MK Lightning Newsflash 

Kubo Recruitment want to wish team MK Lightning all the best in their third-from-last home league match this season when they take on the Sheffield Steeldogs this Saturday 4^th March at 7pm at Planet Ice.

Their last meeting at iceSheffield a few weeks ago saw MK Lightning win convincingly 8-3. It’s 5-0 in MKL’s favour so far this season and Pete Russell’s men will be aiming to round off the series with a shutout.

Lightning remain second in the EPL table with nine points in hand over Peterborough’s Phantoms in 3^rd place. Pete Russell’s side has won 31 out of 44 league games this season (70.5%) with the 3rd highest goal tally in the EPL. They can also boast the lowest penalty minutes total in the league.

Make sure you get your tickets now for this fixture by purchasing in person at the Planet Ice box office, phoning 01908 540020 or buying online at MK-Lightning.co.uk/tickets.

Kubo proud Sponsors of MK Storm's shirts

 

Kubo Recruitment already sponsor the ice hockey shirts of MK Storm girls under 16s and are now pleased to be able to sponsor the shirts of the entire junior Ice Hockey team.  We look forward to following MK Storm's progress and will keep you posted with any news.

For further information please view their website http://www.mkstorm.com  

Latest news from MK Lightning

Well done to MK Lightning for their fantastic victories last weekend against the Sheffield Steeldogs and the Hull Pirates. The team had an impressive win on Saturday (10^th December) beating the Steeldogs 6-1 and another convincing win over the pirates on the Sunday, with a 4 goals to 0 victory. This now puts them comfortably into second place in the English Premier League with Hull nine points behind them in third place.

Even more impressive were these victories, considering the absence from these matches of Glenn Billing, Luc Johnson and Kubo’s sponsored player Ed Knaggs. They are currently playing in the under 20s World Championships in Hungary and Kubo want to wish the trio all the best for the Championships!    

This Saturday (17^th December) sees MK lightning face the Swindon Wildcats in the MK Arena at 7pm and will be the team’s last game before Christmas. So make sure you don your festive outfits for the match because after the game there’ll be Christmas Jumper Karaoke in the Tag Taylor Bar and the players will be there signing autographs and posing for your photos.

Tickets for Saturday’s game are on sale now from the Planet Ice MK box office on 01908 540020, or in person at the box office.

Kubo Recruitment increase sponsorship opportunities with MK Ice Hockey

Kubo Recruitment is delighted to be able to increase their involvement with the MK Lightning hockey team and the junior MK Storm teams. 

Having sponsored individual players’ match jerseys for a number of seasons, Kubo now have a rinkside board erected at Planet Ice in Milton Keynes. 

Take a look at this link to read what the MK Lightning website

says about Kubo Recruitment's collaboration. bit.ly/2cVXwwY

Knaggs natters!

Kubo are pleased to be sponsoring the home shirt of MK Lightning’s young defenceman Edward Knaggs. At the tender age of 18, he is MK Lightning’s youngest player. Read on to find out some further interesting facts on Ed from MK Lightning’s website.

Did it take you long to decide that MKL was the club to sign for?

Not even a second, this club is very special to me as it is where I spent the majority of my junior career so it was very easy to sign back here.

In your career, what’s been the biggest challenge to date?

My debut for MKL – I played my first EPL game at just 16; adapting to the speed, strength and skill was a massive challenge for me, especially at such a young age.

What is your proudest moment of your career so far?  

Winning a bronze medal with Great Britain U20’s last year.

Do you follow an NHL team or player?     

I follow the Calgary Flames in the NHL, my favourite player is Mike Giordano.

How would you describe your style of play?

A solid 2 way defenceman.

What kind of character are you in the dressing room: thoughtful or practical joker?

Thoughtful!

Outside of ice hockey….what takes up your time?

I like to play golf when I can especially in the summer, and also I study engineering at college.

Who was your ice hockey hero as you were coming up through the ranks?

Lukas Zatopek, when I was playing in juniors at MKL – he was the player I looked up to.

If you could be as good at a different sport as you are at hockey, what would it be? 

Do you have a sporting hero in a different sport?

Football, my favourite player has to be Ronaldo, some of his skills are out of this world!

Heads up.....it's Hedley!!

Kubo are excited to be sponsoring the home shirt of MK Lightning’s young Defenceman Ed Knaggs and the GB junior international netminder Jordan Hedley’s away shirt. With the start of the 2016/2017 season almost upon us, we saw this recent interview with Jordan Hedley on MK Lightning’s website and were keen to share the information.  

 

·       Did it take you long to decide that MKL was the   club to sign for?

      Once I spoke to Pete it didn’t take long, I just knew   it was the right decision for me to come back after a year away.

·       In your career, what’s been the biggest challenge  to date?

      Every year is a challenge in its own way – to do better than last season.  For me it’s to play more games and improve my stats on the year before.

·    What is your proudest moment of your career so far?

      Winning gold and bronze medals at the world championships with GB

·      Do you support an NHL team or player?     

