ECHL Bakersfield Condors

Painchaud named ECHL Player of the Week

February 24, 2009 - ECHL (ECHL)
Bakersfield Condors News Release


BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The ECHL announced today that Condors RW Chad Painchaud has been named the In Glas Co ECHL Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 16 - Feb. 22. Painchaud is the second consecutive Condor to win the weekly league award, as RW Mike Wirll was named the ECHL Player of the Week (Feb. 9 - Feb. 15) last Tuesday.

Painchaud, 22, helped lead the Condors to a 3-0-1 record on the week with 5g-5a-10pts in the team's four games. Painchaud, who is currently on a three-game point streak, tallied 2g-2a-4pts in the Condors 6-5 win in Utah on Feb. 18. He followed that with a combined 3g-3a-6pts in two games against Victoria over the weekend, including a career-high five points in Sunday's 5-2 win. He also tied a career high with three assists and netted the game-winning goal on Sunday.

The 6-foot-1-inch, 190-pound native of Mississauga, Ontario, is ranked 2nd in the ECHL with 44 assists and 4th in the league with 64 points, which are both career highs for the third-year pro. Painchaud, who is under contract to the Iowa Chops (AHL), is tied for the ECHL lead with 11 goals in the month of February, and is also tied for the league lead (with Condors LW Mark Derlago) with 21 points in 12 games so far this month. Painchaud has at least one point in 15 of his last 17 games, dating back to Jan. 23. He ranks 3rd in the ECHL during that stretch with 26 points (11g-15a).

On behalf of Painchaud, a case of pucks will be donated to a Bakersfield youth hockey organization by In Glas Co, the exclusive puck supplier of the ECHL. Since beginning its sponsorship of the award in 2000-01, In Glas Co has donated more than 20,000 pucks to youth hockey organizations in ECHL cities.

Notes from the Nest:

The Condors conclude their three-game homestand with a game against the Alaska Aces tonight, featuring the Fat Tuesday Canned Food Collection, sponsored by My 45, 106.1 KRAB Radio and Orion Payment Systems. All fans that donate two non-perishable food items receive $1 terrace level admission to the game and some Mardi Gras beads as part of the Condors Fat Tuesday celebration! Doors open at 6 p.m., the puck drops at 7 p.m.

The Condors then hit the road for Phoenix to take on the RoadRunners this Saturday at 6:05 p.m. Catch all the action on ESPN Radio 1230, B2 Networks and Bakersfieldcondors.com, and be sure to tune in 15 minutes early for Condors Countdown! This game is a rescheduled game and not on the original docket.

Bakersfield returns to the Mercy and Memorial Hospitals Home Ice on Sunday evening to host the Las Vegas Wranglers as well as Dora the Explorer, presented by Bright House Networks and La Preciosa 105.3. Dora will be at the game to meet and take pictures with fans in the Condors Photo Booth, located on the concourse behind section 111. Doors open at 4 p.m., the puck drops at 5 p.m. Please note the revised start time for Sunday's game, due to the rescheduled game in Phoenix on Saturday night.

Get Tickets:

Individual game tickets may be purchased through the Rabobank Arena Box Office, which is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday with extended hours on game days. The Box Office will also open at noon this Sunday for the Condors game at 5 p.m. Tickets may also be purchased by phone at 322-2525, online at Bakersfieldcondors.com, or at any Ticketmaster location. 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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