We’re in the Cup Semi-Final! Tickets on sale soon!
We’re delighted to confirm that we have qualified for the Planet Ice National Cup Semi-Final! We will face Peterborough Phantoms home and away for a chance to make it to the finals which will be held later in 2023.  The fixture info is as follows: Home Leg: AIB Milton Keynes Lightning vs. Peterborough Phantoms - Planet Ice Milton Keynes - Thursday 19th January 2023 - Faceoff 19:30 Away Leg: Peterborough Phantoms vs. AIB Milton Keynes Lightning - Planet Ice Peterborough - Friday 27th January 2023 - Faceoff 19:30  The result will be decided by aggregate score across the [...]
All In Black MK Lightning and the Supporters Club helping the Homeless this Christmas.
All In Black MK Lightning and the Supporters Club helping the Homeless this Christmas. Â We are delighted to announce that this Christmas All in Black MK Lightning together with the MKL Supporters club will be collecting donations for The Winter Night Shelter in Milton Keynes. Â The shelter is located very close to the rink in the old bus station opposite the train station, so any donations really will help those locally in need. Â Dave Bunyan from the MKL Supporters Club said "As a club over the years we have raised awareness for many great organisations and charities, [...]
Part Season Tickets 2022/23
We're pleased to let you know that due to demand we have decided to offer 1/2 Season Tickets for the 2022/23 season. These are now available allowing you to secure your place at the best possible price to watch AIB Milton Keynes Lightning hockey this season. As we have stated in all our press releases the cheapest and best per game price to watch an AIB MK Lightning match will always be an EarlyBird full year Season Ticket, which were available from the end of March 2022. Here's the details: The 1/2 Season Ticket will cover 14 games (as 14 [...]
Signing News: Doucet and Hovell sign as cover
Gui Doucet signs as injury cover, plays this weekend Already missing 5 players on GB duty and with Sam Russell still working on his return it is a further blow that illness has forced Deivids Sarkanis to the sidelines for this weekend. As cover for Deivids we are delighted that Gui Doucet will be one again pulling on an MK jersey this weekend in our two matches. 36 year old Gui is Canadian and spent his career in the Canadian junior leagues, before moving to Europe and playing in the UK, France and Denmark. He last played for MK Lightning [...]
AIB MK Lightning Pride Jersey 2022/23 Season
Pride and AIB MK Lightning The EIHA announced earlier in the season that EIHA Pride week will run between 20th-29th January 2023. This year, we have been able to work closely with the Supporters Club to have our very first Pride Jersey. These will be available for Own and Loan at £135 each, and replicas will be available to purchase online and at the SC stand. The jersey will be worn on the 21st January 2023 match vs Bristol Pitbulls. Given the timing of Pride week, we’ve had to set cut off dates before Christmas with Rhino, which we know [...]
Air the Bear 2022 – Information
We have had some questions about Air the Bear given the clash with the England football match. Here’s what you need to know about Air the Bear 2022: Air the Bear will go ahead at the game on Saturday 10th December as planned We are delivering the bears to Childrens’ Ward at Milton Keynes Hospital on Friday 16th December and this is all arranged with the hospital hence we cannot move it If you are not coming to the match on the 10th and would still like to donate a bear, you have two options: 1) bring a bear to [...]
Great Britain to play in MK in April 23
Great Britain will play international matches against Latvia and Hungary as part of their preparation for next year's World Championship. GB will face Latvia at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham on Saturday 22nd April (7pm), with the two sides meeting again in Coventry the following day, Sunday 23rd April (5:30pm). Britain face Hungary in Milton Keynes on Tuesday 25th April (7:30pm) and they'll go head-to-head at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham 24 hours later, Wednesday 26th April (7:30pm). Latvia are an established top-flight nation and achieved their best World Championship finish of seventh place in 1997, 2004 and 2009. GB [...]
Planet Ice NIHL National Division Finals Weekend Tickets Go On Sale Next Week
It’s the culmination of the season, and we’re delighted that tickets for finals weekend are now on sale. As usual the weekend will be held at Planet Ice Coventry and the dates for your diary are Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th April 2023. With Bristol and Hull as two new teams to the league this year, we are anticipating a great atmosphere and hoping for great attendance across the weekend. Tickets are priced at £60 for adults, £46 for senior citizens and £32 for children and will be on sale from Tuesday 6th December. Tickets bought online or by [...]
Thank you to our Volunteers
On International Volunteer Day we would like to give a massive thanks from all the Board and shareholders to all our volunteers for everything they do!  We have some amazing people who give their time for free to make MK Lightning run, so here’s to all of them! Thank you to: Daniel Chapman for helping us to look after the pounds and pennies Our fabulous Supporters Club and their Committee (Dave, Richard and Mary) for their fundraising efforts All the fantastic matchnight fundraisers who work so hard at every game. Dave Bunyan for his Chair of the Supporters Club [...]
MK Lightning vs Swindon Wildcats and the England World Cup Game 10th Dec
It’s brilliant news that England have qualified for the next round of the World Cup, which means that England’s next game now clashes with our home fixture against the Swindon Wildcats next Saturday evening at 7pm. We have been in talks with Planet Ice about the options for moving this fixture to an earlier face off time to avoid a clash, however this has not been possible due to another scheduled game at the rink before our ice slot. We will continue our dialogue with the rink, the league, the referee section and will listen to fans to see if [...]
