Milton Keynes Lightning

The Milton Keynes Lightning are a semi-professional ice hockey team founded in 2002 in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. The Lightning play in Britain's tier-2 National League, a division within the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), since the 2019–20 season. The Lightning previously competed in the tier-3/tier-2 English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL) from 2002–2017 and the top tier Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) from 2017–2019. Their home rink is 2,200-seat Planet Ice Arena Milton Keynes, known locally as the MK Arena or the Thunderdome.

Milton Keynes Lightning
CityMilton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
LeagueNIHL National League
ConferenceNorthern Conference
Founded2002
Home arenaPlanet Ice Arena Milton Keynes
ColorsBlack, Grey & Gold
     
Owner(s)Lets Play Hockey Consortium
Head coach Lewis Clifford
Captain Russell Cowley
AffiliatesMilton Keynes Thunder
Milton Keynes Storm
WebsiteMilton Keynes Lightning
Franchise history
2002 – presentMilton Keynes Lightning
Championships
Regular season titles3 (03/04, 04/05 & 09/10)
Playoff championships5 (02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 05/06 & 16/17)

Club history

Foundation

Founded in 2002, MK Lightning moved into the empty space left by the departure of the Milton Keynes Kings. The MK Kings were involved in a dispute with rink operators Planet Ice, which led to their relocation to Solihull in May 2002.[1] There they became the Solihull MK Kings before being wound up in April 2003, after a single season.[2]

2002–2006: The early years

The demise of the Ice Hockey Superleague in 2002/03 led to major restructuring of Ice Hockey in the UK. The Milton Keynes Lightning became a founding member of the new Elite Ice Hockey League but competed in the lower English Premier Ice Hockey League. The first Lightning squad was made up mainly of young local players, one Finnish import, Mikko Skinnari and three Canadian imports, Nick Poole as Player Coach, Claude Dumas, and Dwayne Newman. Lightning finished their maiden season in 2nd place, behind Peterborough Phantoms. The two teams met again in the playoff final, with Lightning winning. A rivalry quickly grew between them as they continued to dominate EPL Ice Hockey,[3] MK Lightning were crowned league champions in 2003–04 and 2004–05 as well as dominating the Playoffs until 2006. During this period there was a heavy reliance on Player Coach Nick Poole and Telford born Gary Clarke for points scoring.

2006–2008: League struggle

The 2006–07 season saw Lightning struggle for the first time. A lack of quality new players, core older players leaving, predictable tactics and an improved opposition being the main drivers. The team ended the season in 5th place[4] and were eliminated from the Playoffs in the first round.[5] 2007/08 saw the situation worsen, with a league finish of 6th. This resulted in a roster overhaul for the new season.[6]

2008–2010: Return to success

The Lightning squad for the 2008–09 season included several experienced ex-Elite League players, young British talent and new European imports including Lukas Zatopek, Andre Smulter and Joakim Wiklander as an injury replacement for Ales Perez whose career was ended by a serious shoulder injury. After a slow start the team dominated the second half of the season and finished runners-up behind Peterborough.[7] They then met again in the playoff final with the Phantoms winning the encounter.[8] Lightning became the team to beat in 2009–10, despite Elite league Basingstoke Bison and Manchester Phoenix joining the EPIHL. Further squad strengthening in the form of former AIK player Monir Kalgoum and the addition of netminder Alex Mettam helped Lightning dominate and a home win against Swindon Wildcats in March 2010 saw the EPIHL league trophy return to Milton Keynes.

2010–2015: Near misses, unexpected changes and disappointment

Despite the addition of Slovenian International Blaz Emersic, an inconsistent 2010–11 season saw Lightning finish 5th in the league and lose the play off final to Guildford Flames. 2011–12 fared no better, with the team again finishing 5th; having led the league in December. The team lost in the playoff quarter finals to eventual winners Slough Jets, despite taking a three-goal lead into the away leg. The 2012–13 season brought upheaval when just ten games into the season marque signing Adam Calder suffered a catastrophic hip injury which ended his career. Then in January 2013 Nick Poole who was by now considered a Milton Keynes Lightning legend unexpectedly announced his immediate retirement from playing. Lightning finished in 4th place and lost to Guildford Flames in the play off semi-finals.

