Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015)

The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league ice hockey team based in Bakersfield, California. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the ECHL's National Conference. As of May 21, 2008, the Condors are affiliated with the Anaheim Ducks. The Condors play home games at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, until recently known as Centennial Garden.
Originally known as the Bakersfield Fog, the team was founded in 1995 as a charter member of the West Coast Hockey League. The team assumed its current name in 1998 and joined the ECHL in 2003.
==Season-by-season record==
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Records as of October 18, 2006. Hockeydb.com, Bakersfield Condors season statistics and records 1995-Present.
Season 	League	Division	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL	SOL	Pts	PCT 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Coach(es) 	Result
1995-96	WCHL 	WCHL 	58 	24 	29 	0 	5 	0 	53 	0.457	271 	323 	1439 	Keith Gretzky 	Out of playoffs
1996-97	WCHL 	WCHL 	64 	33 	26 	0 	5 	0 	71 	0.555	345 	325 	2061 	Keith Gretzky 	Lost in round 1
1997-98	WCHL 	WCHLS 	64 	22 	37 	0 	5 	0 	49 	0.383	226 	330 	1949 	Keith Gretzky 	Lost in round 1
1998-99	WCHL 	WCHLS 	70 	21 	40 	0 	9 	0 	51 	0.364	213 	308 	2010 	Kevin MacDonald 	Lost in round 1
1999-00	WCHL 	WCHLS 	72 	34 	29 	0 	9 	0 	77 	0.535	244 	272 	2343 	Kevin MacDonald 	Lost in round 1
2000-01	WCHL 	WCHLS 	72 	26 	36 	0 	10 	0 	62 	0.431	220 	273 	2147 	Kevin MacDonald 	Lost in round 1
2001-02	WCHL 	WCHLS 	72 	32 	35 	0 	5 	0 	69 	0.479	213 	237 	1377 	Paul Kelly 	Lost in round 1
2002-03	WCHL 	WCHL 	72 	41 	22 	0 	9 	0 	91 	0.632	253 	186 	1625 	Paul Kelly 	Lost in round 1
2003-04	ECHL 	Pacific 	72 	25 	38 	9 	0 	0 	59 	0.410	201 	236 	1750 	Paul Kelly, Martin Raymond	Out of playoffs
2004-05	ECHL 	West 	72 	40 	22 	10	0 	0 	90 	0.625	232 	205 	1691 	Martin Raymond 	Lost in round 1
2005-06	ECHL 	Pacific 	72 	40 	26 	6 	0 	0 	86 	0.597	221 	222 	1814 	Martin Raymond 	Lost in round 3
2006-07	ECHL 	Pacific 	72 	41 	19 	0 	3 	9 	94 	0.653	270 	236 	1556 	Martin Raymond 	Lost in round 3
2007-08	ECHL 	Pacific 	72 	26 	37 	0 	2 	7 	61 	0.424	230 	280 	1772 	Martin Raymond 	Lost in round 2
2008-09	ECHL 	Pacific 	72 	33 	31 	0 	3 	5 	74 	0.514	246 	463 	1250 	Martin Raymond 	Lost in round 1
Totals 	2 	5 	976	438	427	25	65 	21 	987	0.504	3385	3896	24784	4 	8 Playoff Seasons
==Current roster==
Current as of October 17, 2009.RosterCondors Website Roster
GOALTENDERS	GOALTENDERS	GOALTENDERS 	GOALTENDERS	GOALTENDERS 	GOALTENDERS
# 	 	Player 	Catches 	Date of birth 	Place of birth
31 	 	Justin Pogge 	R 	April 22, 1986	Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
33 	 	Timo Pielmeier	L 	July 7, 1989 	Deggendorf, Germany
DEFENSEMEN	DEFENSEMEN	DEFENSEMEN 	DEFENSEMEN	DEFENSEMEN 	DEFENSEMEN
# 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Date of birth 	Place of birth
2 	 	Patrik Prokop 	L 	January 16, 1988 	Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
3 	 	Raymond Eichenlaub 	R 	June 18, 1986 	Wilmette, IL, USA
4 	 	Sasha Pokulok 	R 	May 25, 1986 	Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC, Canada
5 	 	Shaun Fisher – A	L 	June 2, 1979 	Detroit, MI, USA
6 	 	Pierre-Luc Lessard 	L 	January 16, 1988 	Thetford Mines, QC, Canada
12 	 	John de Gray 	L 	February 14, 1988	Markham, ON, Canada
29 	 	Eric Regan – A 	R 	May 20, 1988 	Whitby, ON, Canada