      I don’t really have one team – my favourite players are Carey Price and Braden Holtby

·      How would you describe your style of play?    

 

      Big goalie – also athletic 

 

·      What kind of character are you in the dressing room: thoughtful or practical joker? 

 

      I’d say I’m more of a joker – just ask Jaimo!

 

·      Outside of ice hockey….what takes up your time? 

 

      FIFA and I’m doing an apprenticeship in plumbing.

 

·      Who was your ice hockey hero as you were coming up through the ranks?

 

      Joe Watkins the goalie who used to play in Guildford

 

·      Do you have a sporting hero in a different sport? 

 

      Wouldn’t say I have one

 

·      If you could be as good at a different sport as you are at hockey, what would it be?    

  

            Football or golf

We wish our sponsored players and the rest of the MK Lightning team all the best for their first match against the Telford Tigers on Saturday 27th August.

Kubo sponsor shirts of new MK Lightning players!

Kubo Recruitment are proud to announce that we are sponsoring the home shirt of MK Lightning’s young Defenceman Ed Knaggs and the GB junior international netminder Jordan Hedley’s away shirt.

Although both players are very young, Knaggs just 17 and Hedley 19, the young stars have already proved how talented they are.



Ed Knaggs

Ed Knaggs has been named in the Great Britain U18 roster which will compete in the World Junior Championships in Romania in April. Ed also plays for MK Thunder and represented Great Britain in last month’s U20 level World Junior Championships in France.  Great Britain beat the Ukraine there and it was during this match that he was awarded the title of best player in the team.

 

Jordan Hedley

Jordan Hedley learnt his skills playing for MK Storm and MK Thunder before making his debut for MK Lightning in 2012. He had great success with the team during 2013-2014 before leaving the team in the summer of 2015 to join the Swindon Wildcats.

However to the delight of the MK Lightning fans, Jordan returns to the MK Lightning team next season where his interest in the sport first materialised: “Milton Keynes is my home. I used to watch the Kings play when I was just three years old, standing on a step to see over the plexi!

“I can’t wait to get training and for the season to start. I know I’ve still got a few more years to grow and develop yet and I intend to do everything I can to be the best I can be. It feels good to be home!”

Kubo  wish both of our players all the best for the up and coming season and we look forward to seeing them play.

Season tickets are now available for the 2016-17 season – For full details and application form see mk-lightning.co.uk/tickets/season-tickets or pick up a form at the MK Arena box office.

MK Lightning update

Firstly Kubo is pleased to announce the fantastic news that Milton Keynes Lightning has been accepted into the Elite League for the 2017/18 season.

Congratulations also go to the team following their triumphant victory over the Telford Tigers by 4-1 last Saturday in the second leg of the English Premier League play off quarter finals, ensuring a 7-2 aggregate win. 

MK Lightning team is now on their way to the Semi-finals and to Coventry’s Skydome Arena where they take on the Basingstoke Bison on Saturday 2^nd April at 1pm.  So make sure you get your tickets by calling 01908 540020, visiting the box office or online at http://mk-lightning.co.uk/tickets. 

Watch MK Lightning this Saturday and you could come away £1000 richer!

Kubo Recruitment wants to wish the MK Lightning boys all the best for their forthcoming home match this Saturday as they take on the Peterborough Phantoms. 

Why not join Kubo Recruitment at Planet Ice in Milton Keynes and show your support for the team who are currently second in the English Premier Ice Hockey League, just two points behind Basingstoke Bison. Let’s see if we can get the team into that top spot!!

If that wasn’t good enough reason alone to attend, at this fixture the Supporters’ Club (which runs all MKL fund raising) are selling tickets for their prize draw, where the jackpot will be an unprecedented guaranteed minimum of £1,000!

Tickets can be bought for just £1 each, 3 for £2 or 10 for just £5. They are available to buy just before the first period break from the sellers in Hi-vis jackets.     

MK Storm took on the Bracknell Bees

Well done to the girls of MK Storm under 16s ice hockey team for their fantastic efforts against the Bracknell Bees on Saturday night. It was great to see the girls of MK Storm don their Kubo sponsored shirts at this their first home game and only their 2nd competitive match to date. Although the competitors won the match 11-0, 76 attempts were made at the MK Storm's goal. The team's goalkeeper was therefore deservedly named "Woman of the match".

Why not come along and support the MK Storm
girls! For details of the team's fixtures, please view this link http://eiha.co.uk/junior-leagues/junior-leagues-u16-girls-
south/

MK Lightning Action Update 

 

Well done to Kubo's sponsored player Markku Tahtinen who scored one of the five goals in Saturday's (16th January) thrilling match, to help seal MK Lightning's victory against the Guildford Flames at the MK Arena.

Then just to add insult to injury, the MK Lightning team managed to stage a great 3-2 victory against the Guildford Flames on Sunday 17th January's away game at the Spectrum Centre. 

