Starcast: the Billingham Stars podcast

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream An unexpected extra episode talking about Stars end of season presentation and the healthy state of the club.  We also visited our sponsor Clifton Lodge as they open a new surgery in Hartlepool and there’s a load of AOB on many and various topics. Finally we end with a literal mic drop. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. You can also listen in on these fine podcast apps. Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast--6228558 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast/id1756178437?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4S3o2igaJyOKa4hjoqVI Or search wherever you get your podcasts! Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club.Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream The gang give a full Steel City Showdown recap, looking at all six games in Sheffield and the performances of the teams. A quick look ahead to summer plans, Jono has an NHL epiphany as his team join Craig and Carol on the sidelines in post-season, and a big thanks to everyone who has been part of the pod this season. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. You can also listen in on these fine podcast apps. Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast--6228558 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast/id1756178437?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4S3o2igaJyOKa4hjoqVI Or search wherever you get your podcasts! Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 STARCAST S2 E30: No Easter miracle Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Billingham’s season came to an end on Sunday in Blackburn, after giving the league champs a real game at the Forum on Saturday. Captain Michael Elder joins the gang to talk it over, his summer plans and opening golf day with a perfect tee shot. Then Carol, Jono and Craig direct the two games against the Hawks - the good, the bad and the ugly - before a quick look at the Steel City Showdown lineup this coming weekend. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. You can also listen in on these fine podcast apps. Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast--6228558 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast/id1756178437?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4S3o2igaJyOKa4hjoqVI Or search wherever you get your podcasts! Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream The OG three, no guests, and we talk about a thrilling playoff quarter final series with Telford which saw the Stars extend their season for at least another week.  Features an “epic” road trip journey on Saturday night. We look at the other playoff matchups around the division before previewing the semi final tie against league champions Blackburn Hawks. This week’s AOB is a belated 15th birthday to BOTW, news from EIH and IHUK re their leadership, the GB men squad, sad news re ex EPL/BNL player Adam Greener. Jono has his regular list from the BIHSC which as it’s the last game at the forum has a Manic Street Preachers feel about it - everything must go from the supporters table this Saturday! And we finish with a little big league NHL chat as the season comes to its conclusion across the pond. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. You can also listen in on these fine podcast apps. Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast--6228558 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starcast-the-billingham-stars-podcast/id1756178437?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H4S3o2igaJyOKa4hjoqVI Or search wherever you get your podcasts! Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 STARCAST S2 E28: 36 days later Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Stars end the regular season with a win over Deeside Dragons back at home in Forum Ice Arena. We are joined by Dragons coach Mike Clancy and Stars captain Michael Elder to talk about the series and the playoffs ahead. The gang then give their own thoughts on the Deeside home & home, review the playoff ties for the division and then talk about the challenge of Telford Tigers this coming weekend. This week’s AOB highlights some of the community work that the Stars with guest charity Red Balloons.  Follow them online www.redballoons.org.uk or look for them on social media - @balloons_red on Twitter, @red_balloons2017 on instagram and https://www.facebook.com/redballoons2017/  Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 STARCAST S2 E27: Coming home Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Stars complete performance on the road sees a win in Solihull, albeit with one major flashpoint to discuss.  Carol also gives her chippy review. The regular season ends with Deeside double header, we talk about the Dragons and the challenge ahead for Billingham.  Both teams are hosting mental health charities at the respective home games, so we discuss that and segue into any other business. We finish with a discussion around the issues facing #TeamStripes with recruitment, retention, training and development the key topics. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 STARCAST S2 E26: Ben best beats Widnes Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Billingham piggy back Ben Greenhalgh’s first hat trick to win at Widnes. The road trip continues this weekend to Solihull, we talk about their turnaround in form and the unique home rink at HMR. We finish with a round table of AOB. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 STARCAST S2 E25: Will Thor’s Do a 99? Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Stars were beaten in Blackburn in their only game of the weekend, we break it down and look at results around the league too as NIHL North enters final month of regular season play. Another road trip beckons this coming weekend to Widnes and we have plenty of AOB including exclusive pics of new BIHSC merch. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 STARCAST S2 E24: Cups final Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream No Stars games last week but still plenty of hockey to discuss.  Moralee Cup moves to north Wales, Buccaneers lose an epic.  PLUS Olympics finals were awesome. There were some league games so a quick roundup before we preview Billingham’s return to action away to champions Blackburn And we sign off with a couple of pieces of AOB! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Three points from two games for your Stars last weekend. The podcast trio reflect on frustrating loss at home to Telford and a gritty road win in Nottingham on Sunday. Free week for Stars as it’s Cup Final weekend, we look at Moralee and Laidler Cups with Buccaneers playing for the pride of Teesside against Sutton. There’s the usual rink round up and some Olympic AOB! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Eight goals Saturday, seven goals Sunday, six points in the bag. Your podcast crew are back to review the wins over Leeds and Sheffield, welcome our deadline day signing, and look ahead to another double header. There’s the usual rink round up and some AOB featuring a GB goal for Stars graduate, Olympics are go and Supporters Club news too! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Stars’ forward Iain Brown joins to talk about the season so far and his new role after last year’s record breaking output. The gang review the win over Widnes and look ahead to Sunday against Nottingham. Finally a little AOB Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Stars’ captain joins the gang to talk about the season so far and run-in to the playoffs.  We also take some questions from readers/viewers/listeners. A review of NIHL Cup action in N1 and N2 is followed by preview of the return to action at home to Widnes on Sunday. Finally a little AOB including the new game ‘guess the question’! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Facing off against the league’s top two sides, Stars were beaten twice but put in two great performances across the weekend, on another day would have picked up some points. No games this weekend, we have a look at the Cup semi finals which are taking place, with a home tie for Buccs on Sunday too! Finally a busy AOB spot featuring DEL & Kirky, Olympics, GB teams, sponsor love, AMC #itsokaytotalk, and Henry Staelens decision to leave IHUK. Next week we will take some mailbag questions so look for details how to get in touch. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream A double home weekend for your Stars yielded four points and a whole heap of rules controversy. Great win over Hull, frustrating shootout loss to Leeds - but who was really to blame? After the break we look ahead to a road and home weekend against the division’s two top sides - at Telford on Saturday and home to Blackburn on Sunday. Finally a spot of AOB with genuine Winter Classic, GB teams in action and supporters club ready for you on Sunday! (GB U18 women won 1-0 vs Spain with Evelyn Brown posting a 41-save shutout!) Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream A full roster reacts to the Warriors’ Christmas Cup win before reviewing 2025 overall for your Billingham Stars.  It wasn’t at all bad, was it? After the break we look ahead to a first-foot double header with both Hull and Leeds heading into the Forum for a home game bonanza to kick off 2026. Finally a quick spot of AOB and yes Jono has a list! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Jono is back from his east coast vaycay and Craig’s internet is back so the gang’s all here for another episode. Review of the win over Deeside, the loss in Nottingham, the lost man games this season and how different it is to last year. After a look around the league results and tables with surging Telford and goals a plenty.  Don’t forget to check Joe’s NIHLstats.wordpress.com site for his Christmas top tens of all stat categories. We preview a derby double header in Christmas Cup action, Craig mentions the colour blue and nearly starts a war. Our AOB thanks to everyone who supported the Christmas Raffle and the Teddy Toss - photos from hospital visits were shared since last podcast. And we end on the bombshell of one panel member having mushy peas on Christmas dinner. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Your podcast panel are back to look back at last week’s special double episodes with very special guests.  We salute the success of another Billingham Bear Bonanza and then get to the hockey with last Sunday’s losing trip to north Wales. After a look around the league results and tables it’s home double header time with Widnes and Telford coming to Teesside with important League AND Cup points on the line. Our AOB detours into Christmas films, Jono breaks signing news “live on air” (as live as you can be recorded 12 hours before publication!) and we talk about ex NHLer Milan Lucic possibly coming to Fife. Special guests with festive Carol include Pepper and Pickle. