Businessperson’s Special-Field Trip Day Game coming on Tuesday

The Bakersfield Condors conclude their four-game homestand with a special matinee 10:30 a.m. game against the rival Stockton Thunder. It is the first meeting of 13 between the two sides and the first of eight games in Bakersfield.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The Condors hosted the Idaho Steelheads for three games in Bakersfield and went 1-2-0 on the weekend. In their lone victory, the Condors came from three goals down to win 4-3 in overtime. Jimmy Martin tallied twice, his first professional goals, including the overtime game-winner. Alain Goulet scored in the final minute of regulation.

Stockton played twice in Las Vegas over the weekend, going 1-0-1-0. The Thunder lost Saturday’s contest 4-3 in overtime, surrendering a late third period tally before bouncing back in a shootout win on Sunday, 3-2.

MICHAEL GERGEN, THE FORWARD/DEFENSEMAN
Michael Gergen is a natural forward. However, with injuries and movement along the Condors blue line this season, the Hastings, MN native has played more games as a defenseman this season (8) than as a forward (5).  Two of three goals this season have come as a defenseman.

RIVALRY RENEWED
Bakersfield and Stockton meet for the first time of the 13 meetings this season. The Central Valley rivalry will take on a new twist as Condors Head Coach Matt O’Dette faces the team he formerly captained and coached. Other Condors to have spent time in Stockton include G Bryan Pitton, LW Matt Marquardt, and RW Jesse Gimblett. Overall, the Condors record is strong against the Thunder, with a 34-18-3 mark. For games played in Bakersfield, the Condors are 17-9-1.

CONDORS NOTES
RW Scott Freeman was held off the scoresheet in consecutive games for the first time all season… He is now t-2nd in the ECHL with 18 points through 14 games and is 1st in rookie scoring…C Mathew Sisca is second in the league in rookie scoring with 14 points (4g, 10a)…LW Matt Marquardt has three goals in the last two games and now has five tallies in seven November games…

THUNDER NOTES
F Gabriel Levesque is t-2nd with 3 first goals…He is t-14th in rookie scoring with eight points (4g, 4a) in 9 GP…Cameron Abney is 5th in the ECHL and leads all rookies in penalty minutes with 54 in 7 GP…Garet Hunt is 7th in the ECHL with 49 PIMs…G Olivier Roy is 11th in the ECHL with a 2.59 GAA…

TRANSACTIONS
D Matt Campanale traded to Elmira for future considerations (11/11)
D Dan Lawson activated off 21-IR (11/10)
F Kevin Lohry released (11/10)
F Parker Stanfield activated from 3-IR (11/14)
D Alain Goulet added to 7-IR (11/14)