Thanks for your patience while we sort things out
Hi everyone, Since the EIHA announcement of the suspension of the season, we've been working hard to bring everything into order. We've been helping our players get to where they need do, so Taylor Dickin has headed home to Canada. Tomas and Robin are working in the MK area so are remaining nearby for now. We also finished up all of the kit cleaning and drying to make sure that it remains in good condition and that we don't have to have MKL staff heading into the rink now that the advice is to work from home. You will have [...]
All NIHL Games Cancelled for Remainder of Season
Information as of 9pm Monday 16th March IHUK, EIHA and SIH have met to confirm all competitive activity sanctioned by the EIHA and SIH up to and including 31st May 2020 is cancelled from Tuesday 17th March 2020 with a further statement on 1st May 2020 for all competitive activities after 31st May 2020. All leagues operated by the EIHA and SIH will be amended over the next 48 hours to complete standings for the 2019/20 season. Training may continue subject to current government advice. We will come back to you with more details of what happens next as soon as we can. Take [...]
Further update regarding 2 MKL Players
We have seen some comments around 2 MKL players self-isolating and we'd like to clarify the situation. These two players circumstances are a separate issue from our reasons for not playing today - those reasons still stand from our post this morning. No MKL players have symptoms. The housemate of one of our players has symptoms and the player chose to remain away from the team as soon as that was known. He has not been at the rink, trained nor had any contact with any MKL staff or team. He is not showing any symptoms. Another player came to [...]
Postponing fixtures to manage COVID-19 risk
In the early hours of this morning, Leeds Chiefs released a statement regarding the postponement of today's fixture. We'd like to give further details as to why this has occurred. Immediately after last night's game, our players had a team discussion and then requested a meeting with the MK Ice Hockey Club Board to let us know that they had clear and genuine concerns regarding the risks that continuing to play hockey this season is putting on them and their families. We met with our Captain and Coaches after the game to consider and discuss the risks that the Covid-19 [...]
Smith Recycling MKL v. Sheffield 14th March Match Preview
Saturday 7th March 2020, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6:00pm Tickets available here Sheffield Steeldogs make their last league visit of the season to Planet Ice on Saturday when the battle is on between sixth and seventh placed teams. For anyone thinking that the game is of little consequence, try telling that to both sets of players who will be giving their all for the bragging rights as the campaign goes into the business end of the competition with the play-offs looming just a couple of weeks away. Lightning, Steeldogs and Hull Pirates are locked in an almighty fight [...]
Coronavirus Update 12th March
Information as of 17:05 Thursday 12th March We’d like to share some information about how we as a club are monitoring Coronavirus and to confirm that, in light of the latest briefing from the Government just now, this weekend’s fixtures will go ahead as normal. On Saturday we are home to Sheffield, and tickets remain on sale as normal online, by phone or in person. The match will run as normal, and there will be no restrictions on crowd sizes or entry arrangements. There are no planned changes to league, playoff or Coventry finals weekend arrangements at this time. [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Hull 5 – 4 Smith Recycling MKL
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Hull Pirates 6, Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning 5 A Tomas Kana hat-trick was not quite enough to ensure Smith Milton Keynes Lightning success on Humberside when they lost out by the odd goal in 11 as the battle for mid-table places continued on Sunday. While on the face of it the finishing spots in the middle of the National Ice Hockey League may not seem to matter in fact they do in determining the end of season play-off groups. Fifth spot would mean Lightning playing [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Smith Recycling MKL 7 – 4 Leeds Chiefs
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Smith Recycling MK Lightning 7, Leeds Chiefs 4 Rio Grinell-Parke bagged a hat-trick on a night of celebrations for Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning at Planet Ice on Saturday when the team confirmed their place in the end of season play-offs with a comfortable 7-4 win over Leeds Chiefs. Before the face-off the club honoured Leigh Jamieson, who had made his 500th appearance for the club the previous weekend, with a presentation to him and his family by Lightning chief executive officer Claire Eason-Bassett - former [...]
Smith Recycling MKL v. Leeds 7th March Match Preview
Saturday 7th March 2020, Face off 7pm, Doors Open 6:00pm Tickets available here Leeds Chiefs make their final visit of the 2019-2020 season to Planet Ice on Saturday with Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning looking for the two points to almost ensure they qualify for the end of season play-offs. Chiefs have had a difficult first campaign in the National Ice Hockey League, mostly due to the delays in opening their new Elland Road rink – it only saw Leeds in action there towards the end of January. As a result of the problems player-coach Sam Zajac released the [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Swindon 4 – 5 Smith Recycling MKL
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Leigh Jamieson made his 500th appearance for Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning as they stunned second in the league Swindon Wildcats with a 5-4 victory at the Link Centre on Saturday. Ross Green returned from injury and Grant McPherson was back after suspension but Lightning were still missing captain Russ Cowley, Robin Kovar and Brandon Stones. ‘Jaimo’ who began his hockey career with Milton Keynes Junior Kings 25 years ago put Lightning on the road to the win when he levelled on 10mins exactly after Edgars [...]
