Super Tim Wallace is Back for 2023/24
Overall MK Lightning have had a successful season in the Planet Ice National Hockey League, securing second place in the League campaign and reaching the Semi-Final of the Cup. Looking ahead, we are massively excited about the 2023/24 Season ahead and the chance to take the team even further, and so we are delighted to share that our first signing of this year can now be revealed as your number 28, Player/Coach Tim Wallace. 37 year old Tim is a native of Anchorage Alaska, and has extensive experience playing and coaching at the highest levels of the sport. He [...]
Cameron Hamill joins AIB MK Lightning
Just before the signing deadline at the end of January we were delighted to secure the services of Cameron Hamill on a two-way with Solway Sharks for the rest of the season. 18 year old Cam has experience in our league already this year, having scored 10 points in 32 games for Hull Seahawks. We are really pleased to work with Cam and support his development, and it will be great to see him pull on an MKL jersey for the first time this weekend. Cam will wear the number 87 jersey. Please join us in welcoming Cam to AIB [...]
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 [...]
GB U20 star Daniel Crowe becomes an AIB MK Lightning Netminder
He’s fresh off the plane back from over 6 seasons building his skills in the US junior system and we’re delighted that he’s put pen to paper with AIB MK Lightning for the rest of the season. Please welcome Daniel Crowe! 18 year old Daniel was born in Newcastle and spent the early part of his career learning the game in the Sheffield development system. He then moved to North America in 2016, joining Iowa Wild before moving on to Washington Little Caps then Team Maryland. He then headed to Minnesota where he played for Shattuck St Mary’s (fun [...]
Additional Firepower as Jack Hopkins joins AIB MK Lightning
Bolstering our forward lines for the rest of the season, we are delighted that Jack Hopkins has put pen to paper with AIB MK Lightning. Jack joins us on a two way arrangement with Nottingham Panthers where he has made 8 appearances so far this season. 18-year-old forward Jack learned his hockey in the Nottingham junior system with a brief spell in Germany followed by a move to Telford Tigers for their 2021-22 league winning season. In Telford, he was a key player scoring 16 goals and 33 assists in 40 games making him Telford’s fourth highest points scorer of [...]
Elite League Prospect Mack Stewart joins AIB MKL on a two way contract
Rounding out the AIB MK Lightning roster for 2022/23 is an exciting Elite League prospect who joins us on a 2 way contract with Belfast Giants. Please welcome Mack Stewart! 18-year-old forward Mack Stewart graduated from the Belfast Junior Giants U20 side into playing in the NIHL National Division with Leeds Knights in 2021-22, following a brief stint in Scotland with the Solway Sharks. Having secured a silver medal for GB at the Youth Winter Olympics in January 2020, his breakthrough on the international stage came at the Under 18 World Junior Championships with Team GB this summer, where [...]
Top scorer and fan favourite Bobby Chamberlain is back with Lightning for 2022/23
He was our top scorer and Supporters Club player of the year in 2021/22. He’s also a fantastic guy to have around the club, who has been instrumental this summer in getting everything ready for the new season. An all round amazing guy off the ice, a huge points scorer on it, and the thorn in the side of our opposition. Please welcome back Bobby Chamberlain to AIB MKL! 27 year old Bobby was born in Hull, and learned his hockey in the Hull junior system, with some spells in North America to develop his game. His earlier senior career [...]
In his testimonial year, Jamieson is back in the All in Black MK Lightning roster
He’s celebrating his testimonial on August 20th, and we’re celebrating that Leigh Jamieson is back in our squad for the 2022/23 season. 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. A commanding presence on the ice, Leigh bagged 37 points to finish as 7th top points scorer in the 2021/22 and [...]
Let the good times roll! Disco Stew is back in the All In Black MK Lightning for 2022/23
Excitement alert! Our very own Disco, Liam Stewart, has committed to MKL for the 2022/23 season, his fourth season! Well known as one of the most exciting players in the NIHL National, Liam picked up 41 points in 45 games for Lightning in the 2021/22 season is always a massive part of our energy and passion on the ice. His background is top quality. 4 seasons in the WHL with Spokane, to EIHL appearances with Coventry and Guildford (via the ECHL). He has represented GB at Under 20 and Senior Level, helping secure promotion out of Division 1B [...]
AIB MK Lightning add to their attack with pacey Latvian winger Deivids Sarkanis
Our second overseas player for 2022/23 is a Latvian winger who was recommended to us by former MK Lightning player Georgs Golovkovs. Please welcome Deivids Sarkanis to the Lightning lineup for 2022/23! 27 year old Deivids was born in Riga, and has spent much of his development career in the Latvian leagues, including a number of seasons in the MHL, the feeder league to the prestigious KHL competition. In his career Deivids has also made a handful of KHL appearances himself, most recently in 2019/20. After he finished his junior development at the age of 20, he spent [...]
