#15 James Griffin returns for 2019/20 MILTON KEYNES, 4 June 2019: The one a lot of fans have been waiting for. James Griffin – Griff - will resume his defensive duties for MKL for the 2019/20 season. Oxford born Griff brings massive experience of over 350 games at Elite League level and is joining us for a fifth successive season. He has a string of personal and team honours to his name, including Young British Player of the year, junior conference all-star selections, playoff championships and international medals. MK Lightning Head Coach Lewis Clifford said ''Obviously I am delighted to have Griff on board for next season and I’m looking forward to working with him again after enjoying a successful period together in the old EPL.” “Griff is a guy who any team in the league would be ecstatic to sign, he is an outstanding defenceman, plays extremely hard every night and his skating ability and natural sense of positioning and timing makes him very [...]

PUCKY returns for MK Lightning MILTON KEYNES, 2 June 2019: A lynchpin and legend of Lightning hockey, after much negotiation (he was hibernating), we are ecstatic to confirm that Pucky has signed with MK Lightning for the 2019/20 season. A veteran of a number of MKL seasons, quietly spoken Pucky is the face – the giant white smiling face – of MKL hockey on match nights and in the community. Speaking about the appointment, MK Lightning Director of Match Night Jon Payne said “This is one of the big ones. Literally, he’s quite big. He will be a visible presence of fun and enjoyment in the arena and around MK and we are lucky to have him back.” “We know that he is a well-known celebrity around MK and across the country, and that his attendance at community events, schools and wine tastings is much loved.” When asked about Pucky’s off season plans, Payne confirmed “I know that over the summer he’s continuing to develop [...]

Greek King of Lightning (Thunder, Gods and Mortals too) Greek King of Lightning (Thunder, Gods and Mortals too) You may be wondering about the gentleman in the new MK Lightning logo. May we introduce you to Zeus, a Greek god and the “Father of Gods and men” - a sky god who controlled lightning and thunder. Zeus was king of Mount Olympus, the home of Greek gods, ruling other gods as well as us mere mortals. In his role as king of the gods, Zeus was respected by all. Mortal kings would often boast that they were descendants of him. Zeus was also referred to as the “Lord of Justice”. Hesiod’s poem “Works and Days” (written around 700BC) described Zeus as a god who loved to laugh out loud. He was regarded as a wise god - fair, merciful, and prudent. He could also be unpredictable. If angered, he could be destructive, hurling lightning or thunderbolts to earth and creating huge storms. His appearance is normally described as strong [...]

Harry Ferguson returns for MK Lightning MILTON KEYNES, 31 MAY 2019: Fresh off the back of a strong set of Elite League performances last year, we are delighted that Harry Ferguson has signed for MK Lightning for our 2019/20 NIHL campaign. He brings with him over 200 games of experience across a number of campaigns, including 98 top level Elite League appearances. Speaking about his signing, MK Lightning Head Coach Lewis Clifford said “I am really happy to bring Harry back to MKL, having started last season at Peterborough and scoring well, he made the move over here and every time I met him he was a pleasure to deal with”. Harry also played directly for Cliff in one MK Thunder game making what Cliff described as a “massive contribution.” Harry is excited to be returning to a set of fans he knows and loves, and is optimistic about the year ahead saying “I'm glad to the be returning to Milton Keynes, and I'm really [...]

Tim Wallace - Panthers Head Coach MILTON KEYNES, 30 MAY 2019:  It has been announced that MK Lightning hero Tim Wallace has joined Nottingham Panthers as Head Coach for next season. Tim played a huge role for our club last year, leading from the front and bringing together a squad which often gave other teams a run for their money when they had no right to. Since then he has helped us enormously over the summer as we prepared for this season. Tim is an incredible guy on and off the ice and thinks very highly of Milton Keynes Lightning and our supporters. We will miss him and we wish him all the best for his new role. Panthers, you are lucky to have him.

Calum Robertson signs for 2019/20 MILTON KEYNES, 29 MAY 2019: Another exciting young player has committed to MK Lightning for the upcoming season. Calum Robertson – Caly - has signed, joining us from his hometown club of Fife, where he scored 24 goals and 41 points in 18 SNL and under 20 games last year and he has international experience having helped to guide the national side to a gold medal at the 2018 World Junior Championships (U18 pision 2A). He us undoubtedly a hot prospect, as MK Lightning Head Coach Lewis Clifford said “Caly has a whole load of raw talent and huge potential. I’ve seen him play for GB U18’s in their televised games a year ago and I was lucky enough to see him play in the England v Scotland game at the conference tournament over the May bank holiday weekend - all national bias aside, he was one of the best players on the ice for either team.” Impressively, Caly also [...]

Leigh Jamieson returns to MK Lightning MILTON KEYNES, 27 MAY 2019: Welcome back to Leigh Jamieson – Jaimo - who is returning to his hometown club after spending the last two years at Peterborough and Streatham where he scored 20 goals and 94 points in 80 NIHL games. During his previous two MK Lightning spells he amassed over 450 appearances earning league, cup and playoff honours while playing under Nick Poole and Pete Russell. Jaimo said “I’m really happy to be returning to my home town club and looking forward to the season and challenging for silverware. When the opportunity came to play in MK again I knew it was the right choice for me” His fantastic career has also seen inpidual honours including Young British Player of the Year, All Star Team selections and World Championship medals. In the 2012/13 he was named in the Great Britain national team’s Olympic qualifying squad for three games. Also a veteran of the Elite League, Jaimo wore [...]

Young forward signs for 2019/20 season MILTON KEYNES, 25 MAY 2019: A brand new face for MK Hockey fans, Brodie Jesson has become the latest talented addition to Head Coach Lewis Clifford’s growing NIHL squad. He will wear shirt number 78. 18 year old forward Brodie comes to us having spent his entire club career in Telford where he iced for the Tigers scoring 18 goals and 36 points over the last two seasons, alongside a spectacular 35 goals and 77 points in just 17 games (an average of 4.5 points per game) for the under 18s in the same period. Brodie feels the time is right to make a change to help him reach his full potential and having spoken to people that know him, Lewis Clifford was pleased with the feedback he got and was happy to give him the opportunity. Clifford said “He is a young man who is keen to learn, which will stand us in good stead as he has [...]