What league does Milton Keynes Lightning play in?

Milton Keynes Lightning play in the NIHL.

When was Milton Keynes Lightning founded?

Milton Keynes Lightning was founded in 2002 in Milton Keynes, GBR, England.

Where is Milton Keynes Lightning based?

Milton Keynes Lightning is based in Milton Keynes, GBR.

Who is the captain of Milton Keynes Lightning?

The captain of Milton Keynes Lightning is Lewis Christie.

What arena does Milton Keynes Lightning play in?

Milton Keynes Lightning play their home games at Milton Keynes Arena in Milton Keynes, GBR.

Who is the general manager of Milton Keynes Lightning?

The general manager of Milton Keynes Lightning is Vicki Roberts.

What are the team colors of Milton Keynes Lightning?

The team colors of Milton Keynes Lightning are Gold + Black + White.

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Milton Keynes Lightning were 42-11-3 in the 2022-23 NIHL season with 87 points, 2nd overall.

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2022-2023 Milton Keynes Lightning Player Stats

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Milton Keynes Lightning — 2022-2023 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NIHL
1.		Tim Wallace (C/RW)	55	23	67	90	47	-	2	0	2	2	0
2.		Samuel Talbot (C/RW)	55	39	45	84	38	-	2	0	3	3	0
3.		Liam Stewart (C/LW)	53	44	38	82	12	-	2	2	1	3	2
4.		Sean Norris (F)	45	27	49	76	58	-	2	4	0	4	0
5.		Deivids Sarkanis (LW)	45	34	39	73	14	-	2	1	0	1	0
6.		Bobby Chamberlain (RW)	47	29	42	71	109	-	2	0	1	1	0
7.		Edward Knaggs (D)	55	6	33	39	33	-	2	0	1	1	2
8.		Hallden Barnes-Garner (F)	55	8	15	23	49	-	2	0	0	0	4
9.		Ross Green (D)	56	4	19	23	52	-	2	0	0	0	2
10.		Leigh Jamieson (D/F)	55	2	20	22	29	-	2	0	0	0	0
11.		Lewis Christie (D)	47	4	14	18	34	-	2	0	0	0	4
12.		Jack Hopkins (C)	16	6	10	16	4	-
13.		James Griffin (D)	45	6	10	16	76	-	2	0	0	0	5
14.		Callum Field (C)	55	12	3	15	4	-	2	0	0	0	0
15.		Rio Grinell-Parke (F)	49	7	8	15	34	-	2	0	0	0	2
16.		Mack Stewart (RW/LW)	37	6	8	14	35	-	2	0	0	0	2
17.		Milique Martelly (D)	45	5	8	13	4	-	2	0	1	1	0
18.		Zaine McKenzie (D/RW)	53	4	9	13	18	-	2	0	0	0	0
19.		Ben Russell (D)	51	0	9	9	18	-	2	0	0	0	0
20.		Tom Carlon (F)	1	2	2	4	2	-
21.		Tyler Nixon (D)	47	1	1	2	5	-	2	0	0	0	0
22.		Adam Laishram (C/W)	2	0	2	2	0	-
23.		Cameron Hamill (RW)	7	1	0	1	2	-
24.		Guillaume Doucet (RW)	3	0	1	1	4	-
25.		Samuel Russell (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
NIHL Cup
1.		Tim Wallace (C/RW)	22	12	25	37	12	-
2.		Sean Norris (F)	21	11	26	37	15	-
3.		Samuel Talbot (C/RW)	22	10	24	34	11	-
4.		Liam Stewart (C/LW)	20	22	8	30	2	-
5.		Bobby Chamberlain (RW)	19	10	13	23	59	-
6.		Deivids Sarkanis (LW)	13	10	12	22	2	-
7.		Edward Knaggs (D)	22	2	8	10	10	-
8.		Jack Hopkins (C)	7	2	7	9	2	-
9.		Callum Field (C)	22	7	1	8	4	-
10.		Leigh Jamieson (D/F)	22	1	7	8	17	-
11.		Lewis Christie (D)	22	1	7	8	22	-
12.		Mack Stewart (RW/LW)	16	3	4	7	29	-
13.		James Griffin (D)	22	3	4	7	10	-
14.		Rio Grinell-Parke (F)	18	3	3	6	26	-
15.		Hallden Barnes-Garner (F)	22	2	3	5	36	-
16.		Zaine McKenzie (D/RW)	22	1	3	4	6	-
17.		Milique Martelly (D)	18	1	2	3	4	-
18.		Ross Green (D)	22	1	2	3	25	-
19.		Ben Russell (D)	19	0	3	3	8	-
20.		Adam Laishram (C/W)	2	0	2	2	0	-
21.		Tyler Nixon (D)	14	0	0	0	0	-

