The Bakersfield Condors are proud to present the Third Annual Fighting Cancer Hockey-Thon, taking place on Friday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 17. In its first two years, the Hockey-Thon raised nearly $44,000 for “Links for Life,” a breast cancer resource center serving Kern County.

Organized by former Fog and Condors defenseman Kevin Barrett, the event will include hockey players of all ages and experience levels completing a combined 27 hours of hockey. Entry requires players to raise a minimum of $200 in pledges and in return they receive a commemorative jersey and two tickets to the Condors Game on February 17. Prior to the Condors game on Saturday, there will be a Celebrity game beginning at 5 p.m., featuring former Condors Paul Rosebush, Glen Mears, Paul Willett, Scott Hay, Quinn Fair, Al Murphy, Brian McCarthy and others!

Hockey-Thon participants have the chance to bid on four spots to play in the Celebrity Game. Bidding takes place on eBay and is available now through Feb. 2. If you are interested in bidding on one of the four spots click here. Winners will meet former Condors players on the ice and play on the first line in the fight against breast cancer!

”The Hockey-Thon has the potential to be a huge fundraiser for a great cause,” said Condors Owner Jonathan Fleisig. “With my mother battling leukemia, I can relate to what a devastating effect cancer has on a family. If you can skate, please play. If you don’t skate, please find someone that does and give them a pledge.”

Fleisig will put his money where his mouth is, donating $50 for each participating player that signs up, and a 10% match on all proceeds raised.

To sign-up and get more information please visit hockey-thon.com, or bakersfieldcondors.com.

This year we wanted to give our fans some insight as to what some of our Condors players are doing for Valentine’s Day. Single and dateless? Married with no plans? Don’t consider V-Day a holiday? You’ll get the scoop here first!

Kevin St. Jacques would like to spend this Valentine’s Day making his fiancée happy. He doesn’t have any specific plans, but looks forward to a nice dinner and a little romance. Kevin considers Valentine’s Day just another day, but definitely takes advantage of the holiday to show some love!

David Kudelka and his wife do not celebrate Valentine’s Day, but if they did, the perfect gift for David would be a kiss from his wife.

Alex Rogosheske is not looking forward to Valentine’s Day, although he says he does have plans with his fiancée to have dinner and see a movie. Alex would much rather be on a trip to Hawaii for V-Day. He says that most of his V-Day’s have been pretty nice.

Danny Taylor is single and still looking for a Valentine’s Day date. In the past, Danny has had some great dates at the beach, at nice restaurants or miniature golfing. This year he may be going out with his other single teammates, but will not let that discourage him from being positive about “single awareness day,” as he likes to call it.

Scott Borders has big plans with his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day. They are going to a nice restaurant to spend a pleasant evening together. Scott looks forward to Valentine’s Day dinner because he remembers one year when he didn’t have a date and his roommate came home from a great evening and bragged about the whole thing. If he could describe the perfect V-Day date it would be golfing at Pebble Beach.

Todd Griffith first of all wanted to wish everyone a happy Valentine’s Day! Todd also told us of a horrible story when he was 13 on Valentine’s Day and he got dumped! This year, he wants his Valentine’s Day to be perfect, but says he still is contemplating how that will be. All Todd really wants this V-Day is to spend time with his girlfriend.

Friday, Feb. 9th – Todd Griffith Bobblehead Giveaway Courtesy of KGET-TV 17 and Barber Honda
The first 2,000 children, 12-and-under, will receive a bobblehead doll of the Condors All-Star Todd Griffith. To see the bobblehead, click here.

Monday, Feb. 12th – Lincoln Look-Alike Contest Sponsored by KERN 1410 AM
People who dress up like the great emancipator Abe Lincoln and come down to the KERN 1410 AM live remote before the Condors game at Rabobank Arena will receive 4 free tickets to the game. We will then judge the winner by crowd applause during the first intermission!

Tuesday, Feb. 13th – Tip-A-Condor The Bakersfield Condors and the Kern County Shrine Club are teaming up to host the 2007 Tip-A-Condor Charity Dinner on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Buck Owens Crystal Palace at 6:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by KUZZ 107.9. For more information, click here.

Friday, Feb. 16th – Christian Recording Artist Ever Stays Red and the Veggie Tales Courtesy of KERI 1180am and Island Styles
Christian recording artist ever stays red will perform inside the arena during the 2nd intermission and after the game, PLUS your favorite Veggie Tales, Bob and Larry, will be at The Nest to meet the fans and pose for photos. To visit ever stays red's website, click here.

Saturday, Feb. 24th – Youth Jersey Giveaway Courtesy of KGET-TV 17, Big 96.5, and McDonald’s
The first 2,000 children, 12 and under, will receive a Condors replica jersey featuring defenseman Reagan Leslie. To see the jersey, click here.

Tuesday, Mar. 20th – Ladies Night
Participants will enjoy an evening of fun and prizes while learning about the sport of hockey from the pros. Take some time to learn and discuss the aspects of the game in an informative and interactive Hockey 101 session. Lessons will include discussions on a range of topics from player positions, equipment and the strategies of fighting, to the history of the ECHL and the Kelly Cup. In addition to all this, you get to spend the evening with some of your favorite Condors players.

