BILLINGHAM STARS made the long trip down to the Midlands for a crucial National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 tie against mid-table rivals Solihull Barons on Sunday evening knowing two points would put them within touching distance of a top half berth with only a handful of games left to play. Missing Joe Walls and back-up netminder Jacob Hammond, the two teams seemed evenly matched in
BILLINGHAM STARS face the long trek to the Midlands on Sunday for another crucial National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 clash with Solihull Barons as the race for the playoffs hots up. The gap between third place and bottom is now just nine points, meaning Solihull, who were looking fairly comfortable in third place until the New Year, are now looking at every game in the run-up to th
BILLINGHAM STARS travelled over the Pennines on Sunday evening for a National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 encounter hoping to put daylight between themselves and the team just behind them in the League standings, Blackburn Hawks. A full bench made the journey with James Moss and Joe Walls both passing late fitness tests to make the squad. An end-to-end opening session ensued, but wit
BILLINGHAM STARS travel over the Pennines for the return National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 fixture against Blackburn Hawks tomorrow evening hoping for a repeat of their narrow win on home ice a fortnight ago. Life has been anything but settled for Blackburn in the two weeks since the sides last met. On the ice, the Hawks put a little distance between themselves and bottom-placed c
BILLINGHAM STARS made hard work of their National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 encounter with Blackburn Hawks at the Forum on Sunday, but got the win that they so badly needed as they seek to climb the table. Travelling to Teesside on the back of a demoralising home defeat to bottom side Nottingham Lions the previous evening, Blackburn were on the front foot in the early exchanges and
BILLINGHAM STARS have an opportunity to get a stronger foothold higher up National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 tomorrow evening with the visit of seventh-placed Blackburn Hawks to the Forum. Sitting two points behind the Stars but with four games in hand over the Teessiders prior to this evening’s game against Nottingham Lions, Blackburn need a four-point weekend to both leapfr
BILLINGHAM STARS travelled down to the Midlands for a National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 clash with a Nottingham Lions side hoping for a somewhat calmer encounter than their last home game against Blackburn Hawks that saw some of the League’s heftiest bans handed out before the weekend’s action got underway. The Stars were grateful to have a switched-on Thomas Brown bet
BILLINGHAM STARS travel down the M1 to a resurgent Nottingham Lions for a crucial National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 encounter tomorrow evening as they continue their quest to secure a higher League placing ahead of the end-of-season playoffs. It was not so long ago that many teams considered a game against the Lions as a guaranteed two points, but since they recorded their first w
BILLINGHAM STARS pushed local rivals Whitley Warriors all the way in a feisty National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 encounter on Sunday, but they came up just short and the points left for Tyneside with the Stars on the wrong end of a narrow 1-3 defeat. Whitley made the short journey down the A19 with the upper hand over their nearest neighbours, four derby victories on the spin inclu
BILLINGHAM STARS take on nearest neighbours Whitley Warriors in National Ice Hockey League (N) Moralee Division 1 at the Forum tomorrow evening looking for their first derby win of the season against the second-placed Tynesiders. Whitley’s hopes of back-to-back League titles does not look like a realistic proposition going into the final stages of the season as the trophy is Solway Sharks&r
