NIHL National Owners Group Agree Key 2022/23 Season Structure
Last week the NIHL National Owners Group met to agree the key principles and structure of the 2022/23 NIHL National season. We welcomed Bristol Pitbulls to the call, attending their first Owners Group meeting. The key points agreed were: The league will comprise 10 teams (following the addition of Bristol). Teams will play each other 3 times home and away, with no conferences The National Cup Competition will comprise the results of the first meetings of each team, home and away, with semi-finals and final to be played over two legs. Teams will be allowed to play up to 2 [...]
NIHL FINAL FOUR TICKET DETAILS CONFIRMED – MKL BLOCK ON SALE WEDS 2nd MARCH AT 10AM
The National Ice Hockey League is pleased to confirm ticket prices and sale details for the season finale at Coventry on April 30 and May 1. Tickets are priced at £55 for adults, £41 for senior citizens and £27 for children and will be on sale from Wednesday March 2nd. Prior to general sales going live, on March 1st Planet Ice box office staff will contact those supporters who had their tickets from 2020's Finals held over to determine their requirements. Ticket sales will then commence following this timetable and block allocation: Wednesday March 2 10am - Milton Keynes (Block 1&2) [...]
SIGNING NEWS: Rounding out your 2021/22 All In Black MKL, Morgan Clarke-Pizzo joins our forward lines
He brings with him a dynamic, speedy style and has averaged a point per game in the NIHL this season so far. Please welcome Morgan Clarke-Pizzo who joins us on a two way contract with Nottingham Panthers. 22 year old Morgan was born in Peterborough and spent his early years in the Peterborough junior system before making a switch to Nottingham. After that he headed across the pond for 4 seasons in Canada and USA, with Ontario Hockey Academy, Syracuse and Utica. It was in his season with Utica in 2019/20 where he really found his points scoring groove, picking [...]
Zaine McKenzie to leave All In Black MK Lightning
We’ve been talking with Zaine McKenzie for the last couple of weeks and we are sad to share that he will be leaving All In Black MK Lightning today. He joined us at the start of the season and made 23 league appearances picking up a goal along the way. He also made his international debut at U20s level. We have been very happy with Zaine’s progress and attitude with us and are sad to be losing him. Zaine went to Cliff a couple of weeks ago to talk about his development and we have been working with him over [...]
2021/22 AIB MKL Remembrance Day Commemorations
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 our armed forces, through our fundraising for the Royal British Legion, and our signature of the Armed Forces covenant. None of this is possible without the amazing fundraising and support efforts of the Milton Keynes Lightning Supporters Club. This year, we will be commemorating Remembrance Day at our fixture on Saturday 13th November against Bees IHC. During that fixture, we will play in our commemorative jersey, and will welcome [...]
BRIOCHE PASQUIER EXTEND SUPPORT FOR THE NEW SEASON AS OFFICIAL ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY PARTNER
This time last year, we were thrilled to announce a new partnership with Brioche Pasquier. With everything that followed, we didn’t really get the opportunity to work together as originally envisaged. The All In Black MK Lightning are therefore delighted to announce that Brioche Pasquier are once again working with us as Official Engagement and Communities Partner. Brioche Pasquier plays a significant role in the Milton Keynes community and surrounding area through their relationship with local schools, Universities, charities and partnerships. MK Lightning is excited to have their support for the 2021/22 season as we extend our community involvement. [...]
Memorial Cup winner and “Terrific” player Adam Laishram joins AIB MK Lightning forward lines
We are delighted that Adam Laishram will join AIB Milton Keynes Lightning for the 2021/22 season. Adam is a British passport holder, but having spent his career to date in Canada, he is classified as a non-British trained player. 24 year old Adam was born in Ashburn, Ontario, Canada has spent the last 4 years at St Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Prior to that he spent 4 years and made 225 appearances in the prestigious Ontario Hockey League for Belleville Bulls, Hamilton Bulldogs and Windsor Spitfires, picking up 91 points overall. Most significantly, in the 2016/17 season Adam [...]
Captain Cowley is back for AIB MKL bringing leadership, consistency and scoring
“When you are putting your team together you need to tick a lot of boxes. You need so many players who can play on the PK, so many who can play on the PP, so many who can be on the ice in the final minute of a 1 goal game. When you get a player who has all of those attributes you have to keep hold of them as they are a huge asset to the team.” This is what MKL Head Coach Lewis Clifford had to say about capturing the signature of your MKL Captain Russ Cowley, who [...]
Mr. Dependable Lewis Christie is back in the AIB MKL Rearguard
Completing the AIB MKL defensive lines this season is Mr. Dependable Lewis Christie, who joins MKL for a 12th season. Welcome back Lewy! 32 year old Lewy was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and began his career with Dundee and Edinburgh before earning his first international callup 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 40 appearances for Lightning in the 2019/20 season picking up [...]
Skill, Consistency and Leadership as Ross Green Commits to AIB MK Lightning
He brings cool, calm consistency along with technical excellence and all round leadership. Please welcome back Ross Green to Milton Keynes Lightning! Ross is a massive MK ice hockey contributor, with a career which stretches back to MK Storm U16s in 2004. In the 2019/20 season Ross made 42 MKL appearances, and picked up 13 points. He’s known for his fantastic skating, cool head, and leadership on and off the ice. He’s also a fantastic ambassador for hockey in the town, supporting junior development and running hockey camps for a number of years. MK Lightning Head Coach Lewis Clifford told [...]
