Reporter: "Today we had the opportunity to interview Saint Louis Scarecrow's defensemen Leonids Balzams. Leonids, how are you finding your time in Saint Louis?"
Balzams: "Thanks for the question. I love I hear in Saint Louis. Its much more difference in comparison to home. In Latvia, I spent more time practicing my skills in order to improve, mostly because there was nothing to do. Here in Saint Louis, I can do so much more. I love watching the local baseball team, the Cardinals. Even though I don't know all of the rules, I enjoy the atmosphere in Busch Stadium.There is just something about the calmness of that game that I enjoy."
Reporter: "I'm glad you are enjoying your time here in Saint Louis. Any insight as to what the future holds for you, Leonids?"
Balzams: "Hopefully a championship for the city to enjoy. I hope to become one of the best defensemen this league has ever seen."
Reporter: "Thank you for your time Balzams."
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Credit to WastyCredit to Sulovilen Mark Malyckyj | D | Retired Position: Defensemen Player Type: Offensive Defencemen Shoots: Right Height: 5'11" Weight: 194 lbs Number: 99 Birthplace: Mississauga, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------ Career Statistics: ------------------------------------------------------------ Regular Season: S8 | NWJHL | DET | GP: 40 | G: 2 | A: 27 | PTS: 29 | P/M: 70 | PIM: 83 | Shots: 90 | Hits: 102 | Blocks: 57 S9 | NWJHL | VAN | GP: 40 | G: 2 | A: 18 | PTS: 21 | P/M: 30 | PIM: 61 | Shots: 77 | Hits: 113 | Blocks: 74 S10 | SHL | LAP | GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 13 | PTS: 14 | P/M: -18 | PIM: 70 | Shots: 34 | Hits: 132 | Blocks: 39 S11 | SHL | HAM | GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 13 | PTS: 14 | P/M: -7 | PIM: 66 | Shots: 33 | Hits: 122 | Blocks: 48 S12 | SHL | CAL | GP: 50 | G: 10 | A: 23 | PTS: 33 | P/M: -15 | PIM: 83 | Shots: 93 | Hits: 148 | Blocks: 53 S13 | SHL | TEX | GP: 50 | G: 6 | A: 19 | PTS: 25 | P/M: 1 | PIM: 49 | Shots: 76 | Hits: 108 | Blocks: 40 S14 | SHL | WKP | GP: 47 | G: 11 | A: 23 | PTS: 34 | P/M: -1 | PIM: 119 | Shots: 107 | Hits: 142 | Blocks: 67 S15 | SHL | WKP | GP: 50 | G: 6 | A: 33 | PTS: 39 | P/M: -9 | PIM: 88 | Shots: 108 | Hits: 159 | Blocks: 67 S16 | SHL | WKP | GP: 50 | G: 10 | A: 22 | PTS: 32 | P/M: 2 | PIM: 43 | Shots: 85 | Hits: 96 | Blocks: 69 ------------------------------------------------------------ Playoffs: S8 | NWJHL | DET | GP: 13 | G: 2 | A: 5 | PTS: 7 | P/M: 16 | PIM: 19 | Shots: 33 | Hits: 37 | Blocks: 28 S9 | NWJHL | VAN | GP: 10 | G: 0 | A: 6 | PTS: 6 | P/M: 2 | PIM: 16 | Shots: 22 | Hits: 28 | Blocks: 19 S10 | SHL | LAP | GP: 5 | G: 0 | A: 1 | PTS: 1 | P/M: -7 | PIM: 2 | Shots: 0 | Hits: 10 | Blocks: 3 S11 | SHL | HAM | GP: 15 | G: 1 | A: 4 | PTS: 5 | P/M: 8 | PIM: 