Bakersfield Condors

For the former ECHL and West Coast Hockey League team, see Bakersfield Condors (1998–2015).

Bakersfield Condors
City	Bakersfield, California
League	American Hockey League (AHL)
Conference	Western
Division	Pacific
Founded	1984
Home arena	Mechanics Bank Arena
Colors	Blue, orange, silver, white
Owner(s)	Oilers Entertainment Group Daryl Katz
General manager	Keith Gretzky
Head coach	Colin Chaulk
Captain	Seth Griffith
Media	The Bakersfield Californian Prime Ticket Fox Sports 970 AHL.TV (Internet)
Affiliates	Edmonton Oilers (NHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL)
Franchise history
1984–1988	Nova Scotia Oilers
1988–1996	Cape Breton Oilers
1996–2003	Hamilton Bulldogs
2003–2004	Toronto Roadrunners
2004–2005	Edmonton Road Runners
2010–2015	Oklahoma City Barons
2015–present	Bakersfield Condors
Championships
Division titles	2 (2018–19, 2020–21)
Current season

The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned by and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Mechanics Bank Arena. The AHL franchise is a relocation of the Oklahoma City Barons, which joined four other AHL franchises in 2015 as the basis to form a new Pacific Division in California.

The Condors replaced the ECHL team of the same name, which played as a charter member of the West Coast Hockey League from 1995 until 2003 and then in the ECHL from 2003 until the end of the 2014–15 season, after which they moved to Norfolk, Virginia, to play as the Norfolk Admirals. The Condors are the only AHL team in the United States affiliated with a Canadian team.

History

On December 18, 2014, the Oklahoma City Barons and Edmonton Oilers mutually agreed to end the Barons' operations after the end of the 2014–15 season, with the Barons management citing financial problems and the Oilers citing a desire to "move on." ^[1] One month later, on January 29, 2015, the AHL announced that the Oilers would relocate their franchise to Bakersfield as one of five charter members to form the basis of a new Pacific Division beginning in the 2015–16 season. ^[2] A name-the-team contest was held from January 30 until February 15, 2015. The Condors name was announced as the winner on February 25, 2015. ^[3] The Condors unveiled their new logo and colors on April 2, 2015. ^[4]

On December 18, 2015, the Condors participated in the AHL's first outdoor game in California, called the Golden State Hockey Rush, at Raley Field in West Sacramento against the Stockton Heat. The Heat would defeat the Condors 3–2 in front of 9,357 fans. ^[5] Despite not making the playoffs in their first season, the Condors still contributed to the overall increase in AHL attendance ^[6] with an average of 5195 per night, ^[7] an increase of about 1900 spectators compared to the former Barons ^[8] and similar to the former ECHL Condors. ^[9]

In the 2016–17 season, the Condors were named as hosts for their second AHL Outdoor Classic game, named the Condorstown Outdoor Classic, against the Ontario Reign held on January 7, 2017, at Bakersfield College's Memorial Stadium. ^[10] Despite sometimes heavy rain, the game went on as scheduled and the Condors defeated the Reign 3–2 in overtime.

During the 2018–19 season, the Condors tied the second-longest AHL winning streak at 17 games from January 12 to February 25, 2019. ^[11] The Condors finished in first place in Pacific Division in the regular season before the San Diego Gulls eliminated them in the second round of the playoffs.

Season-by-season results

Regular season											Playoffs
Season	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	PCT	GF	GA	Standing	Year	Prelims	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2015–16	68	31	28	7	2	71	.522	212	222	5th, Pacific	2016	Did not qualify
2016–17	68	33	29	5	1	72	.529	200	188	5th, Pacific	2017	Did not qualify
2017–18	68	31	27	9	1	72	.529	188	206	7th, Pacific	2018	Did not qualify
2018–19	68	42	21	3	2	89	.654	242	182	1st, Pacific	2019	—	W, 3–1, COL	L, 2–4, SD	—	—
2019–20	56	21	27	5	3	50	.446	162	202	6th, Pacific	2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	39	24	14	0	1	49	.628	129	104	2nd, Pacific	2021 [a]	—	BYE	BYE	W, 2–1, SD	W, 2–1, HSK
2021–22	68	37	21	5	5	84	.618	225	192	4th, Pacific	2022	W, 2–0, ABB	L, 0–3, STK	—	—	—
2022–23	72	37	31	2	2	78	.542	212	212	5th, Pacific	2023	L, 0–2, ABB	—	—	—	—
2023–24	72	39	27	4	2	84	.583	223	202	6th, Pacific	2024	L, 0–2, ONT	—	—	—	—

1. The 2021 Calder Cup playoffs were not held; the Pacific Division held a postseason tournament for the division title. The bottom four teams had single-elimination play-in games to qualify for the semifinals (the first two rounds). The division semifinals and finals were best-of-three for the John D. Chick Trophy (the last two rounds).

