The Belleville Bulls were a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 and based in

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, Canada. The team played in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; french: Ligue de hockey de l'Ontario (LHO)) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 16–19. There are exceptions for overa ...

. The team moved to

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at the end of the 2014–15 OHL season.

History

The Belleville Bulls started in 1979 as a Junior Tier II team in the OHA. In their second season in 1980–81, the Bulls won the Tier II title, defeating the Guelph Platers in the league finals. The Bulls then competed in the national championship for the

Manitoba Centennial Trophy The Centennial Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), which determines the national champion of junior A ice hockey. It is a ten-team round robin featuring the winners of ...

hosted in Halifax, Nova Scotia losing in the finals to the

Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. The team plays its hom ...

. On February 2, 1981, the OHL granted an expansion franchise to the city of Belleville and the ownership group of Dr. Robert L. Vaughan & Bob Dolan. Dr. Robert L. Vaughan remained an owner/co-owner of the team for over 20 years until he sold the team in 2004 to Gord Simmonds. Dr. Vaughan was awarded the Bill Long award in 1993 for distinguished service to the OHL. In 1983, Belleville hosted the OHL All-Star Game, known then as the OHL Chrysler Cup. The Bulls reached the OHL finals in 1986 versus a familiar foe from their Tier II days, the Guelph Platers. The Platers won the series in 6 games. In 1995 and 1996, the Bulls lost in the semi-finals to the

Guelph Storm The Guelph Storm are a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre. History The franchise started as the Toronto Marl ...

. The 1999 season would be one for the memories when the Belleville Bulls would win it all. The Bulls defeated the London Knights 9–2 in game seven of the OHL championship series at the Yardmen Arena to win their first

J. Ross Robertson Cup The J. Ross Robertson Cup is a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It is awarded annually in junior ice hockey to the champion of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. It was donated by John Ross Robertson to the Ontario Hockey Association in 1910, and ...

. The Bulls competed in the

1999 Memorial Cup The 1999 Memorial Cup took place from May 15–23 at the Ottawa Civic Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was the 81st annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). P ...

, hosted in Ottawa versus the Calgary Hitmen, Acadie-Bathurst Titan &

Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67's are a major junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, that plays in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Established during Canada's centennial year of 1967 and named in honour of this, the 67's currently play their h ...

. Belleville finished 3rd, losing to Ottawa 4–2 in the semifinal. In the 2005–06 season, the Belleville Bulls celebrated their 25th anniversary in the OHL. The team also hosted the annual OHL All-Star game for the second time, on February 1, 2006. The Bulls set a season-best record of 102 points earned during the 2007–08 regular season. In 2007–08, the Bulls made a trip to the Memorial Cup by virtue of Kitchener winning the Western Conference, and being the host, Belleville would get in as the OHL representative. The Bulls would lose the semi-final game 9-0 against the hosting team, the Kitchener Rangers, who would eventually lose to the Spokane Chiefs in the championship game. On March 12, 2015, Michael Andlauer announced that he had acquired the Belleville Bulls, and that they would move to Hamilton's

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for the 2015-16 season to become the Hamilton Bulldogs. The

Hamilton Bulldogs The Hamilton Bulldogs are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League that began to play in the 2015–16 season. Based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, the Bulldogs play their home games at FirstOntario Centre. They were purcha ...

, an

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franchise, was concurrently sold to the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...

and moved to St. John's, Newfoundland for the 2015-16 season as the St. John's IceCaps (the

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-owned IceCaps, which was affiliated with the

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, moved back to Winnipeg as the

Manitoba Moose The Manitoba Moose are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and a member of the American Hockey League (AHL). The team plays its home games at Canada Life Centre, the home arena of its parent club, Winnipeg Jets ...

Championships

Leyden Trophy East Division Regular Season Champions *2000–2001 *2001–2002 *2006–2007 *2007–2008 *2008–2009 *2012–2013

Bobby Orr Trophy The Bobby Orr Trophy is awarded annually to the champion of the Eastern conference playoffs in the Ontario Hockey League. It was first awarded in 1999. The winning team competes for the J. Ross Robertson Cup in the OHL finals versus the Wayne Gret ...

Eastern Conference Champions *1998–1999 *2007–2008

Championships: 1999 *1985–1986 — Lost to Guelph Platers in OHL Final *1998–1999 — OHL Champions vs.

London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League. The Knights started out in 1965 as the London Nationals but changed to their cu ...

