NEED TO KNOW: EDITION 2
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. – Every Monday during the offseason, the Bakersfield Condors will give you what you need to know in Condorstown and around the hockey world.
1. WOODCROFT NAMED CONDORS HEAD COACH
- Jay Woodcroft was named the eighth head coach in Condors franchise history on Friday, replacing Gerry Fleming who had been at the helm for the past three seasons
- Woodcroft, 41, has been an assistant coach with Edmonton and San Jose for the past 10 seasons and spent three seasons with the Detroit Red Wings where he won a Stanley Cup in 2008
2. GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT JAY WOODCROFT
- Click here for more insight on Jay Woodcroft and his goals for his first season in Bakersfield
- The Edmonton Oilers featured Woodcroft and his hockey family this season; click here for more insight on their connection
- Woodcroft joined Oilers Now on 630 CHED on Friday; hear that interview here
3. PLAYER PROFILE: ETHAN BEAR
- Each Tuesday, BakersfieldCondors.com profiles a Condors player’s season; this week was Ethan Bear
- Bear tied for the team lead in defensive scoring despite playing in just 37 games; he also made his NHL debut, becoming the fourth Condor in three seasons to make their debut directly from Bakersfield
- Watch his overtime goal in Iowa
- Tomorrow’s player profile will feature Ty Rattie and check back later in the week for a Top 10 Goals of the Year video
4. COLONEL CLAW’D VOTED “BEST MASCOT IN BAKERSFIELD”
- Colonel Claw’d, leader of the Condors Army, was voted as “Best Mascot of Bakersfield” by Bakersfield Life Magazine readers
- TBC Media and Bakersfield Life Magazine has selected “Best of” winners for the past 25 years
- Colonel beat out other finalists, CSU-B’s “Rowdy” and Bakersfield Christian High School’s “Eagle”
5. GRAB BAG: BROOKS & PERLINI LEAD GREAT BRITAIN IN WORLDS
- Former Condors Brendan Brooks and Brett Perlini each helped lead Great Britain to the 2019 Men’s World Championships following promotion from “Division 1” for the first time since 1994
- Brooks had four points (1g-3a) in the five games while Perlini had six points (4g-2a) in the tournament
- Perlini was a member of the Condors in 2012-13 and Brooks came to Condorstown in 2014-15
- Brooks, who was born in Canada, gained British citizenship last year while playing in Scotland, while Perlini is a dual-citizen having been born in England while his father, Fred, finished his career professionally there
- Tucson and Texas will square off in the AHL’s Pacific Division Finals beginning Wednesday in Tucson
