All In Black will be continuing as our Official Team Partner and Title Sponsor for the 2022/23 Season
We’re delighted that All In Black will be continuing as our Official Team Partner and Title Sponsor for the 2022/23 Season. They will continue their expanded and deepened relationship with the club which builds on a long term partnership. All in Black Group is the leading security, systems and training company in Milton Keynes. With over ten years experience operating across the city for clients in a range of sectors, AIB uses experience from Civilian, Police and Military backgrounds, to give their clients the insight and expertise to advise them on the right security requirements for their needs. Milton Keynes [...]
Warmup Weekend – all the details
This weekend sees AIB MKL players taking part in their pre-season training camp, with fitness testing, team building and tactical preparation across the weekend, finishing with Sunday evening’s scrimmage with MK Thunder.  What’s a scrimmage? It means an informal, in-house practice game to help players get ready for real matches. This means no refs, no real stoppages for faceoffs, and a focus on practice and intensity rather than all out competition. We’ve asked you to buy tickets for this event to help us cover the ice costs. Once this cost is covered, we’ll donate any profits from the gate receipts [...]
Lightning form player development partnership with Belfast Giants – Sean Norris and Bobby Chamberlain first participants
Off the back of Mack Stewart joining AIB MK Lightning last week on a two way contract, we are pleased to introduce a player development collaboration with Belfast Giants, which will see training and playing opportunities for AIB MKL players over this coming season. The first player benefitting from this collaboration will be Sean Norris, who is joining the Giants pre-season development camp and will participate in their challenge games vs. Cardiff Devils. Sean is hugely looking forward to training and developing with the Elite League team in advance of returning to MK for the NIHL National season which begins [...]
NEED HELP DOWNLOADING YOUR PLANET ICE TICKETS? HERE’S SOME TOP TIPS….
If you have bought tickets from Planet Ice but have not yet received them please do the following: Check your Spam/Junk Email folders. The ticket emails sometimes end up there To retrieve your tickets online, please go to https://iceaccount.co.uk/ice-card/ On that page, enter your login details (which you used to buy your ticket) on the right hand side of the page Once your are logged in, your most recent ticket purchases can be found in the bottom left corner of the page under ‘Your Purchase History’ You can then view your tickets in a browser and see the barcode. Top [...]
Introducing our warm-up weekend including a special AIB MK Lightning and Rightmove MK Thunder Mashup
It’s another step closer to the return of hockey to your Saturday nights. Get Tickets Here As we get ready for the new 2022/23 Planet Ice NIHL National Division season, we’re planning our warmup weekend including a very special collaboration with MK Thunder. On Sunday 4th September from 5-7pm, Lightning and Thunder will combine for a warmup game. After this, the players will head up to the bar for a meet and greet and catchup. The game will be played across 3x20 min periods running clock, and lines will be matched to play against each other, changing on [...]
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 [...]
Russell Cowley leaves AIB MK Lightning
2021/22 season Captain Russell Cowley is leaving AIB MK Lightning.  One of the most experienced players in the league, Russ made 78 regular season appearances over 3 seasons for Lightning, picking up 99 points. Last season he scored 13 goals and 33 assists putting him 5th in our scoring charts.  Known for his experience and maturity, Russ has been a solid influence in the club over the last 3 years, and it has been good getting to know him and work with him over that time.  Russ said: “I would like to thank the organisation and the fans [...]
