History | Timeline
2008-2009
January 21, 2009: Matt Pope (as a starter) and Mark Derlago represent the Condors at the ECHL All-Star Game in Reading, Penn.
February 17, 2009: Mike Wirll named ECHL Player of the Week
February 24, 2009: Chad Painchaud named ECHL Player of the Week (2nd consecutive POW award for the team)
March 3, 2009: Mike Wirll named ECHL POW; unprecedented 3rd consecutive POW award for one team in ECHL history
March 5, 2009: Mark Derlago named ECHL Player of the Month for February
June 12, 2008: Condors win 2007-08 ECHL Webstie of the Year and ECHL Marketing Excellence awards
October 29, 2008: Condors raise just over $10,000 for Kern Bridges Youth Homes with annual Charity Golf Tournament
November 4, 2008: Mark Derlago named ECHL Player of the Week after 4g-2a in two games, including a hat trick
November 8, 2008: Condors raise $23,325 for Ronald McDonald House with Olympic-Themed Jerseys (Jason Lezak appearance)
November 29, 2008: 7,614 (a record) stuffed animals collected on Teddy Bear Toss Night in front of 8,929 fans (SRO)
March 12, 2009: $16,746 raised with Tip A Condor dinner for Kern County Shrine Club at Buck Owens Crystal Palace
April 1, 2009: Matt Pope named to ECHL All-Rookie Team
April 2, 2009: Mark Derlago and Dave Bonk named to All-ECHL 2nd Team
April 15, 2009: Bruce Graham scores 15:26 into overtime to give the Condors a 6-5 victory in Game 3 of PDSF vs. Las Vegas
April 18, 2009: Mark Derlago scores the fastest OT goal in ECHL playoff history, 11 seconds into OT, for a 4-3 win in Game 5 of PDSF vs. Las Vegas
2007-2008
October 15, 2007 - Condors raise over $5,000 for Kern Bridges Youth
Homes through Condors Golf Tournament at RiverLakes GC
November 18, 2007 - Condors introduce All You Can Eat Pavillion
November 18, 2007 - Condors raise $21,475 for Ronald McDonald House
with 10th Anniversary Headline Jersey Raffle and Auction
November 24, 2007 - Sell-out crowd (second largest in team history)
of 8,895 tosses 7,026 stuffed animals on the ice for Teddy Bear
Toss
December 4, 2007 - Condors 10th Anniversary Team announced (First
Team: G-Kevin St. Pierre; D-Glen Mears, David Kudelka; F-Jamie Cooke,
Paul Rosebush, Paul Willett; Tough Guy-Jon Mirasty)
January 23, 2008 - Kevin Truelson (starter) and Todd Griffith skate
for National Conference in ECHL All-Star Game (def. American, 10-7)
January 29, 2008 - Mark Derlago ties a Condors franchise record
(Paul Rosebush) by scoring in his seventh consecutive game; finished
streak with 10 goals in seven games
February 5, 2008 - Mark Derlago scores four goals for his first
career hat trick, in a 7-6 SOL vs. Victoria (see Feb. 8)
February 8, 2008 - Mark Derlago has 3g-2a in 7-5 win vs. VIC, becomes
the first Condors player to record a hat trick in back-to-back games
February 9, 2008 - Condors raise $30,700 for Children’s Miracle
Network with Hollywood Jersey Raffle and Auction
February 12, 2008 - Mark Derlago named ECHL Player of the Week after
back-to-back hat tricks
February 24, 2008 - Condors welcome the 2 millionth fan in team
history (Sawyer Robinson); Michel Robinson records Condors record
22 PIM for a goaltender in 6-1 loss vs. FRE, Marty Raymond earns
one-game suspension for stick-throwing, cooler-kicking tirade
February 24, 2008 - Condors Fighting Cancer Hockey-Thon 41-hour
hockey marathon concludes raises $56,700 for Links for Life
March 19, 2008 - Mark Derlago signs PTO contract with Manitoba Moose
(AHL)
March 22, 2008 - Yutaka Fukufuji wins his 40th career game, 3-0
vs. FRE to move into first place in franchise history, passing Lee
Schill; also ties Condors career mark with his fourth career shutout
March 28, 2008 - Dale Reinhardt records his first career hat trick
(in his 5th career game) in a 6-3 win vs. Victoria
March 29, 2008 - Condors raise $31,600 for Valley Acheivement Center
with the Country Music Jersey Raffle and Auction
April 5, 2008 - Mark Derlago records his third hat trick of the
