Three AIB MK Lightning Players Earn GB U20s Selection for World Championships
Huge congratualtions to three AIB MK Ligthning players who have been called up for GB U20 World Championships duty this December! Well done to Zaine McKenzie and Mack Stewart who make the squad and Milique Martelly who is on the reserve list. The travelling team will leave for Lithuania for a team camp on Tuesday 6th December immediately prior to the World Championships in Kaunas, Lithuania returning to the UK on Sunday 18h December. They will take part in the IIHF World U20’s Div. 2A Championships. Well done from all of us in MK on this huge honour to represent your [...]
AIB MK Lightning Supports Remembrance Day 2022
Commemoration of Remembrance Day has always been a huge part of the Milton Keynes Lightning season, and this year is no exception. As a club, we are committed supporters of the Royal British Legion through the amazing fundraising efforts of the Milton Keynes Lightning Supporters Club. This year, we will be commemorating Remembrance Day at our fixture on Saturday 12th November against Telford Tigers. During that fixture, we will play in our commemorative jersey, and will welcome representatives of the Royal British Legion to join us for a presentation ceremony. This year’s jersey is available for Own and Loan only. [...]
Introducing our warm-up weekend including a special AIB MK Lightning and Rightmove MK Thunder Mashup
It’s another step closer to the return of hockey to your Saturday nights. Get Tickets Here As we get ready for the new 2022/23 Planet Ice NIHL National Division season, we’re planning our warmup weekend including a very special collaboration with MK Thunder. On Sunday 4th September from 5-7pm, Lightning and Thunder will combine for a warmup game. After this, the players will head up to the bar for a meet and greet and catchup. The game will be played across 3x20 min periods running clock, and lines will be matched to play against each other, changing on [...]
Elite League Prospect Mack Stewart joins AIB MKL on a two way contract
Rounding out the AIB MK Lightning roster for 2022/23 is an exciting Elite League prospect who joins us on a 2 way contract with Belfast Giants. Please welcome Mack Stewart! 18-year-old forward Mack Stewart graduated from the Belfast Junior Giants U20 side into playing in the NIHL National Division with Leeds Knights in 2021-22, following a brief stint in Scotland with the Solway Sharks. Having secured a silver medal for GB at the Youth Winter Olympics in January 2020, his breakthrough on the international stage came at the Under 18 World Junior Championships with Team GB this summer, where [...]
Introducing our 2022/23 Milton Keynes Lightning Replica Jersey – Now Available To Order
It’s another step closer to the return of hockey to your Saturday nights, and you can now get kitted out in our official 2022/23 jerseys! Order Online Here! We’ve worked hard with the Supporters’ Club and our jersey partner Rhino to come up with a set of three jerseys - light, dark and warmup. These will be worn for most of our regular season games, except for a few special charity and season games when a different design may be worn. We will wear light jerseys at home for the first half of the season, then dark at [...]
Top scorer and fan favourite Bobby Chamberlain is back with Lightning for 2022/23
He was our top scorer and Supporters Club player of the year in 2021/22. He’s also a fantastic guy to have around the club, who has been instrumental this summer in getting everything ready for the new season. An all round amazing guy off the ice, a huge points scorer on it, and the thorn in the side of our opposition. Please welcome back Bobby Chamberlain to AIB MKL! 27 year old Bobby was born in Hull, and learned his hockey in the Hull junior system, with some spells in North America to develop his game. His earlier senior career [...]
In his testimonial year, Jamieson is back in the All in Black MK Lightning roster
He’s celebrating his testimonial on August 20th, and we’re celebrating that Leigh Jamieson is back in our squad for the 2022/23 season. The 2019/20 Milton Keynes Lightning Defenceman of the Year brings over 500 league appearances for MKL as part of a career which also includes Elite experience and international honours at World Championships and Olympic qualifier levels. Leigh is MK born and raised and started his hockey career in the MK junior system playing for the Storm. A commanding presence on the ice, Leigh bagged 37 points to finish as 7th top points scorer in the 2021/22 and [...]
Let the good times roll! Disco Stew is back in the All In Black MK Lightning for 2022/23
Excitement alert! Our very own Disco, Liam Stewart, has committed to MKL for the 2022/23 season, his fourth season! Well known as one of the most exciting players in the NIHL National, Liam picked up 41 points in 45 games for Lightning in the 2021/22 season is always a massive part of our energy and passion on the ice. His background is top quality. 4 seasons in the WHL with Spokane, to EIHL appearances with Coventry and Guildford (via the ECHL). He has represented GB at Under 20 and Senior Level, helping secure promotion out of Division 1B [...]
AIB MK Lightning add to their attack with pacey Latvian winger Deivids Sarkanis
Our second overseas player for 2022/23 is a Latvian winger who was recommended to us by former MK Lightning player Georgs Golovkovs. Please welcome Deivids Sarkanis to the Lightning lineup for 2022/23! 27 year old Deivids was born in Riga, and has spent much of his development career in the Latvian leagues, including a number of seasons in the MHL, the feeder league to the prestigious KHL competition. In his career Deivids has also made a handful of KHL appearances himself, most recently in 2019/20. After he finished his junior development at the age of 20, he spent [...]
We are so happy that he couldn’t stay away! Zaine McKenzie is back in an AIB MKL shirt
He started strongly for us last year and has a great attitude. Having appeared 24 times for AIB MKL last year, he went to the Bees for some more development and picked up 13 points in 20 games. Now he’s back, he’s raring to go, and we are chuffed that’s he’s once again in the AIB MKL locker room. Kenilworth born Zaine will turn 19 just before the season begins, and has spent time with the Solihull, Nottingham and Coventry junior programmes before heading out for a season in Canada and has made appearances at Midlands conference level. AIB MKL’s [...]
