Condors vs. Ontario – $1 tickets tonight!

Game Preview: Bakersfield vs. Ontario

Time: Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.
Place: Mercy & Memorial Hospitals Home Ice at Rabobank Arena
Radio: Fox Sports 970, www.foxsports970am.com, iheartradio app
TV: none
Webcast: America One, www.americaone.com

The game is also a High School/College ID Night where students can receive $1 tickets by presenting their student ID’s at the box office, sponsored by KBAK Eyewitness News and 106.1 KRAB Radio.

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TONIGHT
vs ONT Bakersfield and Ontario meet for the sixth time this season and for the second time at Rabobank Arena. The Condors are 1-4-0-0 against the Reign on the year, having won the season-opening game in Ontario. The Reign have won the last four meetings between the two sides, including a pair of 2-1 victories in Ontario.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
The Condors snapped a nine-game home winless streak in dramatic fahsion with a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Stockton on Monday night. C Casey Pierro-Zabotel opened the scoring in the first period, while LW Matt Marquardt and F Peter Boyd each scored in the third period to complete the comeback after the Thunder had taken a 2-1 lead. G Matt Keetley picked up his team-leading fifth victory of the season.

Ontario has gone 1-3-0-0 since defeating the Condors with just over four seconds left in regulation on Dec. 14 in Ontario. After taking one of three games in Alaska, the Reign were blanked 5-0 by Las Vegas on Monday night at Orleans Arena.

CONDORS NOTES

RW Scott Freeman returns to the lineup tonight for Bakersfield after having missed the last six games due to injury.He last played on Dec. 10 in Stockton, a game in which he had three points (2g-1a)…C Casey Pierro-Zabotel has points in his last three games (2g-1a)…Bakersfield leads the league with eight shorthanded goals…With Monday’s win, the Condors are now 5-3-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game.

REIGN NOTES

F Chris Cloud was recalled to Manchester this morning…F J.D. Watt was recalled by Manchester earlier in the week…F/D Shayne Neigum was suspended by the team yesterday…F Geoff Irwin is out of the lineup tonight serving the second of a four-game suspension handed down by the ECHL as a result of his actions on Dec. 18 in Alaska…F Derek Couture returns to the lineup tonight after serving a one-game ban in Las Vegas last night…He is tied for 11th in the league in goals scored with 13…F C.J. Stretch is 9th in the ECHL in scoring with 29 points (12g-17a) and has already surpassed his point total (21) from last year as a member of the Reign.

SUITE LIFE
The Condors have opened up their on-ice and glass suites to the fans for the game tonight against Ontario. Tickets are just $20 and are limited, so get yours now! Call Jose or Callie in the Condors front office at 324-PUCK (7825).

GET TICKETS The Pick-4 Plan is the perfect plan for Condors fans who are on the go. Pick four games to come to and get all the benefits of being a season ticket holder. Plans start at just $32. For more information or to reserve your tickets call 324-PUCK (7825) today.

Individual tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster and the Rabobank Arena box office by calling 1-800-745-3000. The box office is open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m – 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. For more information on ticket packages, exciting promotions, and to sign up for the Kids Club for just $10, visit the online home of the Condors, www.bakersfieldcondors.com.

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