ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Condors Captain Joel Broda Called up to Bridgeport

Published on February 19, 2014 under ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


CONDORSTOWN, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors, owned by the Edmonton Oilers, announced today that the team's leading scorer and captain C Joel Broda has been loaned to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL). Bridgeport is the AHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's New York Islanders.

BRODA

24 years old from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada Started season in the AHL with Oklahoma City, playing eight games with one goal and one assistIn 35 games with the Condors this season, he leads the team in goals (19) and points (35) to go along with 16 assists and a plus-4 (+4) ratingNamed the ECHL's Player of the Week for Jan. 13-19 after he notched seven points (4g-3a) in a 3-0-1 week for BakersfieldHas tallied 40 points (22g-18a) in 132 career AHL games with Houston and Oklahoma City.A fifth-round selection (144th overall) of the Washington Capitals in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft

CONDORS FIGHTING CANCER HOCKEY-THON:

Saturday, Feb. 22 vs. Las Vegas Wranglers

10th annual Condors Fighting Cancer Hockey-Thon - this game is a part of 24 straight hours of hockey as a fundraiser for Bakersfield Relay for LifeThe Condors will wear special purple jerseys for a Jersey Off Our Backs Raffle & Auction - five of the game-issued jerseys will be given away for free.Doors open at 4:45 p.m. for a Condors alumni game, featuring past starsAlumni game includes appearances by Sean Venedam, a former Condors team captain and now a Paralympic hockey medalist, and Chris Kushneriuk, who himself overcame a battle with cancer to return to the ice.

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Tune In:

All games, home and away, can be heard on Fox Sports Radio 970 AM (www.foxsports970am.com), through your mobile device on iHeartRadio, or pay-per-view online at www.AmericaOneSports.com. "Condors Countdown" starts 15 minutes prior to the drop of the puck."Condors Unleashed" video webcast airs Wednesdays from Noon - 1 p.m. on www.Bakersfield.com. Check out www.Condors.TV for segments from past episodes. "Condors Insider" weekly radio show airs live every Thursday from 4 - 5 p.m. on Fox Sports Radio 970.




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