TEENAGER Ollie Stone is delighted to be back amongst it for Swindon Wildcats after six weeks on the sidelines due to injury.

Stone picked up a nasty head injury in the 3-2 win over Hull Pirates in late December after a high check from Jordan Stokes left the youngster unconscious.

But the D-man made a triumphant return to first-team action last Saturday as the Wildcats recorded an impressive 2-1 overtime victory over Milton Keynes Lightning at the Link Centre.

“It felt amazing. It has been a long time coming and I couldn’t wait to get back out there with the boys,” said the teenager.

“It was a tough game against a big team who are obviously doing really well and it felt amazing to get the win.”

During the six weeks without Stone, the Cats had suffered several other setbacks, with fellow D-men Mark Smith and Matt Selby both being ruled out for the season.

Those problems, coupled with a lack of form at times, meant it has been a frustrating few months for Stone to be stuck in the stands.

Stone, who has made the step up to the senior side this year, believes this could be the perfect result for the club as they aim for a play-off place.

“It’s been horrible watching the side. I have been watching them in training and because it was a head injury, I couldn’t do anything,” added Stone.

“It’s been tough to watch and I have been there with the team the whole way. We have had a few shaky days but at weekend, we really came out and proved ourselves.

“It’s a huge team to beat and we are going to try to feed off that. We only had one game last weekend so we are hoping we can take it into this week.”

Despite the lengthy lay-off, Stone thinks it is only a matter of time until his is back at his best, with last weekend's win a real confidence booster ahead of the return trip to Lightning on Saturday.

He said: “I’ve literally been sat around for six weeks without doing anything and it isn’t a great feeling, but in the last week, I have pushed myself a little bit harder.

“It took a few shifts to get into the game. Competitive games are a lot faster than it is in training, so it took a little bit of time to get into it.”