Milton Keynes Thunder

Milton Keynes Thunder
File:Milton Keynes Thunder logo.gif
League	English National Ice Hockey League
Conference	South Division One
Founded	2001
History	Milton Keynes Thunder 2001–Present
Arena	Planet Ice Milton Keynes "The Thunderdome"
Capacity	2,200
City	Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Team Colours	White, Black & Gold
Head coach	Simon Howard
Website	mkthunder.com

The Milton Keynes Thunder are an ice hockey team from Milton Keynes, England and are the second team in the city behind Milton Keynes Lightning. They currently play in the English National Ice Hockey League (ENIHL) South Division One league. The team is committed to youth development with practically all players coming from the Milton Keynes junior ice hockey system.

History

Season-by-season record

Last 5 seasons, league stats only

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Records as of May 19th 2008.

Season	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
2003-04	16	9	5	2	20	62	42	3rd, ENL South	1st Round
2004-05	18	7	7	4	18	51	66	5th, ENL South	Did not qualify
2005-06	20	8	8	4	20	84	74	6th, ENL South	Did not qualify
2006-07	22	5	13	4	14	79	99	9th, ENL South	Did not qualify
2007-08	16	9	5	2	20	67	50	4th, ENL South A	Did not qualify

Successful players

Players

• Leigh Jamieson, D, (2001–02) (Great Britain National Team, Belfast Giants, Coventry Blaze)
• Bari McKenzie, D, (2004–05) (Belfast Giants)

Overseas players

In 2006 the club signed their first non-EIHA players, Slovakian defenceman Ivan Turan and Canadian forward Todd Bakogeorge. Turan remained with the team for the 2007–8 season and was joined at the club by Slovakian forward Pavol Hudak who previously played in Slovak Extraliga with HKm Zvolen.

Coaching history

• Mark Johnson, Head Coach, (2001–2003)
• Michael Knights, Head Coach, (2003–2008)
• Simon Howard, Head Coach, (2008–present)

• Andrew Linton, Bench Coach, (2003–2006)
• Paul Gore, Assistant Coach, (2004–present)
• Phil Wooderson, Bench Coach, (2006–2007)
• Matthew Roberts, Bench Coach, (2007–present)

Jerseys

At the end of the 2005–06 season the club's original jersey's were auctioned off to fund new designs for the 2006–07 season. The jersey features yellow letters and numbers on the rear with the word "thunder" printed across the bottom, with yellow numbers on both sleeves with a small thunder logo shoulder patch. Traditionally the white jersey is worn for home games, the black jersey for road games, however there have been occasions when this jersey has been worn for home fixtures due to colour clashes with visiting teams.

Current players

Goaltenders
Number		Player	Catches	Place of Birth
1		Mark Woolf	L	London, England

Defencemen
Number		Player	Shoots	Place of Birth
3		Paul Gore	R	England
7		Pete Taylor	R	England
9		Matt Roberts	R	England
24		David Coffey	R	Scotland

Forwards
Number		Player	Shoots	Place of Birth
8		Jamie Cox	R	Milton Keynes, England
10		Keiron Goody	R	England
12		Lewis Clifford	R	Bletchley, England
13		James Roberts	R	England
16		Josh White	R	England
18		Carl Stevenson	R	England
22		Sam Fairhurst	R	England
23		Tom Hurley	L	Milton Keynes, England
26		Pavol Hudak	L	Slovakia
41		Paul Jamieson	R	England
71		Tom Roles	R	England
97		Dan Chaplen	R	Luton, England

Current staff

Milton Keynes Thunder staff
	Executive Operations Ownership – Dave Fairhurst Official Photographer – Claire Stanton Match Night Announcer – Fiona Heron Match Night Music – Ben Cook			Hockey Operations Head Coach – Simon Howard Assistant Coach – Paul Gore Goaltending Coach – Mark Woolf Strength & Conditioning – Carl Stevenson, Tom Roles

External links

• Planet Ice