Condors open camp with thin roster
By Condors Talk
As hot as it’s been lately (and with the air conditioning out at work there has been no relief by being inside), it was nice to step into the coolest place in town — the Bakersfield Ice Sports Center — as the Condors opened training camp on Friday morning.
Only 21 players were on the ice and two of those were local fill-in goaltenders — Manny Martinez and Ryan Jones. Peter Hirsch is the only pro goaltender in camp right now.
Two more players are en route from Houston — defensemen Jay Cascalenda and Jason Lepine — and several more players should be sent down from the American Hockey League during the next week or so.
“Yeah, we have 19 guys and it’s not that many,” Condors coach Marty Raymond said. “But read between the lines and look at all the two-way players (on AHL-ECHL contracts in Houston).”
The public gets a chance to see the new group of players — only Erick Lizon, Adam Naglich and Evan Stoflet are back from last season) Saturday from noon to 1:30 p.m. The annual Open House usually involves a scrimmage, but with so few players, Raymond said the team will only practice.
Fans can skate with the players after practice, starting about 1:45.
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