Cleveland Bombers
| Billingham Stars | |
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 2016–17 NIHL Moralee Conference season
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| City | Billingham, England |
| League | NIHL |
| Conference | Moralee Conference |
| Division | Northern Division 1 |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Home arena | Billingham Forum Ice Arena |
| Colours |
Red, White |
| General manager | Allen Flavell |
| Head coach | Terry Ward |
| Captain | Michael Elder |
| Media | http://www.billinghamstars.co.uk |
| Franchise history | |
| 1971–1982 | Billingham Bombers |
| 1982–1992 | Cleveland Bombers |
| 1992–1993 | Billingham Bombers |
| 1993–1995 | Teesside Bombers |
| 1995–1996 | Billingham Bombers |
| 1996–2002 | Billingham Eagles |
| 2002–2009 | Billingham Bombers |
| 2011-Current | Billingham Stars (ENL) |
| Championships | |
| Regular season titles | 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2005/2006, 2011/2012 |
Red, White
The Billingham Stars are an ice hockey team from the town of Billingham in the borough of in County Durham. They are currently members of the National Ice Hockey League playing in its Moralee Conference. The Stars play their home games at the Billingham Forum.
The Stars are coached by Player/Coach Michael Bowman.
Notable ex-Billingham players include current GB International and Sheffield Steelers Robert Dowd and Patrice Lefebvre who went on to play 3 games in the NHL for the Washington Capitals.
The Billingham Bombers were founded in 1971 as members of the Northern League. In 1982 they became a founder member of the British Hockey League and changed their name to the Cleveland Bombers. Between 1991 and 1995 the team played under the name of the Teesside Bombers before reverting to their original name. Between 1982 and 1986 and again between 1990 and 1994, the Bombers played in the Premier League, the top flight division of British ice hockey at the time.
In more recent times the Bombers won the English League Northern section regular season championship and Northern section play off championship during the 2005-06 season.
The Billingham Bombers did not compete in any league due to a refurbishment of their home venue TFM Radio Ice Arena in the 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons
Ice Hockey returned to the forum in the 2011/12 seasons after merging with the Northern Stars who were facing problems with their home rink, the Metro Radio Arena. The new club was renamed Billingham Stars.
In 2011/12, the club's first season back following two seasons away from Ice Hockey, Billingham Stars were successful in their attempt to become champions of the English National League, Northern Division. The Championship was finally won with the penultimate league match, at home to Trafford Metros in a 2-2 draw, giving Billingham the final point required to ensure the title.
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