44 	 	Stu Bickel – A 	R 	October 2, 1986 	Chanhassen, MN, USA
FORWARDS	FORWARDS	FORWARDS 	FORWARDS	FORWARDS	FORWARDS 	FORWARDS
# 	 	Player 	Position	Shoots 	Date of birth 	Place of birth
7 	 	Adam Naglich 	C 	R 	May 9, 1984 	Las Vegas, NV, USA
8 	 	Dan Sexton 	RW 	R 	April 29, 1987 	Apple Valley, MN, USA
9 	 	Andrew Ianiero – A	F 	L 	January 10, 1981 	Hamilton, ON, Canada
10 	 	Mathieu Aubin – A 	C 	R 	September 18, 1986	Sorel, QC, Canada
11 	 	Logan MacMillan 	LW 	L 	July 5, 1989 	Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
14 	 	Nick Kemp 	RW 	R 	January 5, 1986 	Hermantown, MN, USA
15 	 	Maxime Macenauer 	C 	L 	January 4, 1989 	Laval, QC, Canada
18 	 	MacGregor Sharp 	C 	L 	October 1, 1985 	Red Deer, AB, Canada
22 	 	Stephane Goulet 	RW 	L 	January 7, 1986 	Levis, QC, Canada
23 	 	Shawn Weller – C 	LW 	L 	July 8, 1986 	Glens Falls, NY, USA
24 	 	Bobby Bolt 	LW 	L 	April 29, 1987 	Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
25 	 	Erick Lizon 	RW 	R 	November 29, 1985 	Kitchner, ON, Canada
Staff 	Staff 	Staff	Staff	Staff	Staff	Staff
Title 	STAFF MEMBER 	 	 	 	 	
Head Coach 	Marty Raymond	 	 	 	 	
Head Athletic Trainer	Jason Lindsey	 	 	 	 	
Equipment Manager 	John Doolan 	 	 	 	 	
==Team captains==
*2007-2008
**C - Sean Venedam
***A - Mike Hofstrand
***A - Scott Balan
***A - David Kudelka
==Hall of Famers==
==NHLers==
* 9 - C Connor James (2004-05) played in two games for the Los Angeles Kings during the 2005-06 season.
* 44 - G Yutaka Fukufuji (2004-05) was called up on emergency basis to the Los Angeles Kings on December 15, 2006. 
On January 13, 2007 the Los Angeles Kings replaced goaltender Barry Brust with Fukufuji in the third period of a game against the St. Louis Blues, thus becoming the first Japanese-born player to play in an NHL game.
==Notable players==
Journalist Ken Baker - Played one game as goaltender for the Condors in the 2001-02 season, finishing with a win, a 5.00 GAA and a 0.857 save percentage. [ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=17182] Baker's dreams of playing professional hockey were cut short due to a tumor that inhibited his ability to build enough muscle for the sport. His book "They Don't Play Hockey In Heaven" tells the story of his experience with the Condors.
==Retired numbers==
* 16 - Paul Willett
* 17- Paul Rosebush
* 26 - Glen Mears
* 28 - Jamie Cooke
* 74 - Steve Dowhy
==Miscellaneous==
===Team Highs===
The Condors advanced past the 1st Round of the playoffs for the first time in their history in the 2005-06 season. They defeated the Long Beach Ice Dogs in seven games. The Condors lost in the seventh game of the next round against the Fresno Falcons, making it the longest playoff run in Condors history. The condors did it again the following year, defeating Fresno, but then lost in round 2 to the Alaska Aces in four games.
===Infamous moments===
In the 2004-05 ECHL playoffs, Condor Ashlee Langdone checked Alaska Ace Scott Gomez (who was playing that season in the ECHL due to the NHL strike) hard, sending him hip first into the open bench door. The resulting injury, a broken pelvis, knocked Gomez out of the rest of the playoffs, and resulted in Langdone being given a boarding penalty and a one-game suspension. The incident drew a rather negative reaction due to Gomez' status as an NHL all star.
==References==
==External links==
* Bakersfield Condors Official Site
* ECHL Official Website
* Intotheboards.net - Bakersfield Condors
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