Condors Training Camp Gets Underway Friday
October 4, 2004 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
The Bakersfield Condors 2004 training camp is set to begin at the end of the week, with the prospective roster taking the ice for the first time on Friday. Unlike past years, the Condors training camp home will be the Bakersfie ld Ice Sports Center on 1325 Q Street. One benefit to having camp at the Ice Center is that it is a public facility and will be open to spectators.
The first on ice session will commence at 9:00 a.m. on Friday morning. On Saturday, they will take the ice at 7:15 a.m. and on Sunday morning practice will begin at 8:30 a.m. The Condors annual Open House and Family Day is later that afternoon, with a Skate with the Condors planned for 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. and another practice/scrimmage from 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. The schedule for the first weekend is listed below. Next Monday, an updated schedule for training camp practice times will be released
The only day during camp that the team will not take the ice is Sunday, October 17th. The Body Xchange at 7701 White Lane, which is the team's official workout facility, will serve as a destination for the Condors nearly every afternoon during training camp. The Condors have a pair of preseason games schedule, travelling to Fresno on October 15th and host the Falcons on October 16th. Both games begin at 7:00 p.m. Camp will end on Thursday, October 21st and the regular season will start with a pair of home games on October 22nd and 23rd against Victoria.
Friday Oct 8 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Practice (Bakersfield Ice Center) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Workout (Body Xchange)
Saturday Oct 9 7:15 - 8:45 a.m. Practice (BIC) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Workout (BX)
Sunday Oct 10 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Practice (BIC) 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Skate with the Condors (BIC) 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Scrimmage (BIC)
Monday Oct 11 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Practice (BIC) 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Workout (BX)
Condors Pair has Already Started Camp
Two players on the Condors roster have already begun their training camps this season. RW Jon Mirasty, who set new Condors single season records for major penalties and penalty minutes as a rookie in 2003-04, is currently in camp with the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League. The Admirals are the top affiliate of the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks. Norfolk will play a pair of preseason games this weekend and Mirasty's stay with the team has yet to be determined.
Lars Peder Nagel, a hulking 6'4" 225-pound left wing from Norway, was released from camp with the AHL Manchester Monarchs today. The Monarchs are the top affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. Nagel will travel immediately to Bakersfield and start camp with the Condors.
The 2004-05 Bakersfield Condors season opens in 18 days at home on October 22nd against the expansion Victoria Salmon Kings. Ticket packages are on sale now for as low as $30. Contact the BSE office at 324-PUCK (7825) for more information.
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