Players

Current roster

Updated February 26, 2025. ^[12]

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
47		Ronnie Attard	D	R	25	2024	White Lake Township, Michigan	Oilers
18		Carl Berglund	C	L	25	2023	Hammaro, Sweden	Oilers
44		Josh Brown	D	R	31	2024	London, Ontario	Oilers
9		Drake Caggiula  ( A )	C	L	30	2023	Pickering, Ontario	Oilers
58		Connor Carrick	D	R	30	2024	Orland Park, Illinois	Oilers
8		Connor Corcoran	D	R	24	2023	Markham, Ontario	Condors
19		Daniel D'Amato	RW	L	23	2024	Maple, Ontario	Condors
13		Ethan De Jong	RW	R	25	2023	North Vancouver, British Columbia	Condors
60		Collin Delia	G	L	30	2024	Rancho Cucamonga, California	Oilers
33		Travis Dermott	D	L	28	2025	Newmarket, Ontario	Oilers
4		Cam Dineen	D	L	26	2023	Toms River, New Jersey	Oilers
39		Seth Griffith  ( C )	C	R	32	2021	Wallaceburg, Ontario	Condors
12		Jayden Grubbe	C	R	22	2023	Calgary, Alberta	Oilers
11		James Hamblin  ( A )	LW	L	25	2020	Edmonton, Alberta	Oilers
34		Roby Jarventie	LW	L	22	2024	Tampere, Finland	Oilers
41		Alex Kannok-Leipert	D	R	24	2024	Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Condors
25		Philip Kemp  ( A )	D	R	26	2021	Greenwich, Connecticut	Oilers
29		Lane Pederson	C	R	27	2023	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Oilers
24		Jacob Perreault	RW	R	22	2024	Montreal, Quebec	Oilers
22		Matvey Petrov	RW	R	21	2023	Gus-Khrustalny, Russia	Oilers
15		Noah Philp	C	R	26	2024	Canmore, Alberta	Oilers
33		Olivier Rodrigue	G	L	24	2021	Chicoutimi, Quebec	Oilers
10		Derek Ryan	C	R	38	2025	Spokane, Washington	Oilers
27		James Stefan	RW	R	21	2024	Laguna Beach, California	Oilers
42		Alex Swetlikoff	C	L	23	2024	Kelowna, British Columbia	Condors
16		Maximus Wanner	D	R	21	2023	Estevan, Saskatchewan	Oilers
14		Cameron Wright	RW	R	26	2023	Newmarket, Ontario	Oilers

Team captains

• Ryan Hamilton, 2015–2018
• Keegan Lowe, 2018–2020
• Brad Malone, 2020–2024
• Seth Griffith, 2024–present

Notable alumni

List of Bakersfield Condors alumni who played more than 100 games in Bakersfield and 100 or more games in the National Hockey League.

• Vincent Desharnais
• Caleb Jones
• Michael Kesselring
• William Lagesson
• Brad Malone
• Greg McKegg
• Stuart Skinner
• Ryan Stanton

References

1. "OKC Barons To Cease Operations At End Of Current Season". news9.com. December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
2. "Bakersfield will join the American Hockey League in 2015-16". Bakersfield Condors. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
3. Griffith, Mike (February 25, 2015). "Condors team name remains the same". Bakersfield Californian. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
4. "AHL CONDORS LOGO UNVEILING APRIL 2 AT 12 P.M." Bakersfield Condors. March 27, 2015.
5. "Grant, Kylington and Shore Lead Heat to 3-2 Win at Raley Field". Stockton Heat. December 19, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
6. "AHL teams establish all-time attendance record". AHL. April 18, 2016.
7. "Bakersfield Condors Yearly Attendance". HockeyDB. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
8. "OKC Barons Yearly Attendance". HockeyDB. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
9. "ECHL Bakersfield Condors Yearly Attendance". HockeyDB. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
10. "Condors bringing outdoor hockey to Memorial Stadium". Bakersfield.com. August 23, 2016.
11. "Bakersfield Condors winning streak ends at 17 games; Lose 1-0 to Iowa Wild". KGET-TV . March 1, 2019.
12. "Bakersfield Condors Team roster". Bakersfield Condors. February 26, 2025. Retrieved February 26, 2025.

External links

• Official website