Release from 12.01.2022

New Frenchman for Olimpija

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With Bastien Maïa, a second Frenchman is now in the squad of HK SZ Olimpija. The 24-year-old current international was under contract with IPK in the Finnish Mestis 🇫🇮 for the past one and a half seasons. In 60 games, the forward scored 45 points (15G / 30A).

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"I am very excited about the opportunity Olimpija is giving me. I wanted to go one step further and Ljubljana is just that. The ICE is very intense and Olimpija has done very well so far. I played with Joona Erving last season and Guillaume Leclerc is a good friend of mine. So I think I will fit in quickly and I'm looking forward to my first games," Bastien Maïa said after his arrival in Ljubljana.

The 24-year-old has played mostly in Finland so far in his career. The forward also spent a season on the ice in the USA for the Odessa Jackalopes in the NAHL. Maïa has played 25 games for the French national team so far. At the 4-Nations-Tournament in Jesenice last November, where Austria was also competing, the right-shooter scored twice.