What league does Milton Keynes Thunder play in?

Milton Keynes Thunder play in the NIHL 2.

When was Milton Keynes Thunder founded?

Milton Keynes Thunder was founded in 2001 in Milton Keynes, GBR, England.

Where is Milton Keynes Thunder based?

Milton Keynes Thunder is based in Milton Keynes, GBR.

Who is the head coach of Milton Keynes Thunder?

The head coach of Milton Keynes Thunder is Lewis Clifford.

Who is the captain of Milton Keynes Thunder?

The captain of Milton Keynes Thunder is Tom Carlon.

What arena does Milton Keynes Thunder play in?

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

Who is the general manager of Milton Keynes Thunder?

The general manager of Milton Keynes Thunder is Dave Fairhurst.

What are the team colors of Milton Keynes Thunder?

The team colors of Milton Keynes Thunder are White + Black + Red.

Milton Keynes Thunder

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2018-2019 Season

Milton Keynes Thunder were 10-31-1 in the 2018-19 NIHL 1 season with 21 points, 7th in the South and 15th overall.

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2018-2019 Milton Keynes Thunder Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#95	Tom Annetts (G)	39	1987	Reading, GBR	5'11"	185	L
	#32	Joshua Crane (G)	27	1998	Coventry, GBR	6'2"	203	L
	#35	Jordan Lawday (G)	28	1998	Basingstoke, GBR	5'6"	139	L
	#32	Darragh Wren (G)	23	2003		-	-	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#33	Ruslan Cernych (D)	31	1995	Moskva, RUS	6'6"	214	R
	#21	Ross Green (D)	34	1992	Chelmsford, GBR	5'11"	163	R
	#8	Trevor Leblanc (D)	34	1992	Squamish, BC, CAN	6'0"	198	L
	#11	Oliver Lord (D)	25	2000	Leamington Spa, GBR	5'7"	146	L
	#13	Nidal Phillips (D)	33	1992	Milton Keynes, GBR	6'0"	176	R
	#94	Logan Prince (D)	28	1997	Swindon, GBR	5'7"	121	R
	#50	Greg Randall (D/F)	47	1978	Doncaster, GBR	6'0"	183	L
	#4	Oliver Stone (D)	28	1998	Swindon, GBR	5'10"	159	L
	#2	Alex Whyte (D/C)	30	1996	Peterborough, GBR	5'11"	168	L
FORWARDS
	#14	Hallden Barnes-Garner (F)	28	1998	Milton Keynes, GBR	5'9"	174	R
	#61	Ross Bowers (F)"A"	41	1985	Luton, GBR	6'1"	220	R
	#23	Tom Carlon (F)"C"	39	1987	Telford, GBR	6'4"	209	R
	#66	Joe Edwards (F)	36	1990	Oxford, GBR	6'1"	159	L
	#19	Lewis English (RW)	26	2000		5'7"	165	R
	#28	Harry Ferguson (C/RW)	27	1999	Elgin Heigh, GBR	6'0"	174	R
	#17	Rio Grinell-Parke (F)	27	1999	London, GBR	5'11"	176	L
	#88	James Lindley (F)	27	1998	Oxford, GBR	5'9"	148	L
	#5	Jamie Line (C)	36	1990	Luton, GBR	5'6"	168	R
	#15	Tom Mboya (F)	32	1994	Milton Keynes, GBR	6'1"	163	R
	#9	Grant McPherson (F)"A"	39	1987	Stirling, GBR	5'11"	159	R
	#92	Sean Norris (F)	27	1999	Ascot, GBR	5'10"	165	R
	#73	Gareth O'Flaherty (C)	36	1990	Camberley, GBR	5'10"	165	R
	#96	Tomas Rubes (LW)	30	1996	Karlovy Vary, CZE	5'11"	181	L
	#16	Michael Stratford (LW)	29	1997	Swindon, GBR	6'4"	176	L
	#98	Samuel Talbot (C/RW)	25	2001	London, GBR	6'0"	170	R