The disruption continued in 2013–14 as home games were played in Coventry due to the renovation of the Milton Keynes rink. Due to a lack of practice ice time, the team struggled for consistency but finished in a credible 4th place. They were also the runners up to Basingstoke Bison in the cup. The 2014–15 season started with Lightning continuing to play out of Coventry. Indifferent early form left the team languishing near the bottom of the league. The refurbishment of the Milton Keynes rink was completed a month into the season and the first game back on home territory was played on 18 October 2014 against Sheffield Steeldogs in front of a capacity crowd of 2,500. Despite the return to home ice; Lightning continued to perform poorly. The loss of key players through roster changes and a series of injuries increased pressure on an already struggling team saw Lightning finish the season in 7th place, their lowest ever position. Despite poor league performances, Lightning defeated Guildford in the playoff quarter finals before losing to Manchester Phoenix in the semi final game.

2015–2017: Management change and new partnerships

At the end of the 2014–2015 season it was announced that head coach Nick Poole would take over the duties of General Manager from Vito Rausa and be replaced by Team GB coach Peter Russell. This was shortly followed by the announcement in May 2015 that Milton Keynes Lightning would be forming a partnership with Elite League side the Coventry Blaze.[9] This partnership lasted just one season. The 2015–16 season also saw a change from the traditional white, black, and gold colours to a white, black, and blue combination which reflected the sponsorship of local company Smith Recycling. Despite a promising start, the season ended with MKL managing just a slight improvement on their previous years final position, finishing 5th. Lightning went on to qualify for the Play Off final, losing to Guildford Flames 6–2. At the end of the season it was also announced that from the start of the 2017–2018 season, Milton Keynes Lightning would play in the Elite Ice Hockey League.

In November 2016, Nick Poole stepped down from the role of General Manager, citing that he wanted to pursue new challenges with his family outside of hockey. Lightning secured a 2nd place league finish in their final EPL season and on 18 March 2017 won their first EPL cup in a penalty shootout against Peterborough. In the playoff campaign, Lightning finished 2nd in their group, winning 5 out of 6 games to qualify for the finals weekend. Lightning would then go on to win their 5th playoff title, beating Guildford 8–3 in the semi-final and then defeating Telford in the final 7–2.

2017–2019: Elite League Hockey

Following the announcement in May 2015, Milton Keynes Lightning formally joined the Elite League for the 2017–2018 season. With this also came a change in ownership. Planet Ice, the Milton Keynes rink operators who had run the franchise since its temporary use of the Coventry Sky Dome during the 2013–2014 season sold the club to the Midlands-based husband and wife team of Graham and Monica Moody. Lightning's inaugural season in the Elite League had a promising start but poor away form and a series of disappointing results left them languishing near the bottom of the table at the turn of the new year. The situation worsened in January when US Import Matt Nickerson had his contract terminated after an altercation with a Guildford Flames fan when leaving the ice. In February 2018 it was announced that Coach Peter Russell would be leaving the club by mutual consent at the end of the season and replaced by Canadian Doug McKay. The team finished 11th in the league and outside of the play off places.

After a poor start to the 2018–19 season, with the team languishing at the bottom of the league, Doug McKay himself parted company with Milton Keynes Lightning in November 2018 citing 'personal reasons'. Coaching responsibilities initially passed to players Ryan Lannon and Tim Wallace, with Wallace taking sole charge for the remainder of the season in January 2019. In March 2019 it was announced that MK Lightning's two-year stay in the Elite League would come to an end and that from the 2019–2020 season the team would complete in the new National Hockey League, a two import league equivalent in the British ice hockey structure to the defunct English Premier Ice Hockey League (EPIHL). The reason behind this return to the second tier of UK Ice Hockey was financial. Lightning finished the season a disappointing 11th, 24 points behind 10th placed Dundee Stars.

2019–2020: Back to its Milton Keynes roots and supporters ownership

Soon after the completion of the 2018–2019 season and the decision to leave the Elite League, Milton Keynes Lightning announced that Lewis Clifford would be the Head Coach for the inaugural season of the new NIHL National league. Clifford had been a stalwart of the Milton Keynes Thunder team, Assistant Coach to Nick Poole at Lightning and then Head Coach at Thunder. However, before the commencement of the season, preparations were thrown into disarray with revelations of unpaid wages/reimbursements for both former players and off ice staff, outstanding debts to suppliers and poor stewardship by the owners. This led to the majority of the club's sponsors publicly denouncing the situation and declining to provide further support.

