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James Griffin is our first signing of 2022/23
Last night at the Supporters Club end of season awards we were thrilled to announce that our first signing of 2022/23 is defensive favourite James Griffin! 29 year old James was born in Oxford and developed through the Swindon junior [...]
Ross Bowers steps down as MKL Assistant Coach
Ross Bowers has stepped down as MKL Assistant Coach. He joined the MKL coaching team at the start of the 2019/20 Season and has played a key role around the club. We are hugely grateful for all he has done [...]
Match Report: AIB MK Lightning 1-4 Sheffield Steeldogs Championship Final – 1st May 2022
Three Sheffield Steeldogs goals in the opening quarter of an hour effectively ended Milton Keynes Lightning’s hopes of a glorious end to the season with a 4-1 defeat in the Play-off Championship Final at Coventry Skydome on Sunday. Although [...]
Match Report: AIB MK Lightning 5-2 Telford Tigers – 16th April 2022
Milton Keynes Lightning have one skate in the final four play-offs at Coventry after league champions Telford Tigers were handed a 5-2 defeat at Planet Ice on Saturday. Tigers were outplayed in all three periods as Lightning again started [...]
Match Report: Leeds Knights 2-3 AIB MK Lightning – 10th April 2022
A spectacular fightback in which Milton Keynes Lightning came from being a goal behind at the end of the second period to win 3-2 at Leeds Knights, completed the best possible opening weekend to their Play-Off Group campaign on [...]
Match Report: AIB MKL 5-0 Leeds Knights – 9th April 2022
What a win! What a performance! What a ‘Knightmare’ for Leeds as Matt Smital claimed his first shut-out in Lightning colours as MK’s play-off campaign begun in style with a 5-0 victory at Planet Ice on Friday. Leeds did [...]
Match Report: Telford Tigers 5-4 AIB MKL – 3rd April 2022
A third period fightback by Milton Keynes Lightning almost spoiled the party at Telford Tigers’ last home league game of the season – Lewis Clifford’s men twice taking the lead, only to lose out by the odd goal in [...]
Playoff Fixtures 2021/22
With the regular season now complete, we can share the playoff groups and MKL fixtures: We are in a playoff group with Telford, Leeds and Bees, with fixtures to be played on the following dates: Friday 8th April MKL vs. [...]
Keith Perry
Keith Perry, It is with a heavy heart that we have been made aware of the passing of ex-MK Kings & MK Lightning official photographer Keith Perry. Keith was Lightning’s first official photographer when the club was formed until he [...]
Match Report: AIB MKL 6-4 Bees – 2nd April 2022
Milton Keynes Lightning returned to winning ways in their final National Ice Hockey League game of the season, but they did it the hard way, coming from behind three times to beat Bees 6-4 at Planet Ice on Saturday. [...]
Playoff Tickets – What you need to know
The playoffs are only a few days away now, and tickets will go on sale soon. Due to the way the groups are decided, the exact dates of the home matches and the opponents will not be decided until the last [...]
Playoff Jerseys 2021/22
We want to pass on our We want to pass on our thanks to the Supporters club for organising some great options for Own and Loan, and raffles for the New Playoff jerseys. Please note the new patches we've included in the [...]
Match Report: Peterborough Phantoms 6-2 AIB MKL – 27th March 2022
In-form Peterborough Phantoms capitalised on Milton Keynes Lightning’s slump to inflict a disappointing 6-2 defeat at Bretton on Sunday with three second period goals turning the course of the game. Despite their lowly sixth position, Phantoms are one of [...]