12 | Shots: 12 | Hits: 31 | Blocks: 14 S12 | SHL | CAL | GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 0 | PTS: 0 | P/M: -3 | PIM: 6 | Shots: 7 | Hits: 11 | Blocks: 5 S13 | SHL | TEX | GP: 5 | G: 0 | A: 2 | PTS: 2 | P/M: 3 | PIM: 11 | Shots: 3 | Hits: 9 | Blocks: 5 S14 | Did not qualify for playoffs S15 | SHL | WKP | GP: 18 | G: 5 | A: 12 | PTS: 17 | P/M: -3 | PIM: 46 | Shots: 38 | Hits: 57 | Blocks: 22 S16 | SHL | WKP | GP: 10 | G: 5 | A: 5 | PTS: 10 | P/M: -4 | PIM: 13 | Shots: 25 | Hits: 23 | Blocks: 24 ------------------------------------------------------------ DRAFTS: S8 - NWJHL - Selected in the 4th Round, 28th Overall by the Detroit Falcons S9 - SHL - Selected in the 3rd Round, 21st Overall by the LA Panthers TRADES: S11- traded to Toronto North Stars S11- traded to Hamiltion Steelhawks S12- traded to Calgary Dragons S13- traded to Texas Renegades S14- traded to West Kendall Platoon CONTRACTS: S8 1 year 1.8 million from Detroit Falcons S9 1 year 2.5 million from LA Panthers S10 3 year 6 million extension with LA Panthers S12 4 year 16 million extension with Calgary Dragons S16 1 year 2 million extension with West Kendall Platoon AWARDS/HONORS: S8 NWJHL all-star game. Team Bovalchuk S8 NWJHL Four Star Cup runner up S9 NWJHL Four Star Cup runner up S12 SHL Challenge Cup Champions S14 Named Assistant Captain (West Kendall Platoon) S14 Awarded Turn Ferguson Trophy (Most Penalty Minutes) Vladimir Bodnar | D | Retired Position: Defence Player Type: 2-Way Defenceman Shoots: Right Height: 6'03" Weight: 224 lbs Number: 42 Birthplace: Lviv, Ukraine ------------------------------------------------------------ Career Statistics: ------------------------------------------------------------ Regular Season: S16 | SMJHL | STL | GP: 40 | G: 7 | A: 23 | PTS: 30 | P/M: -10 | PIM: 44 | Shots: 85 | Hits: 104 | Blocks: 58 S17 | SMJHL | STL | GP: 40 | G: 4 | A: 15 | PTS: 19 | P/M: 1 | PIM: 18 | Shots: 66 | Hits: 149 | Blocks: 41 S18 | SHL | SEA | GP: 50 | G: 3 | A: 11 | PTS: 14 | P/M: -1 | PIM: 44 | Shots: 52 | Hits: 113 | Blocks: 36 S19 | SHL | SEA | GP: 50 | G: 5 | A: 14 | PTS: 19 | P/M: -4 | PIM: 61 | Shots: 56 | Hits: 147 | Blocks: 45 S20 | SHL | SEA | GP: 50 | G: 6 | A: 19 | PTS: 25 | P/M: 14 | PIM: 69 | Shots: 60 | Hits: 158 | Blocks: 58 S21 | SHL | SEA | GP: 52 | G: 15 | A: 19 | PTS: 34 | P/M: 14 | PIM: 61 | Shots: 80 | Hits: 77 | Blocks: 54 S22 | SHL | SEA | GP: 52 | G: 6 | A: 25 | PTS: 31 | P/M: -3 | PIM: 93 | Shots: 60 | Hits: 129 | Blocks: 60 S23 | SHL | SEA | GP: 52 | G: 7 | A: 21 | PTS: 28 | P/M: -8 | PIM: 65 | Shots: 87 | Hits: 96 | Blocks: 46 S24 | SHL | SEA | GP: 52 | G: 3 | A: 17 | PTS: 20 | P/M: 9 | PIM: 92 | Shots: 72 | Hits: 93 | Blocks: 64 S25 | SHL | SEA | GP: 50 | G: 2 | A: 13 | PTS: 15 | P/M: -8 | PIM: 52 | Shots: 52 | Hits: 67 | Blocks: 38 S26 | SHL | SEA | GP: 