Reign roll over Condors in Game 1

Tyler Madden scored twice, Erik Portillo made 30 saves and the Ontario Reign took a decisive 5-1 victory over the Bakersfield Condors in Game 1 of their best-of-three series at Toyota Arena on Wednesday evening.

Condors in thick of Pacific race heading into busy stretch

The Bakersfield Condors have hit the AHL season’s stretch drive. Whether or not they can put the pedal down remains to be seen, but pulling out a hard-fought win against San Diego on Tuesday is another good step for head coach Colin Chaulk’s club.

Hamblin honors late mother after first NHL goal

James Hamblin’s first NHL goal came with an assist from above. On recall from Bakersfield, Hamblin snapped a shot into the top right corner of the net in Edmonton’s game against Tampa Bay on Saturday, and once the puck hit the twine, he knew who to thank.

Campbell eager to work his way back to NHL

Jack Campbell was caught off-guard by the Edmonton Oilers’ decision to place him on waivers and send him to the American Hockey League, but the 31-year-old is focused on working his way back.