Woodsmen forward Budik signs NAHL Tender

The Wisconsin Woodsmen of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) are pleased to announce that forward Viktor Budik has signed a NAHL tender agreement with the Amarillo Wranglers of the NAHL’s South Division. 

Budik, 19, moved to the United States from the Czech Republic during the 2019-2020 season, playing for the Dallas Stars Elite. After playing for Dallas, Budik made the switch to the Cleveland Barons before heading to Wisconsin to suit up for the Woodsmen.

During his time in the NA3HL, the 6’2” forward registered a total of 38 points (7 goals, 31 assists), including two game winning goals and three power play goals in 44 games. As a result of his success with Wisconsin, Budik was called up to Amarillo’s NAHL team on six occasions, tallying one assist. 

Budik is the 1st player to tender for Wisconsin.

Click here to see a list of NA3HL tenders for the 2023-24 season

A tender is a contract, of sorts, a player signs announcing his intentions to play for that particular NAHL team and that NAHL team only. Once a player signs a tender with an NAHL team, his playing rights belong to that team within the NAHL and he may not be recruited by any other NAHL team. Each team is granted ten (10) tenders, which include two (2) tenders exclusively used on players from the NA3HL - plus or minus any trades - which became active on November 1st. Tendered players are not eligible for the 2024 NAHL Draft.