The rink operators Planet Ice also decided not to award the ice contract for the 2019–2020 season to Graham and Monica Moody but to the Supporters-based consortium formally known as the Milton Keynes Ice Hockey Club and colloquially as 'Lets Play Hockey' for them to ice a team in the NIHL National League. This consortium had been set up after the announcement that Milton Keynes Lightning would no longer ice in the Elite League and had, with the backing of Planet Ice unsuccessfully applied to operate a Milton Keynes Elite League franchise for the 2019–20 season. Shortly after the announcement, the English Ice Hockey Association confirmed that the team under the management of the Lets Play Hockey consortium had been accepted into the new NIHL National League. Once confirmation of the league place had been made, clarification was provided that Lewis Clifford would continue to be the coach under the new ownership regime. The new owners also confirmed that the team would continue using the Milton Keynes Lightning name. The 2019/20 season ended prematurely due to the Covid-19 pandemic with the team sitting in sixth position.

With the restrictions placed upon the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the start of the 2020/21 season was delayed. However, Lightning participated in the Streaming Series along with Sheffield Steeldogs & Swindon Wildcats in November 2020 as part of the Return to Play programme.

Arena redevelopment

In March 2013, Milton Keynes Council approved plans to redevelop the Leisure Plaza after failed attempts in 2006 & 2011. The development of the arena was funded by Morrisons Supermarkets and took 17 months to complete. This forced Lightning to play their home games at the Coventry Sky Dome during the 2013/2014 season & part of the 2014/2015 season. The team returned to the redeveloped rink which had been renamed the "MK Arena" on 18 October 2014 against Sheffield Steeldogs, in front of a sell out crowd in excess of 2,500.

Club honours

Winner (3): 2004, 2005, 2010
Runner-up (3): 2003, 2009, 2017
Winner (5): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2017
Runner-up (3): 2009, 2011, 2016
Winner (1): 2017
Runner-up (4): 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014

Club roster 2020–2021

  • * Signed for 20-21 Streaming Series
  • ** Sitting out of 20-21 Streaming Series
Netminders
No. Nat. Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
29 Brandon Stones L (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 Nottingham, England 2019 from Sheffield Steeldogs
33 Jordan Lawday L (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998 Basingstoke, England 2019 from Cardiff Devils
Defencemen
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
5 Ed Knaggs L (1998-06-13) 13 June 1998 Hemel Hempstead, England 2020 from Bracknell Bees
15 James Griffin** R (1993-04-08) 8 April 1993 Swindon, England 2015 from Coventry Blaze
19 Leigh Jamieson** R (1985-07-30) 30 July 1985 Milton Keynes, England 2019 from Streatham IHC
21 Ross Green R (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 Chelmsford, England 2019 from Milton Keynes Thunder
32 Paul Swindlehurst* L (1993-05-25) 25 May 1993 Blackrod, England 2020 from Belfast Giants
39 Sam Russell R (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 Milton Keynes, England 2019 from New England Wolves (USA)
42 Zach Sullivan* R (1994-07-14) 14 July 1994 Redhill, England 2020 from Manchester Storm
55 Ben Russell* R (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 Milton Keynes, England 2019 from Streatham IHC
58 David Clements* R (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 Coventry, England 2020 from Coventry Blaze
66 Lewis Christie** R (1989-08-30) 30 August 1989 Edinburgh, Scotland 2019 from Free Agent
Forwards
No. Nat. Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth Acquired
8 Lewis Hook* L (1996-08-18) 18 August 1996 Peterborough, England 2020 from Belfast Giants
9 Grant McPherson** R (1987-03-03) 3 March 1987 Stirling, Scotland 2019 from Milton Keynes Thunder
10 Bobby Chamberlain R (1995-03-16) 16 March 1995 Hull, England 2020 from Hull Pirates
11 Liam Stewart L (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 London, England 2019 from Skycity Stampede (New Zealand)
14 Harry Ferguson R (1999-03-13) 13 March 1999 Elgin, Scotland 2018 from Peterborough Phantoms
16 Callum Field R (2004-08-03) 3 August 2004 Northampton, England 2020 from Sheffield Steelhawks JIHC
17 Russell Cowley L (1983-08-12) 12 August 1983 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 2019 from Basingstoke Bison
30 Robin Kovar R (1984-04-02) 2 April 1984 Valašske, Czech Republic 2019 from Bracknell Bees
41 Hallden Barnes-Garner R (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 Milton Keynes, England 2019 from Milton Keynes Thunder
59 Ross Venus* L (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 Solihull, England 2020 from Coventry Blaze
71 Rio Grinell-Parke L (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 London, England 2019 from Milton Keynes Thunder
79 Tomáš Káňa L (1987-11-29) 29 November 1987 Opava, Czech Republic 2019 from KH Zaglebie Sosnowiec (Poland)
87 Edgars Bebris L (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 Aizkraukle, Latvia 2020 from Swindon Wildcats
2 Way Players/Loan Players
No. Nat. Player Two Way/Loan Club Shoots/Catches Date of birth Place of birth Acquired

