Billingham Bombers

The Billingham Bombers are an ice hockey team from the town of Billingham in the Stockton-on-Tees borough of Teesside. They are currently members of the English National Ice Hockey League and the Northern League. The Bombers play their home games at the Billingham Forum Ice Rink.

The 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 back 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 Billingham Forum Ice Rink 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.

References

• A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey
• Nottingham Panthers Statistical History 1946-2000 by Mick A. Chambers

External links

• Official Website of the Billingham Stars