Milton Keynes Thunder | |
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City | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
League | NIHL |
Division | Division One South |
Founded | 2001 |
Home arena | Planet Ice Arena Milton Keynes (capacity: 2,500) |
Colors | White, Black & Teal |
General manager | Lauren Cox |
Head coach | Will Fry |
Captain | Hayden Hagger |
Affiliates | Milton Keynes Lightning, Milton Keynes Storm |
Website | thundericehockey |
Championships | |
NIHL South BBO Cup | 1 (2016–17) |
The Milton Keynes Thunder are an ice hockey team from Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, they are known stylistically as Thunder. The team currently competes in the Britton Conference, of the National Ice Hockey League Division 1 South (the third tier of English National Ice Hockey). The team was founded in 2001 predominantly to provide competitive hockey and further development opportunities for players leaving the Milton Keynes Junior Ice Hockey system. Their home rink is the refurbished and renamed Planet Ice Arena, known locally as the Thunderdome. It has a capacity of circa 2,500.