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!
