Bakersfield Condors
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 2016–17 AHL season
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| City | Bakersfield, California |
| League | American Hockey League (AHL) |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Operated | 2015–present |
| Home arena | Rabobank Arena |
| Colors | Blue, Orange, Dark Gray, White |
| Owner(s) |
Oilers Entertainment Group Daryl Katz |
| General manager | Bill Scott |
| Head coach | Gerry Fleming |
| Captain | Ryan Hamilton |
| Media |
The Bakersfield Californian Prime Ticket Fox Sports 970 |
| Affiliates |
Edmonton Oilers (NHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1984–1988 | Nova Scotia Oilers |
| 1988–1996 | Cape Breton Oilers |
| 1996–2003 | Hamilton Bulldogs |
| 2003–2004 | Toronto Roadrunners |
| 2004–2005 | Edmonton Road Runners |
| 2010–2015 | Oklahoma City Barons |
| 2015–present | Bakersfield Condors |
The Bakersfield Condors are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL) based in Bakersfield, California. The team is owned and affiliated with the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. The Condors play their home games at Rabobank Arena. The AHL franchise is a relocation of the Oklahoma City Barons, which joined four other AHL franchises as the basis to form a new Pacific Division in California.
The Condors replaced the ECHL team of the same name, which played as a charter member of the West Coast Hockey League from 1995 until 2003 and then in the ECHL from 2003 until the end of the 2014–15 season, after which they moved to Norfolk, Virginia to play as the Norfolk Admirals.
On December 18, 2014, the Oklahoma City Barons and Edmonton Oilers mutually agreed to end the Barons' operations after the end of the 2014–15 season, with the Barons management citing financial problems and the Oilers citing a desire to "move on." One month later, on January 29, 2015, the AHL announced that the Oilers would relocate their franchise to Bakersfield as one of five charter members to form the basis of a new Pacific Division beginning in the 2015–16 season. A name-the-team contest was held from January 30 until February 15, 2015. The Condors name was announced as the winner on February 25, 2015. The Condors unveiled their new logo and colors on April 2, 2015.
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