I actually think Bowns will go for a couple of years and come back, I don't want to start talking about personal lives/children etc but Bowns and his partner are relatively young in their careers, so to spend 2-3 years abroad and come back to Cardiff to their 'home' at 32/33 whatever Bowns would be to see out his career is quite probable.
Again though this is just me speculating, I don't want to pretend like i know their personal lives, i just know the same stuff you guys all know that they have a business of sorts and also a house they've bought here.
If he does move on, best of luck to him, he's been a great servant to the club and i'm sure would return at some point.
If we lose Bowns then it would be the biggest loss of any EIHL club. Having that extra import skater cannot be understated enough as a 'perk' of having the only British starter-caliber goalie.