Bobby Chamberlain is back with AIB Milton Keynes Lightning
His Points Scoring Record Speaks for Itself. Bobby Chamberlain is back with AIB Milton Keynes Lightning He’s a signing which adds a real zip to our attacking options in our top lines so we are delighted that Bobby Chamberlain has signed for the upcoming 2021/22 season. Bobby signed with AIB MKL last year and played in the Streaming Series before icing for Bees in the Spring Cup, Nottingham in the Elite Series and MK Thunder in the cup series. In his last full season playing for Hull Pirates Bobby picked up 37 goals and 34 assists in 37 games, [...]
Top Rated Defenceman Ed Knaggs to return to the AIB MK Lightning Blueline
Top Rated Defenceman Ed Knaggs to return to the AIB MK Lightning Blueline Welcome back to top defenceman Ed Knaggs who is returning to AIB Milton Keynes Lightning for 2021/22. Knaggsy signed for Lightning in the aborted 2020/21 season, and made 4 appearances in the Streaming Series. He then went on to make 7 appearances for Raiders in the Spring Cup, picking up 3 assists. Lightning Head Coach Lewis Clifford has this to say about Knaggsy’s return to the club: “I’m really happy to bring Knaggsy back for the season. The previous off season, I felt that we had [...]
NIHL National Owners See Good Progress in Return to Competition
The NIHL National Owners group met again last week and are collectively very pleased with the progress being made towards the return to competitive action in September. A number of key topics were reviewed and we’d like to give you a short update. Competing Teams All ten teams have confirmed their intent to participate in the league in 2021/22. As you may have seen in the news recently, there are some timing pressures on the completion of upgrades to Hull Ice Arena. As a group we are working to support Shane Smith and the Hull Pirates management and to provide [...]
Exciting Forward Zaine McKenzie signs with AIB Milton Keynes Lightning
Exciting Forward Zaine McKenzie signs with AIB Milton Keynes Lightning We’re thrilled to bring a brand new face to your AIB Milton Keynes Lightning with the arrival of competitive forward Zaine McKenzie who joins us after a year in the Ontario Hockey Academy in the 2019/20 season where he picked up 17 points in 43 games. This is Zaine’s first senior hockey contract. Kenilworth born Zaine will turn 18 just before the season begins, and has spent time with the Solihull, Nottingham and Coventry junior programmes before heading out for his season in Canada and has made appearances at [...]
Brandon Stones returns to the crease for AIB Milton Keynes Lightning in 2021/22
A few months on from backstopping a win in the autumn Streaming Series, we’re absolutely delighted that Brandon Stones has committed to AIB Milton Keynes Lightning for the 2021/22 Season. 28 year old Brandon first joined MKL in 2019 after a number of years split between Sheffield and Nottingham, with a handful of Elite League appearances in the mix too. He made international appearances for GB at Under 18 level, and iced 21 times for MKL in the 2019/20 season, returning a 89.4% save percentage. Overall, Brandon made a hugely impressive and mature contribution during his first MKL season, [...]
All Round Contributor Leigh Jamieson is back for 2021/22
In a great show of strength and consistency for the upcoming season, we’re delighted to reveal that Leigh Jamieson is our first signing for 2021/22. The 2019/20 Milton Keynes Lightning Defenceman of the Year brings over 500 league appearances for MKL as part of a career which also includes Elite experience and international honours at World Championships and Olympic qualifier levels. Leigh is MK born and raised and started his hockey career in the MK junior system playing for the Storm. He’s a huge presence on the ice and bagged 53 points to finish as 5th top points scorer in [...]
All In Black Are Back for 2021/22 as Official Team Partner and Title Sponsor
We’re delighted that All In Black will be continuing as our Official Team Partner and title sponsor for the 2021/22 Season. As a Platinum Partner of MKL, they will continue their expanded and deepened relationship with the club which builds on a long term partnership. All in Black Group is the leading security, systems and training company in Milton Keynes. With over ten years experience operating across the city for clients in a range of sectors, AIB uses experience from Civilian, Police and Military backgrounds, to give their clients the insight and expertise to advise them on the right security [...]
Season Tickets 2021/22
We're pleased to let you know that Season Tickets for the 2021/22 season are now available allowing you to secure your place at the best possible price to watch Lightning hockey next season. With the world looking more optimistic about the ending of restrictions and the opening up of our sport, our thinking is that we give the most notice as possible to you all, and give you the option through our Direct Debit scheme to buy your tickets over a longer period of time. You'll have a lot of questions, so we've tried to answer as many of these [...]
NIHL National Owners agree league structure and dates
Last week the NIHL National Owners Group met to agree the structure and timings for the upcoming 2021/22 season. Working on the basis that the government plans for bringing restrictions to an end broadly follow the published timetable we’re delighted to share that competitive fixtures will begin with a cup competition on 4th September 2021. Here’s the full details, subject to final planning and confirmation: Cup Competition from 4/5th September to 25/26th September League from 2/3rd October to 2/3rd April 2022 PlayOffs 9/10th to 23/24th April 2022 Coventry Weekend 30th April 2022 The Cup Competition will be optional and its [...]
‘Game On’ for September! 2020/21 Season Complete.
We are ‘Game On’ for September. Things are starting to move...here's the latest from the NIHL Owners Group. The end of March saw the conclusion of the Spring Cup which was a fantastic online showcase of hockey, great entertainment and a deserved overall victory for the Sheffield Steeldogs. Congratulations to all involved. The five clubs who participated looked carefully at the options to continue playing into April and May, but have decided that this is not possible. We would like to thank our fans, rink operators, EIHA and Andrew Miller for their support in making the Spring Cup a success. [...]
