Game Preview – Condors vs. Wranglers TONIGHT!

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Game Preview – Condors vs. Wranglers TONIGHT!
Grab the first of five trading card sets at the game tonight

Game Preview:
Bakersfield (6-7-1-0, 13pts – t-2nd Pacific Division)
Las Vegas   (6-3-1-0, 13pts – t-2nd Pacific Division)
Time: Doors open at 6 p.m., puck drops at 7 p.m.
Place: Mercy & Memorial Hospitals Home Ice at Rabobank Arena
Radio: Fox Sports 970 AM, following Lakers game (Goose Loonies call-in show after the game; call 716-0970)
Webcast: foxsports970am.com, iheartradio, and America One

Matchup:
The Condors continue their homestand, playing their fifth consecutive game on the Mercy and Memorial Hospitals Home Ice at Rabobank Arena as the Las Vegas Wranglers vs las vegascome to town. The Condors are currently 2-1-1 on the homestand, and have earned 5 out of 6 possible points in the last three games. The Condors have faced the Wrangles twice this season, falling 4-3 on Opening Night, and then taking a 2-1 victory in Las Vegas on October 28. The two teams have faced each other 65 times, and the Condors are 23-36-6 all-time against Las Vegas.

Condors misc:
G Josh Tordjman served the first game of his six-game suspension on Wednesday. He is eligible to return on Dec. 3 when the Condors visit Toledo… D Jason Lepine is tied for the league lead in assists by a defenseman with 9. His 10 points is tied for second in league scoring by all defensemen as well… The Condors posted their highest shot total of the year on Saturday with 43 shots on goal… F Mark Magnowski scored his second third-period goal in the last two games, recording the game tying goal on Saturday and the game winning goal on Wednesday… RW Carter Smith is fifth among ECHL rookies with 24 PIM.

Transactions:
The Condors signed C Vyacheslav Trukhno today. He makes his Condors debut tonight… D Joey Ryan was called up to Oklahoma City (AHL) today… D Evan Stoflet was activated from the 3-day IR on Wednesday… RW Pascal Morency was placed on 21-day IR on Saturday. He joins F Bobby Robins and LW J.D. Corbin on the 21-day IR…

TICKETS:
Don’t miss your chance to reserve your ECHL All-Star Classic tickets before they go on sale to the public! The Condors All-Star 4-Pack gets you tickets to the All-Star Game on Jan. 26, as well as they ever-popular Teddy Bear Toss game on Nov. 27. You also get your pick of two additional regular season games.

Individual tickets are on sale now at the Rabobank Arena Box Office or call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. You can also visit ticketmaster.com. ECHL All-Star Classic tickets will go on sale November 26. Until that date, All-Star Classic tickets can be reserved through Condors ticket plans. For more information, call the Condors at 324-PUCK(7825), or visit www.bakersfieldcondors.com.