Statistical records

Top ten appearances

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons App
1 Adam Carr 2003–2017 inclusive 687
2 Leigh Jamieson 2002–2004, 2009–2017 & 2019–2020 550
3 Grant McPherson 2006–2016 & 2019–2020 542
4 Lewis Christie 2008–2017 & 2019–2020 525
5 Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive 506
6 Ross Bowers 2002–2008, 2009–2010, 2011–2015 & 2019–2020 472
7 Michael Farn 2009–2017 inclusive 437
8 Ross Green 2008–2016 & 2019–2020 434
9 Michael Wales 2003–2012 inclusive 385
10 Blaz Emersic 2010–2017 inclusive 382

Top ten points scorers

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons Pts
1 Gary Clarke 2002–2009 & 2010–2011 767
2 Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive 728
3 Adam Carr 2003–2017 inclusive 524
4 Leigh Jamieson 2002–2004, 2009–2017 & 2019–2020 509
5 Blaz Emersic 2010–2017 inclusive 398
6 Greg Randall 2002–2006 & 2007–2009 260
7 Michael Wales 2003–2012 inclusive 259
8 Mikko Skinnari 2002–2008 inclusive 246
9 Andre Smulter 2008–2011 inclusive 229
10 Lewis Hook 2014–2018 inclusive 226

Top ten goal scorers

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons Gls
1 Gary Clarke 2002–2009 & 2010–2011 436
2 Adam Carr 2003–2017 inclusive 248
3 Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive 211
4 Leigh Jamieson 2002–2004, 2009–2017 & 2019–2020 176
5 Blaz Emersic 2010–2017 inclusive 171
6 Andre Smulter 2008–2011 inclusive 111
7 Lewis Hook 2014–2018 inclusive 106
8 Ross Bowers 2002–2008, 2009–2010, 2011–2015 & 2019–2020 101
9 Greg Randall 2002–2006 & 2007–2009 98
10 Michael Wales 2003–2012 inclusive 96

Top ten goal assists

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons Ast
1 Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive 517
2 Gary Clarke 2002–2009 & 2010–2011 331
2 Leigh Jamieson 2002–2004, 2009–2017 & 2019–2020 333
4 Adam Carr 2003–2017 inclusive 276
5 Blaz Emersic 2010–2017 inclusive 227
6 Michael Farn 2009–2017 inclusive 177
7 Michael Wales 2003–2012 inclusive 163
8 Greg Randall 2002–2006 & 2007–2009 162
9 Mikko Skinnari 2002–2008 inclusive 155
10 Jordan Cownie 2013–2017 inclusive 142

Top ten penalty minutes

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons PIM
1 Grant McPherson 2006–2016 & 2019–2020 1305
2 Michael Wales 2003–2012 inclusive 1131
3 Kurt Irvine 2003–2008 inclusive 1109
4 Leigh Jamieson 2002–2004, 2009–2017 & 2019–2020 1043
5 Lewis Christie 2008–2017 & 2019–2020 652
6 Lukáš Zátopek 2008–2014 inclusive 509
7 Ross Bowers 2002–2008, 2009–2010, 2011–2015 & 2019–2020 479
8 Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive 452
9 Matt Towalski 2005–2012 inclusive 446
10 Michael Farn 2009–2017 inclusive 420