Kubo are really looking forward to the team's next scheduled match to see if they can win again. On Saturday 23rd January at 7pm, the boys are taking on the Sheffield Steeldogs at home. To come along and support them you can pick up tickets from the website www.mk-lightning.co.uk/tickets or phone the box office on 01908 540020.

 

Kubo Recruitment meets MK Storm

At a recent MK Lightning match, some of the staff at Kubo Recruitment managed to meet a few of the players of the new under 16s girls' ice hockey team - MK Storm.



Kubo meet some of the girls from MK Storm 

Kubo are sponsoring the girls shirts, so it was nice to see them proudly wearing them, sporting the Kubo Recruitment logo. Kubo really enjoyed meeting the girls and watching them in action during their demonstrations in the breaks of the MK Lightning-Guildford Flames match.



It looks like the girls managed to recruit two more players, as the daughters of the Kubo staff were keen to get in on the action and support the girls.

Kubo sponsor MK Storm under 16s girls ice hockey team!

The Milton Keynes Junior Ice Hockey Club (MKJIHC) has been able to enter an Under 16s girls team in the league, proving that the MK girls certainly can play ice hockey!

Kubo are the proud sponsors of the new girls team and will be attending the Milton Keynes Lightning home game this Saturday at 7pm. During one of the breaks, the girls will run a demonstration to display their skills and encourage more girls to take up the sport.

Tickets for the MK Lightning home match against the Guildford Flames are available online now at www.mk-lightning.co.uk/tickets, in person from the Arena reception or by phoning 01908 540020.

Kubo meet their new MK Lighting player!

As you know Kubo are avid sponsors and supporters of the MK lighting Hockey team. Every year we are proud to sponsor one of the team. Last Monday Kubo braved the bank holiday rain and met our new MK lightning player forward Markku Tahtinen, this season we will be sponsoring Markku's "Away" shirt. 

After meeting and having our photo taken with Markku, the kids had a chance to ask him and the other players a few questions before we were treated to seeing the team take to the ice for a team practice, lead by GB men’s coach Russell.

It was a great chance to meet everyone and have a catch up, as this will be our 3rd consecutive year sponsoring the team.

We look forward to seeing how the new team get on this upcoming season and we wish them luck in their first game today against the Basingstoke Bisons!

MK Lightning Ice Hockey Update! Sad to say goodbye, but pleased to welcome....!

MK Lightning have confirmed that Kubo Recruitment's sponsored player Tom Carlon is sadly leaving  to pursue work commitments outside of the sport. He has been offered an unmissable opportunity which sees him and his wife moving to another country.
In a statement released by the club he said " This is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. It doesn’t feel like very long since I signed for Lightning…certainly not long enough. I wanted to become one of the core players of the club and saw myself finishing my career with MK, so I’m gutted that I can’t. But I really can’t turn down this opportunity – I wouldn’t want to let it go by and then always wonder ‘what if’. I would never have wanted to leave mid-way through a season, but I have to take the offer now, while it’s there – so I apologise for leaving everyone in the lurch.”

Kubo would like to wish Tom and his Wife the best of luck in their future endeavors and are sad to see such a talented player leave the team. 

Although Kubo are sad to be saying goodbye to Tom whom we have sponsored for the last 2 seasons, we are pleased to welcome forward Leigh Jamieson to the Kubo team as we will be sponsoring him for the remainder of the season. Leigh was born in Milton Keynes and has played for his hometown since the start of his ice hockey career. This years ice hockey season has only just got under way and Leigh has already had 6 appearances and 8 penalties for the team! 


Keep up to date with MK Lighting on Kubo's Blog and Twitter page @kuborecruitment!!

Kubo are proud to sponsor Tom Carlon at MK lightning for the 2nd year running!

As we approach the upcoming new hockey season Kubo Recruitment are proud to sponsor Tom Carlon at MK Lighting following his success last year!

Last year Kubo Recruitment sponsored Forward Tom Carlon as he debuted after signing with MK Lighting in 2013




Last season saw Tom Carlon scoring crucial goals for the team and playing a major part in the team’s success placing them 4th in the premier league at the end of last season!







Kubo look forward to continuing to support the team next season and wish them every success for the start of September!

Kubo Recruitment meets MK Lightning’s new team!

By Lara Gill, Recruitment Consultant

Last week I went to represent Kubo and meet the new addition to the Milton Keynes Lightning squad, Tom Carlon. Kubo are sponsoring Tom this season and thought we should pop along and introduce ourselves to him. The team were being introduced for the first time to all their supporters and were all raring and ready to go for the new season!

Tom has recently transferred to MK Lightning after leaving the Peterborough Phantoms and has had a long and successful ice hockey career and was even captain of the U18 Great Britain Team!

Carlon saw his name and stick go into the Hall of Fame in Canada when he scored the game-winning goal in the world championships to win the gold medal for Great Britain!

Kubo wish MK Lightning good luck as they start their new season- hopefully we will be able to get to a game soon to show our continued support for the boys!

Kubo also sponsor the U16 Milton Keynes Storm hockey team.