*2007-2008 —Lost to Kitchener Rangers in OHL Final

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...

Appearances: 2 *1999 OHL representative in Ottawa,

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*2008 OHL representative in

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Coaches

Larry Mavety Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Mavety (29 May 1942 – 4 December 2020) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, and former coach and executive in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), with both the Belleville Bulls and the Kingston Frontenacs. Play ...

coached the Belleville Bulls for 14 seasons. He is third only to

Brian Kilrea Brian Blair "Killer" Kilrea (born October 21, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey head coach, general manager, and player. He played 26 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings between 1958 and 1967, ...

Dale Hunter Dale Robert Hunter (born July 31, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and current co-owner, president, and head coach of the London Knights ...

for amount of time coached with an OHL team Lou Crawford was groomed by Mavety to replace him behind the Bulls' bench. Lou Crawford is the brother of NHL Coach

Marc Crawford Marc Joseph John Crawford (born February 13, 1961) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player. He most recently was the assistant coach for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Crawford won the Stanley Cu ...

, who was also the coach of the St. John's Maple Leafs (now the

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) in the AHL, which played in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Their father, Floyd Crawford, was team captain of the 1959 World Champion

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. Former coaches Lou Crawford and

Shawn MacKenzie Shawn Kenneth MacKenzie (born August 22, 1962) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played a total of 130 minutes during 6 games in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils. He had 15 goals scored against him i ...

both had brief NHL careers. George Burnett briefly coached with the

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. James Boyd is the only former Bulls player to later coach the Belleville team. ;List of Coaches ''(Multiple years in parentheses)''

Players

Award winners

Captains

Retired numbers

*# 15 —

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NHL alumni

* Steve Bancroft *

Matt Beleskey Matthew Beleskey (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. Playing career Beleskey grew up in the smal ...

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Craig Billington Craig Richard Billington (born September 11, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played with several teams in a 15-year National Hockey League career, always known as "Biller," and serves as an assistant general manage ...

* Evan Brophey *

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* Sean Brown *

Brian Chapman Brian Chapman (born February 10, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted 74th overall by the Hartford Whalers in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. He played three games for the Whalers in the NHL during the 1990-91 ...

* Jonathan Cheechoo *

Tony Cimellaro Tony Cimellaro (born June 14, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators during the 1992–93 NHL season. Playing career Cimellaro also played in various ...

* David Clarkson *

Daniel Cleary Daniel Michael Cleary (born December 18, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes and Detroit Red Wings. He currently s ...

* Brandon Convery * Craig Coxe *

Troy Crowder Troy Crowder (born May 3, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played parts of seven seasons in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, and Vancouver Canucks fr ...

* Andre Deveaux * Doug Doull * Stan Drulia *

Brendan Gaunce Brendan Gaunce (born March 25, 1994) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Cleveland Monsters in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the National Hocke ...

Doug Gilmour Douglas Robert Gilmour (born June 25, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played 20 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for seven different teams. Gilmour was a seventh round selection, 134th overall, of the St. ...

Tyler Graovac Tyler Graovac (born April 27, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HC Vityaz of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Graovac was selected by the Minnesota Wild in the 7th round (191st overall) of the ...

* Dan Gratton *

Brent Gretzky Brent Gretzky (born February 20, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, and the brother of Wayne and Keith Gretzky. He briefly played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Playing career Gretzky wa ...

Philipp Grubauer Philipp Grubauer (born 25 November 1991) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round, 112th overall, of the 2010 NHL Ent ...

David Haas David Robert Haas (born 1957 in Bridgeport, Michigan) is an American author and composer of contemporary Catholic liturgical music. In 2020, dozens of women accused him of sexual misconduct spanning several decades, and he issued a public apology ...

Mike Hartman Michael Jay Hartman (born February 7, 1967) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played in 397 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 13 seasons the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, Tampa Bay Lightning, and New York Ranger ...

Todd Hawkins Todd D. Hawkins (born August 2, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played ten games in the National Hockey League between 1988 and 1991; eight with the Vancouver Canucks and two with the Toronto Maple Leafs The ...

* Bryan Helmer *

Al Iafrate Albert Anthony Iafrate ( ; born March 21, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1998. He is perhaps most famous for his extremely hard slapshot. He set a record f ...

Jason Lafreniere Jason Lafrenière (born December 6, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 146 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques between 1986 and 1994 ...

Shawn Lalonde Shawn Beauchamp-Lalonde (born March 10, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with HC Dinamo Minsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Playing career As a youth, Lalonde played in the 2003 Quebec In ...

