Planet Ice NIHL National Division Finals Weekend Tickets Go On Sale Next Week
It’s the culmination of the season, and we’re delighted that tickets for finals weekend are now on sale. As usual the weekend will be held at Planet Ice Coventry and the dates for your diary are Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th April 2023. With Bristol and Hull as two new teams to the league this year, we are anticipating a great atmosphere and hoping for great attendance across the weekend. Tickets are priced at £60 for adults, £46 for senior citizens and £32 for children and will be on sale from Tuesday 6th December. Tickets bought online or by [...]
Thank you to our Volunteers
On International Volunteer Day we would like to give a massive thanks from all the Board and shareholders to all our volunteers for everything they do!  We have some amazing people who give their time for free to make MK Lightning run, so here’s to all of them! Thank you to: Daniel Chapman for helping us to look after the pounds and pennies Our fabulous Supporters Club and their Committee (Dave, Richard and Mary) for their fundraising efforts All the fantastic matchnight fundraisers who work so hard at every game. Dave Bunyan for his Chair of the Supporters Club [...]
MK Lightning vs Swindon Wildcats and the England World Cup Game 10th Dec
It’s brilliant news that England have qualified for the next round of the World Cup, which means that England’s next game now clashes with our home fixture against the Swindon Wildcats next Saturday evening at 7pm. We have been in talks with Planet Ice about the options for moving this fixture to an earlier face off time to avoid a clash, however this has not been possible due to another scheduled game at the rink before our ice slot. We will continue our dialogue with the rink, the league, the referee section and will listen to fans to see if [...]
Sam Talbot to gain Elite experience in Coventry Blaze 2-way
So far this year we have been pleased with the progress we have been making in our talent development, having agreed our player development partnership at the start of the season with Belfast Giants. We’re now delighted to expand this further by agreeing a two-way deal with Coventry Blaze for Sam Talbot. Congratulations Sam! Sam has been playing some great hockey this year off the back of a strong campaign with us last season. So far he has scored over 30 points for AIB MK Lightning, so it’s no surprise that he has caught the eye of Blaze Head Coach [...]
Air the Bear 2022 – December 10th vs. Swindon Wildcats
We are delighted that we can finally run Air the Bear as normal this year. We will "Air the Bear" at our home match on the 10th December 2022 vs Swindon Wildcats. For that game, we'd love you to bring a bear and throw it when AIB MK Lightning score their first goal, so we can donate the teddies to MK Hospital Children's wards. Here's the details: All bears MUST be brand new with tags Bears to be put in a carrier bag / clear plastic bag and tied (cable ties are handy for this) At the first goal, people [...]
AIB MK Lightning Christmas Jersey 2022/23 Season
The Christmas Jersey for the 22/23 season for All In Black MK Lightning has been released.  This year, we will wear our festive jersey on the 26th December against Peterborough.  This year’s jersey is available for Own and Loan and replicas will be available for purchase. Own & Loan costs £135 per jersey. Jerseys will be worn in the game on the 26th December vs Peterborough, and then available for collection along with a photograph with your player the following week at the game on the 7th Jan against Seahawks. To secure your Own and Loan jersey, please email [...]
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 [...]
Matt Smital Leaves AIB MK Lightning
Matt Smital will no longer play for AIB MK Lightning. We will be finalising departure arrangements with Matt over the next week.  Matt joined MK Lightning at the start of the 2021/22 season and made 37 league appearances during that season, positing a .883 save percentage. In the playoffs he grabbed a shutout vs. Leeds Knights setting Lightning on the path to the Coventry weekend.  He has chosen to leave the club and we wish Matt the very best for his future career wherever this may be.  We will share details of our new goaltender arrival later [...]
Three AIB MK Lightning Players Earn GB U20s Selection for World Championships
Huge congratualtions to three AIB MK Ligthning players who have been called up for GB U20 World Championships duty this December! Well done to Zaine McKenzie and Mack Stewart who make the squad and Milique Martelly who is on the reserve list. The travelling team will leave for Lithuania for a team camp on Tuesday 6th December immediately prior to the World Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania returning to the UK on Sunday 18h December. They will take part in the IIHF World U20’s Div. 2A Championships. Well done from all of us in MK on this huge honour to represent your [...]
Part Season Tickets 2022/23
We're pleased to let you know that due to demand we have decided to offer 3/4 Season Tickets for the 2022/23 season. These are now available allowing you to secure your place at the best possible price to watch AIB Milton Keynes Lightning hockey this season. As we have stated in all our press releases the cheapest and best per game price to watch an AIB MK Lightning match will always be an EarlyBird full year Season Ticket, which were available from the end of March 2022. Here's the details: The 3/4 Season Ticket will cover 21 games (as 7 [...]
