Joining the players from last year’s lineup is defenseman David Kudelka, goaltender Jamie Hodson and forwards Alex Rogosheske and Danny Stewart. Last season Hodson played with the Roanoke Valley Vipers of the United Hockey League. Prior to the 2005-06 season, the Lenore, Manitoba native spent most of four seasons in the ECHL and part of three in the American Hockey League. During his fours years in the ECHL, Hodson compiled a 64-34-7 record in 112 games.

Forward Rogosheske, 25, has joined the Condors for his second professional season. Last season, he recorded a goal and two assists in 29 games for the San Diego Gulls before he was sidelined with an injury. Prior to his rookie season, the St. Paul, Mn, native played four years of college hockey at Bowling Green State University.

Kudelka will suit up with the Condors for a second stint after playing with the Trinec Ocelari HC of the Czech League in the 2005-06 season. During the 2004-05 season Kudelka played 54 games with the Condors amassing five goals,15 assists and 92 penalty minutes in the regular season. In addition Kudelka tallied one goal and two assists in the playoffs.

The 21-year-old Stewart will begin his professional career with the Condors after playing the last five years in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. In 58 games last season for the Prince Edward Island Rockets, the 5-foot-11-inch, 188- pounder scored 67 points (29g, 38a), while racking up 74 penalty minutes.

Stewart, a native of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, played for the Rimouski Oceanic the previous four years, where he recorded 174 total points (76g, 98a) and 365 penalty minutes. During his tenure with Rimouski, Stewart was teammates with NHL star Sidney Crosby (2003-04 and 2004-05) and Eric Nielson (2001-02 through 2004-05). He was a fourth round pick of the Montreal Canadiens in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

Ever wonder what a professional hockey player does during the off-season? Scott Borders, Eric Neilson, and Kevin Truelson give you the inside scoop about their lives and the locker room in a unique player blog. Check in often for updates on how the players have been keeping busy during the off- season. To find out more, visit The Neutral Zone: Official Blog of the Bakersfield Condors.

The Bakersfield Condors would like to say thank you to all of our 2005-06 sponsors. Without our loyal sponsors the Condors wouldn’t be able to provide the quality family entertainment that we strive for. Sponsors already on board for the 2006-07 season include: Active 20/30 Club, Barber Honda, Body Xchange, Carl’s Jr., Central Body Works, Cesmat Service Co., CHW-Mercy & Memorial Hospitals, Cookies by Design, Dave Long Realtor of Watson Realty, Faast Pharmacy, Goodwill Industries, Holiday Inn Select, Hudson Custom Construction, Kelley’s Café, McDonald’s, Robert Russo Mortgage, SC Architect, Stockdale Music, Super Kart Racing, Syngenta, The Links at Riverlakes Ranch, Tuff Shed, and the University of Phoenix. Call us at 324-PUCK (7825) to see why these businesses know it’s a good investment to partner with Condors Hockey.

P>We would like to welcome Pulte Homes to the Condors family as one of its valued 2006-07 season community partners. For more than 50 years, Pulte Homes has been delivering quality homes to customers across America. For the last two years, the company has been building the same high-quality homes for happy families in the Bakersfield area at its Oakmont community, located in West Bakersfield, and its Rio Vista community, located behind the gates of the private Rio Bravo County Club (Condors partner) in the northeast part of town.

“Across the country, the Pulte Homes family strives to bring stellar corporate citizenship to each city we build in, and we want to bring that same community mindedness to Bakersfield,” says Randy Char, vice president of sales and marketing. “By partnering with the Condors, we hope that residents will come to know us as their neighbor and their ally in the pursuit of the American Dream.”

To help the Condors and its fans kick the season off with flying colors, the Pulte Homes logo will be prominently displayed on dasherboards and on the chuck-a-pucks. Pulte Homes will also sponsor a soon to be determined special event night as well.

For more information about Pulte Homes and our beautiful Bakersfield communities, please visit us on the web at www.pulte.com/oakmont or www.pulte.com/riovista. Or call toll free, 1-866- PULTE 77 today.

Here at Condorstown, we want everyone to be able to access all the information they need about the team and organization. If you are one of our sponsors and are interested in creating a link to the Condors web page, please contact our Director of Creative Services, Ryan Hanson at rhanson@bakersfieldcondors.com or 324-PUCK (7825).

