Milton Keynes Lightning

Milton Keynes Lightning
City	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
League	EIHPL
Founded	2002
Home arena	The MK Arena
Colors	White, Black & Gold
Franchise history
2002 – present	Milton Keynes Lightning
Championships
Regular season titles	3 (03/04, 04/05 & 09/10)
Playoff championships	4 (02/03, 03/04, 04/05 & 05/06)

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The Milton Keynes Lightning are a semi-professional ice hockey team from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, currently playing in the English Premier Ice Hockey League. The team was founded in 2002 to replace the defunct Milton Keynes Kings. Their home rink is the refurbished & renamed MK Arena, known locally as the Thunderdome. It has a capacity of about 2,500.

Club honours

• EPIHL League: 3

Winner (3): 2004, 2005, 2010

Runner-up (2): 2003, 2009

• EPIHL Playoffs: 4

Winner (4): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Runner-up (2): 2009, 2011

• EPIHL Cup: 0

Runner-up (4): 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014

Season-by-season record

Milton Keynes Lightning season-by-season record Season League GP W T L OTL PTS GF GA League Position 2002–03 English Premier Ice Hockey League 42 34 3 5 – 62 269 113 2nd 2003–04 English Premier Ice Hockey League 32 28 2 5 – 56 175 87 1st 2004–05 English Premier Ice Hockey League 32 23 3 6 – 49 149 75 1st 2005–06 English Premier Ice Hockey League 48 25 10 13 – 60 201 121 3rd 2006–07 English Premier Ice Hockey League 44 28 2 14 – 58 187 132 5th 2007–08 English Premier Ice Hockey League 40 22 – 16 2 46 160 121 6th 2008–09 English Premier Ice Hockey League 54 34 – 14 6 74 221 149 2nd 2009–10 English Premier Ice Hockey League 54 42 – 10 2 86 218 144 1st 2010–11 English Premier Ice Hockey League 54 31 – 21 2 64 219 160 5th 2011–12 English Premier Ice Hockey League 54 32 – 20 2 66 176 145 5th 2012–13 English Premier Ice Hockey League 54 32 – 20 2 66 170 145 4th 2013–14 English Premier Ice Hockey League 54 30 – 20 4 64 198 181 4th 2014–15 English Premier Ice Hockey League 48 18 – 24 6 42 152 186 7th Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime Losses; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

External links

• MK Lightning Homepage

Preceded by Invicta Dynamos	EPIHL Playoff Champions 2002–2006	Succeeded by Bracknell Bees
Preceded by Peterborough Phantoms	EPIHL Champions 2009–2010	Succeeded by Manchester Phoenix

Ice hockey in Great Britain

Elite Ice Hockey League (2003-present) Belfast Giants - Cardiff Devils - Coventry Blaze - Dundee Stars - Fife Flyers - Glasgow Clan - Manchester Storm - Nottingham Panthers - Sheffield Steelers National Ice Hockey League (1997-present) National League: Berkshire Bees - Bristol Pitbulls - Hull Seahawks - Leeds Knights - Milton Keynes Lightning - Peterborough Phantoms - Raiders - Sheffield Steeldogs - Solway Sharks - Swindon Wildcats North Division 1: Billingham Stars - Blackburn Hawks - Nottingham Lions - Solihull Barons - Sutton Sting - Whitley Warriors South Division 1: Cardiff Fire - Chelmsford Chieftains - Invicta Dynamos - Milton Keynes Thunder - Oxford City Stars - Raiders 2 - Slough Jets - Solent Devils - Streatham IHC North Division 2: Altrincham Aces - Blackburn Hawks 2 - Bradford Bulldogs - Deeside Dragons - Hull Jets - Sheffield Senators - Telford Tigers 2 - Widnes Wild South Division 2: Basingstoke Buffalo - Guildford Phoenix - Haringey Huskies - Invicta Mustangs - Lee Valley Lions - Peterborough Phantoms 2 - Solent Devils 2 - Streatham Hawks - Swindon Wildcats 2 Scottish National League (2000-present) Aberdeen Lynx - Dundee Comets - Dundee Tigers - Edinburgh Capitals - Kilmarnock Thunder - Kirkcaldy Kestrels - North Ayrshire Wild - Paisley Pirates Other current competitions League Championship - Playoff Championship - Challenge Cup - British Universities Ice Hockey Association - Ice Hockey Varsity Match - Northern League - Women's Elite Ice Hockey League - Scottish Cup Defunct competitions Airlie Trophy - Ahearne Cup - Anderson Trophy - Autumn Cup - Association Cup - Bairns Trophy - British Hockey League - British Home Tournaments - British National League (1954–1960) - British National League (1996–2005) - Christmas Cup - Coronation Cup - Coronation Gold Cup - English Club Championship - English League - English League North - English National League - English Premier Ice Hockey Cup - English Premier Ice Hockey League - Findus Challenge Cup - Ice Hockey Superleague - Inter-City League - London Cup - Millenium Cup - Mitchell Trophy - Northern League (1966-1982) - Northern League (2005–2011) - Planet Ice Challenge League - President's Pucks - Scottish Canada Cup - Scottish Cup (1930s-1950s) - Scottish League Flag Trophy - Scottish National League (1929–1954) - Scottish National League (1981-1982) - Scottish Premier Hockey League - Southern League - Winter Cup Defunct teams Aldershot Bullets - Amateur Skating Club - Argyll Ice Hockey Club - Ayr Bruins - Ayr Scottish Eagles - Blackburn Eagles - Blackpool Seagulls - Brighton Ambassadors - Brighton Ice Hockey Club - Brighton Tigers - Cardiff Rage - Castlereagh Knights - Dumfries Vikings - Dunfermline Vikings Dundee Rockets - Durham City Wasps - Durham Wasps - Earls Court Rangers - Edinburgh Capitals (SNL) - Flintshire Freeze - Fylde Flyers - Harringay Greyhounds - Harringay Racers - Hull Pirates - Hull Stingrays - Hull Thunder - Humberside Seahawks - Kilmarnock Storm - Lancashire Raptors - Liverpool Leopards - London Canadians - London Lions - London Knights - London Racers - Manchester Minotaurs - Manchester Phoenix - Manchester Rapids - Manchester Storm - Medway Bears - Milton Keynes Kings - Moray Typhoons - Murrayfield Racers - Murrayfield Racers (2018-2022) - Newcastle Jesters - Newcastle Vipers - Niagara Ice Hockey Club - Oxford Blades - Oxford Canadians - Peterborough Pirates - Princes Ice Hockey Club - Richmond Flyers - Richmond Hawks - Royal Engineers Ice Hockey Club - Sheffield Lancers - Sheffield Scimitars - Slough Jets ENL - Southampton Vikings - Sunderland Chiefs - TDC Northern Stars - Wembley Lions - Wembley Monarchs - Wightlink Raiders - Wightlink Tigers Governing bodies English Ice Hockey Association - Ice Hockey UK - Northern Ireland Ice Hockey Association - Scottish Ice Hockey - British Ice Hockey Association (defunct) - National Ice Skating Association (defunct) Other British National Team - Women's British National Team - British Junior National Team - British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame - Ice Hockey Journalists UK

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