The Condors are ready to strike. With a wealth of riches up the middle and on defense the Condors prepare for a big season. With Walton favorite Dylan Gambrell joining the main team in Edmonton. Tyler Soy will be leading the team up the middle. Tyler all but had his lease ready in Edmonton. When he got the call that he will be spending one more season in Bakersfield where he hopes to build on his 80pa skill.
Leading the second line is a very balanced player in Jake Leschyshyn. Jake is still very young with 92po. And a very balanced skill set with 69pa and 69sc. He hopes to build on a great season as he gets ready to take over the top spot for the Condors next season.
And new comer to the team is Michael Rasmussen. Michael will be taking over the job of leading the third line. He comes in with the most potential out of all of them with 95po. And a very strong skill base with 67pa 67sc and 75df.
And to make things even more complicated we got to see Cam Hillis skate with the Condors for training camp. Cam is having himself a nice season in the OHL as the captain of the Guelph Strom. Where is avenging almost an assist per game with 52 already on the season. And he will need them all when he joins the Condors next season playing between highly anticipated prospects Jan Jenik and Philip Tomasino.
If you though it was tough to get playing time as a center. You have not had a chance to see the depth on defense. Leading the way is Will Butcher. Butcher is coming off a huge season that seen his passing skill pushed to 90pa. He can also really chip in with 73sc. He will be playing top line minuets with youngster Gustav Lindstrom. Lindstrom still have a lot of devilment in him with 88po. He is coming off a season with 10g and 37a while pushing his to 77df.
Leading the second pair is an eclectic offensive weapon in Olli Juolevi. Juolevi boasts 74pa and 69sc that already puts him in the upper echelon of pro defensemen. While still playing solid defense at 77df skill. Paired with him on the second line is a player the organization is very fond of in Filip Hronek. Hronek has some nice skills of his own with 72pa 65sc. The team really believes Hronek has a very bright future.
On the third line we have the sixed leading scorer for defenseman in the NHL right now Anthony DeAngelo. DeAngelo is another guy with a strong base skillset knocking on the door of the big club. Playing with DeAngeol will be Christian Folin. Folin is coming in with 80df and some veteran leadership to balance the defense.
And scratching his head wondering what happened on the side line is minor league veteran Casey Nelson. Nelson is not as flashy as some of the younger guys but still has 78df that he can’t get on the ice for the Condors.
We had a chance to sit down with a few of players after practice. And someone brought up the fact that there may not be room for all of them on the Oilers. That did not seem to bother any of the guys. They said they are going to do their best to help each other develop as a team and individuals. And not worry about what will happen down the road.