The Bakersfield Condors annual Open House will take place Sunday, October 8th at the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center. The event, to run from 12pm – 3pm, will give fans their first chance to see a Condors practice and also offer fans the opportunity to skate with the team. Season ticket holders will also be able to pick up their ticket books at the Open House. More details to come so stay tuned!

In anticipation of the 2006-07 season, the Condors plan to unveil a revamped web site soon. You will still be able to access everything from the game schedule to the Condors Mailbag and your favorite TV commercials! So be on the lookout for all of your favorite features with a fresh look, scheduled to launch this week!

The Condors’ Mailbag has been integrated into the Condors web site as a way to answer questions regarding the team, front office and organization. The coaches and front office will answer all pertinent questions. The Condors’ Mailbag is displayed on the Condors homepage. An archive of recently asked questions can be found at bakersfieldcondors.com.

Q: Before the NHL lockout Bakersfield used to get a preseason NHL game, usually the Kings. Will this resume now that the lockout is over?

A: Due to a shorter NHL preseason with fewer games, the Kings unfortunately will not make an appearance at Rabobank Arena this year. The Kings (and perhaps the Anaheim Ducks) however, could play an exhibition game during the 2007 NHL preseason.

Jeremy Zager, Director of Communications and Community Development

Q: Now that the San Diego Gulls have ceased operations, what does that mean to the players? Are they free to go elsewhere of there choosing, or will they be traded?

A:After the San Diego Gulls ceased operations all players were deemed unrestricted free agents and are free to sign with whichever team they see fit. We are currently speaking to a couple of them in regards to joining the Condors for the 2006-2007 season. Keep an eye out for any official player signings on our web site.

Tim Statezni, "The Mailbag Guy"

The Condors would like to welcome aboard five new members to the front office staff. Jake Stevens, 36, will take over as the director of broadcasting for the 2006-07 season. Jake will be responsible for the full-time play- by-play announcing during all Condors games. The Nanuet, New York native received his Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from the University of Michigan in 1991 and previously spent two years at ESPN in production. Jake has been behind the mic delivering play-by-play for teams like the Corpus Christi IceRays, Bend Bandits and Massachusetts Mad Dogs since 1996.

Jeremy Zager, 27, as the director of communications and community development, will oversee the newly revamped community relations and media departments while also serving as the regular color commentator and part-time play-by-play announcer for the Condors. Jeremy received his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from San Diego State University in 2002 and prior to joining the Condors staff worked seven season for the San Diego Gulls. While working for the Gulls Jeremy was awarded back- to-back awards as the 2004-05 and 2005-06 ECHL Media Relations Director of the Year and was also the 2002-03 co-recipient of the WCHL Media Relations Director of the year award.

Jill Watts, 22, is entering her first season as community relations manager for the Condors. Jill will be responsible for the Condors community efforts including charity events and donations, school programs and mascot and player appearances.

Jill Gibson, 24, joined the Condors organization at the end of the 2005-06 season as an account manager where her primary duties include season ticket and group sales.

Jenny Cierely, 31, takes over as office manager. Her primary duties include maintaining the financial records of the organization.

The Condors wish the best of luck to Jessica Cable (former Office Manager) and Shannon Armstrong (former Director of Promotions and Client Services). Jessica has accepted a position at Body Xchange, a local gym in Bakersfield, and Shannon has accepted a position at Cintas, a uniform company in Bakersfield.

The Bakersfield Condors and Goodwill Industries are hitting the road in August and September to tour Kern County for the annual Condors Care-A-Van.

On Thursday, August 10th, the Condors and Goodwill industries will head out on the highway to Lake Isabella and Kernville. After lunch with the Kern Valley Exchange Club, while in Lake Isabella and Kernville, the Condors Care-A-Van will make pit stops at the French Gulch Marina and the Kernville Fire Station to collect donations for Goodwill.

On Wednesday, August 16th the Condors Care-A-Van and Goodwill will head out on the road again, this time going to Taft. On Wednesday, the Condors will attend a Taft Rotary Meeting and make several pit stops before hitting the road back to Bakersfield.

Visit the Condors web site, to see when the Condors Care-A-Van will visit your town.

On Sunday, July 30th, Condors long-time photographer Robert J. Duffy passed away. Bob was a kind and generous man who always brought a smile to the faces of others. He has been an integral part of the Condors photography staff dating back to the days of the Oilers and Fog and he will be greatly missed.

