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April 14, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release

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CONDORSTOWN, Calif. - The Bakersfield Condors, owned by the Edmonton Oilers, announced today that preparations for the team's inaugural season in the American Hockey League (AHL) are well underway. With that, every week, the team will give you a "What you need to know" synopsis around the world of hockey.

1. BARONS CLINCH PLAYOFFS The Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) clinched a playoff berth for a fifth consecutive season with a 5-0 shutout of the Chicago Wolves (St. Louis Blues affiliate) on Saturday. G Laurent Brossoit, who recently stopped 49 shots in his National Hockey League debut last Thursday, denied 38 shots for his third shutout of the season. Another former Condor, D Nick Pageau scored his first AHL goal and added an assist. WATCH HIGHLIGHTS Oklahoma City sits in sixth place in the AHL's Western Conference and could move as high as fifth. They play tonight against Hamilton (Montreal) and Friday/Saturday against Iowa (Minnesota) to conclude the regular season

2. OILERS PREPARE FOR NHL DRAFT LOTTERY This Saturday, Edmonton Oilers Assistant General Manager Bill Scott will represent Oil Country at the NHL Draft Lottery, televised live on NBC at 5 p.m. Edmonton has an 11.5% chance of winning the top overall seed at the NHL Entry Draft on June 26. For all of the odds and other information on Saturday's event, click here. For the latest player rankings for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, click here

3. PLAYOFFS GET UNDERWAY THIS WEEK NHL and ECHL playoffs begin this week. In the ECHL Pacific Division, the #1 Idaho Steelheads take on the #4 Utah Grizzlies tomorrow night. In the other matchup, the #2 Ontario Reign take on the #3 Colorado Eagles beginning Thursday. In the NHL, the top seed in the Western Conference resides in California as Bruce Boudreau's Anaheim Ducks take on the Winnipeg Jets. Game one is set for Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. All games are televised on NBC, NBCSN, CNBC, and USA

AHL CONDORS MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE!

Be part of history as the Condors move to the American Hockey League in 2015-16. Memberships begin for less than $17/month. contact the Condors at 324-PUCK (7825) for more information.

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American Hockey League Stories from April 14, 2015

• Toronto Marlies Post Game Notes - Toronto Marlies
• Rampage Comeback Bid Falls Short against Texas 3-2 - San Antonio Rampage
• Marlies Push Past Wild with 5-2 Win - Iowa Wild
• Total Team Effort Leads Phantoms 4-1 Past Bears - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
• Stars Topple San Antonio for a 3-2 Road Win - Texas Stars
• Bulldogs Top Barons 5-3 - Hamilton Bulldogs
• Phantoms Keep Bears in Check - Hershey Bears
• Griffins Wrap up Regular Season with Games Versus Lake Erie and Charlotte - Grand Rapids Griffins
• Predators Reassign Piskula to Admirals - Milwaukee Admirals
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Weekly - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
• What's up in Hockey? - AHL
• Monarchs Sign Adrian Kempe to ATO - Manchester Monarchs
• Chicago Wolves Claim Amtrak Rivalry for Fifth Time in Six Years - Chicago Wolves
• Lightning Reassign Luke Witkowski to Syracuse - Syracuse Crunch
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Matt Murray Voted Winner of AHL's Outstanding Rookie - AHL
• Murray Named AHL's Outstanding Rookie - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
• Press Signs ATO with IceHogs - Rockford IceHogs
• Cody Beach Rejoins Wolves - Chicago Wolves
• B-Sens Weekly - Binghamton Senators
• Dallas Assigns Cole Ully to Texas - Texas Stars
• Ricoh Rock Report - St. John's IceCaps
• Penguins Sign Jaden Lindo to ATO - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
• Griffins Gain Three from Toledo - Grand Rapids Griffins

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