Match Photos – MKL 4 – 5 Hull Pirates. 21st September
We are very lucky to have the super talented Tony Sargent as our match night photographer, catching shots on and off the ice. To give his the work the full credit it deserves, we'll upload to our website every Tuesday evening after the match, so you can browse all the photos at your leisure. Click here for Leeds tickets [...]
Lewis Christie signs short term deal
Lewis Christie has signed a short term contract with Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning. Edinburgh born Lewis is no stranger to MK, having iced 9 seasons for Lightning, and most recently for Thunder. He has Elite League experience with Edinburgh, Belfast and Basingstoke and is a GB U18 and U20 cap. MKL Head Coach Lewis Clifford explained the thinking: "Just one weekend into the real season and we have already picked up a few injuries, whilst it’s not unexpected, it’s also not ideal, it is important that I don’t leave the remaining guys vulnerable and short staffed so early in [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Sheffield Steeldogs 6 – 4 MKL 22nd September
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Two late penalties finally killed off Smith Milton Keynes Lightning’s challenge when they lost 6-4 at Sheffield Steeldogs on Sunday after matching their opponents for most of the game. Lightning were still in with a chance of taking something from the encounter when they lost the services of Jordan Stokes for tripping and then incurred a too many men on the ice penalty with less than two minutes remaining. Having survived a five on three penalty only a few minutes earlier Lightning were unable to hold [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: MKL 4 – 5 Hull Pirates 21st September
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning came within a whisker of achieving a shock result against Hull Pirates at Planet Ice on Saturday – eventually losing by the odd goal in nine. Had it not been for a poor start which saw the visitors take a three goal lead in the first nine minutes Lightning may have run out winners in their first National Ice Hockey League outing against last year’s play off winners. Instead they were left on the wrong end of a 5-4 scoreline. It [...]
Our league and cup campaign starts in just 24 hours!
The pre-season is over, the skates have been sharpened and the ice is ready to go. Time to kick off our 2019/20 league and cup campaign! Tickets Still available online, by phone 01908 540020 and in person at the rink. Game preview By a quirk of the fixtures calendar Lightning and their opponents at Planet Ice, Hull Pirates, will both already have some knowledge of each other as they met in back to back pre-season challenge games last weekend. Pirates, play off champions last season, won both encounters 7-2 and 3-2 but that will count for nothing when the puck [...]
Match Photos – MKL 2 – 7 Hull Pirates. 14th September
We are very lucky to have the super talented Tony Sargent as our match night photographer, catching shots on and off the ice. To give his the work the full credit it deserves, we'll upload to our website every Tuesday evening after the match, so you can browse all the photos at your leisure. Click here for Hull tickets [...]
Leigh Jamieson Ban Confirmation
On Saturday Leigh Jamieson was assessed a Match Penalty for checking from behind during the second period of the match vs. Hull Pirates. Jamieson subsequently missed the return fixture in Hull on Sunday. We have had now had confirmation that the penalty called on Jamieson has been downgraded to a 2+10. This means that Jamieson is eligible to return to the lineup this weekend, where we will play Hull in our first League fixture of the NIHL Season. Tickets available for Saturday's match are available here Tickets.
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: Hull Pirates 3 – 2 MKL 15th September
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning had another great pre-season workout last night, this time at Hull Arena where they were pipped in a 3-2 scoreline from which there was much to be optimistic about. Goalie Brandon Stones deservedly picked up the man of the match award for his sterling work in between the pipes – turning away all but a trio of 64 shots on goal. The hosts were held at bay for more than half the game despite outshooting Lightning 20-5 in the first session [...]
A2B Airport Transfers Match Report: MKL 2 – 7 Hull Pirates
Match Reports are brought to you in association with A2B Airport Transfers https://a2bairporttransfers.co.uk One of the best ways to get a brand new team ready for a season is to push itself to understand what it needs to improve on and feel the level of intensity it needs to work at to be competitive. This is why we chose to take on last season’s playoff champs Hull Pirates this weekend.  When we caught up with him after the match, Cliff was clear that his to-do list with the team has been massively helped by tonight’s game and he felt [...]
Match Preview – Hull Pirates 14th September
Opponents: Hull Pirates Date: Saturday September 14th Key timings: Doors Open 18:00. Warm-up 18:20. Face-off 19:00 Tickets available here With our first pre-season weekend giving us plenty of encouragement on the ice, with some strong performances and work ethic, it's now behind us so time to look to our second set of warm-up matches. National Ice Hockey League play-off champions Hull Pirates promise to present a stiff test for Smith Recycling Milton Keynes Lightning when they visit Planet Ice for a pre-season challenge match on Saturday, writes Paul Brookman. Pirates beat Lightning’s local rivals, Peterborough Phantoms, with a Bobby Chamberlain [...]
