Kyle Calder checks in to Bakersfield, likes it.
Kyle Calder, a Los Angeles King last season, has reported for duty with the ECHL's Bakersfield Condors. The Bakersfield Californian has the story, here's the relevant excerpt:
"They (the Ducks) wanted me to come here and be around their younger guys," Calder, 30, said of how he wound up in Bakersfield, two steps below the NHL in a normal season, "and I think it's a good situation. It's a good atmosphere around here."Obviously, Calder would prefer to be playing for the Ducks, and that may well happen down the road.
"The No. 1 thing is coming down here, getting in shape and make sure I'm game ready if anything happens," Calder said. "I want to come to work, work hard and see what happens."