Griffith named Bakersfield captain

Wallaceburg’s Seth Griffith was named the captain of the Bakersfield Condors.

Griffith is the team’s fourth captain in Bakerfield’s AHL era. A 12-year pro, Griffith is the organization’s leader in scoring and the longest tenured current Condors player.

Griffith has amassed 585 points (197G-388A) in 634 career AHL games. Since turning pro in 2013, Griffith ranks second in the entire AHL in scoring. The Condors leader in scoring for the past three seasons, he has 244 points (79G-165A) in 258 games with Bakersfield.

His AHL superlatives include two AHL All-Star Classic appearances (2016, 2023), AHL Second All-Star Team (2021-22), and AHL First All-Star Team (2015-16).

Griffih has played in 80 career NHL games. He played his minor hockey for Wallaceburg and AAA hockey for the Chatham-Kent Cyclones.

Griffith joins Brad Malone (2020-24), Keegan Lowe (2018-20), and Ryan Hamilton (2015-18) as captains of the Condors AHL franchise.

The Condors will recognize Griffith during the first period of Saturday’s Teddy Bear Toss game against Ontario.