As the end of the season draws near, we celebrate 20 full seasons of MK Lightning hockey on our legend’s night when the AIB Milton Keynes Lightning take on the Leeds Knights.
The game will also mark 600 regular season appearances for Leigh Jamieson. Leigh was a key part of the first Lightning team, after playing for MK Kings as a teenager, and it is fitting that he achieves his 600th appearance on anniversary night.
Leigh’s impressive form in Lightning’s first season saw him attract the attention of Belfast Giants in the Elite League. He would go on to spend 5 seasons in Northern Ireland before a season at Coventry, he would return to MK in 2009 – helping MKL to their third EPL league title. In that time, he also represented Great Britain on the international stage on 26 occasions.
In the two seasons of Elite League, Leigh would play a season at Peterborough Phantoms and Streatham before returning to Milton Keynes for the NIHL National League campaign.
Leigh is second for appearances in Lightning history and third for all points with 181 goals and 370 assists. He has played as both a defenceman and forward, finishing as top scorer in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Along with lifting a league title, three play-off championships and an EPL cup with the Lightning.
Congratulations Jimba from everyone at All in Black MK Lightning.
Written by Mike Walls
