He’s one of the fastest players in the league and we are delighted that Rio Grinell-Parke is returning to MK and will be pulling on a Lightning jersey this upcoming season.  23 year old London born Rio last iced in a full season for the Lightning in 2019/20 when he appeared 45 times last year, amassing 13 goals and 29 points as well as 79 PIMs.  He moved to Raiders last year and suffered some interruption to his season due to injury, appearing 19 times and picking up 5 points. He’s a favourite amongst many supporters for his work ethic, [...]

Welcome back to top defenceman Ed Knaggs who is returning to AIB Milton Keynes Lightning for 2022/23.  Knaggsy didn’t score, but bagged 24 assists in league and playoffs last year putting him eighth in the AIB MKL scoring charts.   24 year old Knaggsy started life as an MK junior before progressing his career in the Bracknell system.  He made his Lightning debut in the 2014-15 season and played 2017-18 before spending some time at Peterborough and back in Bracknell.  He returned to MK in the 20/21 season.   Ed had this to say about his return: “I’m thrilled to [...]

He’s always there for the team, and he is the Player’s Player of the Year. Please welcome back Hallden Barnes-Garner to AIB MK Lightning MK local Halds grew up in the MK Storm junior system, then spent some time in Slough and Eastern Europe.  He then returned to MK to play for Thunder, before stepping up into Lightning for the 2019/20 season.  Halds had his most productive season in terms of points in 2021/22, bagging 4 goals and 8 assists in 43 games, and a crucial 3 goals and 4 assists in the playoff run to Coventry. Halds is delighted [...]

Building out the All In Black MKL coaching team for 2022/23, we are delighted to welcome Joe Wilson as our Assistant Coach.   27 year old Joe had a playing career exclusively in Peterborough where he appeared at junior and NIHL2 level, before moving into coaching in 2017/18 as Assistant Coach of the Peterborough Phantoms NIHL 2 side.  Joe then moved to Chelmsford Chieftains as Head Coach in a role which he held for nearly 4 seasons before moving on in March 2022.   Joe also plays a key role in junior coaching and development, working alongside former MK King [...]

Our sixth signing of 2022/23 brings back a young All In Black MK Lightning stalwart with Sam Russell returning to his hometown club.  Sam is working to get back to fitness following some surgery over the summer and is as dedicated and committed to his performance as ever! 21 year old Sam split his time between AIB MKL and Coventry last year, making 20 appearances for Lightning and 17 for the Blaze, a number of which came in the latter part of the season when he stepped up into their forward lines for a run of fixtures.  Traditionally a defenceman, [...]

Our fifth signing of 2022/23 adds to our defensive core, bringing experience, skill and a huge work ethic.  Please welcome back Lewis Christie to All In Black MK Lightning! 32 year old Lewy was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and began his career with Dundee and Edinburgh before earning his first international call up with GB U18s for whom he iced 9 times.  Lewy then forged his career in the Elite League with Belfast Giants, and a brief stint in Basingstoke, before joining MKL in 2008.  He has remained with the MK hockey family since then, and made 38 appearances for [...]

Following a great debut season for AIB MKL, we are delighted that Callum Field is returning to the squad for 2022/23 and is looking forward to taking the next step in his hockey development. Northampton born Callum turns 18 later in the summer.  At 6 feet 5 inches tall, and 201lbs, he brings good size to his game, as well as pace and skill.  He’ll be building on his offensive threat which produced 5 points in his first year at NIHL National level. AIB MK Lightning’s Tim Wallace is very happy that Callum has put pen to paper: “I am [...]

He’s an absolute talent, combining speed, skill and a heart of gold.  Please welcome back Sean Norris to the 2022/23 Lightning team. 22 year old Sean was born in Ascot, and spent the early part of his career in the Bracknell junior system before spending a couple of seasons in the Czech republic at under 18 and under 20 level.  His UK breakthrough came as he moved into playing senior hockey for Slough Jets, picking up an impressive 35 goals and 79 points in just 24 games in the 2018/19 season, when he also made 19 appearances for MK Thunder [...]

Tim Wallace is AIB MK Lightning’s Player Head Coach We are pleased to confirm that Tim Wallace will be returning to All In Black Milton Keynes Lightning as Head Coach, Player and Director of Player Personnel and Development for the 2022/23 Season.  Tim is sponsored by 123 Internet Group and we are hugely grateful for their support! The move to a Player Coach model follows a review of our hockey structure as MKL Director Jon Payne explains: “We have restructured our coaching team so that we can focus more heavily on player development and on-ice performance.  Having a player coach [...]