NEED TO KNOW – EDITION 3
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – Miss something this week? Have trouble keeping up with all the latest news in Condorstown? Then make sure you check back every Monday as we give you everything you need to know about the past week and give you a look ahead at the upcoming week.
1. OILERS FORCE GAME 7 ON WEDNESDAY; CONDORS ALUMS RACK UP POINTS
- Powered by former Condors forward Leon Draisaitl’s five-point night, the Edmonton Oilers forced Game 7 with a 7-1 win over Anaheim last night
- Players who played in Bakersfield accounted for 10 points (5g-5a) last night including goals from wingers Zack Kassian and Anton Slepyshev and an assist in the Oilers playoff debut of d-man Griffin Reinhart
- Game 7 is on Wednesday in Anaheim with a start time TBD; details on a Condors Watch Party will be announced tomorrow
2. 2016-17 PLAYER JERSEYS ON SALE NOW
- Want to add an Anton Slepyshev game-worn jersey to your collection? His and many other game jerseys are on sale now in the Condors online team store: click here
3. CONDORS ADD THREE FOR 2017-18
- The construction of the 2017-18 roster continued last week with the signings of RW Chad Butcher, LW Evan Polei, and LW Dave Gust to American Hockey League (AHL) deals
- They join C Joe Gambardella (AHL contract), D Ryan Mantha (NHL contract), and G Shane Starrett (NHL contract) as new additions to the fold
- Click here and bookmark the offseason player tracker for players on last year’s team and their status for next season
4. OILERS PROSPECT BEAR COLLECTS THREE POINTS IN SPLIT SERIES
- Oilers D prospect Ethan Bear (2015, 5th round, 124 overall) had a goal and two assists in two games as the Seattle Thunderbirds split the opening two games in Regina
- Games 3,4, and 5 will be in Seattle and the winner of the best-of-7 series will advance to the Memorial Cup in Windsor, Ontario at the end of the month