Milton Keynes Lightning — 2022-2023 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NIHL
1.		Daniel Crowe (G)	12	2.80	.913	8	1	-	0	600:31	292	0
2.		Jordan Hedley (G)	46	3.25	.897	33	13	-	3	2711:47	1285	2	4.05	.852
3.		Matthew Smítal (G)	1	2.00	.882	1	0	-	0	60:00	15
4.		Ruari McGibbon (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.		Vincenzo Graziano (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Thomas Hovell (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Ethan Frain (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.		Luke Clark (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NIHL Cup
1.		Jordan Hedley (G)	21	2.94	.901	15	6	-	1	1263:41	566
2.		Matthew Smítal (G)	1	2.00	.882	1	0	-	0	60:00	15

2022-2023 Milton Keynes Lightning Staff

Asst. CoachJoe Wilson
Player-CoachTim Wallace
General ManagerVicki Roberts
Asst. Athletic TherapistJordan Gravestock
Asst. Equipment ManagerDaniel Watkins
Dir. of Player DevelopmentTim Wallace
Equipment ManagerAndrew Watkins
Physical TherapistLiam Ramshaw

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Milton Keynes Lightning Captains

"C"

Lewis Christie

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Milton Keynes Lightning Demographics

Milton Keynes Lightning Facts

Plays in: Planet Ice National Ice Hockey League
Team Colors: Gold + Black + White
Town: Milton Keynes, GBR Map
Founded: 2002

2022-2023 Milton Keynes Lightning Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Milton Keynes Lightning: 4 173 GP
NHL: 101 GP
SHL: 107 GP
KHL: 7 GP
AHL: 382 GP
DEL: 45 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Milton Keynes Arena
Location: Milton Keynes
Capacity: 2 200
Construction Year: 1991

Milton Keynes Lightning Games

Milton Keynes Lightning — 2022-2023 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 05:30 PM GMT	Milton Keynes Lightning	Basingstoke Bison	-	NIHL
11/14/2026 06:30 PM GMT	Basingstoke Bison	Milton Keynes Lightning	-	NIHL
11/08/2026 05:30 PM GMT	Peterborough Phantoms	Milton Keynes Lightning	4 - 6	NIHL
11/07/2026 07:00 PM GMT	Milton Keynes Lightning	Swindon Wildcats	5 - 2	NIHL
11/01/2026 04:00 PM GMT	Sheffield Steeldogs	Milton Keynes Lightning	0 - 3	NIHL

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Latest Transactions

Milton Keynes Lightning — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
09/29/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Patrik Forsberg (D)	EHC Waldkraiburg	Details
09/24/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Jarvis Hunt (F)	Bristol Pitbulls	Details
08/19/2026	Confirmed	joining	Danny Weight (F)	Birmingham Bulls	Details
08/13/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Adam Rosbottom (F)	Basingstoke Bison	Details
07/17/2026	Extension		Milique Martelly (D)		Details
07/17/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Bailey Thomas (D)	Manchester Storm	Details
07/16/2026	Extension		Sean Norris (F)		Details
07/15/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jake Hayward (D)	Red River Spartans	Details

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Milton Keynes Lightning History and Standings