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream The full podcast crew are joined by another special guest as IHUK and EIH Chief Executive Officer Henry Staelens to talk about the proposed merger into a single national governing body for our sport. Starcast asks Henry about the major issues and talking points with an eye on the sport from our position in NIHL1 but a look at the bigger picture too for GB men and women, junior development, broadcasting, Olympics. For anyone with an interest in UK hockey at what ever level the next couple of weeks will go a long way to deciding how our sport look in the short and long term. Thanks to Henry and IHUK/EIH for making him available, and please follow the governing bodies on their social media ahead of the EGM votes on 17 December. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Craig & Jono are joined by Nick Rothwell for a fantastic chat about his work with Re-Tribe, a network supporting current and former players with wellbeing, mental health and other issues.  Nick talks passionately about his own journey as a player, broadcaster and then how he lost himself and hit rock bottom.  We’ll certainly have Nick back in the new year. Find Nick’s organisation at www.retribecollective.com and on social media.  Nick is also on Twitter/X, Instagram and Facebook.  There is also a Re-Tribe podcast on Apple, Spotify and YouTube. The guys then look back at the Stars’ six point weekend with wins in Hull and home to Sheffield, before review and results and tables across the division. We look ahead to a trip to North Wales for our only weekend fixture against the Deeside Dragons. Finally AOB reminder about Christmas Draw, the Teddy Toss was again fantastic, and our mascot experience from Sunday which made Craig feel verrrrry old. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Our intrepid trio sail the good ship Starcast again, and boy is there a lot to talk about!  We cover Billingham’s trip to Blackburn along with a late suspension, segregated seating and 12 skaters on the biggest ice in the league. The game talk actually melts into a positive forward look for the future of Billingham ice hockey with the next generation coming through, two of whom already ice with the Stars.  Happy 16th birthday Will Thornton - MOM in Blackburn! We look ahead to a double header weekend with a quick return to Hull before Sheffield are the visitors for our Teddy Toss game - the gang talk about the importance of the event to the club, the town and mostly the patients and staff in hospital at Christmas. Finally AOB features a bonus Black Friday recommendation from the gang - films and podcasts to get stuck into for your viewing and listening pleasure. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream The OG crew of the good ship Starcast return to look back at double defeat for the Stars but plenty of talking points.  We look at the results & tables, preview the trip to Blackburn and at one point the host disappears! Our AOB bits cover the latest Billingham junior to graduate to seniors, a milestone for former Billog Robert Dowd and our wonderful Teddy Toss is just around the corner! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream No guest goalies this week so it’s the OG Starcast crew reviewing a Saturday matinee in the Steel City and look ahead to another double weekend and a quick return to Teesside of the league leaders. There’s some AOB bits and pieces with GB next gen, NHL and bumper Supporters Club update. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Widnes Wild goalie Luca Tessadri joins this week’s podcast talking about his return to playing and backstopping Widnes Wild this season.  Great to see Luca back and enjoying his hockey after missing pretty much a full year not too long ago. The podcast crew, some might say three grumpy northerners, then review the Stars six point weekend with wins at Widnes and home to Nottingham before checking other games from the NIHL N1 and look ahead to a Saturday Sheffield lunchtime road trip. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Stood still on the highway….. a nightmare road trip compounded a zero point weekend for your Billingham Stars. Solihull goalie Graham Laverick joins to talk his side’s weekend and great start to the season before Carol, Jono and Craig review the home & home and look ahead to another big weekend, ending with a Sunday home game with Nottingham. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Carol, Jono and Craig review the late late (double late!) loss to Blackburn at Forum and ahead to home & home with Solihull Barons. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream General Manager Allen Flavell makes his podcast debut with a great chat about his roles, the Stars growth off the ice as well as on and putting teams together for the NIHL in modern times.  A really great insight from the man at the top of the club. Plus the gang talk about the loss in Telford and look ahead to Blackburn’s visit this coming weekend. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Starcast presented in association with Thor’s Ice Cream Two perfect 10’s for the Stars over Sheffield and Hull, and of course we talk about the Financial Times article which united the whole UK hockey world. Carol, Jono and Craig talk all things Stars, women in hockey and a return to Telford before making their NHL picks for the new season across the pond. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Stars finally join the NIHL N1 party with a win in Leeds and look ahead to a home opener.  And Billy. Captain Michael Elder joins as first guest of the season to discuss the unusual start to the schedule and finally getting underway before the gang break down the Leeds game and look around the league’s other games. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

