Game Preview: $5 Frenzy - Condors Knit Cap Night
December 11, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
CONDORSTOWN, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors host $5 Frenzy - Condors Knit Cap Night tonight at 7 p.m. against the San Diego Gulls. Fans can purchase up to four knit caps for just $5 each (regularly retail for $20 each).
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GAME: Bakersfield Condors (Edmonton Oilers) v. San Diego Gulls (Anaheim Ducks)
PROMOTION: All fans can purchase up to four Condors knit caps for just $5 each presented by Eyewitness News, 98.5 The Fox, and I AM the Oil Industry.
TIME: 7 p.m. (Doors open at 5:45 for members / 6 p.m. for general public)
BROADCAST: Video (AHL Live) | Radio (Fox Sports 970 AM) | MOBILE (iHeartRadio App - Fox Sports 970)
What's for dinner?: Tap Room - BBQ beef sliders, chippers, dinner salad // Club Room - Pork chops with caramelized onions, garlic mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, baby greens salad, apple pie
TONIGHT
The Bakersfield Condors face the San Diego Gulls for the second consecutive Friday for the team's final home game before the holiday break. The Condors are 2-1-0-1 against the Gulls this season and have won both games at Rabobank Arena, including a 6-4 decision last Friday.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Bakersfield took three of a possible four points last weekend against San Diego and San Jose. The Condors jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back in a 6-4 win over the Gulls at home on Friday. On Saturday, the Condors fell behind 4-1 after one period of play, but stormed back to erase three deficits, force overtime, and get a point in a 7-6 overtime loss to the Barracuda. D Brad Hunt had four assists on Saturday, while C Josh Currie notched the first multi-goal game of his AHL career.
San Diego was swept in two road contests last weekend. After dropping the opener in Bakersfield on Friday, the Gulls were doubled up by Stockton, 4-2. Pulled the night before, G Ryan Faragher returned between the pipes to make 40 saves on 43 shots against the Heat. D Andrew O'Brien scored his first goal of the season in the loss on Saturday.
POWER PLAYS ON DISPLAY
The Condors power play has climbed to third in the AHL at 23.1% (18-for-78) thanks in large part to the recent stretch. Bakersfield has scored a power-play goal in each of their last six games and are 9-for-21 (42.9%) over that span. D Brad Hunt and RW Matthew Ford pace the team with four power-play goals each, while RW Anton Slepyshev has notched all three of his goals this season on the man advantage.
San Diego has the league's 2nd best power play at 25% (22-for-88). After starting 0-for-8 against the Condors on the man advantage this season, the Gulls are 5-for-7 in the last two meetings between the teams including a 2-for-4 effort a week ago. D Brandon Montour has 16 power-play points (3g-13a) while LW Nick Ritchie and LW Nic Kerdiles are tied for the team lead with five PPGs.
CONDORS NOTES
C Andrew Miller has a five-game point streak (4g-5a)... C Josh Currie had four points in two games last weekend (3g-1a), including the team's second shorthanded goal of the season on Saturday... D Brad Hunt notched his second four-point game of the season with four assists Saturday... G Ty Rimmer was recalled on Monday from Norfolk after pitching a 30-save shutout on Saturday and earning ECHL Goaltender of the Week honors.
GULLS NOTES
LW Nick Ritchie was reassigned to San Diego Wednesday by Anaheim. He played 11 games with the Ducks with one assist... LW Kyle Bonis has 2g-2a in five games since being called up from Toledo (ECHL)... Three of the top four scorers on the Gulls (Montour, Ritchie, Theodore) are rookies.
TRANSACTIONS
12/10 - D Mark Fayne assigned to Bakersfield (AHL)
12/10 - D Nikita Nikitin recalled by Edmonton (NHL)
12/10 - C Alexis Loiseau assigned to Norfolk (ECHL)
12/07 - G Ty Rimmer recalled by Bakersfield (AHL)
HOLIDAY SHOPPING IN CONDORSTOWN!!
Looking for the perfect gift? The Condors have you covered. Every Monday-Friday during regular business hours, between now and Dec. 23, the Condors office is open, selling apparel and gifts, as well as Holiday 3-Packs. You can also shop online at http://bakersfieldcondors.com/shop/ and choose the in-town pick up option for last-minute purchases. For more information, call our front office at 324-PUCK (7825).
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