* Kevin MacDonald * Bryan Marchment *

Brandon Mashinter Brandon Mashinter (born September 20, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing. He is currently a free agent. Playing career In 2004, Mashinter was drafted in the 6th round of the Ontario Hockey League, 116th overall by the Sarnia ...

* Shawn Matthias *

Darren McCarty Darren Douglas McCarty (born April 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward, best known for his years playing with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). McCarty has been known for taking on the role of th ...

Cody McCormick Cody McCormick (born April 18, 1983) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He is of European and First Nations descent, with both Oneida and Chippewa/Ojibway ancestors. Cody McCormick is from London, Ontario Canada and has played for C ...

Chris McRae Chris McRae (born August 26, 1965) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 21 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings. As a youth, he played in the 1978 ...

Marty McSorley Martin James McSorley (born May 18, 1963) is a Canadian former professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 until 2000. A versatile player, he was able to play both the forward and defense positions. A for ...

* Branislav Mezei *

Craig Mills Craig Mills (born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian former ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), winger who played for the Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets and Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League between 1996 and 1999. He is the son o ...

Mike Murphy Michael James Murphy (born 20 October 1941) is an Irish broadcaster, actor and property developer. He is best known for his long broadcasting career with RTÉ, presenting many TV shows such as ''The Live Mike'', '' Winning Streak'' and '' The Bi ...

* Jan Mursak *

Kris Newbury Kris Newbury (born February 19, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with the Hamilton Steelhawks in the Allan Cup Hockey (ACH). Playing career Newbury played in the Ontario Hockey League for the ...

Nick Palmieri Nicholas Palmieri (born July 12, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third-round of the 2007 NHL Draft. Playing career As a youth, Palmieri played in the 2002 Quebec Intern ...

Darren Pang Darren Robert Pang (born February 17, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played his professional career with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (1984–85 and 1987–89). He is currently the lead c ...

* Richard Panik *

Justin Papineau Justin Papineau (born January 15, 1980), is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who last played for Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in Germany until 2011. In the NHL, he played for the St. Louis Blues and the New York ...

* Richard Park * Adam Payerl * Rob Pearson *

Matt Pelech Matt Pelech (born September 4, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman/ forward who last played for and captained the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He formerly played with the Calgary Flames and the San J ...

* John Purves * Alan Quine * Dan Quinn * Branko Radivojevic *

Ryan Ready Ryan Ready (born November 7, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League with the Philadelphia Flyers. Playing career Ready was drafted 100th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft by t ...

Keith Redmond Keith Christopher Redmond (born October 25, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who played 12 games in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Los Angeles Kings during the 1993–94 season. The rest of his career, which lasted ...

* Nathan Robinson * Jarrod Skalde *

Jason Spezza Jason Rocco Anthony Spezza (born June 13, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Spezza played 19 career seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 2002 to 2022, and is currently a part of the Toronto Maple Leafs' fr ...

Matt Stajan Matthew Stajan ( ; born December 19, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. He was a second round selection, 57th overall, of the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Stajan made his NHL debut in 2004 and was a memb ...

Malcolm Subban Malcolm-Jamaal Justin Subban (born December 21, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender under contract to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). Subban was selected by the Boston Bruins in the first round (24th ...

* P. K. Subban *

Eric Tangradi Eric Tangradi (born February 10, 1989) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Winnipeg Jets, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings, New Jersey Devils, and Barys Nur-Sultan in the Kontinent ...

* Scott Thornton * Nikos Tselios *

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* Kyle Wellwood * Derek Wilkinson * Darryl Williams
Source

Season-by-season results

Regular season

Legend: OL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout Loss

Playoffs

*1979–1980 Lost to

Aurora Tigers The Aurora Tigers are a Canadian ice hockey team from Aurora, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Junior Hockey League. The team has previously played in the Metro Junior A Hockey League, Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League, and the Ontario Jun ...

4 games to 3 in quarter-final. *1980–1981 Defeated

Markham Waxers The Markham Waxers were an Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Markham, Ontario, Canada. The Waxers name is still used by the Markham Waxers minor hockey club with the Eastern AAA Hockey League, a sub league o ...

