The Bakersfield Condors are a minor league hockey team that has finally started to make their presence felt. The team as we see them today came into existence in the mid 1990’s but the history goes a lot further back than that. So if you want to see this wonderful side in action then book your Bakersfield Condors tickets and catch them live at the arena

Hockey in Bakersfield began at the start of 1940’s. That is when the region saw the arrival of its first team the Bakersfield Oilers. They were a part of the California Ice Hockey Association and competed against the likes of Loyola Lions, Santa Rosa Bullets, San Diego Rowers and Los Angeles Athletic Club. Hockey was brought to halt with the arrival of the World War II. That break went on for seventeen years. A new team the Bakersfield Kernels came to the hockey landscape before stopping play in 1963.

Another extended break followed that ended with the Bakersfield Oilers making their return in the 1990’s. They joined the Pacific Southwest Hockey League, which was a semi professional division.  The return of the sport attracted a lot of attention and the surge in popularity paved the way for the management to apply and join the ranks of the West Coast Hockey League in 1994-1995 season. The name of the team was changed to Bakersfield Fog and joined the group of the six first teams to join the West Coast Hockey League.

The fans had a team to follow and follow them they did. The team re-located to their brand new home, the Bakersfield Centennial Garden in 1998 and that’s when the name was changed to the Bakersfield Condors. Their first goal in their new arena came on 23rd October and was scored by Jay Neal. The first few seasons were a bit of a roller coaster ride. The Condors spent most of that time trying to get a foothold in the league with some instances of brilliance. All the hard work put in over the years paid off spectacularly in 2009-2010 campaign. The franchise played a total of seventy two games that season and came out on top in thirty eight of those. With a .5632 record over the course of the campaign the Condors went on to capture their first ever division championship.

The Bakersfield Condors have made it to the playoffs a total of thirteen times over the course of their history. The team has gone from strength to strength especially in the last few seasons to finally reach a platform from where they can launch to greater heights. The future looks bright and if they keep on treading the same path then it won’t take them too long to reach the top. So if you are a supporter of this amazing team then grab your Bakersfield Condors tickets and root for them live.