No games played but we do have hockey on the horizon! It’s game week for your Billingham Stars and the podcast is here to cover pretty much everything. And we mean everything! Look ahead to Stars at Elland Road on Sunday, a round up of games played across the division at the weekend.  NIHL North Updates predictions discussion (with free NHL punditry), media content ramping up, SC ready to roll, and new addition imminent if you can bear to wait. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Our intrepid trio is back with no NIHL Stars games to discuss - which we manage to drag out to 45 minutes! A quick pre-season recap, the week in NIHL N1, Stars girls historic game, Buccs battle and AOB with a bumper Supporters Club update. Carol’s pre-season updates on all Moralee teams:Blackburn https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-blackburn-hawksDeeside https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-deeside-dragonsHull https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-hull-jetsLeeds https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-leeds-knights-2Nottingham https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-nottingham-lionsSheffield https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-sheffield-scimitarsSolihull https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-solihull-baronsTelford https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-telford-tigers-2Widnes https://www.starshockey.co.uk/news-1/season-2025-26-widnes-wild Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support.Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

The gang is back for the last off-season pod and we catch up with the Stars’ latest signings and news like fixtures and playoffs.A quick look around the rest of NIHL North 1 before we shine the spotlight on Billingham’s new U16 Girls team, and look back at last weekend’s Golf Day at Castle Eden (home of the brewery that sponsored a little local hockey tournament back in the day!) Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

The gang is back together and we look at the squad building for the Billingham Stars and wider around the NIHL North 1. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Off season catch up with the gang as news starts to feed into the NIHL North-a-sphere - nothing Billog related though. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

We catch up on the successes at Steel City Showdown and the season ending game in Coventry and a quick thought on 24/25 season for the Billingham Stars. Carol joined from her seaside retreat between Hartlepool, Seaton Carew and Redcar and battled some wifi issues but we got all the content we needed. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Billingham reached the Steel City Showdown with a two-leg win over Deeside - we’ll talk about it as well as the other NIHL division semi finals. Stars will face a repeat of last year’s Final against Blackburn - we’ll talk about it AND the three other Finals taking place in Sheffield Steel City Showdown store: https://eihevents.square.site/ for hats, pucks, programmes and more merch! Steel City Showdown tickets: https://eih.ticketco.events/uk/en/e/nihl_steelcity_showdown_2025  Finally we have the NIHL North player and coach of the year shortlists, sponsored by Ice Barn and powered by True Hockey. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

It’s the OG three on this week’s pod talking all things Stars in full post-season mode. Playoff quarter final wins over Leeds secured, lots of goals and lots of love for Luca.  We also check in with the playoff brackets elsewhere in the NIHL divisions. The gang then look ahead to the semi final series with Deeside before the AOB segment features Coventry tickets, Steel City Merch, awards, presentation night and BOTW Parmo Review (watch on FB: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/18oKV2Y2wK/) Steel City Showdown store: https://eihevents.square.site/ for hats, pucks, programmes and more merch! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

We are delighted to announce NIHL’s official All-Star teams for North 1 and 2 (approx 35 mins in) - thanks to NIHL for giving us this honour/responsibilty! We are also joined by Stars’ coach Stephen Foster and captain Michael Elder to review where we are at the end of the regular season heading into playoffs (spoiler - it’s going kind of OK thanks!) How was the last game of the regular season and trophy lift?  We’ll tell you what we think! The gang look at tables and playoff fixtures for North and South 1, congratulations to Slough Jets for winning Britton and see you in Coventry! Finally a look at our playoff quarter final with Leeds Knights. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

The gang are joined by Pete from Cross Check Clothing to talk about his hockey journey, how the brand was born and recently working with your Billingham Stars. Our 100 point men Chris Sykes and Iain Brown also drop by to talk goals, assists, points, trophies and more.  Of course Iain also talks about his league goals record. There's the regular features reviewing Deeside double header, results & tables, South 1 watch and look ahead to the regular season finale. Save the date features in Any Other Business in a packed episode.  Tune in on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, Apple, Amazon and many other places. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. CROSS CHECK CLOTHING www.crosscheckclothing.co.uk  STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Billingham Stars did another thing! A win on Sunday in Solihull secured a second successive League title for the Big Red Machine! Goalie Jacob Hammond joins the crew to talk about it, before Carol, Jono and Craig go through the game in more depth. We look at results and tables from last week, before previewing a Deeside double header which starts with the party bus to North Wales and ends with a long-awaited return to home ice on Sunday. In AOB we look at South 1 to see who Billingham will face at Coventry and congratulations to Cardiff Canucks, Stuart Jackson and GB Bandy. Jono has merch to sell so Carol & Craig take a breather (!) and we unveil the winner of the Steel City Showdown tickets in our competition. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. EIH EVENTS SHOP https://eihevents.square.site/  STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Your Starcast crew return sans guests for another packed pod talking all things of the Big Red Machine. A road double header saw two slow starts but ultimately two regulation wins. WIN! A pair of tickets to Steel City Showdown - answer in the social media thread on here or email [email protected] Results and tables from last week, plus a look ahead to the Road to Hobs Moat and a trip to Solihull for Billingham on Sunday. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS POST MATCH AUDIO:Big Red Machine Radio: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635577-24-25-big-red-machine-radio STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

A story three years in the making… Billingham are Moralee Cup champions! Carol, Jono and Craig chat with Stars’ captain Michael Elder and scoring legend Chris Sykes about the weekend before reviewing the 120 thrilling minutes. We look at the results in the other Cup Finals, and NIHL 1 North league games that took place at the weekend. Finally we look ahead to Stars return to league play with a road double header in Leeds and *checks notes* Whitley Bay. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for supporting the podcast wherever you watch or listen, please give a subscribe, share, like, review, comment on whatever platform you use. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

