Condors Name Colin Chaulk Head Coach
June 27, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors announced today that Colin Chaulk has been named head coach. Chaulk, who became interim head coach on February 11, 2022, is the third head coach in the team's American Hockey League history and ninth overall in the organization's 25 seasons.
Chaulk, 45, went 19-12-3 (.603%) at the helm of the Condors, including a 13-5-1 (.711) mark in the team's final 19 games to secure home-ice advantage and a top-four divisional finish in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Bakersfield went on to defeat the Abbotsford Canucks in the first round, notching the team's first-ever postseason series sweep.
The Toronto, Ontario native began the 2021-22 season as an assistant coach. Under his tutelage the team had the third best home power play (23.8%), 11th best penalty kill (81.7%), and was one of just three teams to be in the top-10 in both goals for (3.31) and goals against (2.82).
Individually, three Condors from this season went on to play in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs (Philip Broberg, Dylan Holloway, Brad Malone). Also, Seth Griffith set a team scoring record, became the team's first 30-goal scorer, and was named a second team AHL All-Star.
It is Chaulk's first head coaching appointment in the AHL. He previously served as head coach in the ECHL for four seasons with Brampton and was an assistant with Belleville (AHL), Kalamazoo (ECHL), and Fort Wayne (ECHL).
As a player, Chaulk played professionally for 15 seasons including a decade with the Fort Wayne Komets where his number 91 is retired. He won five league championships with the Komets and is third all-time in the organization's 70+ year history in scoring.
Chaulk will be formally introduced later this summer.
American Hockey League Stories from June 27, 2022
- Wolves Insider: Championship Rally Tuesday - Chicago Wolves
- Syracuse Crunch Sign Defenseman Ryan Jones to AHL Contract - Syracuse Crunch
- Admirals Garage Sale Begins Tuesday - Milwaukee Admirals
- Condors Name Colin Chaulk Head Coach - Bakersfield Condors
- Darcy Kuemper Wins Stanley Cup, Appeared with Tucson in 2020 - Tucson Roadrunners
- Luke Richardson Named 40th Head Coach in Blackhawks History - Rockford IceHogs
- Panthers Sign Matt Kiersted to Two-Year Deal - Charlotte Checkers
- Cleveland Monsters Claim Multiple Awards at 2022 AHL Team Business Meetings - Cleveland Monsters
- Wolf Pack Agree to Terms on a One-Year AHL Contract with Defenseman Louka Henault - Hartford Wolf Pack
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