season in 6-3 win @ LV, matching a Condors record; Derlago finished
the season leading all rookies in the ECHL with 39 goals
April 10, 2008 - Kevin Truelson scores 1:55 into OT to defeat Victoria
in Game 1 of National Conference Quarterfinals (@ VIC)
April 19, 2008 - Condors silent jersey auction of 10th anniversary
season-worn jerseys raises $16,400
April 22, 2008 - Ash Goldie scores in overtime for Victoria to defeat
the Condors, 6-5, in Game 6 of National Conference quarterfinals
May 21, 2008 - Condors announce affiliation agreement with Anaheim
Ducks; Ducks Exec VP/GM Brian Burke in attendance at press conference
2006-2007
Oct. 22, 2006- First win of the season, beating Long Beach, 5-4
Oct. 27, 2006- Condors overcome 5-2 deficit in Alaska and beat
Aces 7-5; tie record with four power-play goals
Oct. 28, 2006- Condors fall in shootout against Aces, but take
three of four points in two-game series in Alaska
Oct. 31, 2006- Alexandre Bolduc recalled to Manitoba for first
time in season
Nov. 3, 2006- First home win of the season, beating Alaska, 3-2;
Andrew Ianiero honored as Kern Trophies Player of the Month
Nov. 7, 2006- Condors host Eighth Annual Charity Golf Tournament
at Rio Bravo Country Club - record total $8,000 raised
Nov. 11, 2006- Veterans Day Jersey Auction raises $27,700 for
Ronald MacDonald House; Kevin St. Jacques jersey raises record
$5,100 alone
Nov. 14, 2006- Condors Field Trip Day/Business Person Special
- record 5,200 students attend game, beating 2005-06 mark of 3,500
students; 8,124 total attendance watch Condors beat Utah, 3-1
Nov. 18, 2006- Condors beat Idaho, 3-2; Marty Raymond becomes
winningest coach in Bakersfield history
Nov. 25, 2006- 8,743 fans (fourth largest crowd in team history)
watch Condors beat Alaska, 6-3; Mike Hofstrand records 100th pro
assist; 5,475 stuffed animals collected for Eighth Annual Teddy
Bear Toss, benefiting United Way of Kern County
Nov. 26, 2006- Brett Lutes records 100th career point vs. Las
Vegas
Nov. 28, 2006- Andrew Ianiero records 100th point as a Condor
in Fresno
Dec. 1, 2006- Brett Lutes records hat trick in 4-2 win over Fresno;
Todd Griffith honored as Kern Trophies Player of the Month
Dec. 2, 2006- Condors beat Long Beach, 10-2; most goals in Condors
history; tie record with four power-play goals
Dec. 4, 2006- Alexandre Bolduc recalled to Manitoba for second
time in season
Dec. 12, 2006- Jamie Hodson named ECHL Goaltender of the Week
Dec. 16, 2006- Condors beat Victoria, 6-4; Marty Raymond’s
100th win as Condors head coach; Todd Griffith records first pro
hat trick
Dec. 23, 2006- Andrew Ianiero records 200th career point in 6-3
win over Utah
Dec. 29, 2006- Kevin St. Jacques extends point streak to 10 games
Jan. 6, 2007- Kevin St. Jacques records five points (2g, 3a) in
6-4 win over Victoria; Sean Venedam honored as Kern Trophies Player
of the Month
Jan. 8, 2007- Todd Griffith called up to Bridgeport
Jan. 10, 2007- Kevin St. Jacques records second straight five-point
game (1g, 4a) in 7-2 win over Utah
Jan. 12, 2007- Condors beat Stockton 5-4 in shootout; set record
with 22nd straight game with a power-play goal
Jan. 13, 2007- Goaltender Yutaka Fukufuji becomes first Japanese
player to play in the NHL
Jan. 14, 2007- Jamie Hodson wins 100th pro game in 4-3 win over
Fresno
Jan. 17, 2007- ECHL All-Star Game at Idaho (Rane Carnegie and
Todd Griffith represent Condors
Jan. 19, 2007- Beat Victoria 8-1; Sean Venedam records 400th ECHL
point
Jan. 27, 2007- Super Bowl Jersey Auction raises $21,450 for Petroleum
Shrine Club
Feb. 6, 2007- Jamie Hodson named ECHL Goaltender of the Week for
second time in season
Feb. 7, 2007- Josh Liebenow honored as Kern Trophies Player of
the Month
Feb. 10, 2007- Alexandre Bolduc recalled to Manitoba for third
time in season
Feb. 13, 2007- Condors host Seventh Annual Tip-A-Condor at Crystal
Palace - record $23,489 raised for Kern County Shrine Club
Feb. 16-17, 2007- Condors host Third Annual Hockey-Thon, raising