Top ten points to game ratio

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020 (Players with under 20 appearances not included)
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons Pts
1 Gary Clarke 2002–2009 & 2010–2011 2.03
2 Joakim Wiklander 2008–2010 inclusive 2.00
3 Robin Kovar 2019-2020 1.86
4 Greg Owen 2002–2003 1.74
5 Stefan Ketola 2005–2006 1.71
6 Monir Kalgoum 2009–2011 inclusive 1.67
7 Andre Smulter 2008–2011 inclusive 1.58
8 Liam Stewart 2019–2020 1.56
9 Russell Cowley 2019–2020 1.50
9 Tony Alasaarela 2007–2008 1.50

Top ten goals to game ratio

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020 (Players with under 20 appearances not included)
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons Gls
1 Gary Clarke 2002–2009 & 2010–2011 1.16
2 Greg Owen 2002–2003 1.10
3 Liam Stewart 2019–2020 1.00
4 Stefan Ketola 2005–2006 0.86
5 Andre Smulter 2008–2011 inclusive 0.77
5 Stanislav Lascek 2013–2015 inclusive 0.77
7 Milan Kostourek 2014–2015 0.75
8 Robin Kovar 2019-2020 0.73
9 Kamil Tvrdek 2012–2013 0.65
10 Franisek Bakrlik 2015–2017 inclusive 0.64

Top ten assists to game ratio

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020 (Players with under 20 appearances not included)
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons Ast
1 Joakim Wiklander 2008–2010 inclusive 1.59
2 Robin Kovar 2019–2020 1.14
3 Monir Kalgoum 2009–2011 inclusive 1.06
4 Russell Cowley 2019–2020 1.03
5 Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive 1.02
6 Tony Alasaarela 2007–2008 0.98
6 Antti Hölli 2016–2017 0.98
8 Markku Tathinen 2015–2016 0.91
9 Francis Verreault-Paul 2017–2018 0.89
9 Ales Perez 2007–2009 inclusive 0.89

Top ten penalty minutes to games ratio

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020 (Players with under 20 appearances not included)
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons PIM
1 Kurt Irvine 2003–2008 inclusive 5.38
2 Matt Nickerson 2017–2018 4.77
3 James Morgan 2006–2007 4.30
4 Steve Carpenter 2004–2005 4.06
5 Frankisek Bakrlik 2015–2017 inclusive 3.63
6 Daniel Croft 2007–2008 3.59
7 Francis Verreault-Paul 2017–2018 3.23
8 Michael Wales 2003–2012 inclusive 2.94
9 Tomáš Káňa 2019–2020 2.83
10 Michael Knights 2002–2003, 2004–2005 & 2006–2007 2.73

Top ten save percentages

League, Cup, Play Offs & Streaming Series Games; as at Monday 30 November 2020 (Players with under 20 appearances not included)
Player
No. Nat. Player Active Seasons Sav
1 Prezemyslaw Odrobny 2016–2017 92.35
2 Alex Mettam 2009–2013 inclusive 91.65
3 Jordan Marr 2015–2016 91.47
4 Barry Hollyhead 2002–2004 & 2006–2012 91.27
5 Stephen Wall 2012–2015 inclusive 91.13
6 Allen Sutton 2002–2008 inclusive 90.97
7 Miika Wiikman 2017–2018 90.22
8 Lee Lansdowne 2005–2006 90.20
9 Dean Skinns 2015–2016 & 2019–2020 90.08
10 Patrick Killeen 2018–2019 89.52