Milton Keynes Lightning — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NIHL	16	12	1	-	1	2	83	40	28	1.75	1	-
2025-2026	NIHL	6	2	4	-	0	0	22	21	4	0.67	4	Qualification loss
	NIHL	54	26	20	-	3	5	232	211	63	1.17	6	Qualification
2024-2025	NIHL	6	3	1	-	1	1	30	23	9	1.5	2	Champion
	NIHL	54	30	10	-	9	5	267	155	83	1.54	2	Qualification
2023-2024	NIHL	6	2	3	-	-	1	21	21	5	0.83	4	Qualification loss
	NIHL	54	41	11	-	-	2	194	167	84	1.56	2	Qualification
2022-2023	NIHL	56	42	11	-	-	3	271	179	87	1.55	2	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL	48	23	19	-	2	4	197	195	54	1.13	5	Final loss
2020-2021	NIHL	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	NIHL	50	22	20	-	2	6	201	205	54	1.08	6	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	EIHL	60	15	41	-	-	4	148	246	34	0.57	11	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	EIHL	56	20	34	-	-	2	180	229	42	0.75	11	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	EPIHL	48	34	11	-	-	3	174	124	71	1.48	2	Champion
2015-2016	EPIHL	54	32	17	-	-	5	197	150	69	1.28	5	Final loss
2014-2015	EPIHL	48	16	24	-	2	6	152	186	42	0.88	7	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	EPIHL	54	24	20	-	6	4	200	182	64	1.19	4	Quarterfinal loss
2012-2013	EPIHL	54	28	20	-	4	2	170	145	66	1.22	4	Semifinal loss
2011-2012	EPIHL	54	27	20	-	5	2	176	145	66	1.22	5	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	EPIHL	54	26	21	-	5	2	219	160	64	1.19	5	Final loss
2009-2010	EPIHL	54	39	10	-	3	2	218	144	86	1.59	1	Quarterfinal loss
2008-2009	EPIHL	54	32	14	-	2	6	221	149	74	1.37	2	Final loss
2007-2008	EPIHL	40	20	16	-	2	2	160	121	46	1.15	6	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	EPIHL	44	28	14	2	-	0	187	132	58	1.32	5	Quarterfinal loss
2005-2006	EPIHL	48	25	13	10	-	-	201	121	60	1.25	3	Champion
2004-2005	EPIHL	32	23	6	3	-	-	149	75	49	1.53	1	Champion
2003-2004	EPIHL	32	28	4	0	-	-	200	60	56	1.75	1	Champion
2002-2003	EPIHL	42	30	6	6	-	-	269	113	66	1.57	2	Champion

Milton Keynes Lightning Tournament Statistics

Milton Keynes Lightning — Tournament Statistics
season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NIHL Cup	10	6	3	-	-	1	37	33	13	1.3	5	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NIHL Cup	10	6	2	-	-	2	48	37	14	1.4	2	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	NIHL Cup	20	16	4	-	-	0	111	64	32	1.6	2	Champion
2022-2023	NIHL Cup	20	16	3	-	-	1	99	60	33	1.65	3	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL Cup	8	1	5	-	2	0	23	36	6	0.75	8	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NIHL Cup	18	4	13	-	0	1	49	81	9	0.5	9	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	EIHL Cup	6	2	4	-	-	0	15	30	4	0.67	4	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	EIHL Cup	6	5	1	-	-	0	25	16	10	1.67	1	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	EPIHL Cup	18	10	4	-	0	4	58	45	28	1.56	2	Champion
2015-2016	EPIHL Cup	18	8	7	-	3	0	72	52	22	1.22	4	Semifinal loss
2014-2015	Eng. Chal. Cup	14	10	2	-	0	2	69	34	22	1.57	3	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	EPIHL Cup	18	9	7	-	2	0	69	59	22	1.22	4	Final loss
2012-2013	EPIHL Cup	18	8	7	-	2	1	49	49	21	1.17	5	Did not make playoffs
2011-2012	EPIHL Cup	18	12	5	-	-	1	59	46	25	1.39	2	Semifinal loss
2010-2011	EPIHL Cup	18	11	6	-	-	1	69	46	23	1.28	5	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	EPIHL Cup	18	14	4	-	-	0	66	47	28	1.56	2	Final loss
2008-2009	EPIHL Cup	18	8	8	-	-	2	59	58	18	1	7	Did not make playoffs
2007-2008	EPIHL Knockout Cup	4	3	1	-	0	-	22	9	6	1.5	4	Final loss
	EPIHL Cup	8	6	2	-	0	-	38	18	12	1.5	1	Semifinal loss
2006-2007	EPIHL Cup	4	4	0	0	-	-	21	11	8	2	1	Final loss
2005-2006	EPIHL Cup	6	5	0	1	-	-	44	8	11	1.83	1	Semifinal loss
2004-2005	Winter Cup	16	2	14	0	-	0	41	83	4	0.25	8	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	EPIHL Cup	8	6	1	1	-	-	55	21	13	1.63	2	Semifinal loss
2002-2003	EPIHL Cup	10	7	1	2	-	-	56	26	16	1.6	1	Final loss

