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BAKERSFIELD, CA - It's Condors Week on EdmontonOilers.com. With the Oilers on their bye week, we sent a crew down to Bakersfield, California to check in on some of the club's prospects and gather exclusive content.
We'll release fresh videos and features daily until the Oilers return to practice on Friday.

SUNDAY:

On Sunday, we published our In Depth feature on Condorstown, in which staff writer Paul Gazzola profiles Bakersfield as a market, city and franchise.
- READ | IN DEPTH: CONDORSTOWN

MONDAY:

On Monday, we posted a special Condors edition of our weekly social media feature SloMo Monday.

It was also Ryan Mantha's turn to be profiled. The rookie defenceman speaks about his relationship with veteran Eric Gryba, their shared interests, and his own development as a prospect and a pro in our feature video report. We also wrote a piece on the development of the young d-man.
- #SLOMOMONDAY | JANUARY 15 - WATCH | MANTHA FEATURE - READ | MANTHA WRITTEN FEATURE

TUESDAY

On Tuesday, we profiled two of the Oilers young defensive prospects, Ethan Bear and Caleb Jones. We posted a written piece, as well as a rountable discussion in which Oilers TV's Chris Wescott interviews the two players.

WEDNESDAY:

Wednesday is all about the prospects with our weekly Minors Minute video feature, as well as a Future Watch article on Condors goaltender Nick Ellis.
We also released our in-depth, 1-on-1 interview with Condors Head Coach Gerry Fleming, in which Wescott sat down with the coach at a local establishment to talk player development and more.

THURSDAY:

Thursday, we profiled Keegan Lowe and Dillon Simpson, sons of former Oilers Kevin Lowe and Craig Simpson.

Watch an interview with the two players and read about their relationship, growing up together as sons of NHL players, and read the feature.
- WATCH | INTERVIEW WITH LOWE & SIMPSON - READ | FEATURE ON LOWE & SIMPSON

BONUS COVERAGE:

Check out our In Depth in which we write about Condors Captain Ryan Hamilton, his career, and remarkable leadership.
- READ | IN DEPTH: GENUINE