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2018-2019 Milton Keynes Thunder Staff

Head CoachLewis Clifford
Asst. CoachPeter Taylor
Asst. CoachSteve Whyte
General ManagerDave Fairhurst

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2018-2019 Milton Keynes Thunder Captains

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Tom Carlon

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Milton Keynes Thunder Facts

Plays in: National Ice Hockey League Division 2
Team Colors: White + Black + Red
Town: Milton Keynes, GBR Map
Founded: 2001

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Experience

Milton Keynes Thunder: 1 945 GP

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Arena Information

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

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Milton Keynes Thunder History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NIHL 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NIHL 2	22	12	5	-	1	4	107	82	42	1.91	4	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	NIHL 1	35	1	34	-	0	0	53	291	3	0.09	10	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NIHL 1	28	2	24	2	-	0	37	222	6	0.21	8	Quarterfinal loss
2022-2023	NIHL 1	28	3	22	-	-	3	65	204	9	0.32	8	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	NIHL 1	32	2	27	-	2	1	101	236	9	0.28	9	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NIHL 1	36	3	27	-	2	1	64	216	11	0.31	10	Postseason Cancelled
2018-2019	NIHL 1	42	8	31	-	2	1	102	179	21	0.5	7	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	NIHL 1	32	6	16	-	3	6	74	120	25	0.78	7	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	NIHL 1	28	9	17	2	-	-	91	125	20	0.71	7	Quarterfinal loss
2015-2016	NIHL 1	36	14	20	2	-	-	127	149	30	0.83	7	Quarterfinal loss
2014-2015	NIHL 1	36	16	15	5	-	-	127	118	37	1.03	6	Semifinal loss
2013-2014	NIHL 1	32	3	28	1	-	-	78	233	7	0.22	9	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NIHL 1	32	6	25	1	-	-	79	190	13	0.41	8	Quarterfinal loss
2011-2012	ENL	36	7	25	4	-	-	105	216	18	0.5	8	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	ENL	40	14	22	4	-	-	147	191	32	0.8	7	Quarterfinal loss
2009-2010	ENL	36	6	27	3	-	-	107	228	15	0.42	8	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	ENL	28	7	16	5	-	-	73	144	19	0.68	7	Saved in relegation
2007-2008	ENL	16	9	5	2	-	-	67	50	20	1.25	4	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	ENL	22	5	13	4	-	-	79	99	14	0.64	9	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	ENL	20	8	8	4	-	-	84	71	20	1	6	Did not make playoffs
2004-2005	ENL	18	7	7	4	-	-	51	66	18	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	ENL	16	9	5	2	-	-	62	42	20	1.25	3	Championship Round
2002-2003	ENL	20	8	10	2	-	-	77	76	18	0.9	4	Championship Round
2001-2002	ENL	18	8	9	1	-	-	77	102	17	0.94	6	Did not make playoffs

Milton Keynes Thunder Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	NIHL 2 South Cup	10	5	4	-	0	1	51	43	16	1.6	3	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NIHL 1 South Cup	8	0	8	-	0	0	12	7	0	0	5	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NIHL 1 South Cup	14	1	0	-	-	13	15	132	2	0.14	8	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NIHL 1 South Cup	6	1	4	-	-	1	18	27	3	0.5	3	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	NIHL 1 Cup	8	3	3	-	0	2	32	41	8	1	2	Semifinal loss
	NIHL South Cup	6	1	4	-	0	1	16	26	3	0.5	3	No playoffs held
2016-2017	NIHL South BBO Cup	4	3	0	1	-	-	18	8	7	1.75	1	No playoffs held
2004-2005	ENL Cup	4	1	2	1	-	-	11	13	3	0.75	3	No playoffs held
2003-2004	ENL Cup	6	1	5	0	-	-	22	34	2	0.33	3	Did not make playoffs