record $61,283 for “Links for Life” - more than triple
the amount of 2005-06
Feb. 17, 2007- Condors beat Ice Dogs, 9-4, set record with 27
shots in period; tie record with four power-play goals; Sean Venedam
records 100th point as a Condor and 600th pro point
Feb. 19, 2007- Josh Liebenow records 100th career point at Victoria
Feb. 24, 2007- 8,328 fans (sixth largest crowd in team history)
watch Condors beat Phoenix, 5-1
Mar. 4, 2007- Condors beat Aces 3-2 in overtime, earning four
of six points in three-game series in Alaska
Mar. 9, 2007- Condors win in Utah, 5-4 in overtime; set record
with sixth consecutive game decided in overtime/shootout
Mar. 13, 2007- Condors blank RoadRunners 6-0 in Phoenix; Jamie
Hodson’s second consecutive shutout
Mar. 16, 2007- Condors complete nine-game road trip win 4-2 win
in Long Beach; finished trip 7-0-2; set record with 12-game unbeaten
streak; tied record with seventh straight road win; set record
with 10-game road unbeaten streak (extended to 11 straight); set
record with 46th road point (finished season with 49 road points);
Jamie Hodson’s shutout streak ends at 184 minutes, 11 seconds
Mar. 17, 2007- 8,292 fans (eighth largest crowd in team history);
Jamie Hodson honored as Kern Trophies Player of the Month; St
Patrick’s Day Jersey Auction raises $28,800 for Kern Adult
Literacy Council, Andrew Oke’s raises $5,200 alone, record
for individual jersey, surpassing Kevin St. Jacques’ from
earlier in the season
Mar. 21, 2007- Brett Lutes records second hat trick of the season
in 5-4 overtime win vs. Fresno
Mar. 23, 2007- 8,325 fans (seventh largest crowd in team history);
Kevin Truelson records 100th pro assist
Mar. 30, 2007- Condors win in Fresno, 3-2; Condors 300th all-time
win; set record with 93rd point (finished season with 94 points);
tied team record with 41st win; set team record with 20th road
win; Brett Lutes records 100th point as a Condor
Apr. 4, 2007- Todd Griffith named to ECHL All-Rookie Team; Kevin
Truelson honored as Kern Trophies Player of the Month
Apr. 6, 2007- Kevin St. Jacques earns 700th pro assist
Apr. 13, 2007- Largest postseason crowd in team history, 7,219,
watch Condors beat Fresno, 4-2, in Game 3 of National Conference
Quarterfinals; U.S. Army Pregame Camouflage Jersey Auction raises
$19,250 for Active 20/30 Club - record for silent jersey auction
Apr. 15, 2007- Kevin St. Jacques records first-ever hat trick
in team playoff history and his six points set new team playoff
high, as Condors beat Fresno, 6-2, in Game 4 of National Conference
Quarterfinals
Apr. 19, 2007- Condors eliminate Fresno with 4-0 shutout in Game
6 of National Conference Quarterfinals; Rejean Beauchemin records
first-ever shutout in team playoff history
May 24, 2007- Condors unveil 10th Anniversary logos for 2007-08
season
May 30, 2007- Head coach Marty Raymond given contract extension
through 2009-10; Assistant coach Mark Pederson, Director of Hockey
Operations Bob Bartlett and Equipment Manager John Doolan given
contract extensions through 2008-09
June 9, 2007- Condors awarded second straight Beautiful Bakersfield
Group Humanitarian Award
June 13, 2007- Greg Lowe and Tim Statezni named 2006-07 ECHL Ticket
Executives of the Year
June 14, 2007- Matthew Riley named 2006-07 ECHL Executive of the
Year
Other Notes:
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Jerseys Off Our Back auctions raised combined
record of $97,200 (previous mark was $86,950 in 2005-06)
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Condors Kids Club nearly doubled its members
from 2005-06 (360 members in 2006-07)
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Condors donated more than 10,000 tickets to
local students
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Condors adopted their first stretch of land
for Bakersfield’s “Adopt a Highway” program
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Condors gave nearly 3,000 tickets for Big Buddies
