Milton Keynes Thunder
| Milton Keynes Thunder | |
| League | English National Ice Hockey League |
| Conference | South Division One |
| Founded | 2001 |
| History |
Milton Keynes Thunder |
| 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)
- Paul Gore, Assistant Coach, (2004–present)
- Andrew Linton, Bench Coach, (2003–2006)
- Phil Wooderson, Bench Coach, (2006–2007)
- Matthew Roberts, Bench Coach, (2007–present)
Team Captains
- Paul Gore, 2002-2004
- Michael Knights, 2004-2007
- James Roberts, 2007/2008
Scoring Leaders
These are the end of season scorering leaders for the past 4 seasons, including league, cup & playoff games. Previous season scoring records are unknown.
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game; G/G = Goals per game; A/G = Assists per game; * = current Thunder player
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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 | 
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Mark Woolf | L | London, England | |
| Defencemen | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Place of Birth | |||
| 3 |
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Paul Gore | R | England | ||
| 7 |
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Pete Taylor | R | England | ||
| 9 |
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Matt Roberts | R | England | ||
| 24 |
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David Coffey | R | Scotland | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Shoots | Place of Birth | |||
| 8 |
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Jamie Cox | R | Milton Keynes, England | ||
| 10 |
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Keiron Goody | R | England | ||
| 12 |
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Lewis Clifford | R | Bletchley, England | ||
| 13 |
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James Roberts | R | England | ||
| 16 |
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Josh White | R | England | ||
| 18 |
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Carl Stevenson | R | England | ||
| 22 |
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Sam Fairhurst | R | England | ||
| 23 |
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Tom Hurley | L | Milton Keynes, England | ||
| 26 | 
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Pavol Hudak | L | Slovakia | ||
| 41 |
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Paul Jamieson | R | England | ||
| 71 |
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Tom Roles | R | England | ||
| 97 |
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Dan Chaplen | R | Luton, England | ||
Current staff
Executive Operations
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Hockey Operations
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External links
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