Five random thoughts. My favorite blog topic. Why should I paint myself into a corner with actual blog themes? I prefer to let my mind wander. 5. Good reading? You bet. This wins my award for best article of the day. It also wins the award for scariest article of the day. But I don’t [...]
Inside the Condors Blog
Inside the Condors is back again for 2011-12. Check out ongoing thoughts, comments and observations from the Bakersfield Condors front office members, including President Matthew Riley, Vice President of Communications Kevin Bartl and others during the club's pursuit of the Kelly Cup.
Checking in with … #24 Evan Trupp
May 11, 2012 By
For the second installment of “Checking In With…” we hear from Alaska’s own and Condors LW Evan Trupp who recently wrapped up his rookie season. The former North Dakota Fighting Sioux standout enjoyed an incredibly successful first campaign in Bakersfield after being acquired from the Cincinnati Cyclones. In fact, before you read what Trupper has [...]
How About the OTHER Leagues? (Holty’s Blog)
May 10, 2012 By
I’d like to start this blog by thanking the Los Angeles Kings, the Phoenix Coyotes, and the New Jersey Devils. Because of you three, there is no NHL playoff hockey for the next two nights. I can see this happening when you get to the Stanley Cup Finals, but when we haven’t even hit the [...]
5 Questions – the CHL, drug-resistant bacteria, and returning players (Bartl’s Blog)
May 8, 2012 By
5. How is hockey like a drug-resistant bacteria? I’ll explain. It continually builds up a resistance to change. In baseball they can just change the ball or allow its players to juice up beyond belief and without a doubt, it changes the game. In football, just implement a few new rules and all of a [...]
Front Office Pool Addiction (Holty’s Blog)
May 3, 2012 By
“I give up. I’m out. I’m terrible at these things,” – Condors Team President Matthew Riley. The “these things” he’s referring to, is the somewhat new craze sweeping through the Condors front office – pools and fantasy tournaments on various sports. It started with picking NCAA Football bowl games over the winter and is continuing [...]
A Conspiracy Theory (Holty’s Blog)
April 26, 2012 By
It’s officially the off season. You may be thinking, wait, the Condors season ended nearly a month ago. And you would be right. But, when Joel Ward slid a puck through Tim Thomas and into the back of the net a few minutes into overtime of Game Seven, ending the Bruins defense of their 2011 [...]
5 Favorite Off-Season Things To Do (Bartls Blog)
April 24, 2012 By
Working for the Condors has its advantages. The hours aren’t one of them. But during the off-season it becomes like any other job – sit at your desk all day, leave work at 5:00, weekends off… But while it’s not as exciting as being here during the season with the constant flurry of activity, it [...]
Best in the West (Holty’s Blog)
April 19, 2012 By
Since I can’t let Kevin Bartl have the entire spotlight in #Condorstown (though he’s rightfully earned it), I’ve decided that I too need to write a weekly blog. I want it to be a place to vent every week or share thoughts on things that are going on around the office and sports world. Most [...]
5 Questions: Are hockey suspensions are a joke? And other stuff – Bartl’s Blog
April 16, 2012 By
Here are five questions on my mind on this Monday morning, after a busy sports weekend… 5. How’s my ECHL Kelly Cup Playoff Bracket? It’s looking pretty good, although it has a couple glitches in it. I didn’t anticipate Las Vegas slicing through Utah like a hot knife through butter, though, and now that they’re [...]
… So that’s it. (Bartl’s Blog)
April 2, 2012 By
So that’s it. That’s the end. Finis. Caput. It’s all she wrote. When the music’s over, turn out the lights, as the man once said… … and turn them out, they did. Not only are the lights turned off but the ice is melting as you are reading this. Just like that another season comes [...]
