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Cardiff have announced an affiliate partnership with NIHL National side Bristol Pitbulls. The Pitbulls are new to the top tier NIHL for 22/23 which represents their highest placing since formation in 2009.

They are coached by former 5 year Cardiff assistant coach Jamie Elson.

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Cardiff have signed 21 year old English defenceman Ed Bradley on a 2-way deal with the Bristol Pitbulls.

He iced last season in the NIHL with Bees IHC as well as a single EIHL appearance for Coventry.

A product of the Guildford system, he’s iced for GB at U18 & U20 level.

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Coventry netminder CJ Motte has departed to join AHL side Iowa Wild on a 1 year deal.

The 30 year old is regarded a top-tier EIHL netminder and attained .911% in 51 league games in a poor Coventry side.

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Cardiff announce the re-signing of 26 year old Canadian centreman Jake Coughler.

The 6”1” forward defied his relatively average pro CV by hitting 26 goals in 40 games as a mid-season addition. He helped bring the playoff title to Cardiff.

His previous pro experience is in the Slovakian Extraliga with HK Dukla Trenčín.

In the ECHL with the Orlando Solar Bears.

And in the Danish MetalLigaen with Paul Thompson’s Odense Bulldogs.

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Cardiff have unsurprisingly re-signed 35 year old veteran captain Mark Richardson. Not much to say really, as dependable as they come and keeps everything nice and simple. Quality player.

964 games of EIHL experience for Cardiff, Basingstoke & Nottingham as well as DEL2 ice for EC Bad Nauheim and Kazakh side Arlan Kokshetau.

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Cardiff have also re-signed speedy young English winger, and former Steeler, Josh Waller.

The 22 year old scored 29 points in 63 games on the way to a playoff title last year.

He’s iced 204 EIHL for Guildford, Us & Cardiff.

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Cardiff have announced the return of 23 year old English forward Sam Duggan. The 6”2” winger scored 15 points in 64 games in a playoff title season. He did fall out of favour from former head coach Jarrod Skalde.

He’s iced 193 games in the EIHL for Cardiff & Coventry. He also iced for GB on 4 occasions this championships.

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Cardiff announce the return of GB #1 netminder Ben Bowns. The 31 year old from Rotherham is well known around the EIHL circuit and re-joins from Slovakian Extraliga outfit HK Dukla Trenčín.

He’s won countless trophies with Cardiff including 2 league titles.

Overall he’s iced 516 times in the EIHL for Hull, Cardiff & Nottingham and has won British Player of the Year, EIHL Netminder of the Year, and EIHL First All-Star Team accolades.

He’s also played in the ICEHL for Austrian sude Graz 99ers.

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Cardiff also announce the return of talismanic centreman Joey Martin. The 33 year old is one of the best the EIHL has seen, banging in 474 points in just 388 games in his 6 Cardiff seasons.

He was in the EIHL First All-Star lineup 5 years in a row as well as winning EIHL Player of the Year twice on the way to 2 league titles.

He’s also played 203 ECHL games for the Toledo Walleye and Stockton Thunder.

In the AHL for Houston Aeros, Texas Stars & Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

In the Norwegian Eliteserien for Stavanger Oilers.

And in the ICEHL for Graz 99ers.

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Guildford have signed 25 year old American forward Ryan Tait.

He iced 4 years in the NCAA for Providence College.

He’s also iced 3 years in France, firstly for 2nd tier Dogs de Cholet, and last year he hit 32 points for top tier Ligue Magnus side Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise.

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