Match Report: Sheffield Steeldogs 2 – 6 AIB MKL – 19th December 2021
A fantastic hat-trick from Sam Talbot helped Milton Keynes Lightning bounce back from a home defeat with a 6-2 victory at Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday. After the 5-2 loss to Steeldogs the previous evening, MK headed to Sheffield for the return National Ice Hockey League fixture and gained revenge with a result that meant they ended the weekend level on points with the second in the table Yorkshire side. At iceSheffield Bobby Chamberlain got the show on the road with a goal after 5mins 8secs – Talbot making the supply - before Adam Laishram and Lewis Christie clashed with [...]
Match Report: AIB MKL 2 – 5 Sheffield Steeldogs – 18th December 2021
An uncharacteristically poor opening 15 minutes cost Milton Keynes Lightning the chance of victory against Sheffield Steeldogs and, with it, their nine match points run at Planet Ice on Saturday. Steeldogs bagged three goals in the first seven minutes and added a fourth before the quarter of an hour was up, leaving Lightning fans hardly able to believe what they were seeing. Although MK were able to recover to take the score to 4-2 by the 28th minute they could not recover further and Steeldogs capped their win with an empty net goal with 35 seconds remaining. A speculative shot [...]
Christmas Jerseys and Air the Bear 2021/22
Air the Bear Here's an update on this season's Air the Bear. We had planned to run this on 11th December, but it came to light that we would most likely need to quarantine the bears before they could be accepted by the hospital for donation (we learned this after Jake Peill's fantastic Act of Kindness collection). There was then not enough time to bring it forward to the 4th December game to meet the Christmas deadline. We are not sure how other teams are doing their version and whether the same rules apply. Our plan is to Air [...]
Match Report: AIB MKL 9 – 2 Raiders – 11th December 2021
Ever improving Milton Keynes Lightning moved up into second place in the National Ice Hockey League for the first time this season after sweeping aside Raiders in a convincing 9-2 win at Planet Ice on Saturday. It was Lightning’s biggest win of the campaign so far and their eighth win in nine games – the only point dropped due to a penalty shot loss at Telford Tigers the previous weekend. There were seven different scorers as Raiders were torn apart with goals from all three lines. Sean Norris got the show on the road after he broke away for a [...]
All In Black MK Lightning Covid Update 9th December 2021
We are committed to making sure you have a safe and pleasant experience when attending All In Black MK Lightning matches. Following the government briefing yesterday (8th December 2021) here is an update on our entry policy and some of the safety steps we are taking: All other arrangements remain unchanged, and you can read them here: bit.ly/MKLcovid We hope this gives clarity as to what you need to do, what to expect and the reasons for these requirements.
Match Report: Telford Tigers 6 – 5 AIB MKL (PS) – 5th December 2021
A seven game-winning run finally came to an end for Milton Keynes Lightning at Telford Tigers on Sunday – but not without a dramatic marathon penalty shootout in which both sides had more than a dozen attempts on goal. Tigers eventually won the shoot-out 4-3 and the game 6-5 to take maximum points while Lightning picked up a single point to ensure three points out of four from the weekend. Yet with less than eight minutes of regulation time left Tigers, winning 5-2, looked to be on course for victory without the need for overtime or a penalty shootout. [...]
Match Report: AIB MKL 4 – 2 Leeds Knights – 4th December 2021
A moment of Liam Stewart magic finally unlocked a resolute Leeds Knights defence to steer Milton Keynes Lightning to a 4-2 victory at Planet Ice on Saturday. Until that moment a short-benched Knights looked capable of snatching the win in what was a close fought game with both netminders deservedly taking the man of the awards for the their respective clubs. In the end though a great pass from Sam Talbot sent Stewart away to beat goalie Sam Gospel one on one with a rocket into the roof of the net on 50mins 39secs and edge Lightning into a lead [...]
SIGNING NEWS: Forceful forward Mikey Power brings further offensive depth to All In Black MK Lightning
Joining us to drive additional depth and firepower to our forward lines, we’re excited to welcome Mikey Power to the All In Black MK Lightning. He joins us having spent the first part of the season with Bees, having picked up 13 points in 22 games across NIHL National League and Cup. 21 year old Mikey brings decent physical presence to the team, and is an agile 6’1” and 201lbs addition. He began his junior career in the Romford system, before moving to Slough as an U16 and then on to Okanagan from 2015 to 2018. He broke through [...]
Match Report: AIB MKL 8 – 3 Basingstoke Bison – 28th November 2021
A blistering nine minutes in which Milton Keynes Lightning scored five goals gunned down Basingstoke Bison as the hosts stretched their winning run to six games with an 8-3 victory at Planet Ice on Sunday. Lightning dominated from the start against the poorest Bison side in many a year with goalie Alex Mettam under pressure from almost the first buzzer – facing a total of 49 shots while his opposite number, Brandon Stones, had a less taxing night with 28 to deal with. MK suffered an early blow when defenceman Ben Russell was helped off the ice injured in only [...]
Match Report: Basingstoke Bison 2 – 4 AIB MKL – 27th November 2021
Milton Keynes Lightning moved up into third spot in the National Ice Hockey League with a well-earned 4-2 victory at Basingstoke Bison on Saturday – leapfrogging Telford Tigers who lost at Bees Goalie Matt Smital posted a 95 per cent save rate to take the man of the match award in a game with a delayed face off while the ice was recut. Nevertheless, once the game got underway it was Lightning who notched up a two goal lead before Bison got on the scoresheet. MKL successfully defended a third minute penalty on Sean Norris for hooking and then were [...]
