The Bespoke Guardians Swindon Wildcats can confirm that #3 Balint Pakozdi will be returning to the Wildcats for the 21-22 NIHL National Season. The 22-year-old British-trained forward will be entering his second season with ins Swindon after arriving from the New Hampshire Monarchs in the summer of 2020.
Having come through the Okanagan Hockey Academy under the guidance of Head Coach Ryan Aldridge, Balint moved to Sweden to ice for Visby/Roma in the J20 Div.1 where he scored 40 points in 25 games, before then moving onto New Hampshire in the USPHL.
Balint spoke last summer of his excitement by coming back to Swindon and the young forward excelled in the NIHL Spring Cup scoring 14 points (7G & 7A) in just 12 games. This caught the eyes of the coaches in the EIHL for the Elite Series.
He was called up to the Sheffield Steelers and was working hard with Head Coach Aaron Fox, during the Elite series he iced in 9 games, scoring two assists and was a plus 3 in the tournament.
Speaking after confirming his latest re-signing Head Coach Aaron Nell was thrilled to have secured the services of his #3 for another 12 months.
“I couldn’t be happier to have Bali back in Swindon for another year. The impact he had in just a few weeks during the Spring Cup was incredible. He put up over a point a game and had a real impact in our lineup. He was also joint top of our goal scorers with 7 goals and was a vital part of our offense.
I was delighted when he got his chance in the EIHL with the Steelers and that spell will only help him grow as a player and whilst Cats fans got a glimpse of watching him, I’m sure they’ll love him even more when they actually get to watch him in person. He’s got a great personality and I cannot wait to work with him again this season.”
You can hear our exclusive interview with Balint later today on Wildcats TV across our social media platforms!
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