Condors Weekly

CONDORSTOWN – The Bakersfield Condors ended last week on a high note with a victory on the road against the Stockton Thunder, but sit in 9th place in the Western Conference with a 2-10-0-1 record and 5 points in the standings. They sit three points behind Utah and Las Vegas, who are both tied for 7th in the table.

Last Week: 1-2-0-0 against division rivals

The Condors fell 6-2 on Field Trip Day to Stockton, and 4-2 Saturday against Ontario despite a 33-20 shot advantage on the night.

They rebounded in a see-saw affair in Stockton on Sunday with a 4-3 shootout victory. G Chet Pickard stopped all five shootout shooters and LW Chris Collins scored twice in regulation. C Chase Schaber scored for the second time in three games as well, with his goal tying it up late in the third.

 

NOTES:

• G Chet Pickard started both games on the weekend as the team’s lone contracted goaltender. G Andy Chiodo left the team to pursue an overseas offer on Friday.
• After going 11 games before scoring his first goal of the season, LW Chris Collins scored three times in two games last weekend.
• The Condors have not been out-shot since Nov. 3 in Alaska. During that stretch the Condors have out-shot their opponent five times and tied once.
• RW Jordan Knackstedt is 2-for-2 in shootout attempts this season.
• Bakersfield out-shot their weekend opponents by a combined 74-48, including a season-high 41 shots Sunday in Stockton.
• Collins’ goal with the man advantage Sunday snapped a 0-for-28 stretch for Bakersfield’s power play.
• Bakersfield ranks 6th in the ECHL with an average attendance of 5,449.

CONDORS LEADERS

Points: Neal – 7

Goals: Knackstedt, Broda, Collins, Schaber – 3

Assists: Tremblay, Neal – 4

Penalty Minutes: Abney, Cunningham – 23

+/-: Neal, Pageau – Even

GAA: Pickard – 3.02

Save pct: Bunz – .893

This Week:

Friday & Saturday in Ontario 

• Friday’s game starts at 7 p.m., Saturday at 6 p.m., both from Citizens Business Bank in Ontario, Calif.

Next Home Games

 

Tuesday, Nov. 26 vs. San Francisco Bulls – 7 p.m.

• Canned Food Drive – bring two non-perishable food items and receive $1 admission.
• “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” promotion – after you attend a showing of the film at Maya Cinemas, bring your ticket to the movie with you to this game and get in for $1.
• Sponsored by La Preciosa 105.3
• all tickets subject to arena facility fee

Saturday, Nov. 30 vs. Stockton Thunder – 7 p.m.

• Teddy Bear Toss!
• Bring a stuffed animal to the game and when the Condors score their first goal, throw them onto the ice.
• The bears will be collected and distributed throughout the community by the United Way of Kern County.
• Sponsored by 29 Eyewitness News, 1180 KERN and 3-Way Chevrolet-Cadillac
• This is annually the largest crowd of the season; it is advised that fans buy their tickets in advance and arrive early (last season’s Teddy Bear Toss goal came 1:16 into the game)

 

Tune In:

• All games, home and away, can be heard on Fox Sports Radio 970 AM (www.foxsports970am.com), through your mobile device on iHeartRadio, or pay-per-view online atwww.AmericaOneSports.com. “Condors Countdown” starts 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck.
• “Condors Unleashed” video webcast airs Wednesdays from Noon – 1 p.m. on www.Bakersfield.com, and also audio simulcast on Fox Sports Radio 970. This week’s guests: Head Coach Troy Mann and LW Chris Collins.
• “Condors Insider” weekly radio show airs live every Thursday from 4 – 5 p.m. on Fox Sports Radio 970.

Get tickets:

Ticket packages for the 2013-14 season are still available and can be had for close to $10 per month. Click here or call 324-PUCK (7825) for more information.