program
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DARE graduates in Kern County received 10,000
tickets
- Condors raise an ECHL record $470,000 in community donations
2005-2006
July 7, 2005 - Former NHL player Mark Pederson named Condors
Assistant Coach
November 26, 2005 - 6,119 teddy bears collected by the United
Way in front of capacity crowd of 8,815 fans; the third-largest
crowd in Condors history
November 30, 2005 - The NHL’s Stanley Cup makes first-ever
appearance in Bakersfield to raise funds for ECHL teams displaced
by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
December 13, 2005 - Alexandre Bolduc called up to the Manitoba
Moose of the AHL, an affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks
January 1, 2006 - 2nd Annual Hockey-Thon raised over $20,000 for
Link to Life
January 7, 2006 - Sean Venedam records 200th career goal. Former
Condor Connor James makes debut with LA Kings (NHL)
January 20, 2006 - Scott Basiuk named to ECHL All-Star team
February 7, 2006 - Condors welcome one millionth visitor to website
February 20, 2006 - Director of Player Personnel Bob Bartlett
signs two-year contract extension with the Condors and is named
Director of Hockey Operations for the 06-07 season
February 28, 2006 - Head Coach Marty Raymond an Assistant Coach
Mark Pederson agree to two-year contract extensions
April 1, 2006 - Condors raise a franchise record $32,200 for CASA
as the Bakersfield Fog jerseys were auctioned off. Kevin St. Jacques’
sweater sold for $4,000, the highest individual jersey auction
record in franchise history
April 5, 2006 - Kevin St. Jacques records 1,000th career point
April 6, 2006 - Dave Bonk named runner-up for the March ECHL player
of the Month
April 22, 2006 - Condors beat the Long Beach Ice Dogs 4 games
to 3 in a come-from-behind Game 7 victory giving Bakersfield its
first postseason series win in franchise history
April 27, 2006 - Eric Neilson finishes 2nd in CCM Man of the Year
voting, an award presented annually to an ECHL player for his
outstanding community service as well as sportsmanship both on
and off the ice
May 6, 2006 - Condors become first team in ECHL history to participate
in two 7-game playoff series in the same season
May 8, 2006 - Condors break 38 team records, including 20 post-season
records. 240,286 fans marks highest regular season and playoff
combined attendance in franchise history
May 15, 2006 - Condors donate $404,000 to charity and pass $2
million dollar franchise mark
2004-2005
November 27, 2004- 7,149 stuff animals collected by United Way
for Teddy Bear Toss
January 7, 2005- Connor James named to National Conference All-Star
team
January 26, 2005- Guy Dupuis becomes Condors’ 2nd National
Conference All-Star
March 26, 2005- 1st ever Hockey-Thon raised $23,000 for Link to
Life
April 8, 2005- Guy Dupuis named 1st Team All-ECHL
April 14, 2005 - Marty Raymond named runner-up for ECHL Coach
of the Year
2003-2004
October 17, 2003- Condors take the ice for first game in ECHL,
a 3-0 home loss to Fresno
October 21, 2003- Quinn Fair scores Condors’ first ECHL
goal in 4-2 loss at Las Vegas
October 24, 2003- Condors win first ECHL game, 2-1 over San Diego
January 22, 2004- Andrew Ianiero records an assist in the ECHL
All-Star Game in Peoria
February 27, 2004- Marty Raymond named head coach of the Condors
May 31, 2004- Condors donated $360,000 to local charities during
season
2002-2003
July 18, 2002- Condors President Matthew Riley named WCHL Acting
Commissioner
September 10, 2002- Condors admitted to the East Coast Hockey
League for the 2003-04 season
October 12, 2002- Condors open their 5th Anniversary Season against
Fresno
November 8-29, 2002- Condors win nine consecutive games
January 11, 2003- Danielle Dube becomes the first female goaltender
for Bakersfield and earns a 6-4 win against Anchorage. It was
her first professional season and third career start.