Milton Keynes Lightning Retired Numbers

Milton Keynes Lightning Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Milton Keynes Lightning — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Deivids Sarkanis (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	14	13	22	35	4
2.	Mac Howlett (F)	2026-2027	Basingstoke Bison	NIHL	17	11	18	29	10
3.	Dillon Lawrence (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	17	9	11	20	4
4.	Tate Shudra (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	16	8	10	18	14
5.	Daniels Fadejevs (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Lions	NIHL 1	10	8	8	16	2
6.	Dominik Gabaj (F)	2026-2027	Peterborough Phantoms	NIHL	14	5	11	16	10
7.	Harry Ferguson (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	16	5	11	16	10
8.	Janne Jokinen (F)	2026-2027	Smoke Eaters Geleen	Eredivisie	7	6	9	15	2
9.	Georgs Golovkovs (F)	2026-2027	Strömsbro IF	HockeyEttan	9	5	10	15	4
10.	Illia Korenchuk (F)	2026-2027	Kyiv Capitals	Latvia	14	5	10	15	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Milton Keynes Lightning — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	25.26
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	26.14
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	26.38
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	25.00
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	179 lbs	24.86

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gary Clarke (F)	323	373	292	665
2.	Nick Poole (F)	456	188	463	651
3.	Leigh Jamieson (D)	604	172	355	527
4.	Adam Carr (F)	609	224	251	475
5.	Blaž Emeršič (F)	346	150	214	364

Franchise All-Time Goals

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gary Clarke (F)	323	373	292	665
2.	Adam Carr (F)	609	224	251	475
3.	Nick Poole (F)	456	188	463	651
4.	Leigh Jamieson (D)	604	172	355	527
5.	Blaž Emeršič (F)	346	150	214	364

Franchise All-Time Assists

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Nick Poole (F)	456	188	463	651
2.	Leigh Jamieson (D)	604	172	355	527
3.	Gary Clarke (F)	323	373	292	665
4.	Adam Carr (F)	609	224	251	475
5.	Jordan Cownie (F)	289	115	225	340

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Grant McPherson (F)	501	66	171	1212
2.	Leigh Jamieson (D)	604	172	527	1032
3.	Michael Wales (F)	344	88	238	977
4.	Kurt Irvine (F)	174	28	96	892
5.	Lewis Christie (D)	633	20	152	689

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lewis Christie (D)	633	20	132	152
2.	Adam Carr (F)	609	224	251	475
3.	Leigh Jamieson (D)	604	172	355	527
4.	Ross Green (D)	554	16	103	119
5.	Grant McPherson (F)	501	66	105	171

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	David Thomson (F)	16	16	37	2.31
2.	Rory Herrman (F)	53	59	119	2.25
3.	Gary Clarke (F)	323	373	665	2.06
4.	Joakim Wiklander (F)	29	12	58	2.00
5.	Robin Kovář (F)	18	14	36	2.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Gary Clarke (F)	2002-2003	EPIHL	41	86	56	142	3.46	60
2.	Nick Poole (F)	2002-2003	EPIHL	41	35	92	127	3.10	24
3.	Rory Herrman (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	53	59	60	119	2.25	24
4.	Ross Venus (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	47	31	72	103	2.19	57
5.	Gary Clarke (F)	2005-2006	EPIHL	48	51	43	94	1.96	48

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Gary Clarke (F)	2002-2003	EPIHL	41	86	56	142	3.46	60
2.	Rory Herrman (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	53	59	60	119	2.25	24
3.	Gary Clarke (F)	2003-2004	EPIHL	32	55	32	87	2.72	18
4.	Gary Clarke (F)	2005-2006	EPIHL	48	51	43	94	1.96	48
5.	Gary Clarke (F)	2008-2009	EPIHL	54	49	44	93	1.72	26

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nick Poole (F)	2002-2003	EPIHL	41	35	92	127	3.10	24
2.	Ross Venus (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	47	31	72	103	2.19	57
3.	Tim Wallace (F)	2022-2023	NIHL	55	23	67	90	1.64	47
4.	Rory Herrman (F)	2023-2024	NIHL	53	59	60	119	2.25	24
5.	Dominik Gabaj (F)	2025-2026	NIHL	54	31	58	89	1.65	28

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Milton Keynes Lightning — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kurt Irvine (F)	2006-2007	EPIHL	39	3	10	13	0.33	271
2.	Kurt Irvine (F)	2003-2004	EPIHL	30	9	28	37	1.23	227
3.	Grant McPherson (F)	2009-2010	EPIHL	53	5	8	13	0.25	198
4.	Grant McPherson (F)	2013-2014	EPIHL	50	9	13	22	0.44	180
5.	Frantisek Bakrlik (F)	2016-2017	EPIHL	51	30	27	57	1.12	172