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 [...]
Introducing our 2022/23 Milton Keynes Lightning Replica Jersey – Now Available To Order
It’s another step closer to the return of hockey to your Saturday nights, and you can now get kitted out in our official 2022/23 jerseys! Order Online Here! We’ve worked hard with the Supporters’ Club and our jersey partner Rhino to come up with a set of three jerseys - light, dark and warmup. These will be worn for most of our regular season games, except for a few special charity and season games when a different design may be worn. We will wear light jerseys at home for the first half of the season, then dark at [...]
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 [...]
We are so happy that he couldn’t stay away! Zaine McKenzie is back in an AIB MKL shirt
He started strongly for us last year and has a great attitude. Having appeared 24 times for AIB MKL last year, he went to the Bees for some more development and picked up 13 points in 20 games. Now he’s back, he’s raring to go, and we are chuffed that’s he’s once again in the AIB MKL locker room. Kenilworth born Zaine will turn 19 just before the season begins, and has spent time with the Solihull, Nottingham and Coventry junior programmes before heading out for a season in Canada and has made appearances at Midlands conference level. AIB MKL’s [...]
He’s exciting. He’s prolific. He’s Sam Talbot and he’s back!
He was one of AIB MKL’s most exciting players last season, so we are thrilled that Sam Talbot is back in the lineup for 2022/23. 21 year old Sam spent the majority of his junior career in the Swindon system, with a season in the Ontario U18 system in 2017/18. On his return from Canada he spent some time as part of MK Thunder, before moving onto Slough Jets where his prolific scoring talents really began to emerge. After 99 points in 44 league games for the jets, he spent time in the 2019/20 season in the NIHL National with [...]
He’s back between the pipes. Jordan Hedley returns to AIB MK Lightning for 2022/23
In a huge boost for AIB MK Lightning, Jordan Hedley is making his return to the club for the first time since 2017/18 after 4 seasons with Coventry Blaze in the Elite League. Jordan will be fully committed to AIB MKL, and will only play for Blaze this season if they have injuries and need him to step in and start for them. Jordan is an experienced netminder, having played alongside Elite level players for a number of years, and been in the GB senior World Championships squad this year in Finland. He played twice for MKL last year picking [...]
Consistency and stability as MKL hockey lifer Ross Green is back on the blue line
Please welcome back Ross Green to Milton Keynes Lightning! Ross is a massive MK ice hockey contributor, with a career which stretches back to MK Storm U16s in 2004. In the 2021/22 season Ross made 44 MKL appearances, and picked up 14 points. He’s known for his smooth skating, cool head, and leadership on and off the ice. He’s also a fantastic ambassador for hockey in the town, supporting junior development and running hockey camps for a number of years. MKL’s Tim Wallace gave us his views on Ross: “Ross Green is a MK guy who is great to have [...]
