A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Smith Recycling MKL 8 – 7 Hull Pirates (After P/S)
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers What an evening at Planet Ice when 1,435 lucky fans were treated to a spectacular match with end to end actions, overtime and penality shots settling a highly entertaining encounter between Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning and Hull Pirates, which ended 8-7 in MK's favour. Home fans were in fine voice and the barn was rocking as the Lightning brought home the victory. It was a never say die attitude, mental strength, attacking skill and some fine team play which helped MK secure a morale boosting [...]
Kovar’s debut: Smith Recycling MKL vs. Hull 30th November 7pm
Tickets selling fast! Get them online here or on 01908 540020. Please allow extra time on Saturday evening as there may be queues at the box office for those buying their Season Ticket seat for Sunday. Don't forget, this weekend is your last chance to order replica shirts for guaranteed delivery for Christmas. Get them here! Hull Pirates make their second visit of the league campaign to Planet Ice on Saturday when Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning are due to give new signing Robin Kovar his debut. Kovar has replaced Ari Närhi as Lightning seek to increase their scoring [...]
Christmas Jersey & Black Friday Offer
Christmas Jersey and Black Friday Offer Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning have launched our special Christmas Jersey which will be worn during the game on 21st December. The jersey is a unique, one off design in a Christmassy red and green colour, with a Fairisle Christmas Jumper theme. Replica jerseys are available online for £60, or £65 with custom names and numbers. Own and Loan shirts are available from Thursday 28th November at 09:30 for £125 by emailing dave@b2promodesign.com on a first come, first served basis. We are also launching a Black Friday offer. If you order a replica jersey, you [...]
Ari Närhi leaves, Robin Kovar arrives
Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning Head Coach Lewis Clifford met with Ari Närhi and it has been agreed that Ari will leave the club with immediate effect. Ari scored 7 goals in 18 appearances for MKL this year. We’d like to thank him for his contribution, and wish him all the best for the future. Joining us is Robin Kovar, who brings a wealth of British hockey experience from stints with Manchester, Swindon, Blackburn and most recently Bracknell where he was a thorn in MK’s side in this season’s meetings between the teams. Czech born Robin was drafted by the [...]
Updated: Leeds Chiefs game on 1st December
Updated: 12.15pm on 26th November We have been informed in the last 24 hours that, due to ongoing construction at the Leeds rink, Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning's game against them will be played at Planet Ice Milton Keynes on 1st December at 17:15. The details are being developed, but here's what we know so far: Tickets are now on sale from PLANET ICE MILTON KEYNES at: https://iceaccount.co.uk/ice-events/milton-keynes/home . All Gate receipts go to Leeds Chiefs. It will be a Home game for Leeds, and an Away game for MKL Season Tickets will not count towards this game, and MKL [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Smith Recycling MKL 2 – 4 Peterborough Phantoms
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning just came up short despite a third period fightback with two goals inside the last seven minutes as they lost 4-2 to Peterborough Phantoms at Planet Ice on Saturday. It was an energetic and disciplined performance from the home side who are clearly benefitting from the return of McPherson and Captain Russ Cowley, who upped the spirit within the team and gave the well organised visitors a good fight. An outstanding performance from Marr in the Peterborough net kept MK at [...]
Cowley and McPherson Return! Match Preview: Smith Recycling MKL vs. Peterborough 23rd November 7pm
Essential Info - Doors Open 6pm, Warm up 6:20pm, Face Off 7pm. Tickets available here or on 01908 540020. We're expecting a good sized crowd so please try to arrive a little earlier and be in your seats by 18:45 if at all possible. To get you in the mood, check out DJ Bertie's pre-match playlist here. Supporters Club 50/50: Our sellers will be as always to be found around the rink in their blue tabbards, selling 50/50 tickets for your chance to win half the money in the pot. Last weeks winner against Raiders took home £377. Tickets [...]
Caly Robertson leaves Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning
Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning Head Coach Lewis Clifford met with Caly Robertson yesterday and gave Caly notice that he will be released by the club. Under the terms of his contract, we were able to agree with Caly that he will be free to look for another club with immediate effect. Caly joined us in the summer aged just 18 years old as an exciting prospect, making the move to live away from home and play for a team outside Scotland for the first time in his career. Whilst he has picked up 5 points in his MKL career [...]
Matchnight Announcer & Podcast
Matchnight Host Steve Gordon-Wilson is stepping down from his position Matchnight Host Steven Gordon-Wilson is stepping down from his hosting and podcast duties with immediate effect. We have also recently reviewed our ongoing marketing and matchnight experience activities and have decided that for the time being we are pausing the production of the podcast. We’d like to thank Steven for his efforts and energy in being a pioneer of our podcast, and for his enthusiasm on Matchnights. Matchnight Host duties will be taken on by Peter Sawyer who has hosted a couple of games for us already this season and [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Telford Tigers 6 – 2 Smith Recycling MKL
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Telford Tigers defeated Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning for the second time this season with a 6-2 victory in Shropshire. The result left Lightning finishing the weekend second from the bottom of the National Ice Hockey League. Lightning fell behind after 3mins 13secs when veteran Jason Silverthorn set up Brandon Whistle for Telford’s opening goal – seconds before the hosts’ Finley Howells was sin binned for cross checking. On the powerplay the best effort came from Kana from the blue line while Carlon’s pass across the [...]
