Hull Seahawks coach Matty Davies on emerging defenceman, Kohen Taylor

Hull Seahawks' head coach Matty Davies explains why he was keen to sign teenage defenceman Kohen Taylor to NIHL National deal

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00:00You had it two years ago with Owen Bruton and Declan Jones, in terms of youngsters coming

00:14through and breaking through into the team, having come through the junior system in Hull,

00:18which is an extensive junior system, as you all know, obviously going back however many

00:22years.

00:23We're not going to go down that route.

00:24But you sound like you've found another one, a bit of a gem.

00:28You always have to be careful not to put too much pressure on youngsters coming through

00:32for the first time, obviously.

00:34But in Coen Taylor on the back end, you feel like you might have perhaps picked up someone

00:41that perhaps three or four months ago you didn't expect.

00:43Yeah, definitely.

00:44I think I've known Coen since he was a kid, and I've always known he's got ability.

00:49Skating's always been the best part of his game.

00:54It's been mental to watch him over the past two weeks.

00:59He's sort of a laid-back lad, so it makes him so composed on the ice.

01:04But watching him and being able to watch him read the game the way he has for the past

01:09two weeks, I think I always had a plan of bringing him in.

01:13But this early, obviously we got forced into it a little bit, but I always was going to

01:19see how he went.

01:21But the fact he's been, he played top four, he actually led the minutes for the D on Saturday,

01:29which is mental really to say that he wasn't actually a part of the team going into it

01:34fully.

01:35So, yeah, massive find.

01:37He's been obviously a massive reliever for me because it's tough going in knowing that

01:41you've lost someone like Dec, like I've said.

01:44And yeah, I think he's someone that can really plug that gap, and I've got a really good

01:50feeling about him in terms of the next years coming forward for him, just how he skates

01:55and how he sees the game.

01:57And he's a tough kid as well.

01:58So yeah, like I say, I think it's big for us.

02:02It's exciting that we can add him in, and again, another Hull lad.

02:06And it comes a point where I did the same thing with Brookes and DJ.

02:09You've just got to give them that chance.

02:12Give them the chance, but give them the time on the ice as well.

02:15And you'll see if they've got it or they haven't.

02:17And up to now, he's looked great.

02:20Yeah.

02:21Yeah.

02:22Yeah.

02:23Yeah.

02:24Yeah.

02:25Yeah.

02:26Yeah.