Former GB U18 forward Sam Talbot will return for the 2^nd year of his contract. Across the last pair of terms at Spectrum, the 24 year old has iced 115 times, scoring 5 goals and 15 points.    

Ahead of his move to Guildford, Talbot played the previous pair of terms at NIHL Milton Keynes Lightning.  Across that stretch, he had 74 goals and 153 points in 103 starts and also made his EIHL debut with Coventry Blaze in 22-23 where he appeared in 2 games.

The 6’0”, 170lb Swindon jr product opened his senior account at NIHL2 Slough Jets in 2018-2019 where he was an NIHL2 2^nd All Star team selection and helped his side to the South and League titles. That same season he played 5 games with the U18 national programme at the Division 1B world championships where he had 2 goals in 5 games. He split the 19-20 set between Jets and Basingstoke Bison. He was again a 2^nd All Star pick, then played on loan with Jets during the Covid adjusted NIHL Cup during the 20-21 campaign where he had 36 points in 14 games ahead of his Lightning transfer in time for the 2021-2022 term. 

“It was great to see Sam be able to play the whole season after being injured for much of the one before,” said Paul Dixon. 

“He is still a young guy and still in a development phase were there is a lot of room for growth. We were happy with the contribution he was able to make this past season, being thrown into different situations with an ever changing roster as a result of our injury situation.  We signed him for 2 years before last season for a reason and we are glad to have him back and looking forward to watching him progress with the new roster we will have available when the new season starts.”

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