There was a lot to like about Bakersfield's 5-0 opening night win on Friday against Ontario.
From goaltender Justin Pogge on out.
Not that Pogge had too work that hard, as the Condors out shot the Reign 38-15.
Which says a lot about the defense.
And how about that offense?
Defenseman Sasha Pokulok showed a willingness to jump up into the play, which resulted in two nice goals off some great passing.
Nine Condors had points with four rookies scoring their first professional points. 
Captain Shawn Weller (starting his third pro year) had two assists but had the play of the game as far as I'm concerned came in the second period with the Condors leading 3-0. Defenseman Stu Bickel went down in the neutral zone which resulted in a 2-on-1 Reign rush. But Weller came flying seemingly out of nowhere on a backcheck, made it 2-on-2 and disrupted the entire Ontario flow. The Condors got control of the puck, the Reign were called for a delayed penalty as Bakersfield started its transition and the result was a goal by Pokulok to make it 4-zip. That goal never happens were it not for the extra effort put forth by Weller.
Yes, it's only one game, but what a game it was.
Well done.
Opening nights just don't get much better than this.