Forward Michael Gergen and Defenseman Erik Burgdoerfer are the only two returning players so far. Gergen, came to the Condors early last season as a result of a trade from the Grizzlies, and posted eight goals and 15 assists in 43 games.
Burgdoerfer returns for his second full season with the Condors. The 6’2” blueliner played in 68 games last season, earning 16 points (2 goals, 14 assists) and 50 penalty minutes, leading the team with plus-20.
Benson was the first off-season player signed by O’Dette. With the retirement of veteran Andrew Ianiero at the close of the season, Hans Benson is the latest veteran signee. Benson, 27, has 358 professional games to his credit with ECHL, CHL and AHL. He has a total of 80 points (26 goals, 54 assists) and 1,461 penalty minutes in his career. A
One of Benson’s teammates in the 2009-10 season, Ian McKenzie will also call
On the blue-line, Alain Goulet and Jimmy Martin, both 23-years old, bring impressive, yet differing resumes. Goulet split last season between the ECHL Reading and AHL Providence Bruins. In 43 games with the Royals, he posted 18 points (4 goals, 14 assists) and eight points in 16 games with the Bruins. Goulet will start his third season as a pro with the Condors.
Martin will skate in his first full professional season with the Condors. The
There are four other rookies making their debuts with the Condors so far, including Kevin Lohry, Mathew Sisca, Parker Stanfield and Michael Gurtler.
Gurtler returns after finishing the season with
Another player with Ivey League credentials includes Lohry, a graduate from
Sisca spent the last four years in the OHL, splitting last season between the Guelph Storm and the Saginaw Spirit. Last season, in 58 games, he scored 12 goals and 30 assists, with 36 penalty minutes. Sisca’s older brother, Daniel played with the former Phoenix Roadrunners from 2007-2009.
Stanfield, an Anaheim Hills, California Native, rounds out the rookies on the roster. He played last season with the WHL Everett Silvertips, with 30 points in 60 games (12 goals, 18 assists) and 52 penalty minutes.
Forward Jason Williams, 25, split last season between the Arizona Sundogs and the Bloomington Prairie Thunder of the CHL. Playing in 69 games, he scored 15 goals, and 18 assists. He’s a 2010
And finally right-wing Keegan Dansereau, a 23-year old will enter his third professional season after playing last year in
Now, as with the standard in the ECHL, some of last year’s players have moved on to a new continent such as Adam Naglich (
In the coming months, O’Dette will continue to add to the roster in efforts to earn the Condors their third straight Pacific Division Championship. Since the Condors do not have an affiliate, he will be responsible for filling all their roster positions.
And, last but not least, the newest addition to the Condors is assistant coach, Kevin Barrett. This is Barrett’s first assistant coach position. Barrett was a defenseman in
Since giving up playing professional hockey, he was active in the
The Condors will face the Stockton Thunder in two pre-season games, one in
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