Condors Weekly: Team returns to home ice this week

CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – The Bakersfield Condors picked up three points in a 1-1-0-1 trip to take on the 1st place Idaho Steelheads last week. They return for three games on home ice this week, and hold a 4-7-1-1 record and their 10 points has them in 6th place in the Western Conference.

COMING UP:
Thursday, Nov. 15 vs. Las Vegas (10:30 a.m. at Rabobank Arena)
Friday, Nov. 16 vs. Las Vegas (7 p.m. at Rabobank Arena)
Saturday, Nov. 17 at Ontario (7 p.m. at Rabobank Arena)

LAST WEEK (Home team in CAPS):
Wednesday
IDAHO 6 vs. Condors 3
The Condors had a dubious start to their trip to Idaho, surrendering four of the final five goals in the game and falling 6-3. When F Tyler Brenner scored with just over four minutes left in the second, it tied the game up for the Condors at 2-2. But the Steelheads regained the lead a few minutes later and added three goals in the third for the win.

Friday
Condors 3 vs. IDAHO 2 (SO)

F Peter Boyd [right] scored at 12:19 of the third to rally the Condors to a 2-2 tie and force overtime. Boyd then was one of three Condors to score in the shootout, while G Brian Stewart bolstered his stellar 40-save effort with a 3-for-4 shootout performance and the Condors took the win.

Saturday
IDAHO 5 vs. Bakersfield 4 (SO)

One night later it was Idaho pulling off the rally, rebounding from a two-goal deficit in both the second period and the third, and taking the 5-4 shootout win over the Condors in the weekend finale. C Levi Nelson and D Olivier Dame-Malka each had 1g-1a for the Condors, while F Tyler Brenner had two assists.

NOTES:

Condors goaltenders are 2-for-2 on penalty shots this season, with Brian Stewart stopping Idaho F Jacob Cepis Saturday night.
F Peter Boyd has a goal in each of the last two contests.
F Tyler Brenner has 2g-2a during his three-game scoring streak.
F Jacob Lagace has a three-game point streak (1g-2a).
The Condors have a power play goal in four of their last five games.
Rookie F Nicholas Prockow recorded his first professional point on Saturday.
G Brian Stewart’s 21 saves in the 3rd period on Saturday is a season high in the ECHL for a single period.
C Robby Dee [right] returned to the lineup on Friday after missing seven games to injury, dating back to Oct. 20.

LEAGUE LEADERS:

G Scott Greenham remains tied for the league lead with two shootout wins and a perfect save percentage in shootouts.
RW Brett Perlini is one of only four rookies in the league this season with a game-winning shootout goal.
D Olivier Dame-Malka is tied for the league lead among defensemen with three power play goals. He is also tied for 9th among ECHL d-men with nine points (3g-6a).
D Trevor Hendrikx (39 PIM) and D Tyson Gimblett (38 PIM) are 4th and 5th, respectively, in penalty minutes for defensemen. Gimblett is also 2nd among ECHL d-men with four fighting majors.

TEAM LEADERS
Points – C Levi Nelson (10)
Goals – three players with (4)
Assists – three players with (6)
PIM – D Trevor Hendrikx (39)
+/- – three players with (+1)

Wins – G Scott Greenham, G Brian Stewart (2)
GAA – G Brian Stewart (3.54)
Sv % – G Scott Greenham, G Brian Stewart [right] (.898)

THIS WEEK:
Field Trip Day, Knee Hockey Sticks & Date-A-Condor Night

The team returns home next week for three games in three days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Thursday’s game is the 9th annual Field Trip Day Game & Businessperson’s Special, sponsored by HOT 94.1 and Kern County Public Health Services, with a 10:30 a.m. start time. All tickets are $10, and it’s a perfect way to spend your lunch break!

On Friday the first 2,000 kids 12 and under will get a Knee Hockey Stick, sponsored by 106.1 KRAB Radio and American Business Machines.

All fans at Saturday’s game have a chance to win a date with their favorite Condors player, coach, equipment manager or even the radio guy! The night is sponsored by 101.5 KGFM. Maybe you’re not interested in a date, but just want to hang with a Condor for the night? No worries, everyone is eligible to win.

Special Condors Insider Thursday

Thursday evening be sure to tune into Condors Insider on Fox Sports Radio 970AM. The show, hosted by broadcasters Ryan Holt and Kevin Bartl, normally features interviews with Condors players and coaches and other team news, but this week will be a highlight show with excerpts from Thursday’s early game, for those who can’t tune in at work. Condors Insider airs from 6 – 7 p.m.

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