Bakersfield Condors GM Keith Gretzky (1/26/26)

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Bob Stauffer 0:00

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Bob Stauffer 0:49

As we welcome back to the show, the good one, that's what Craig McTavish calls him, Keith Gretzky, brought to you by Equus, Alberta's largest power of co-op chews, community chews. Equus at EQUS.ca for a farm report. You know those guys over at Modern Measure, do you not, Keith?

Keith Gretzky 1:08

Oh, yeah. I think I was the first guy to ever go there from the organization, Bob, and I have to admit, I watch you on TV, and I say, they do do wonders.

Bob Stauffer 1:18

Yeah, because there ain't a lot to work with there, is there? Well, we've had a couple conversations over the last 24 hours, and let's cut right to the chase here. For our listeners that maybe haven't been watching Josh Szymanski and Matt, oh, man, I don't know if you saw the... the Twitter thread that Bruce Kerlock had on Josh Szymanski, but he had eight video clips that he tweeted out today. But help educate our listeners about this player that the Edmonton Oilers are going to insert in the lineup and play his first NHL game tonight.

Keith Gretzky 1:56

Well, for me, it's, you know, he's a 200-foot player. He worries about his own zone. I think, you know, you watch for us when... when Hudson and Howard were doing so well. Sammy is so good defensively. They can go and do their things, and Sammy's very good with the puck and makes plays and helps set up goals, but he's been a great penalty killer for us, and he's been excellent all year.

Bob Stauffer 2:28

Has he surprised you with his offense?

Keith Gretzky 2:32

Yeah, you know what? Because he's... That's hard to say the reason why. He's not like natural, natural. He works to get things done. And you look at the score sheet and you say, oh, he had two assists or three assists tonight. But gee, that's amazing. Because he's so good defensively, and I think that's a feather in his cap that he's, like I said before, he can play both ends of the rink. You know, he competes and he plays hard. He's got very good hockey sets.

Bob Stauffer 3:04

We just had Mac T on Mondays for contract equipment. We're joined by... Keith Gretzky, the general manager of the Bakersfield Condors for the Farm Report for Equus. And we talked a bit about Dustin Penner and the fact that he didn't always, you know... I don't know if Dustin loved hockey, and I think it frustrated Mac T at times. Josh Szymanski, you were telling me, this guy really loves the game, doesn't he?

Keith Gretzky 3:28

He sure does. There's not a... You know, the minute goes by when he's at the rink that he doesn't have a smile on his face, and he works to... To get better, he's a great teammate, but I'll tell you, I love it when I see a kid come to the rink and he's always smiling and giggling and having fun because it's like you're a kid growing up, and that's why you play hockey.

Who is Keith Gretzky and why is he on the Oilers Now Farm Report?

Keith Gretzky 3:49

It's not just for the dollars, it's a living, but you've got to enjoy it. And I'm going to tell you, Sammy's one kid that I... Probably the one kid that always has a smile on his face. Nothing gets him down. And the good thing about him is he knows when he's played really good and he knows when he can be better. And I think that's when you evaluate your own game and you're honest to yourself. And like I said, that attributes to why he's so good defensively and he supports the puck very well all over the ice.

Bob Stauffer 4:23

All right, Keith, you guys had a tough weekend. You were 8-0-1 in the month of January before this weekend. We preface this by saying...