Veteran RW Brendan Brooks signs with Condors

CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors, owned by the Edmonton Oilers, announced today that the team has signed veteran RW Brendan Brooks.
“We are a young team, especially up front, and he brings leadership and experience at all levels to Bakersfield,” Condors Head Coach J.F. Houle said. “He has speed and is a creative two-way forward who can be relied on in all situations.”
BROOKSstats, 35 years old, 5’11”, 190 lbs. St. Catherines, Ontario

  • Has played 763 professional games, including 262 in the American Hockey League (AHL), 193in the ECHL, 144 in the United Hockey League (UHL), and 67 in the DEL (Germany)
  • Entering his 17th professional season and returns to North America for the first time since 2006-07 when he played 51 games for the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL
  • Led Langnau of the Austrian League in scoring in 2009-10 with 20 goals and 14 assists for 34 points in 50 games
  • Recorded 97 points (49g-48a) in 262 games at the AHL level with Lowell, Manchester, Worcester, Peoria, Grand Rapids, and Manitoba
  • In 193 ECHL games, he tallied 79 goals and 74 assists for 153 points
  • Played briefly for Bruce Boudreau, father of Condors Assistant Coach Ben Boudreau, and alongside former Condors Head Coach Troy Mann with Mississippi (ECHL) in 1997-98.
PUFFY SHIRT JERSEYS TO GO ONLINE THIS WEEK
Several of the jerseys from Seinfeld Puffy Shirt Jersey Night will go online over the coming weeks. Stay tuned to BakersfieldCondors.com for details, and a schedule of the auctions.UP NEXT – FIELD TRIP DAY GAME/BUSINESSPERSON’S SPECIAL
The Condors are back on home ice Thursday morning against the Stockton Thunder in the annual Field Trip Day Game. The doors open at 9:30 a.m. and the puck drops at 10:30 a.m. A large contingent of school children is expected to pack the house Thursday. All tickets to this game in any seating level are just $10, making it also a great destination for lunch for the rest of us who have to work during the day.

TEDDY BEAR TOSS PICK 3
It’s going to be the biggest crowd of the year. You know you are going to go. But you always sit in the top rows because you wait until the last minute. Don’t wait! Save cash, save time standing in line, and sit in the seats YOU want to sit in by purchasing a Teddy Bear Toss Pick 3 plan. TBTP3 holders have access to the best seats in the house, plus you will save money and pick two more Condors games to come to over the next five months. It’s a no brainer! Packages start at just $30. Contact the Condors front office at 324-PUCK (7825).