Hockey Staff

Houle joined the Condors (AHL) as an assistant coach in 2015-16.

In 2018-19, he helped develop a Condors offense which led the AHL in goals per game at 3.56 and the 7th-best power play at 20.5%. Offensively, both Tyler Benson (2nd) and Cooper Marody (3rd) finished among rookie leaders in scoring.

He began his professional coaching experience with the Condors as a head coach during their final year in the ECHL in 2014-15.

Prior to coming to Bakersfield, he compiled four consecutive 40-win seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with Lewiston and Blainville-Boisbriand.

From 2003-2010, he began his coaching career as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Clarkson (NY) University.

Before his coaching career, the native of Charlesbourg, Quebec was drafted in the 4th round (#99) of the 1993 NHL Draft by the Montreal Canadiens. He played nearly 300 games professional in the AHL and ECHL from 1997-2002. He played four seasons at Clarkson from 1993-97.

Dave Manson was announced as an assistant coach with the Condors on June 4, 2018.

In his first season with the Condors, he helped develop the career of Caleb Jones, who played 17 games in Edmonton, including making his NHL debut. The Condors were also one of the top teams defensively in the AHL, ranking fourth in goals against per game at 2.68.

Manson worked with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 2011-18 as both an assistant and associate coach. It was his second stint with the Raiders after being an assistant coach with the team from 2002-09. During his most recent time with the Raiders he helped develop first-round NHL selections C Leon Draisaitl (#3, EDM, 2014), D Josh Morrissey (#13, WPG, 2013), and C Mark McNeill (#18, CHI, 2011). In his first stint in Prince Albert, he helped develop first-round selection C Kyle Chipchura (#18, MTL, 2004).

As a player, the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan native played 1,103 NHL games for Chicago, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Phoenix, Montreal, Dallas, and Toronto. The d-man notched 390 points (102g-288a) and 2,792 penalty minutes over his 16-year NHL career. His penalty minutes total is 13th most all-time in NHL history. He was drafted in the 1st round, 11th overall of the 1985 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. His oldest son, Josh, is a d-man for the Anaheim Ducks.

Sylvain Rodrigue began working on a full-time basis with Condors goaltenders in 2018-19, but has been with the Oilers organization for the past six seasons.

He helped develop rookie goaltender Shane Starrett, who was named AHL Goaltender of the Month in February and received All-Rookie and Second All-Star Team selections from the AHL in 2018-19

Rodrigue served as a Goaltending Consultant for the DEL’s Berlin Eisbären, a member of Germany’s top elite league and Fribourg Gotteron of the Swiss Elite League prior to joining the Oilers. He won the DEL championship with Berlin in 2010-11, 2011-12 and 2012-13. He was also a member of Berlin’s European trophy championship team in 2010-11.

The Montreal, Quebec native has also worked with HC Lugano (LNA – Swiss Elite League), AIK (Swedish Elite League) and Dusseldorf (DEL – German Elite League) since 2009-10.

Before heading to Europe, Rodrigue worked with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2003-2009 and was also a goaltending instructor at Hockey Canada’s Program of Excellence Goaltending Camp in 2009.

Noah joined the Condors in February 2021 as the team’s video coordinator. In his role, the Los Gatos, California native will be responsible for video breakdown and analysis as well as team services including coordinating team travel.

Segall joined the Condors from the American Hockey League’s Charlotte Checkers where he served in a similar capacity during the 2019-20 season. Previously, he worked at the collegiate level with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), the University of Wisconsin, the University of Vermont, and Canisius College. On the international level, he served as video coach for the 2015 U18 Russian Women’s National Team which won a Bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships and the 2018 Swedish U20 World Junior Championship team which won a Silver medal.

A 2014 graduate of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Segall began his career working with the AHL’s Worcester Sharks (affiliate of the San Jose Sharks) while in school.