A year ago we were humbled by the generosity of MK Lightning fans when hundreds of bears were flung onto the ice after the first goal in our fixture against Sheffield Steeldogs. In these difficult times it’s not possible for us to run our annual fantastic Air the Bear event at a game so we are offering two different ways to participate in our Virtual Air the Bear. Donate to Willen Hospice With a lot of charities struggling for fundraising opportunities at the moment, we have decided to give you, the MKL fans the option to make a donation to Willen Hospice. Thank you for your support and generosity, the charity will hugely appreciate your support at this difficult time for everyone. For more details about Willen Hospice please head over to https://www.willen-hospice.org.uk/ Willen Hospice provides specialist end-of-life care for adults, focusing on four key areas: specialist symptom control, emotional support, spiritual support and care for carers.Often the most distressing aspect of living with [...]

Thanks for all of your wonderful support in buying Season Tickets for the 2020/21 season.  As we have got into setting up all the Direct Debits, we have finalised some of the cutoff dates for each of the payment schemes.   As a reminder, seats are not confirmed until the Direct Debit is set up (the link is included in your booking email) that you need to click through and setup the Direct Debit. As you may have read, we offer Direct Debits with a payment up front then 5, 4, or 3 Direct Debit payments depending on when you sign up for the scheme.  There are some important dates you need to know in buying your ticket to get set up with the number of payments you wish.  These are as follows: If you wish to pay 1 month upfront, then 5 monthly payments in June, July, August, September and October you must purchase your ticket and set up your Direct Debit online [...]

Refunds are now being processed for the match vs. Telford on 21st March as follows: 1) Online sales: these will be automatically refunded and should be with you within 10 working days 2) Telephone and over-the-counter sales: please call the Planet Ice Box Office on 01908 540020 to arrange your refund. Please have your Booking Confirmation (found under the barcode on your tickets "YOUR TICKET REFERENCE NUMBER IS ORDER NUMBER: #6***) and email address to hand. In line with Government advice on limiting social interactions, please telephone the rink to arrange for the refund to be processed in the first instance. Do not go to the rink - should any face to face interaction be required regarding the refund - this will need to be arranged individually when you speak to them. For Playoff Finals weekend in Coventry, this event is not under MKL's management but we will continue to try and gain clarity for you as to what is happening for people who [...]

In the early hours of this morning, Leeds Chiefs released a statement regarding the postponement of today's fixture.  We'd like to give further details as to why this has occurred. Immediately after last night's game, our players had a team discussion and then requested a meeting with the MK Ice Hockey Club Board to let us know that they had clear and genuine concerns regarding the risks that continuing to play hockey this season is putting on them and their families. We met with our Captain and Coaches after the game to consider and discuss the risks that the Covid-19 pandemic is presenting.  Although there is currently no governmental restriction on the fixture, as employers we have a duty of care to the physical and mental health of our staff and their families.  Our view is that this means we should not play in Leeds today and it is our view that the league competition should be suspended immediately.  In detail, our reasons are [...]