The team was founded in 2009, three years after the junior club of the same name was established, to give players a pathway from U10s into senior ice hockey. They primarily source players who progress through their junior teams which enter into the English Ice Hockey Association Junior Leagues system.
The team began life in the English National Ice Hockey League (ENL) North 2 for the 2009-10 season. After 3 years the club won the 2011-12 English National Ice Hockey League North Promotion Playoff Champions against the Nottingham Lions and elected for promotion to the National Ice Hockey League North 1.
In the clubs first season in NIHL 1 they qualified for but were eliminated from the playoffs in the semi finals, they competed from 2012 to 2017 without any further playoff success.
Following the closure of the 2016-17 season the Sting elected to drop down into the NIHL 2 where they were crowned league champions, but went on to be defeated in the playoff finals by the Widnes Wild.
Sting returned to the NIHL 1 North for the 2018-19 season where they remained for a further year.
Following a brief hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sting returned to the NIHL 2 for the 2021-22 season. Their first run out saw them finish 3rd in the league, followed by a playoff semi-final loss to eventual champions the Hull Jets. A similar story followed for the 2022-23 season where the Sting once again finished 3rd in the league, followed by a playoff semi-final loss to eventual champions the Telford Tigers 2.
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season
League
GP
W
L
T
OTL
Pts
GF
GA
Finish
Post-season
2009-10
ENL 2
24
5
17
2
-
12
68
142
6
No playoffs held
2010-11
ENL 2
24
14
9
1
-
29
122
124
2
No playoffs held
2011-12
ENL 2
28
22
6
0
-
44
228
88
2
Placement game win
2012-13
NIHL 1
30
15
6
9
-
39
121
101
3
Semifinal loss
2013-14
NIHL 1
28
15
12
1
-
31
133
100
5
DNQ
2014-15
NIHL 1
24
9
12
3
-
21
82
85
5
DNQ
2015-16
NIHL 1
30
10
18
2
-
22
96
118
7
DNQ
2016-17
NIHL 1
28
9
16
3
-
21
83
106
6
DNQ
2017-18
NIHL 2
36
28
5
-
3
59
218
110
1
Final loss
2018-19
NIHL 1
36
10
23
-
3
23
136
235
8
QF loss
2019-20
NIHL 1
24
13
10
-
1
26
116
119
4
Cancelled
2020-21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Inactive
2021-22
NIHL 2
14
8
5
-
1
17
53
47
3
SF loss
2022-23
NIHL 2
28
13
10
-
5
31
95
89
3
SF loss
2023-24
NIHL 2
32
26
5
-
1
54
200
79
2
Final loss
2024-25
NIHL 2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current Squad
Squad for 2024–25 National Ice Hockey League North 2 season
