GAME PREVIEW presented by Rodriguez & Associates

Today is the first look at the 2025-26 Condors who welcome in the San Jose Barracuda for the first of two preseason games this weekend. Tomorrow, the teams head north to Tech CU Arena for the preseason finale at 4 p.m.

RETURN OF THE CAP

Seth Griffith enters his sixth season in Condorstown and second as captain. The franchise’s leading scorer, he had 72 points (21g-51a) in 65 games last season

HAMMER TIME

James Hamblin will get preseason work in today coming off a year which saw him notch 45 points (19g-26a) in 51 games last season.

FIRST LOOK AT HUTSON

Quinn Hutson led Boston University in scoring last season and finish top-10 nationally among all college players.

EUROPEAN FLAIR 

Viljemi Marjala, Roby Jarventie, Samuel Jonsson and Josh Samanski make up a heavy crop of European-born players in the mix for the Condors this season.

OILERS ACQUIRE INGRAM; ASSIGN TO BAKERSFIELD

Goaltender Connor Ingram was acquired from Utah earlier in the week and assigned to Bakersfield. In parts of six AHL seasons, the 28-year old netminder is 87-43-15 with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.

PROJECTED LINEUP:

Here is today’s projected lineup with the goaltenders expected to split action.

Griffith – Marjala – Hutson
Jarventie – Samanski – Rh. Pitlick
Re. Pitlick – Hamblin – Janicke
Clattenburg – Copponi – Keppen

Dineen – Brown
Millman – Prokop
Inamoto – Akey

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UP NEXT

The Condors are in San Jose tomorrow at 4 p.m. to close preseason action, before opening the season in San Jose next Saturday. Bakersfield’s opening weekend at home comes October 18 and 19. (Click here for tickets).