Milton Keynes Thunder Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Carter Hamill (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	2	1	2	3	4
2.	Sean Norris (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	2	2	0	2	0
3.	Harry Ferguson (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	2	1	0	1	0
4.	Samuel Talbot (F)	2026-2027	Guildford Flames	-	4	0	1	1	2
5.	Oliver Knaggs (D)	2026-2027	Sheffield Steeldogs	NIHL	2	0	0	0	0
6.	Cameron Hamill (F)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	2	0	0	0	0
7.	Edward Knaggs (D)	2026-2027	Milton Keynes Lightning	NIHL	2	0	0	0	0
8.	Callum Field (F)	2026-2027	Telford Tigers	NIHL	2	0	0	0	0
9.	Austin Mitchell-King (F)	2026-2027	Glasgow Clan	-	2	0	0	0	0
10.	Glenn Billing (F)	2026-2027	Swindon Wildcats	NIHL	2	0	0	0	4

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	5'10"	161 lbs	22.50
2025-2026	View Roster	5'10"	163 lbs	23.50
2024-2025	View Roster	5'10"	159 lbs	22.67
2023-2024	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	24.04
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	183 lbs	24.88

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ross Bowers (F)	181	125	129	254
2.	Harrison Goode (F)	311	104	113	217
3.	Jamie Line (F)	165	86	110	196
4.	Alex Whyte (D)	264	64	110	174
5.	Connor Goode (F)	234	74	85	159

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ross Bowers (F)	181	125	129	254
2.	Harrison Goode (F)	311	104	113	217
3.	Jamie Line (F)	165	86	110	196
4.	Connor Goode (F)	234	74	85	159
5.	Alex Whyte (D)	264	64	110	174

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ross Bowers (F)	181	125	129	254
2.	Harrison Goode (F)	311	104	113	217
3.	Jamie Line (F)	165	86	110	196
4.	Alex Whyte (D)	264	64	110	174
5.	Jamie Randall (D)	229	45	94	139

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Matthew Roberts (D)	173	17	59	1127
2.	Lee Featherstone (D)	156	26	82	685
3.	Paul Gore (D)	299	19	65	601
4.	Michael Knights (D)	102	42	110	574
5.	Paul Jamieson (F)	196	63	96	523

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Harrison Goode (F)	311	104	113	217
2.	Paul Gore (D)	299	19	46	65
3.	Sam Fairhurst (D)	291	4	20	24
4.	Alex Whyte (D)	264	64	110	174
5.	Nidal Phillips (D)	253	11	33	44

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Marks Kanins (F)	22	41	66	3.00
2.	Bari McKenzie (F)	2	6	6	3.00
3.	Samuel Davies (F)	1	1	2	2.00
4.	Harry Ferguson (F)	1	0	2	2.00
5.	Tom Griffiths (F)	3	2	5	1.67

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marks Kanins (F)	2025-2026	22	41	66
2.	Jamie Line (F)	2015-2016	36	28	64
3.	Ross Bowers (F)	2010-2011	30	37	62
4.	Ross Bowers (F)	2015-2016	34	24	62
5.	Jamie Line (F)	2014-2015	36	28	57

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Marks Kanins (F)	2025-2026	22	41	66
2.	Ross Bowers (F)	2010-2011	30	37	62
3.	Jamie Line (F)	2015-2016	36	28	64
4.	Jamie Line (F)	2014-2015	36	28	57
5.	Maros Stefanco (F)	2010-2011	25	27	49

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Ross Bowers (F)	2015-2016	34	38	62
2.	Jamie Line (F)	2015-2016	36	36	64
3.	Jamie Randall (D)	2010-2011	40	36	44
4.	Jamie Line (F)	2014-2015	36	29	57
5.	Marks Kanins (F)	2025-2026	22	25	66

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Matthew Roberts (D)	2006-2007	18	4	232
2.	Matthew Roberts (D)	2010-2011	34	17	182
3.	Matthew Roberts (D)	2005-2006	14	5	164
4.	Paul Jamieson (F)	2006-2007	22	15	152
5.	Michael Knights (D)	2003-2004	23	19	150