HAMBLIN SIGNS TWO-YEAR AHL DEAL

The Bakersfield Condors announced today that the team has signed C James Hamblin to a two-year American Hockey League (AHL) contract beginning with the 2020-21 season.

JAMES HAMBLIN (stats) – 21 years old, 5’10”, 181 lbs., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Finished third in the Western Hockey League (WHL) in scoring this season with 92 points (36g-56a) in 63 games
• Led the Medicine Hat Tigers in scoring in each of the past two seasons and finished his career with 283 points (115g-168a) in 323 WHL games
• Named the WHL Player of the Month in November of this season with 24 points (11g-13a) in 12 games
• A first round pick of the Tigers in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft (17th overall)
• Teammate of LW Tyler Benson in 2012-13 with the Southside Athletic Club (SSAC) Lions Bantam program in Edmonton