What a first night!
What a first night that was. Full match report to follow, but we thought we'd share some things with you this morning. On the ice, it was a close, physical game which went Sheffield's way after a couple of turnovers. Our boys matched them for skill and fitness, which is real credit to the group Cliff has pulled together. The return match tonight will give us another test in our pre-season as we get ready for the league. On the ice, our first goal went to Caly Robertson with some superb skill deking through the defence. This was a [...]
There are just 24 hours to go!
Are you getting excited? We are! It's just 24 hours to go until the first puck is dropped for our brand new team. The rink is looking pretty full, and we're hoping for an awesome atmosphere from you guys - the best fans in hockey! To make your night as fun as possible, particularly if this if your first visit, here's some key bits of information: The game We're playing Sheffield Steeldogs in a pre-season friendly. The game is played over 3 x 20 min periods, with a break between each. There are 5 players plus a goalie on the [...]
Match Preview – Sheffield Steeldogs 7th September
Opponents: Sheffield Steeldogs Date: Saturday September 7th Key timings: Doors Open 18:00. Warm-up 18:20. Face-off 19:00 The long wait is over and it’s all systems go for the new look Milton Keynes Lightning team – and management – as they get the 2019-2020 season under way with a pre-season challenge game against Sheffield Steeldogs on Saturday (September 7) at Planet Ice. But while there are many new faces in the Lightning line-up it’s a case of déjà vu for some – not least Head Coach Lewis Clifford and his assistant, Ross Bowers, while Milton Keynes-born Leigh Jamieson is, at 34 [...]
Ticketing Update
Hi Everyone! Thank you all so much for your incredible support over the summer, and an amazing turnout at the Meet the Players event last weekend. Tickets have been selling really well for Saturday's game and we reckon the atmosphere is going to be immense. Prior to that, we'd like to share a bit of ticketing info with you: If you've bought your ticket through our online service (for Groups, VIPs, special offers etc) then there is a small backlog in processing these with Planet Ice. You should receive very soon an email from the Planet Ice Box [...]
Some news from the rink
Logo in centre ice: the ice is being lifted and all the painting completed starting on Sunday 8th September. We've waited until now to avoid the cost of lost income to Planet Ice (think £xx,xxx!) and to have all the materials sourced from around the world and brought into MK TV gantry: this is being built on Thursday 5th September and we will be running test streaming transmissions for the Sheffield and Hull pre-season games Season Tickets: these are available for collection at the rink today, and during the week (let us know when you might pop in by [...]
Ross Bowers is our Assistant Coach
Experienced MK Player Ross Bowers to begin the next stage of his hockey career as Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning Assistant Coach He's well known to MK Hockey fans as a player. Now Ross Bowers is taking the next step in his hockey career, joining Lewis Clifford on the bench as our Assistant Coach.Cliff explains his thinking: "I knew coming into this job that I would need some support with coaching but it had to be the right fit, someone I know I can work with day to day, someone who has opinions that may differ from mine occasionally [...]
Popular Streaming Service Returns for National League
Ice Hockey fans from all over the Country can continue to catch their favourite home town teams on away trips to Milton Keynes this coming season as Lightning TV returns to stream home games live. Lightning TV, which celebrates its 10th birthday in November, proved immensely popular over the last two seasons as games could be viewed on a pay per view basis via the fantastic Infinity21 platform. Infinity21 will once again be providing the platform for the Live Stream and that will be complemented once more with a high speed data link provided by Oakhill Voice Solutions who step [...]
Check out the bling…Jordan’s goalie pads are here
That's exactly what Jordan said when he saw these. Getting ready for the season, some of our key bits of kit have started to arrive. None are more visible than the stonkingly cool new leg pads, blocker and catcher for our number 33 Jordan Lawday. When we saw the design for these, we were so excited to see them for real, and here they are. We couldn't wait for proper studio photos - just wanted to share these with you asap! Follow Jordan on Instagram @lawday33 Want to see them for real? Then get your tickets here! [...]
Exciting Tanaka joins MKL Forwards
Speedy Canadian-born forward Cale Tanaka adds to MKL offensive threat MILTON KEYNES, 20 July 2019: In a strong addition to the Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning roster, experienced forward Cale Tanaka has made the move south to MK after a season with Solway Sharks where he was second top scorer with 56 points in 34 games. Prior to that, Cale spent 6 seasons in the EIHL with four teams scoring 57 goals and 155 points. 33 year old Cale was born in Stouffville, Canada and his mother is Scottish. He holds a UK passport and has played here for [...]
Steeldogs Pre-Season Challenge
Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning will play a warm-up double-header against Sheffield Steeldogs MILTON KEYNES, 18 July 2019: The start of the 2019/20 league season might still be several weeks away but today we can give some dates for your diary, your first opportunity to see the new team. Over the weekend of September 7th & 8th, the Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning will play the Bradfield Brewery Sheffield Steeldogs as both sides take to the ice for the first time. Saturday 7th will see Milton Keynes hosting, with the action moving to iceSheffield on Sunday 8th. There [...]