The gang return for the latest Starcast talking all things Billingham Stars. Carol, Jono and Craig review the home & home with Nottingham before looking ahead to the Moralee Cup Final against Blackburn this coming weekend.  Podcast exclusive post game interview from Sunday with hat-trick hero Lucas Dowdle too! We are also joined in the second segment by Patrick Smyth, host and founder of A View From The Bridge - a podcast for Belfast Giants which is approaching a milestone episode next week.   There’s also the week’s results & tables courtesy of NIHL Stats Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast wherever you watch or listen. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL__iXJyGqQA5g0DUIwuMzg STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Carol, Jono and Craig are back for their latest Starcast. The gang look back at the road win over Widnes Wild complete with wardrobe malfunction before previewing Stars’ home & home with Nottingham this weekend.   There’s last week’s results & tables, with some results of note for sure.  And we open our first ever mailbag to talk enjoyable seasons, All Time Billingham first line, under-rated Stars and players from other teams. Thanks to everyone who submitted a mailbag entry, will be great to see your own answers to the questions posed. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast wherever you watch or listen. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Carol, Jono and Craig are flying solo this week in the latest episode of your fave Stars podcast. The gang look back at the home win over Leeds Knights before previewing the upcoming games and Stars’ trip to Widnes in particular.   There’s last week’s results & tables, some news & notes and the usual AOB topics round things off. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast wherever you watch or listen. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. BILLINGHAM STARS TV:Fozzie post-game v Leeds: https://youtu.be/kSPzO3x84MMBen G man of the match: https://youtu.be/3HB_R1xM4a0 STARS ON SPOTIFY: Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1  Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Carol, Jono and Craig are joined by Anthony Russell from the Banners on the Wall blog/podcast/YouTube show - Anthony tells us his hockey journey from Rostock to Basingstoke and also his thoughts on NIHL National and South, with an eye on crossover playoffs and the National Final in Coventry. The Stars gang then look back at the big home win over Sheffield as Billingham returned to league action.  We also look ahead to the visit of Leeds Knights to the Forum on Sunday.   There’s last week’s results & tables, some bits of news and the usual AOB topics round things off. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast wherever you watch or listen. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. BOTW: Anthony is @BannersOTW on Twitter, or visit bannersonthewall.wordpress.com for his content. STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Carol, Jono and Craig are have their first guest of 2025 as Ben from the NIHL South podcast Zero Pucks Given (ZPG) joins to talk about his podcast journey, NIHL South and the crossover playoffs coming up in April. The Stars gang then review the two legs of the Moralee Cup semi final which saw Billingham reach their third successive Cup Final.   Last week’s results, news and the usual AOB topics round things off. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast wherever you watch or listen. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. ZPG: all of Ben’s links can be found at linktr.ee/zeropucksgiven STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Carol, Jono and Craig are back to look at the home win over Hull in league play ahead of a two-game Cup semi final against the same opponent.   We also run the rule over the other Cup ties in the NIHL North this weekend, look at results from last week’s league play and the latest league table. We round off with the usual AOB topics. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast wherever you watch or listen. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Happy New Year from Starcast! Carol, Jono and Craig look back on the big win in Sheffield marking the start of 2025 for the Stars, before previewing the home 2025 opener against Hull Jets. We catch up on results and league table (and postponements!) from the weekend, some news from GB U20, NIHL North and Cup dates v Hull. We round off with the usual AOB topics. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast wherever you watch or listen. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. STARS ON SPOTIFY:  Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.

Carol, Jono and Craig are back from a Christmas break to look back on two weekends of games - Deeside away and the Whitley double header - which (spoiler alert!) went very well for Billingham! We catch up on results, tables, Cup semi lineup, some breaking signing news elsewhere in the league and look ahead to the first game of 2025 in Sheffield. Finally the gang talk about their highlights of the year 2024. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the podcast grow.  Also let us know where you're listening and which team you support. Thanks for continuing to support the podcast, have a Happy New Year from everyone at Starcast! Follow @billinghamstars on all social media channels for the very latest from the club. BIG RED MACHINE RADIO:Elder & Foster in Whitley: https://audioboom.com/posts/8630339-post-game-elder-foster-talk-tees-tyne-trophy-triumph STARS ON SPOTIFY: Our channel for player playlists: https://open.spotify.com/user/31erl73d34nurp5peu75kuebireq?si=1542fd69b0f84aa1 Starcast is produced by @march74sports for Billingham Stars.