Starcast: the Billingham Stars podcast

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 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.