Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Numerous penalties cost Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning any chance of an upset as they went down 5-1 to National League leaders Swindon Wildcats at Planet Ice on Sunday. The hosts lost the services of two key players - Cale Tanaka and Tomas Kana – within minutes of each other at an important stage of the game when Lightning were trailing 2-1 in the second period. Both were handed ten minute misconduct penalties after being involved in face off violations. Their indiscipline meant MK were short [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Overtime heartbreak ruined Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning’s hopes of taking maximum points at Basingstoke Bison on Saturday buy they left with a well deserved, gutsy point from a venue which a lot of teams leave empty handed. After taking a first period lead Lightning fell behind late on in the session and, after a goalless middle 20 minutes they matched their opponents shot for shot to draw level with just over ten minutes of regulation time left.  But with 1min 49secs of the extra period [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers The Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning suffered their second defeat in as many nights on Sunday as Leeds Chiefs came into Planet Ice Milton Keynes and took a 6-4 victory. Having lost Jordan Lawday to injury following the defeat in Swindon on Saturday night, Lightning were pleased to welcome Harrison Gavan into the team as back up to Brandon Stones. Having missed the game in Swindon, Lewis Christie returned to a Lightning line-up that was still missing Grant McPherson, Harry Ferguson, James Griffin and Russ Cowley. [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers It was a tough evening for the Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lighting as they fell to their heaviest defeat of the season on Saturday night at the Link Centre in Swindon, losing out by a score of 7-0. Lightning came in to the game down 5 of their regulars, with Lewis Christie (personal reasons) joining James Griffin, Russ Cowley and Grant McPherson (Injury) and Harry Ferguson (Suspended) on the sidelines. Christie is expected to re-join the team on Sunday against Leeds Chiefs. Lightning's numbers were bolstered [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers After the agony came the ecstasy as Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning celebrated a hard won 4-3 win over Raiders at Romford’s Sapphire Leisure Centre on Sunday. They did it despite being desperately short benched – icing just eight recognised forwards as James Griffin joined the list of the injured which numbered Russ Cowley, Grant McPherson and Jordan Lawday plus the suspended Harry Ferguson.  Milton Keynes Thunder’s Logan Prince was also given a start. The morale boosting victory was all the more sweet as it came [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers It was Charity night at MK last night, with Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning and the Supporters' Club raising money for the Milton Keynes Hospital Charity Cancer Centre Appeal.  At the end of the night, a cheque for £2,841.15 was presented on the ice to Charlotte Jelley, as well as Shirt of their Back winners Glyn Greene (for Skinns) and Sam Bill (for Clifford), Ollie's Grid winner Stephen Day, and 50/50 winner Debbie Wilmott.  Thank you all for you support and to the Supporters' Club for [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Old rivals Peterborough Phantoms claimed first bragging rights as Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning went down 4-0 at Bretton on Sunday.  In truth, it was a good reaction from the MKL boys after struggling at home the night before.  Hard work was in evidence and some good organisation was clear particularly on the PK where Peterborough were 0 for 8.  Despite the result, these are clear signs of things to be built on.  Indeed it took until over half way through the game for Phantoms to [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Telford Tigers’ experienced and well-oiled roster proved too much for Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning as the hosts went down 5-2 at Planet Ice on Saturday.  Lightning were still missing players – including captain Russ Cowley – which meant coach Lewis Clifford had to reshuffle the lines again with Brodie Jesson accompanying Tomas Kana and Cale Tanaka on the first line. Most of the Telford squad have been together for many years and while Lightning held them at bay in the first period the visitors’ cohesion [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers After leading Bracknell Bees for much of the game Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning came close to a second win but suffered penalty shoot-out disappointment at The Hive on Sunday. Bees took maximum points thanks to a solitary Robin Kovar penalty strike against man of the match goalie Jordan Lawday as Lightning’s Ari Närhi, Tomas Kana and Cale Tanaka all failed to find a way past former MK stopper, Adam Goss.  Lightning welcomed back Tanaka following his absence the previous evening but were still without four [...]

Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Three Sheffield Steeldogs goals in less than three minutes proved to be the turning point of what had been till then a close fought game at Planet Ice on Saturday.  In the end it was to be too high a mountain to climb for under-strength Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning whose task became even harder when Steeldogs added two more goals in final eight minutes to a record a 5-0 win. Lightning were missing no less than players through absence or injury – Grant McPherson, James [...]