Leeds Knights - Oli Endicott on Coventry Blaze and promising start to 2023-24 NIHL National season - video Dailymotion

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Interview with Leeds Knights forward Oli Endicott on getting the call to play with the Elite League's Coventry Blaze in pre-season and his and the Knights' promising start to the 2023-24 NIHL National campaign ...

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00:00 How was it to play for the first time in a season?

00:07 It was a great experience for me. It was a big step up but I really enjoyed it. I think

00:13 Ryan and Danny Stewart were in contact with each other and Ryan told me that I could let

00:18 go. It was a massive opportunity and I loved it. It was good. The hockey is very, very

00:25 good. It's a different level. A lot of very, very good imports and good Brits but it was

00:31 good to get the ice time and see what that league is all about.

00:35 Was it a bit of an eye opener for you? Not necessarily just the game but everything surrounding

00:40 that as well?

00:41 Yes, it was a big eye opener. I've never trained or played with an elite big team before so

00:47 it was good that commentary asked about me and wanted me to play. I really appreciate

00:52 that and thank them for the opportunity.

00:55 Is it something that's given you a taste that you want some more of this coming forward

00:58 at some point?

00:59 Yes, it would be good to get there eventually but at the moment, just focusing on where

01:05 we are now with Leeds and getting better here and hopefully in the future make that step

01:09 up.

01:10 Talk about Leeds. Obviously it's been a good start to the season. You are the only team

01:15 with an unbeaten record or 100% record so far. You're going into a tough weekend against

01:18 Milton Keynes Lightning. All the tough games as you know from last season against them.

01:22 Just generally, the mood in the room, presumably you're happy with the results but it certainly

01:27 does isn't it?

01:28 Yes, it certainly does but it's always good. The first team unbeaten, everyone's lost a

01:34 game, we haven't yet. The train is rolling at the moment. The boys seem pretty upbeat.

01:39 This is probably a massive weekend for us here. We try and get the four points if we

01:43 can but we've just got to keep going, working hard and I think with Ryan and the boys we'll

01:49 be alright.

01:50 You faced a bit of adversity last Saturday, 3-0 down after 1-0 against Peterborough. Turn

01:54 that around in a show-stopping fashion to win 8-4 against what is again another good

01:59 Peterborough team. Does that give you confidence as a group moving forward?

02:03 Yes, I think we all know that we all had a pretty bad start and then we came in after

02:07 the first, regrouped and Ryan had said some words and the boys got behind each other and

02:11 we just turned it around. I think it shows that we are capable of beating any team in

02:15 this league. We just need to be on our game and play to a standard every night.

02:19 You yourself, you got on the board that night as well. You've had a decent start to the

02:22 season, 2-2 out of 4 games so far. Presumably you're pleased with how it's going for you?

02:26 Yes, I'm very happy with how I'm playing at the moment. I think Ryan's happy with me and

02:31 the boys seem pretty chuffed with me at the moment. It was big, scoring my first goal

02:35 in Leeds. That was a pretty big moment but to score again the following night was pretty

02:41 crazy but I'm pretty happy with how I started at the moment.

02:43 Yeah.

02:44 [END]

Leeds Knights - Oli Endicott on Coventry Blaze and promising start to 2023-24 NIHL National season

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