BAKERSFIELD CONDORS

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 the 2006-07 season Bakersfield is an independent team with no affiliations. 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.

Contents

History of the Bakersfield Condors

Season-by-season record

Current Roster

Team captains

Hall of Famers

NHLers

Notable players

Retired numbers

Miscellaneous

Team Highs

Infamous moments

External Links

History of the Bakersfield Condors

Main articles: History of the Bakersfield Condors

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 30, 2006. ^[1]

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	0.414	271	323	1439	Keith Gretzky	Out of Playoffs
1996-97	WCHL	WCHL	64	33	26	0	5	0	71	0.516	345	325	2061	Keith Gretzky	Lost in round 1
1997-98	WCHL	WCHLS	64	22	37	0	5	0	49	0.344	226	330	1949	Keith Gretzky	Lost in round 1
1998-99	WCHL	WCHLS	70	21	40	0	9	0	51	0.300	213	308	2010	Kevin MacDonald	Lost in round 1
1999-00	WCHL	WCHLS	72	34	29	0	9	0	77	0.472	244	272	2343	Kevin MacDonald	Lost in round 1
2000-01	WCHL	WCHLS	72	26	36	0	10	0	62	0.361	220	273	2147	Kevin MacDonald	Lost in round 1
2001-02	WCHL	WCHLS	72	32	35	0	5	0	69	0.444	213	237	1377	Paul Kelly	Lost in round 1
2002-03	WCHL	WCHL	72	41	22	0	9	0	91	0.569	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 2
2006-07	ECHL	Pacific	11	6	4	0	0	1	13	0.591	37	41	304	Martin Raymond	Lost in round 2
Totals	2	4	765	340	342	25	57	1	763	0.444	2656	2938	20356	5	7/9 Playoff Seasons (Known)

Current Roster

As of December 31, 2006. Taken from ECHL website.
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Goaltenders
#		'Player'	Catches	Date of birth	Place of birth
'27'		Danny Taylor	L	April 28, 1986	Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
'33'		Jamie Hodson	L	April 8, 1980	Lenore, Manitoba, Canada

Defencemen
#		'Player'	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
'3'		Reagan Leslie	L	May 2, 1983	Lampman, Saskatchewan, Canada
'4'		David Kudelka	L	March 8, 1975	Prerov, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
'5'		Tyler Scott	L	July 11, 1980	Rockville, Maryland, USA
'20'		Scott Balan	R	May 29, 1982	Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
'24'		Andrew Oke	L	August 26, 1981	Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada
'32'		Shawn Thompson	L	May 28, 1980	Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada
'44'		Steve Rodberg	L	September 7, 1979	Twig, Minnesota, USA
'55'		Kevin Truelson	R	January 31, 1981	Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Forwards
#		'Player'	Position	Shoots	Date of birth	Place of birth
'9'		Andrew Ianiero	F	L	January 10, 1981	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
'10'		Rane Carnegie	F	R	January 2, 1985	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
'12'		Brett Lutes	LW	L	February 2, 1982	Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada
'13'		Sean Venedam	F	L	July 31, 1976	Valley East, Ontario, Canada
'14'		Scott Borders	LW	L	August 31, 1981	Bonnyville, ALberta, Canada
'15'		Todd Griffith	C	L	January 27, 1985	Welland, Ontario, Canada
'18'		Mike Hofstrand	C	R	December 6, 1977	Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
'19'		Kevin Asselin	F	R	February 9, 1985	Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada
'22'		Kevin St. Jacques	C	R	February 25, 1971	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
'23'		Josh Liebenow	RW	R	August 8, 1980	White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
'25'		Alex Rogosheske	C	L	April 17, 1981	St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
'36'		Joel Irving	F	R	January 2, 1976	Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada

Staff
Title	'Staff Member'
'Head Coach'	Marty Raymond
'Assistant Coach'	Mark Pederson
'Trainer'	Jason Lindsey
'Equipment Manager'	John Doolan

Team captains

★ 2006-2007

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★ C - Sean Venedam

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★ A - Mike Hofstrand

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★ A - Kevin St. Jacques

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 NHL player to play in an NHL game.

Notable players

Retired numbers

★ 16 - Paul Willett

★ 26 - Glen Mears

★ 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.

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, and accusations arose that the hit was ordered by Condors head coach Marty Raymond, although such accusations were never substantiated.

External Links

★ Bakersfield Condors Official Site

★ ECHL Official Website

★ Intotheboards.net - Bakersfield Condors

★ Intotheboards.net - ECHL Forums