Participants will receive tickets to the On Ice Suite for the following evening’s game against the Fresno Falcons. For more information or to view all the Condors upcoming promotions, visit the promotional calendar at http://www.bakersfieldcondors.com /iyc/publish/prom otions.php.

Do you know hockey? The Condors are looking for OFF-ICE OFFICIALS. Have you ever wanted to run the game clock, light the lamp, be in the penalty box or keep track of who’s doing what on the ice? Then we have just the thing for you! Contact Michael Trujillo at 324-PUCK (7825) or mtrujillo@bakersfieldcondors.com for more information.

The Condors would like to recognize corporate partner Carl’s Jr. The Carl’s Jr. power-play is among the most recognized promotions in Condors history. Carl’s Jr. has been a proud sponsor of the Condors dating back to before Rabobank Arena was built.

“Carl’s Jr. and the Condors have a great relationship and we are very happy with their success,” said Carl’s Jr. District Manager Jose Bueno. “We are not only proud of our relationship with the organization, but the things they do for Bakersfield like their fundraisers and community service.”

Carl’s Jr. continues its growth with an emphasis on quality, service, and cleanliness, pioneering concepts such as partial table service and self- beverage bars. For more information on Carl’s Jr., visit www.carlsjr.com.

The Condors have outscored opponents 57-38 in the first period

The Condors are 15-0-0 when allowing two goals or less, including 8-0-0 at home and 7-0-0 on the road

The Condors are unbeaten on Mondays (2-0-0) and Wednesdays (3-0-0)

The Condors have scored 28 goals in their last 116 power-play chances at home (24%), after starting the season with just five goals in 79 chances (6%) at The Nest

11 Condors have 10 or more assists this season

The Condors’ Mailbag has been integrated into the Condors website as a way to answer questions regarding the team, front office and organization. The coaches and front office will answer all relative questions. If you’d like to ask a question or check out some other questions the Condors’ Mailbag is displayed on the Condors homepage.

From Justin:
I have noticed that for promotions as in Kelly’s Cafe or Pass the Press Pass that you never have the fun games on the penalty box side. Why is this?

Mailbag Response
Hi Justin,

As you know, most of the promotions we do during the games are broadcast on the video board. The arena is set up so that the cameras are on the penalty box side of the arena. Therefore in order for the cameras to get a good shot for the video board we have a limited amount of sections for in-stands contests.

Now the Kelley's Cafe shutout period promotion can be done with any section as we don't necessarily need the video board. The winning section is rotated throughout the year and I track the sections that have had an opportunity to win free biscuits and gravy so that everyone will get a chance.

Of course everyone has a chance to go home with a prize if we hit our Carl's Jr. Power Play in the second period or Mcflurry Meltdown during the final 2 minutes of the first period!

Thanks for your question and we will see you at the games. Go Condors!

Scott Frasnelly
Director of Marketing and Operations

January 16th and 17th, two Bakersfield Condors rookies represented the team in Boise, Idaho in the Rbk ECHL All-Star Game. One of those rookies was Rane Carnegie who has been an excellent addition to the Condors roster since being traded to the team from the Texas Wildcatters earlier this year. To participate in the ECHL All-Star Game is an amazing honor, but to truly find out what it was like we had to ask Rane himself.

Q: What did you think of the All-Star Game and the event as a whole?

A: I thought it was very well put together. It was really nice to see other players from other conferences and divisions you wouldn’t get to see otherwise. I really enjoyed myself.

Q: It seemed like a lot of the players knew each other from previous teams or from their stints in Junior Hockey. Did you know any previous teammates at the All-Star Game?

A: I knew quite a few. I knew Paul Bissonnette of the Wheeling Nailers, Jamie Tardif of the Toledo Storm and Maxime Boisclair of the Johnstown Chiefs. It’s funny how you run into guys over and over again. It gives you a good opportunity to talk about the good old times we used to have.

Q: I understand the Slap Shot Competition was the event you wanted to compete in least. Were you feeling any extra pressure when the local high school student out shot you in the first round?

A: (Laughs) No. Not at all. I just wanted to give all the nervous high school kids hope. It’s all about the kids and trying to inspire our youth. They are our future. We have to give them some hope.

Q: What do you plan on doing with your jersey?

A: I haven’t decided yet. I will probably give it to my sister. She always collects my jerseys and her husband is making a sports bar. It would be cool for them to hang it in their new bar so I might do that. Right now it’s just hanging in my closet until I figure out what I want to do with it.

Q: What was your favorite part of the All-Star week?

A: I enjoyed the opportunity to show what the Condors can do and compete in the game. I also enjoyed meeting new people and having fun. It was a great experience and I’m glad I was chosen as a representative for the team.

Brett Lutes February 2nd
Jill Watts February 6th
Kevin Asselin February 9th
Kevin St. Jacques February 25th

email: condors@bakersfieldcondors.com

phone: 661.324.PUCK (7825)

web: http://www.bakersfieldcondors.com