February 2, 2003- Condors receive Kern County Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce Community Service Award
March 4,2003- Paul Willett records 1,000th career point
April 3, 2003- 200,000 fans attended Condors games this season
for the fourth consecutive year
April 8, 2003- Kevin St. Pierre named WCHL Goaltender of the Year
April 10, 2003- Kevin St. Pierre named WCHL MVP
April 30, 2003- Condors broke 30 individual and team records including
their 41 wins and 91 points for their greatest season in franchise
history.
May 2003- Condors play-by-play voice Kevin Bartl selected as WCHL
Broadcaster of the Year
2001-2002
October 12, 2001- Condors pay tribute to 9/11 during opening
night
February 15, 2002- Scott Hay stops 30 shots and records his third
shutout of the year
February 20, 2002- Marty Raymond is introduced as the associate
coach
February 26, 2002- Condors awarded Quality of Life Award from
the United Way of Kern County
April 6, 2002- Ken Baker is in the Condors net for a storybook
ending
April 10, 2002- Condors awarded WCHL Best Community Development
Program and Best Game Presentation
April 12, 2002- Chris Freshour named WCHL Co-Marketing Director
of the Year
April 18, 2002- Paul Willett scores winning goal in overtime of
Game Three of WCHL semifinals
April 19, 2002- Condors have two goals disallowed in Game Four
of WCHL
semifinals, resulting in a 3-2 loss to San Diego
April 25, 2002- WCHL issues unprecedented apology to Condors for
disallowing a goal
call that should have counted
2000-2001
November 11, 2000- Condors unveil additional mascot, Cal, the
baby condor
December 15, 2000- First live televised Condors game on Time Warner
Cable
January 17, 2001- Condors fans donate over 2,000 coats & shoes
March 10, 2001- Condors blank San Diego 4-0 on “Guaranteed
Win Night,” before 7,017 (the 10th largest crowd of the
season)
April 4, 2001- The Condors & fans raise $20,025 for Mikella
McAuley
April 23, 2001- Condors awarded the 2001 Beautiful Bakersfield
Humanitarian Group Award
June 14, 2001- Paul Kelly introduced as Condors Head Coach
1999-2000
July 26, 1999- Paul Willett and Paul Rosebush signed
November 12, 1999- Condors winning streak extends to 11 straight
to start the season
January 20, 2000- Paul Willett named WCHL All-Star
February 18, 2000- Gabrielle Alexander & Rey Rodriguez were
married at center ice
February 19, 2000- The largest crowd in Condors history 9,129
fans
March 1, 2000- Jamie Cooke is the first and only Condor to be
WCHL Player of the Month
March 4, 2000- Paul Willett sets his team record third hat trick
of the season
April 2000- Condors win WCHL Best TV Commercials & Best Game
Presentation
April 12, 2000- Paul Willett named WCHL MVP
April 15, 2000- Dan Currie scores game winner in Condors first
playoff history
May 12, 2000- Matthew Riley named WCHL Executive of the Year
1998-1999
July 7, 1998- Bakersfield Fog renamed to the Bakersfield Condors
July 16, 1998- Kevin MacDonald named first Head Coach
July 23, 1998- Matthew Riley named General Manager
October 9, 1998- Condors shatter pre-season sales records
October 23, 1998- Condors Jay Neal scores first goal in the Garden
as Condors record first win
December 2, 1998- Jamie Adams scores first Condors Hat Trick
February 2, 1999- Condors logo named best in pro hockey by inthecrease.com
March 24, 1999- Steve Dowhy scores with just a tenth of a second
remaining in regulation, leading the Condors to a 5-4 shootout
win over Tacoma. It was before a crowd of 6,933, the seventh largest
of the season
April 8, 1999- Condors named WCHL Organization of the Year
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