Brits Hedley and Forbes back with Blaze

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The Coventry Blaze have confirmed the re-signing of two British players for season 2021/22.

Netminder Jordan Hedley will be back for his third season at the Skydome. The 24-year-old started three games in the 2021 Elite Series, including a 4-3 win over Nottingham, and was called up to Team Great Britain for the World Championships in May.

"Heds gets better every year. He is always working on his game and his focus gets better every season," said Blaze Head Coach Danny. Stewart. "The Elite Series showed us he’s more than capable of playing games. For the first time in many years, we feel 100% confident giving our starter more rest due to having a capable guy to play games."

Also back in blue will be Alex Forbes. The 24-year-old is predominantly a winger, but spent much of the Elite Series on defense. He has iced in 208 Elite League games across the Blaze and Milton Keynes, and logged 28 points.

“Forbesy is an important piece for us. We love that we got him back, and we look forward to him continuing to get better," added Stewart. "He never stops working and that rubs off onto others.

He played a lot on our penalty-kill last season and played a lot more minutes than seasons before. In the Elite Series, we used him on D and he did a great job for us. Our plan is to use him at forward, but knowing he can provide us with depth on the back as well is important for us."