2016	St. Catharines, Ontario	Oilers
21		Benik, JoeyJoey Benik	LW	L	24	2016	Andover, Minnesota	Condors
5		Betker, BenBen Betker	D	L	22	2015	Cranbrook, British Columbia	Oilers
31		Brossoit, LaurentLaurent Brossoit	G	L	23	2015	Surrey, British Columbia	Oilers
25		Chase, GregoryGregory Chase	C	R	21	2015	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Oilers
23		Christoffer, BradenBraden Christoffer	C	L	22	2015	Sherwood Park, Alberta	Oilers
18		Currie, JoshJosh Currie	RW	R	24	2015	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	Condors
34		Ellis, NickNick Ellis	G	L	22	2016	Millersville, Maryland	Oilers
2		Fraser, MarkMark Fraser (A)	D	L	30	2016	Ottawa, Ontario	Oilers
12		Hamilton, RyanRyan Hamilton (C)	LW	L	31	2015	Oshawa, Ontario	Condors
7		Khaira, JujharJujhar Khaira	C	L	22	2015	Surrey, British Columbia	Oilers
17		LaLeggia, JoeyJoey LaLeggia	D	L	24	2015	Burnaby, British Columbia	Oilers
16		Lander, AntonAnton Lander	C	L	25	2016	Sundsvall, Sweden	Oilers
19		Moroz, MitchellMitchell Moroz	LW	L	22	2015	Edmonton, Alberta	Oilers
6		Musil, DavidDavid Musil	D	L	23	2015	Calgary, Alberta	Oilers
11		Newbury, KrisKris Newbury	C	L	34	2016	Brampton, Ontario	Condors
15		Oesterle, JordanJordan Oesterle	D	L	24	2015	Dearborn Heights, Michigan	Oilers
14		Platzer, KyleKyle Platzer	C	R	21	2015	Waterloo, Ontario	Oilers
22		Rechlicz, JoelJoel Rechlicz	RW	R	29	2016	Brookfield, Wisconsin	Condors
8		Reinhart, GriffinGriffin Reinhart	D	L	22	2015	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Oilers
36		Russell, PatrickPatrick Russell	RW	R	23	2016	Birkerod, Denmark	Oilers
40		Sallinen, JereJere Sallinen	RW	L	26	2016	Espoo, Finland	Oilers
27		Simonelli, FrankieFrankie Simonelli	D	R	24	2016	Bensenville, Illinois	Condors
3		Simpson, DillonDillon Simpson	D	L	23	2015	Edmonton, Alberta	Oilers
28		Tam, MikaelMikael Tam	D	L	25	2016	Quebec, Quebec	Condors

References

1. "OKC Barons To Cease Operations At End Of Current Season". news9.com. December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
2. "Bakersfield will join the American Hockey League in 2015-16". Bakersfield Condors. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
3. Griffith, Mike (February 25, 2015). "Condors team name remains the same". Bakersfield Californian. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
4. "AHL CONDORS LOGO UNVEILING APRIL 2 AT 12 P.M.". Bakersfield Condors. March 27, 2015.
5. "Grant, Kylington and Shore Lead Heat to 3-2 Win at Raley Field". Stockton Heat. December 19, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
6. "AHL teams establish all-time attendance record". AHL. April 18, 2016.
7. "Bakersfield Condors Yearly Attendance". HockeyDB. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
8. "OKC Barons Yearly Attendance". HockeyDB. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
9. "ECHL Bakersfield Condors Yearly Attendance". HockeyDB. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
10. "Condors bringing outdoor hockey to Memorial Stadium". Bakersfield.com. August 23, 2016.
11. "Bakersfield Condors Team roster". Bakersfield Condors. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2016-10-05.

External links

• Bakersfield Condors Official Website