During the 1960s, Robert was the PA announcer at the Kernals games for the two years they were in operation and was also a hockey manager for a minor league team in Massachusetts in the 1940s. Coming from the East Coast, Robert had a special connection to players from the Massachusetts area including former Idaho Steelhead’s Cal Ingraham and Condors former player Brian Swiniarski. Robert’s passion for photography inspired many, including his son Michael (Condors main photographer).

The Condors organization expresses our deepest sympathies to the Duffy family for their loss. In lieu of flowers, the Duffy family is asking for donations to be made to local charity organizations.

This week at the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center:

The next semester of skate school starts on August 1st and 3rd from 5:30pm to 6:30pm. Based on the guidelines of the Ice Skating Institute, Bakersfield Ice Sports Center offers beginning through advanced figure skating and hockey classes. Whether you are an experienced skater or have never stepped foot on the ice, the Ice Sports Center has a class tailored to fit your needs.

The Adult Hockey League season is currently in full swing and heading down the stretch into the playoffs. The next adult and youth hockey seasons will begin in late September.

Cool down from the summer heat and attend a public skate session. Sessions are held daily, including Friday and Saturday nights from 8-11pm.

For more information call the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center at (661) 852-7400 or stop by the rink at 1325 Q St. Suite 100, located directly behind the Rabobank Arena

The countdown to Opening Night has officially begun as the Condors released the 2006-07 regular season schedule . On October 20th the Condors will open the regular season against Highway 99 rivals Stockton Thunder, and will face off against the Idaho Steelheads on Saturday, October 21st. This marks the seventh consecutive season, dating back to their WCHL hockey tenure, that Bakersfield has opened up the regular season at home.

This season the Condors will take on defending Kelly Cup Champion Alaska Aces and Pacific Division rivals Fresno Falcons a total of nine times each and will embark on a nine-game road trip that will take the team to Alaska, Utah, Phoenix and Long Beach. The team will head out East in December to match up against the Trenton Titans and Johnstown Chiefs and will then make their way back West to take on the Las Vegas Wranglers in their annual ‘Midnight’ game on December 18th. The Condors will conclude the 2006-07 regular season at home on April 6th, 2007 against Idaho and will play their final road game on Saturday, April 7th against Long Beach. For a complete schedule, click here.

The Bakersfield Condors received the 2005 Beautiful Bakersfield Humanitarian Group Award for their charitable work in the community on Saturday, June 17th, in a ceremony televised live on KGET-TV 17.

This past season the Condors donated $405,540 in cash or product to local non-profit organizations. During the award ceremony the Condors were recognized for their contributions to the community in 2005, which included various in-game promotions such as the annual teddy bear toss, the world’s largest pillow fight and food collections. Click here to see the video acceptance

Did you know? In 2005-06, the Condors averaged nearly 6,500 fans per game on weekend games and finished the season with a total of 240,000 fans in attendance. That’s a 14% increase from the previous year! Of the 25 teams in the ECHL, the Condors were ranked fifth in attendance. It’s up to you, Condors fans, to make the 2006-07 season even better! Thanks for making Condorstown the place to be!

Can’t make it to every Condors home game but don’t want to miss out on all of the action? Become a Condors mini-plan season ticket holder! Condors mini-plans give you the opportunity to secure the same seats at Condors home games and the flexibility to still meet the demands of your every day life. Choose from three different options to customize your mini-plan: the “Weekender” plan- includes 24 weekend games, the “Bakers Dozen” plan- includes 13 Saturday games for the price of 12, and the “Pick 6” plan- includes the option to choose 6 games from 10 preset Condors home games. Condors mini-plan packages start as low as $30!

To secure your seats for the upcoming 2006-07 season contact the Condors front office at 324-PUCK (7825) for more information. Click here to see a video of why you should be a Condors season ticket holder.

Opening night is just around the corner Condors fans. Show your support and get your Condors gear! Come check out the store-wide sale going on right now! Get everything from T-shirts to your favorite novelty items. The sale excludes jerseys. The Condors Team store is located just across the street from Rabobank Arena and online at www.condorsteamstore.com or by calling 324- NETT (6388).

Tim Statezni – 7/29
Sean Venedam – 7/31
Ryan Hanson – 8/2
Jenny Cierley- 8/4
Josh Liebenow - 8/8
Dayna Cashion- 8/17
Scott Borders- 8/31

email: condors@bakersfieldcondors.com

phone: 661.324.PUCK (7825)

web: http://www.bakersfieldcondors.com