Mark Derlago Bobbleheads and Ducks-style jerseys this weekend
January 20, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors come out of the All-Star Break with back-to-back games, featuring highly-anticipated promotional giveaways this Friday and Saturday. The Condors take the Mercy & Memorial Hospitals Home Ice at Rabobank Arena against the Alaska Aces on Friday, with doors opening at 6 p.m., and the puck dropping at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the Condors host the Ontario Reign with a special start time of 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). -Friday vs. Alaska Aces: The Condors take on the Aces for Bobblehead Giveaway Night, sponsored by KGET-TV 17 and Barber Honda. The first 2,000 fans, 12-and-under, will receive a bobblehead of Condors All-Star Mark Derlago.
During the second intermission, fans will have the chance to win up to $250 in Chuck-A-Puck. One lucky fan will also have the chance to win a pair of pearl earrings from Rogers Jewelers for his significant other by answering sports trivia questions.
-Saturday vs. Ontario Reign: The Condors host their newest rivals, the Ontario Reign, for the Anaheim Ducks-style Jersey Raffle and Auction, sponsored by Bright House Networks, 98.5 The Fox and American Business Machines. The Reign will also wear jerseys representing their NHL affiliation with the LA Kings. Following the game, the Condors will auction off the jerseys to raise proceeds for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County.
Also, everyone in attendance will have the chance to win one of five of the game-worn jerseys that will be raffled off throughout the night. Saturday night's game is also a Bright House Networks Family Night; subscribers to Bright House Networks receive $7 admission per person by presenting the coupon they received in their cable bill at the arena box office. It is also a Mercy & Memorial Hospitals and Diamond Technologies T.H.I.N.K. Night, during which students who met academic goals earned free admission to the game, through their performance in the classroom.
Saturday night is also the first of five Good Neighbor Nights. To continue to provide entertaining hockey to our Central Valley neighbors to the north, the Condors welcome fans to exchange their tickets from the Falcons game that would have taken place in Fresno this Saturday for terrace level admission to this Saturday's Condors game against the Reign at Rabobank Arena. Click here for more information and future Good Neighbor Games.
During the first intermission, the Bakersfield Dragons Mites, a local youth hockey team coached by Condors Legend Glen Mears, will hold a scrimmage on the ice. During the second intermission, a fan will have the chance to shoot the puck, win the truck, and get a Condors customized Chevy Silverado, courtesy of 3-Way Chevrolet. If that contestant doesn't win, then one fan will be drawn to win the truck if a Condors player records a hat trick all in the third period.
Saturday night's game will be televised live on Bright House Networks Ch. 21. All televised games will be available on Bakersfield On Demand Cable Ch. 300, starting the following day.
Don't forget, fans can purchase tickets to the All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion and satisfy their hunger for hockey and great food. Only $23 for adults and $16 for children 12-and-under, the All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion includes your game ticket as well as access to a buffet that features a nacho bar, hot dogs, popcorn, pretzels, peanuts, water, soda and ice cream! The seating area for the All-You-Can-Eat Pavilion is section 207, and the buffet is open until just after the second intermission.
You can catch all Condors games, home and away, on ESPN Radio 1230 and online through B2 Networks by clicking the "Watch and Listen Live" link on the Condors home page. Live streaming audio for all Condors games is also available at no cost via the website, www.bakersfieldcondors.com.
Get Tickets: Individual game tickets are on sale and may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at www.bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location. The Rabobank Arena Box Office will be open Monday - Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with extended hours on game days.
Season tickets, mini-plans and group outings are available at the Condors office located at 1001 Truxtun Avenue or by calling 324-PUCK (7825).
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