Starcast: the Billingham Stars podcast

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...

🎥📺⭐️🎙🔴 STARCAST 18: One flu over the Lions’ den A short benched Billingham Stars battled to a come-from-behind win in Nottingham where only one of our crew was present! We’ll have all the details.  Plus the results and tables and we look ahead to the next couple of weekends for Billingham, including the Tees Tyne Winter Classic Christmas Cracker - league and Cup points on the line between now...

Stars and Hawks split the weekend series, but Billingham make a statement in their home win on Sunday.  Carol, Jono and Craig look back at the action from Lancashire and Teeside. There’s the results and tables from NIHL North 1 and a look ahead to next week’s early face off in Nottingham for Stars at Lions.  GB Women face off on Thursday for their Olympic Qualifiers and love to Nottingham Panthers...

Back to winning ways for Billingham, the gang talk about the Solihull game.  We also look ahead to the crunch double header with Blackburn which includes our Teddy Toss on Sunday at Forum Ice Arena.  Our feature interview is Solway Sharks head coach Martin Grubb, who is midway through his second season in NIHL National division.  We have a fun catch up with Martin and reminisce about the ‘good old...

The gang are back to review Stars’ loss at Blackburn, their first reverse in two months and 11 games.  We also look ahead to the visit of Solihull Barons to Teesside on Sunday, while Jono has a list of Supporters Club topics to bring in AOB.  Our feature interview is GB captain Jodie Alderson-Smith who, as well as playing Women’s Elite League, has also been a part of NIHL Blaze since 2018 and gues...

Carol, Jono and Craig are back slightly later than normal but looking back on the last seven days of Stars hockey. Two big wins, scoring milestones, player trivia and a huge, huge game coming up. Plus great insight on player development from Trevor Hendrikx of Cardiff Canucks. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - interaction helps the pod...

No guests just all hockey chat from Carol, Jono and Craig as Billingham Stars pick up a road win in Leeds and look ahead to a weekend of home comforts with TWO home games this coming weekend. We look at the results & table in the NIHL North with an eye on a hellish run of games for the Stars before the year's end. Carol has the listeners on the naughty step for not joining in with the playlist...

We're joined by the director and GM of NIHL - Martin Peters and Haydn Hunter - to talk all things NIHL, the season so far, working with clubs to make the league successful and announcing the venue for playoff finals! The the gang return to scheduled programming with a look at the win over Widnes, ahead to Leeds away and go through results from across the weekend. Please like, subscribe, share, com...

On the anniversary of Adam Johnson's passing we share the pre-game ceremony from Sunday and briefly talk about the legacy of the AJ47 tragedy on players and safety equipment here and across the pond. Carol, Jono and Craig then look at the Stars' two wins last weekend which kept them atop the NIHL North 1 - away to Hull and home to Nottingham. There's the results and tables roundup powered by Joe S...

Our first special guest interview in this episode with Colin Davidson, IHUK Referee In Chief, joining the gang to talk all things #TeamStripes - hopefully inform and educate about the third team on the ice. IHUK REFEREE WEBSITE: https://www.ihukreferee.uk/courses After that Carol, Jono and Craig look back at six points for the BTC-sponsored Billingham Stars with wins over Sheffield and league newb...

The episodes keep coming even when Stars have no games! Hunter, Langstaff and Simpson get together once again to review the hockey free weekend, their NHL predictions and all of last weekend's action in NIHL 1 North. There's also news to report happening literally as recording happens, not all of it hockey related! Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix...

Carol and Jono once again join Craig to look at a great on-ice weekend for Billingham Stars with two wins from two. We look at results & tables from the NIHL North 1, shoutout Joe Scutts, talk about a hockey-free weekend, we let folk know our NHL teams and Stanley Cup predictions and much more. Please like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you're getting your fix of Starcast - int...

Starcast with added Hull Jets content! Carol & Jono are back with Craig to talk all things Big Red Machine, this week joined by Andy Daintith and Mike Roddy from the league-leading Hull Jets - Stars' opponents on Saturday. We also look back on the win over Sheffield and the next home game against Solihull Barons. Remember to like, subscribe, share, comment and review wherever you get your podc...

Just one game for the gang to talk about, this Stars' first loss of the season as they go down in Solihull. We talk about the game as well as the post-game chippy.  We look at the results around the NIHL North 1, another big weekend at both ends of the table.  And we look ahead to Star's return to home action on Sunday with the visit of Sheffield Scimitars. Remember to like, subscribe, share and r...

A six point weekend for the Billingham Stars with two wins and 17 goals scored - plenty for Carol, Jono and Craig to talk about as well as this coming weekend's trip to a 'wounded' Solihull Barons. Remember to like, subscribe, share and review where you can to help the podcast grow. Follow @billinghamstars on all social media.

The gang are back to review the home opener v Blackburn and look ahead to the first league double header of the season coming up - Deeside at the Forum and Widnes on the road. Follow on all social media channels @billinghamstars

Episode 3 of Starcast and Carol dials in from abroad to join Craig & Jono to look back at pre-season, more signing news, the best Grigors brother and looking ahead to Hawks visit on Sunday! Follow on all social media channels @billinghamstars.

Craig Simpson is once again joined by Carol Hunter and Jono Langstaff to look at the last month in Stars-land, with news of signings and departures as well as fixtures, tickets and more. Oh and there might be a special guest appearance too. Follow on all social media channels @billinghamstars.

Carol Hunter, Jono Langstaff and Craig Simpson bring you the first episode of Billingham Stars' new podcast.  A summer catchup looking back at 23/24 then reviewing signings to date, announcing another addition to Stars' 24/25 roster and discussing the league changes for this coming season. Follow on social media at @billinghamstars.