The Bespoke Guardians Swindon Wildcats are thrilled to confirm that Balint Pakozdi has put pen to paper on a year long extension to confirm his place on the roster for the 22-23 NIHL Season.
Balint arrived in Swindon in the summer of 2020 having come over from North America where he spent two seasons with the New Hampshire Jr Monarchs in both the USPHL Elite and Premier leagues.
Through the Spring Cup last year, he posted 8 points in 8 games which led to his return for a full season this year where he’s currently put up 30 points in 26 games including a current run of 5 goals in his last 5 National League games.
At 22 years of age, Bali has the time on his side to continue to improve and in 2020 he also caught the eyes of the Sheffield Steelers where he was drafted into the EIHL Elite Series where he played in 9 games for Aaron Fox’s team.
Speaking after signing his latest name for the 22-23 roster, Head Coach Aaron Nell said:
I’m obviously overjoyed to have Bali back for another year. He’s come in to Swindon and fitted into the team like a glove. On the ice his work rate is phenomenal and he can play anywhere in our line-up. He’s scored some massive goals for us at times through the season and the other guys on the team really feed off how he plays.
Next year I’m hoping he can make an even bigger contribution on the ice and continues to grow his game. I’m really excited to work with Bali again and I’m sure the fans will love him back on the ice again from September.
Stay tuned for an exclusive interview with Balint on our social media channels this coming weekend!
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