50 | G: 2 | A: 19 | PTS: 21 | P/M: -1 | PIM: 66 | Shots: 48 | Hits: 91 | Blocks: 68 ------------------------------------------------------------ Playoffs: ------------------------------------------------------------ S16 | SMJHL | SLT | GP: 8 | G: 2 | A: 6 | PTS: 8 | P/M: 3 | PIM: 4 | Shots: 13 | Hits: 24 | Blocks: 14 S17 | SMJHL | SLT | GP: 5 | G: 0 | A: 0 | PTS: 0 | P/M: -1 | PIM: 4 | Shots: 13 | Hits: 23 | Blocks: 5 S18 | SHL | SEA | GP: 20 | G: 1 | A: 6 | PTS: 7 | P/M: -1 | PIM: 24 | Shots: 18 | Hits: 41 | Blocks: 15 | S19 | SHL | SEA | GP: 11 | G: 1 | A: 2 | PTS: 3 | P/M: 4 | PIM: 25 | Shots: 14 | Hits: 41 | Blocks: 11 | S20 | SHL | SEA | GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 1 | PTS: 1 | P/M: 1 | PIM: 8 | Shots: 10 | Hits: 21 | Blocks: 11 | S21 | SHL | SEA | GP: 14 | G: 0 | A: 5 | PTS: 5 | P/M: -5 | PIM: 12 | Shots: 21 | Hits: 25 | Blocks: 19 | S22 | SHL | SEA | GP: 4 | G: 1 | A: 2 | PTS: 3 | P/M: 1 | PIM: 2 | Shots: 4 | Hits: 11 | Blocks: 5 | S23 | SHL | SEA | GP: 14 | G: 2 | A: 4 | PTS: 6 | P/M: -3 | PIM: 34 | Shots: 18 | Hits: 19 | Blocks: 19 | S24 | Did not qualify for playoffs S25 | SHL | SEA | GP: 11 | G: 0 | A: 4 | PTS: 4 | P/M: -2 | PIM: 18 | Shots: 15 | Hits: 20 | Blocks: 10 | S26 | SHL | SEA | GP: 16 | G: 1 | A: 2 | PTS: 3 | P/M: 1 | PIM: 16 | Shots: 7 | Hits: 53 | Blocks: 22 | ------------------------------------------------------------ DRAFTS: S16 - SMJHL - Selected in the 1st Round, 8th Overall by the St. Louis Scarecrows S17 - SHL - Selected in the 1st Round, 6th Overall by the Seattle Riot TRADES: CONTRACTS: S16 1 year, 2 million from Saint Louis Scarecrows S17 2 year, 8 million from Seattle Riot S19 5 year, 12.5 million extension with Seattle Riot + NTC all seasons S25 3 year, 4.5 million extension with Seattle Riot AWARDS/HONORS: S16 4 Star Cup Champions (Saint Louis Scarecrows) S17 Awarded Quilha Agante Trophy (Top SMJHL Defenseman) S17 Named to 1st All-Star Team (Juniors) S17 Gold Metal (Team Latvia) S18-26 Assistant Captain (Seattle Riot) S18 Challenge Cup Champion (Seattle Riot) S18 Gold Metal (Team Latvia) S21-26 Team Sweden Assistant Captian S21 IIHF Top Defesemen S21 Silver Metal (Team Sweden) S22 Bronze Metal (Team Sweden) S23 Bronze Metal (Team Sweden) S24 IIHF Top Defensemen Saint Louis Scarecrows name Best Rookie Season Award after Vladimir Bodnar SMJHL: #5 for Most Hits in a Season, 40-Game Era (149) SHL: Tied #4 for Most Power Play Goals in a Season in 52 Game Era (10) Triple Gold Winner: S18 SEA - S16 STL - S18 LAT - 2 Seasons Leonids Balzams | D | New England Wolfpack Position: Defencemen Player Type: Two Way Defencemen Shoots: Right Height: 6'03" Weight: 210 lbs Number: 67 Birthplace: Ape, Latvia ------------------------------------------------------------ Career Statistics: ------------------------------------------------------------ Regular Season: S54 | SMJHL | STL | GP: 50 | G: 2 | A: 12 | PTS: 14 | P/M: -15 | PIM: 49 | Shots: 63 | Hits: 89 | Blocks: 33 | GA: 13 | TA: 23 | S55 | SMJHL | NBB | GP: 50 | G: 1 | A: 10 | PTS: 11 | P/M: -30 | PIM: 18 | Shots: 56 | Hits: 64 | Blocks: 33 | GA: 17 | TA: 29 | S56 | SMJHL | NBB | GP: 50 | G: 6 | A: 15 | PTS: 21 | P/M: 6 | PIM: 11 | Shots: 63 | Hits: 24 | Blocks: 71 | GA: 17 | TA: 30 | S57 | SHL | NEW | GP: 66 | G: 3 | A: 9 | PTS: 12 | P/M: -20 | PIM: 6 | Shots: 72 | Hits: 19 | Blocks: 73 | GA: 15 | TA: 18 | S58 | SHL | NEW | GP: 66 | G: 5 | A: 9 | PTS: 14 | P/M: -48 | PIM: 16 | Shots: 80 | Hits: 16 | Blocks: 91 | GA: 40 | TA: 15 | ------------------------------------------------------------ Playoffs: ------------------------------------------------------------ S54 | SMJHL | STL | GP: 7 | G: 0 | A: 2 | PTS: 2 | P/M: 0 | PIM: 2 | Shots: 7 | Hits: 13 | Blocks: 6 | GA: 3 | TA: 5 | S55 | SMJHL | NBB | GP: 4 | G: 0 | A: 1 | PTS: 1 | P/M: -3 | PIM: 2 | Shots: 4 | Hits: 3 | Blocks: 5 | GA: 0 | TA: 2 | S56 | SMJHL | NBB | GP: 5 | G: 0 | A: 0 | PTS: 0 | P/M: -3 | PIM: 0 | Shots: 5 | Hits: 2 | Blocks: 5 | GA: 2 | TA: 3 | S57 | SHL | NEW | GP: 5 | G: 2 | A: 0 | PTS: 2 | P/M: -5 | PIM: 2 | Shots: 7 | Hits: 3 | Blocks: 5 | GA: 6 | TA: 2 | S58 | Did not qualify for playoffs ------------------------------------------------------------ International: ------------------------------------------------------------ S54 | IIHF | LTV | GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 1 | PTS: 1 | P/M: -8 | PIM: 0 | Shots: 8 | Hits: 0 | Blocks: 7 | GA: 7 | TA: 5 | S55 | WJC | RCL | GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 4 | PTS: 4 | P/M: 3 | PIM: 0 | Shots: 7 | Hits: 3 | Blocks: 2 | GA: 0 | TA: 4 | S55 | IIHF | LTV | GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 2 | PTS: 2 | P/M: -12 | PIM: 0 | Shots: 9 | Hits: 1 | Blocks: 7 | GA: 8 | TA: 2 | S56 | WJC | RCL | GP: 12 | G: 0 | A: 3 | PTS: 3 | P/M: -4 | PIM: 7 | Shots: 27 | Hits: 5 | Blocks: 15 | GA: 7 | TA: 8 | S56 | IIHF | LTV | GP: 12 | G: 1 | A: 0 | PTS: 1 | P/M: -8 | PIM: 0 | Shots: 10 | Hits: 0 | Blocks: 18 | GA: 8 | TA: 6 | S57 | IIHF | LTV | GP: 12 | G: 1 | A: 2 | PTS: 3 | P/M: -10 | PIM: 2 | Shots: 12 | Hits: 9 | Blocks: 15 | GA: 6 | TA: 6 | ------------------------------------------------------------ DRAFTS: S55 - SHL - Selected in the 2nd Round, 19th Overall by the New England Wolfpack S55 - SMJHL - Selected in the Expansion Draft by the Nevada BattleBorn TRADES: CONTRACTS: S54 1 year, 3 million from Saint Louis Scarecrows S55 1 year, 3 million from New England Wolfpack S56 2 year, 6 million from New England Wolfpack S58 3 year, 9 million from New England Wolfpack AWARDS/HONORS: S55 Captain (Nevada BattleBorn) S55 WJC Gold Medal (Team UCORCAL)
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