Hockey Road Trip, Fall 2004

Week One - Southwest Sat, 10/16 - Fri, 10/22

Saturday, 12/18 continued

Bakersfield, CA

Week Two - Texas Sat, 10/23 - Fri, 10/29

I watched the Bakesfield Condors play the Idaho Steelheads (both great names) at the Bakersfield Centennial Garden.  Notes: -  Centennial Garden seats about 9,000 yet it felt much more intimate than that. -  I noted it was very much a social gathering amongst the fans here. -  The players seems to skate faster than in other ECHL teams I've seen. -  It was tied 0 - 0 at the end of regulation.  The Steelheads got a goal 42 seconds into OT. -  It was pillow fight night.  Apparently, they were trying to beat the world's record for the number of pillows used in a pillow fight.  Think they needed 3,000 to beat the record.  No story on their website to see if they made it.  All the pillows were being donated to a homeless shelter in the area.

Week Three - Southeast Sat, 10/30 - Fri, 11/5

Week Four - Southeast Sat, 11/6 - Fri, 11/12

Week Five - Mid Atlantic 11/13 - Fri, 11/19

Week Six - Long Island Sat, 11/20 - Fri, 11/26

Week Seven - Midwest Sat, 11/27 - Fri, 12/3

Week Eight - Midwest Sat, 12/4 - Fri, 12/10

Week Nine - Las Vegas Sat, 12/11 - Fri, 12/17

Week Ten - California Sat, 12/18 - Fri, 12/24

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Here's the outside of Centennial Garden.  Nice water fountain display.

And the inside.  Two levels of seating with sky boxes at the top of the first level. The concourse was a bit narrow causing some people flow issues.  All in all, however, a nice place to go for a game.

Pillow fight!!! This was a great idea and for a good cause.  They even sold pillows on the concourse for $2 if you forgot to bring one (or wanted more).

Game Twenty Seven - Centennial Garden Bakersfield Condors vs. Idaho Steelheads Score:  Steelheads 1 - Condors 0

Posted:  12/19/04