 As a result, Pesut eventually signed a one year contract with the Oilers' farm team, the Wichita Wind, in the Central Hockey League where back in old form, he put up 3 goals and 21 assists with the Wind, for a total of 27 points.During the off-season with the Golden Seals, Pesut was the only member of the squad to live in the Bay Area, where he forged many friendships and relationships with locals and celebrities alike, including the Smothers Brothers.A well-rounded athlete in his own right, Pesut represented professional hockey and the Golden Seals in a televised event, the "Bay Area Decathlon" which featured many superstar professional athletes from all sports competing against each other in basketball, football, tennis and other sports.