2021 Bakersfield Condors Offseason Player Tracker

In the only AHL division that held a postseason last year, the Pacific offered a chance for any of its seven teams to take the John D. Chick Trophy home.

Finishing second overall in the regular season, the Bakersfield Condors earned a bye past the play-in round for a 2-3 match-up against San Diego. After losing the first game of the best-of-three series, Bakersfield won two overtime games in a row to earn a trip to the Pacific Division Final. Facing off against regular season division champion Henderson, the Condors and Silver Knights traded victories in the best-of-three final, with Bakersfield taking games one and three to secure the division crown.

Follow along as players re-sign, come in from another team, or depart before the season kicks off in mid-October!

ADDITIONAL AHL PACIFIC DIVISION OFFSEASON PLAYER TRACKERS

• ABBOTSFORD CANUCKS
• COLORADO EAGLES
• HENDERSON SILVER KNIGHTS
• ONTARIO REIGN
• SAN DIEGO GULLS
• SAN JOSE BARRACUDA
• STOCKTON HEAT
• TUCSON ROADRUNNERS

(List accurate as of Tuesday, October 5th at 7:50pm PDT)

UNDER CONTRACT AND RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Tyler Benson – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (August 11); extended qualifying offer by Edmonton (July 25)
• Devin Brosseau – Last year of AHL contract
• Adam Cracknell – Signed a one-year AHL contract (June 2)
• Vincent Desharnais – Signed a two-year AHL contract (April 19)
• Luke Esposito – Last year of AHL contract
• Seth Griffith – Last year of a standard NHL player contract
• James Hamblin – Last year of AHL contract
• Dylan Holloway – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract (April 16)
• Raphael Lavoie – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Brad Malone – Last year of AHL contract
• Cooper Marody – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (September 11); extended qualifying offer by Edmonton (July 25)
• Ryan McLeod – Last year of entry-level contract
• Graham McPhee – Signed a one-year AHL contract (October 4)
• Brendan Perlini – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract (August 7)
• Ostap Safin – Last year of entry-level contract

Defensemen

• Yanni Kaldis – Last year of AHL contract
• Philip Kemp – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract*; played 32 games for Väsby IK of HockeyAllsvenskan and 12 games for Bakersfield in 2020-21
• Michael Kesselring – First year of entry-level contract; played 20 games with Wisconsin of the NCAA and 21 games with Bakersfield in 2020-21
• Markus Niemeläinen – Last year of entry-level contract; played 14 games with Ässät in Liiga and 21 games with Bakersfield in 2020-21

Goaltenders

• Olivier Rodrigue – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract
• Stuart Skinner – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract (August 8); extended qualifying offer (July 25)

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• Matteo Gennaro – Signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract; played with Wichita of the ECHL in 2020-21
• Dino Kambeitz – Signed a one-year, two-way AHL contract; played with Lethbridge of the WHL in 2020-21
• Kirill Maksimov – Last year of entry-level contract; played with CSKA Moskva of the KHL and Zvezda Moskva of the VHL in 2020-21, played with Bakersfield in 2019-20
• Tim Schaller – Signed a one-year AHL contract (October 4)
• Tim Söderlund – Acquired via trade from NHL Chicago (July 12)

Defensemen

• Filip Berglund – Last year of entry-level contract*; played with Linköping HC of the SHL in 2020-21
• Philip Broberg – First year of entry-level contract*; played with Skellefteå AIK of the SHL in 2020-21
• Dmitri Samorukov – Last year of entry-level contract; played with CSKA Moskva in 2020-21, played with Bakersfield in 2019-20

Goaltenders

• Ilya Konovalov – Signed a three-year, entry-level contract (May 3); played with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL in 2020-21

* – Contract includes European Assignment Clause, detailed in Article 11 – 11.19 of the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement — “The SPC of any Player may contain a clause that provides that, in the event his NHL Club Loans the Player to a club outside the NHL, during the period of such Loan, the Player shall have the option to be Loaned to a club of his choice outside North America.”

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Blake Christensen – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Springfield (August 4)
• Liam Folkes – Traded to Rockford for future considerations (July 13)
• Joe Gambardella – Signed a two-year, two-way NHL contract with New Jersey (July 29)
• Alan Quine – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Henderson (September 1)
• Jakob Stukel – Signed with HC Pustertal of the ICEHL (August 26)

Defensemen

• Max Gildon – Second-to-last year of entry-level contract with Florida; loaned to Bakersfield in 2020-21, will play for Charlotte in 2021-22
• Kevin Gravel – Signed a one-year, two-way NHL contract with Calgary (July 29)
• Janis Jaks – Signed with HK Sochi of the KHL (July 19)
• Theodor Lennström – Signed with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL (August 3)
• Ryan Stanton – Signed a one-year AHL contract with Rockford (August 4)

Goaltenders

• Dylan Wells – Signing rights traded to Carolina (July 14)

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(Special thanks to CapFriendly and Elite Prospects for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)