Brussels Bulls
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| City: | Brussels, Ontario |
| League: | Western Junior C Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1982-1999 |
| Home Arena: | Brussels Morris Grey Arena |
| Colours: | Red, Yellow, and White |
The Brussels Bulls were a Junior "C" team based out of Brussels, Ontario. They played out of the Western Junior C Hockey League.
- Brussels Bulls 1982 - 1999
- Lakeshore Pirates 1999
[edit] History
The Bulls played their first season in 1982 in the Northern Junior "D" Hockey League. In 1985, the league was absorbed by the Western Junior "D" Hockey League. In 1989, the Bulls were promoted to the more local Western Junior "C" Hockey League.
After a few tough seasons and folding during the 1998-99 season, the Bulls struggled financially and were sold off to the town of Goderich, Ontario where they became the Lakeshore Pirates in 1999. They also played some home games in Ripley, Ontario. As the Pirates, they had only garnered a single victory against the Wiarton Wolves 2-1 and the Walkerton Hawks 5-3 and had been defeated four straight times by the Mount Forest Patriots. Last place in the league, the Pirates folded barely halfway through November and never returned to the Ontario Hockey Association. Junior hockey has not come back to Brussels, but in 2003 Goderich was awarded a new franchise known as the Goderich Sailors.
[edit] Season-by-Season Standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1995-96 | 30 | 6 | 21 | 3 | - | -- | -- | 15 | 6th WJCHL | |
| 1996-97 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 7 | - | -- | -- | 21 | 6th WJCHL | |
| 1997-98 | 33 | 5 | 20 | 8 | - | 98 | 174 | 18 | 6th WJCHL | |
| 1998-99 | 29 | 1 | 24 | 4 | - | -- | -- | 6 | 7th WJCHL | Folded |
| 1999-00* | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | - | -- | -- | 4 | 7th WJCHL | Folded |
(*) After the franchise folded for the second straight season, their stats were wiped from the 1999-00 Final Standings.
| Teams of the Western Junior C Hockey League |
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| Current Teams: Goderich Sailors | Hanover Barons | Kincardine Bulldogs | Mount Forest Patriots | Walkerton Hawks | Wingham Ironmen
Former Member Teams: Brussels Bulls | Clinton Mustangs | Listowel Cyclones | Owen Sound Salvagemen | Port Elgin Bears | Wiarton Wolves |
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