Bakersfield opened their first round match up against the Alaska Aces on Tuesday with three games in three nights. Games 1 and 2 are Tuesday and Wednesday at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage, both 8:15 p.m. (PST). Game 3 will take place at the Rabobank Arena on Thursday, April 14th at 7:00 p.m. The first 2,000 fans will get a Condors Rolling Blackout t-shirt, and all fans should wear black to the game and help the Condors blackout the Aces. KGET-TV 17, The Big 96.5 and U.S. Army sponsor the first round of the playoffs.

Game 4, if necessary, will be on Saturday, April 16th at the Rabobank Arena. That night Bakersfield native and American Idol star Amy Adams will be singing the National Anthem as well as performing during the first intermission. She will be available for photos and autographs as well. If a fifth game is necessary, it will take place on Monday, April 18th in Alaska at 8:15 p.m. (PST).

PLAYOFF TICKETS

All full season and 25-game plan holders received their playoff tickets with their regular season tickets, they are labeled Playoff Game A, B, C. The public on sale date was Monday April 11, @ 10am. Feel free to contact the Bakersfield Sports Entertainment office at 324-7825 with any questions. Regular season discounts are also available for groups of 20 or more by contacting the Bakersfield Condors office

Dupuis Named First-Team All-ECHL

15-year veteran has played every game this season for Bakersfield
The ECHL office announced that Condors D Guy Dupuis has been selected to the All-ECHL Team in a vote of all ECHL coaches. Dupuis becomes the first Condors to pick up an individual honor from the ECHL. Dupuis, 35, ranks first among Condors defensemen in every offensive category and has played in every game this season. He is the oldest player ever selected to an All-ECHL squad. The Moncton, New Brunswick native is in his second season in Bakersfield, also suiting up for the Condors in 2002- 03. He has played on the two Condors teams with the highest win and point totals in team history

Condors Parley Takes Saver Award Second Condors goaltender to win weekly award from ECHL this season

Bakersfield, Calif. - The ECHL office announced today that Bakersfield goaltender Davis Parley has been named the Reebok Hockey ECHL Saver of the Week for April 4-9. He is the second Condor to receive the honor in 2004-05, joining Randy Petruk, who was the first Reebok Hockey Saver of the Week on October 26.

The 6-2 and 190-pound Parley went 2-0-0 with a 3.00 goals-against average and .913 save percentage against defending Kelly Cup Champion Idaho as Bakersfield clinched its first-ever Kelly Cup Playoffs berth. Parley stopped 38 shots in a 5-3 win on April 8, giving the Steelheads their first loss in regulation in 19 games, and made 25 saves in a 4-3 win on April 9.

THE CAMERAS EYE TURNS TO CONDORS PHOTOGRAPHER MIKE DUFFY
Michael Duffy has been taking pictures of the Condors family for a number of years. Season after season he makes the trip down the mountain and into the valley to cover local sports of all sorts. Just recently the Tehachapi Newspaper revealed just how hard this man behind the lens works and exposed the wide range of work that he's done over the years. The Condors would like to thank Mike for all of his hard work, his dedication, and his wonderful depiction of Bakersfield Sports Entertainment.

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