NHL drafted Milton Keynes Lightning players

Player
Nat. Player. Active Seasons Year Drafted Round & Draft Pick Team
Claude Dumas 2002–2003 1985 Round 5 Draft Pick 103 Washington Capitals
Janne Jokila 2012–2014 inclusive 2000 Round 7 Draft Pick 200 Columbus Blue Jackets
Martti Järventie 2015–2016 2001 Round 4 Draft Pick 109 Montreal Canadiens
Robin Kovář 2019–2020 2002 Round 4 Draft Pick 123 Edmonton Oilers
Ryan Lannon 2018–2019 2002 Round 8 Draft Pick 239 Pittsburgh Penguins
Matt Nickerson 2017–2018 2003 Round 3 Draft Pick 99 Dallas Stars
Andreas Valdix 2018–2019 2003 Round 4 Draft Pick 109 Washington Capitals
Juraj Gráčik 2011–2012 2004 Round 5 Draft Pick 142 Atlanta Thrashers
Stanislav Lascek 2013–2015 inclusive 2005 Round 5 Draft Pick 133 Tampa Bay Lightning
Tomáš Káňa 2019–2020 2006 Round 2 Draft Pick 31 St Louis Blues
Patrick Killeen 2018–2019 2008 Round 6 Draft Pick 180 Pittsburgh Penguins
Paul Phillips 2017–2018 2009 Round 7 Draft Pick 195 Chicago Blackhawks
Christian Isackson 2017–2018 2010 Round 7 Draft Pick 203 Buffalo Sabres
Robbie Baillargeon 2018–2019 2012 Round 5 Draft Pick 136 Ottawa Senators

Retired numbers

Player
Number Nat. Player Active Seasons Acquired
91 Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive 2002 from Fife Flyers
18 Adam Carr 2003–2017 inclusive 2003 from Isle of Wight Raiders
9 Grant McPherson 2006–2017 & 2019–2020 2006 from Edinburgh Capitals

Head coaches

Coach
Nat. Coach Active Seasons Acquired
Nick Poole 2002–2015 inclusive (Player-Head Coach 2002–2013, Head Coach 2013–2015) n/a First Head Coach Position
Pete Russell 2015–2018 inclusive 2015 from Okanagan Hockey Academy
Doug McKay 2018 2018 from Orlik Opole (Poland)
Ryan Lannon 2018–2019 (Joint Player-Head Coach 2018–2019) n/a First Head Coach Position
Tim Wallace 2018–2019 (Joint Player-Head Coach 2018–2019; Player-Head Coach 2019) n/a First Head Coach Position
Lewis Clifford 2019– 2019 from Milton Keynes Thunder

Club captains

Captain
Nat. Captain Active Seasons as Captain Acquired
Dwayne Newman 2002–2007 (Career with club 2002–2007 inclusive) 2002 from Solihull MK Kings
Gary Clarke 2007–2009 (Career with club 2002–2009 & 2010–2011) 2002 from Basingstoke Bison & 2010 Guildford Flames
Adam Carr 2009–2017 (Career with club 2003–2017 inclusive) 2003 from Isle of Wight Raiders
Kevin King 2017–2018 (Career with club 2017–2018) 2017 from Rapaces de Gap
Tim Wallace 2018–2019 (Career with club 2018–2019) 2018 from Sheffield Steelers
Russell Cowley 2019–2020 (Career with club 2019–2020) 2019 from Basingstoke Bison

Season-by-season record

Associated teams

References

  1. "MK Kings live on in Solihull". Milton Keynes Citizen. May 2002.
  2. "Solihull MK Kings finally call it a day", Milton Keynes Citizen, April 2003]
  3. "Phantoms Renew Lightning rivalry", Peterborough Telegraph, September 2007
  4. "English Premier League final table", Milton Keynes Citizen, March 2007
  5. "Lightning win proves to be all in vain", Milton Keynes Citizen, April 2007
  6. "Lightning Set for New Term Face Off", Milton Keynes Citizen, September 2008
  7. "Players are positive after great finish to the season, Milton Keynes Citizen, April 2009
  8. "Lightning fall at the final hurdle, Milton Keynes Citizen, April 2009
  9. Tracey Richardson (1 May 2015). "MKL & Blaze announce development partnership". Milton Keynes Lightning. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
Preceded by
Guildford Flames
EPIHL Playoff Champions
2016–2017
Succeeded by
n/a
Preceded by
Peterborough Phantoms
EPIHL Champions
2009–2010
Succeeded by
Manchester Phoenix
Preceded by
Guildford Flames
EPIHL Cup Winners
2016–2017
Succeeded by
n/a
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