4 games to 1 in quarter-final.
Defeated North Bay Trappers 4 games to 0 in semi-final
Defeated Guelph Platers 4 games to 1 in final to win OPJHL Championship
Defeated

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( NOJHL) for OHA Championship 3 games to 0.
Defeated Thunder Bay Kings (

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) 4 games to 1 in Central Canada semi-final
Defeated Gloucester Rangers ( CJHL) 4 games to 3 in Central Canada final to win Dudley Hewitt Cup
Finished 2nd in

Centennial Cup The Centennial Cup is an annual ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada and the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL), which determines the national champion of junior A ice hockey. It is a ten-team round robin featuring the winners of ...

Round Robin.
Lost National final 6-2 to

( SJHL). *1981–1982 Out of playoffs. *1982–1983 Lost to Oshawa Generals 7 points to 1 in first round. *1983–1984 Lost to Oshawa Generals 6 points to 0 in first round. *1984–1985 Defeated Oshawa Generals 8 points to 2 in first round.
Defeated Cornwall Royals 6 points to 2 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Peterborough Petes 9 points to 1 in semi-finals. *1985–1986 Defeated Cornwall Royals 9 points to 3 in first round.
Tied for first in round robin with Peterborough Petes versus Kingston Canadians.
Defeated Peterborough Petes 9 points to 7 in semi-finals.
Lost to Guelph Platers 8 points to 4 in finals. *1986–1987 Lost to Kingston Canadians 4 games to 2 in first round. *1987–1988 Lost to Cornwall Royals 4 games to 2 in first round. *1988–1989 Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in first round. *1989–1990 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 3 in first round.
Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals. *1990–1991 Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in first round. *1991–1992 Lost to North Bay Centennials 4 games to 1 in first round. *1992–1993 Lost to Oshawa Generals 4 games to 3 in first round. *1993–1994 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to North Bay Centennials 4 games to 2 in division semi-finals. *1994–1995 Defeated North Bay Centennials 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals.
Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 0 in semi-finals. *1995–1996 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in division quarter-finals.
Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 0 in quarter-finals.
Lost to Guelph Storm 4 games to 1 in semi-finals. *1996–1997 Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in division quarter-finals. *1997–1998 Defeated Peterborough Petes 4 games to 0 in division quarter-finals.
Lost to Plymouth Whalers 4 games to 2 in quarter-finals. *1998–1999 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
Defeated London Knights 4 games to 3 in finals. OHL CHAMPIONS.
Finished 3rd in Memorial Cup round-robin.
Lost to Ottawa 67's in semi-finals. *1999–2000 Defeated Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 1 in conference finals. *2000–2001 Defeated Kingston Frontenacs 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals. *2001–2002 Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 2 in conference semi-finals. *2002–2003 Lost to Toronto St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 3 in conference quarter-finals. *2003–2004 Out of playoffs. *2004–2005 Lost to Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals. *2005–2006 Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals. *2006–2007 Defeated Ottawa 67's 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in conference finals. *2007–2008 Defeated Peterborough Petes 4 games to 1 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
Defeated Oshawa Generals 4 games to 1 in conference finals.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers 4 games to 3 in Finals.
Finished 2nd in Memorial Cup round-robin.
Lost to Kitchener Rangers in semi-finals. *2008–2009 Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Niagara Ice Dogs 4 games to 1 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Brampton Battalion 4 games to 2 in conference finals. *2009–2010 Out of playoffs. *2010–2011 Lost to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals. *2011–2012 Lost to Ottawa 67's 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals. *2012–2013 Defeated Mississauga Steelheads 4 games to 2 in conference quarter-finals.
Defeated Sudbury Wolves 4 games to 0 in conference semi-finals.
Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 3 in conference finals. *2013–2014 Out of playoffs. *2014–2015 Lost to Barrie Colts 4 games to 0 in conference quarter-finals.

Uniforms and logos

:1999 to present: *Uniform Colours: Black, Red, Gold, White *Logo Design: An angry bull with a hockey stick :1982 to 1998: *Uniform Colours: Black, Red, Gold, White *Logo Design: A standing red and orange bull
Bulls Uniforms

Arena

The team has played all homes games at the

Belleville Yardmen Arena CAA Arena is a 4,365-seat multi-purpose arena in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL). Built in 1978, it was then known as the Quinte Sports Centre and eventually Yardmen Are ...

(capacity 3,257) for the existence of the franchise. The Yardmen Arena is part of the Quinte Sports Centre which is composed of the Yardmen Arena and the Wally Dever arena which is home to the Belleville McFarlands, an OHA Senior team, and is also used by minor hockey teams. : Capacity = 3,257 : Ice Size = 199.5' x 99.5'

References

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