Telford Tigers have signed Scottish forward Scott McKenzie from Elite League side Edinburgh Capitals.

"Scott's a difficult player to beat and has good positioning. I want good Brits like him on my team," Tigers coach Tom Watkins told BBC Radio Shropshire.

McKenzie, 24, spent six years with Chelmsford and Romford before moving up to Edinburgh a year ago.

"I wanted to come back to the English Premier League, and where better to do that than with Tom?" McKenzie said.

"I had a bit of a stop-start year with Capitals. I had to prove myself at that level, and I learned such a lot defensively from coach Doug Christiansen. He taught me a lot about my game and gave me a chance.

I believe he could have stayed in the Elite League, but he wants to play more in all situations and push himself Telford Tigers coach Tom Watkins

"But the thing is, I like to score and I think the EPL is the place where I can do that.

"I'd like to be a big player at Telford, and I want to play a big part in a winning team.

"And I have lots of respect for Tom Watkins. That was a huge factor in deciding to come to Telford - and I'm looking forward to the start of the season."

Watkins added: "I believe he could have stayed in the Elite League, but he wants to play more in all situations and push himself.

"He will give us a lot of extra depth."

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