Match Previews

Saturday 7th March 2020, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6:00pm Tickets available here Sheffield Steeldogs make their last league visit of the season to Planet Ice on Saturday when the battle is on between sixth and seventh placed teams. For anyone thinking that the game is of little consequence, try telling that to both sets of players who will be giving their all for the bragging rights as the campaign goes into the business end of the competition with the play-offs looming just a couple of weeks away. Lightning, Steeldogs and Hull Pirates are locked in an almighty fight for positions five to seven with just two points separating the two northern outfits and MK squeezed in the middle. Hull have a game in hand on their two rivals but all three teams could still finish fourth – if Basingstoke Bison drop points. If MK and Sheffield finish sixth and seventh – in any order – they will meet again in the play-off [...]

Saturday 7th March 2020, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6:00pm Tickets available here Leeds Chiefs make their final visit of the 2019-2020 season to Planet Ice on Saturday with Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning looking for the two points to almost ensure they qualify for the end of season play-offs. Chiefs have had a difficult first campaign in the National Ice Hockey League, mostly due to the delays in opening their new Elland Road rink – it only saw Leeds in action there towards the end of January. As a result of the problems player-coach Sam Zajac released the two top scorers, Radek Meidl and James Archer in early December. Although he was able to bring in Patrik Valcak to replace Meidl it is fair to say he has not racked up the points in the way his fellow countryman did. In fact although Brit Adam Barnes now leads the scoring tally with 47 points – 24 goals and 23 assists - Meidl [...]

Important information: Please note, that the underground carpark at Morrisons will now close at 8pm each night. This means that you will not be able to park in there for Saturday night hockey matches. There is plenty of above ground parking available around Morrisons so please use this instead. This decision has been taken by Morrisons due to a number of incidents of antisocial behaviour, and is in no way hockey related! We apologies for any inconvenience this will cause. Saturday 22nd February 2020 vs. Hull, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6:00pm - Tickets available here. Playlist Sunday 23rd February 2020 vs. Basingstoke, Face off 5:15pm, Door Open 4:30pm - Tickets available here. Playlist There’s a double feast of hockey on offer at Planet Ice this weekend with back to back home games for Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning against Hull Pirates and Basingstoke Bison. First up are Jason Hewitt’s Hull Pirates at 7pm on Saturday when Lightning will be looking to extend their [...]

Important information: Please note, that the underground carpark at Morrisons will now close at 8pm each night. This means that you will not be able to park in there for Saturday night hockey matches. There is plenty of above ground parking available around Morrisons so please use this instead. This decision has been taken by Morrisons due to a number of incidents of antisocial behaviour, and is in no way hockey related! We apologies for any inconvenience this will cause. Saturday 15th February 2020, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6:00pm Tickets available here Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning face Leeds Chiefs at Planet Ice on Saturday for the penultimate time during the regular season in the first of two key games for their play-off ambitions. On Sunday the two sides meet for the first time at Chiefs' new home rink at Elland Road - Leeds having played all their home games on the road until the end of January. Saturday's game is the [...]

Saturday 1st February 2020, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6:00pm Tickets available here Playlist here 24 hours to go until game night and the debut of our new player who is on his way right now! He’ll be joining up with his new team mates and aiming to make an immediate impact. This weekend we have all the usual Supporters Club fund-raising with some great prizes on offer so look out for the wonderful sellers in their tabards around the rink. Here's the match preview from Paul Brookman: Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning will be looking to continue where they left off last weekend with a second consecutive victory at Planet Ice on Saturday. However the task could hardly be harder as National Ice Hockey League leaders Telford Tigers come to the city for the penultimate time in the regular season. Lightning know that Tigers are beatable – on the last two meetings they have come out on top by 5-2 and 6-3 [...]

Sunday 26th January 2019, Face off 5:15pm, Doors Open 4:30pm Tickets available here Playlist here It's a rare Sunday game at the MK Arena for the Smith Recyling Milton Keynes Lightning this weekend, as we take on Raiders following our trip to Leeds@Coventry on Saturday evening. The earlier time makes it a great opportunity to bring along younger children so we hope to see you all there. Afterwards, there's the usual free skating (skate hire £3) and you'll be joined on the ice by the Lightning players who will give you a few skating tips and be there for your selfies and signings. Should be fun. Lightning will be facing Romford based Raiders as our opponents for the second time in eight days – the final meeting between the two teams in the regular season. We will be keen for swift revenge after last Sunday’s 6-4 loss at the Sapphire Centre and thus square the series against the Essex team who have proved [...]

Saturday 18th January 2019, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6pm Tickets available here Playlist here Supporter's Club 50/50: The 50/50 draw is a cash prize raffle and your chance to win half the pot of the money taken. Last weeks winner took home £554. Tickets are £1 each, 3 for £2 or 10 for £5 and can be bought from the sellers in the blue tabards outside and around the rink. Shirt Off His Back: This week's shirt off his back is #13 Cale Tanaka’s. Fresh from his GB exploits, we also have a signed Sam Russell warm up jersey up for grabs. Tickets are also £1 each, 3 for £2 or 10 for £5 and can be bought from the sellers in the pink tabards outside and around the rink. Ollie's Grid: This week the grid is your chance to win the game worn dark jersey of Tom Carlon that’s been worn by him in many league games this season (and yes it [...]

Saturday 11th January 2019, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6pm Tickets available here Supporters club have a great range of activity including 50/50, Shirt of His Back, Ollie's Grid, Chuck a Duck and merchandise. Match preview Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning have a real chance to put daylight between themselves and Sheffield Steeldogs when the two sides meet in back to back encounters this weekend. The battle begins at Planet Ice on Saturday when Steeldogs visit the city for the penultimate time in the regular season. In-form Lightning and the steel city outfit go into the game level on points at 33 each but with MK a place ahead of their rivals due to the slightly better head-to-head results record. Steeldogs won the first two games of the season against Lewis Clifford’s men 6-4 and 5-0 but the past three matches have seen Lightning run out winners by 3-1, 5-2 and 4-3 margins. If MK can maintain the form that has earned the side [...]

Saturday 4th January 2019, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6pm Tickets available here Supporters club have a great range of activity including 50/50, Shirt of His Back, Ollie's Grid, Chuck a Duck and merchandise. Match preview Hull Pirates make a return to Planet Ice on Saturday with Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning eager to make up ground on the National Ice Hockey League’s fifth placed team. MKL are on a sparkling run of form having taken 19 points from a possible 22, and convincingly turned over Peterborough on New Years Day following a strong win at league leaders Telford a few days earlier. Confidence and momentum is strong in the MK camp right now which is great to see. Confirmed as missing for the game is Sam Russell who is away on international duty with Great Britain. Any other injuries are short term so could return for this weekend. Lightning are three points behind Pirates and so cannot overtake them on Saturday but another [...]

Saturday 28th December 2019, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6pm Tickets available here Supporters club have a great range of activity including 50/50, Shirt of His Back, Ollie's Grid, Chuck a Duck and merchandise. Match preview Old foes do battle at Planet Ice for the second time this season when Peterborough Phantoms visit on Saturday to provide hockey fans with a break from the home-based Christmas festivities. Phantoms are the last team to beat Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning in the city. Since that 4-2 result on November 23 the Cambridgeshire outfit have had a mixed run of form, winning four and losing four of their encounters since the back end of November. Last weekend Slava Koulikov’s men handed out a 5-1 defeat to Bracknell Bees on Saturday but couldn’t repeat that kind of result the following night when they travelled to Romford and went down 6-2 to Raiders. Meanwhile Lightning kept up their winning run with back to back victories against Basingstoke Bison [...]