Milton Keynes Thunder

DFC Milton Keynes Thunder	DFC Milton Keynes Thunder
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League 	English National Ice Hockey League
Conference 	South Division One
Founded 	2001
History 	
Milton Keynes Thunder2001–Present
Arena 	Planet Ice Milton Keynes "The Thunderdome"
Capacity 	2,200
City 	Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Team Colours 	White, Black & Gold
Head coach 	Paul Gore
Website 	mkthunder.com
The DFC 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.
== Current staff ==
		 				
		 				
	Executive Operations
* Ownership – Dave Fairhurst
* Official Photographer – Claire Stanton
* Match Night Announcer – Fiona Heron
*Match Night Music – Ben Cook	 		
Hockey Operations
*Head Coach – Paul Gore
*Assistant Coach – Lewis Clifford
*Goaltending Coach – Mark Woolf
*Player's Assistant – Tom Smith
*Equipment Manager – Chris Roberts
*Physiotherapist – Nefra Germain
*Strength & Conditioning – Tom Roles & Carl Stevenson		
==Current players==
Goaltenders	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders	Goaltenders 	Goaltenders
Number 	 	Player 	Catches 	Place of Birth 	
1 	 	Mark Woolf 	L 	London, England	
## 	 	Chris Chaplen	L 	Luton, England 	
Defencemen	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen 	Defencemen	Defencemen
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Place of Birth	 	
3 	 	Paul Gore 	R 	Luton, England	 	
7 	 	Peter Taylor 	R 	England 	 	
13 	 	James Roberts	R 	England 	 	
24 	 	David Coffey 	R 	Scotland 	 	
41 	 	Oliver Nabbs 	L 	England 	 	
80 	 	Kristian Simo	L 	Slovakia 	 	
Forwards	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards 	Forwards	Forwards
Number 	 	Player 	Shoots 	Place of Birth 	 	
10 	 	Kieron Goody 	R 	England 	 	
12 	 	Lewis Clifford	R 	Bletchley, England 	 	
14 	 	Paul Jamieson 	R 	England 	 	
18 	 	Carl Stevenson	R 	England 	 	
19 	 	Jamie Randall 	R 	England 	 	
20 	 	Martin Snape 	L 	England 	 	
22 	 	Sam Fairhurst 	R 	England 	 	
47 	 	Michael Lucas 	R 	England 	 	
71 	 	Tom Roles 	R 	England 	 	
81 	 	Harrison Goode	L 	England 	 	
97 	 	Dan Chaplen 	R 	Luton, England 	 	
## 	 	Jacob Heron 	R 	Milton Keynes, England	 	
## 	 	Glenn Trivett 	L 	England 	 	
==Overseas players==
Thunder have only had three non-EIHA (overseas) players since the team's inception. Slovakian defenceman Ivan Turan become the first import in team history after wishing to remain in the Milton Keynes area following his release the previous season from EPL affiliate MK Lightning. Donations from fans enabled Thunder to pay the costly ITC card needed in order to sign Turan and he made his debut at the beginning of the 2006/2007 sseason. Also signed in 2006/2007 was local Canadian Todd Bakergeorge who had spent previous seasons playing with local recreational side MK Jesters. For the 2007/2008 season Bakergeorge was replaced by Pavol Hudak, who like Turan is of Slovakian origin. Turan and Hudak both departed the club during the summer of 2008, being replaced by sloviakan defenceman Kristian Simo who signed from ENL rivals Peterborough Islanders and Michal Lauko
==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. For the 2008/9 season the team will sport new uniforms, with the designs similar to previous years with a new secondary colour of sky blue.
==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 19 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
===Team Captains===
*Paul Gore, 2002-2004
*Michael Knights, 2004-2007
*James Roberts, 2007/2008
*Jamie Randall, 2008-present
===Coaching Staff===
	Head Coaches
* 2001-2003 – Mark Johnson
* 2003-2008 – Michael Knights
* 2008-2009 – Paul Gore
* 2009-Present – Lewis Clifford	 		
Assistant Coaches
* 2001-2004 – Chris Anderson
* 2001-2004 – Jimmy Ryan
* 2004-2008 – Paul Gore
*2008-Present – Lewis Clifford	 		
Bench Coaches
* 2001-2004 - Davey Phillips
* 2004-2005 – Andy Linton
* 2005-2006 – Dave Fairhurst
* 2006-2007 – Phil Wooderson
* 2007-2009 – Matt Roberts
* 2009-Present – Andy Watts
==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
Points
Goals
Assists
Season 	Player 	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	P/G
2004/2005	Michael knights	D 	19	7 	14	21 	1.10
2005/2006	Michael Knights	D 	20	15	18	33 	1.65
2006/2007	Tom Hurley* 	LW 	13	16	8 	24 	1.84
2007/2008	Dan Chaplen* 	RW 	13	9 	12	21 	1.61
Player 	Pos	GP	G 	G/G
Ben White 	C 	21	9 	0.42
Michael Knights	D 	20	15	0.75
Tom Hurley* 	LW 	13	16	1.23
Tom Roles* 	RW 	23	14	0.60
Player 	Pos	GP	A 	A/G
James Roberts* 	RW 	18	15	0.83
Michael Knights	D 	20	18	0.90
Mark Krater 	RW 	21	11	0.52
Keiron Goody* 	C 	24	14	0.583
==External links==
*Planet Ice
*MK Thunder club web page
Category:English National Ice Hockey League team