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The Brussels Bulls were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team that were based in Brussels, Ontario, Canada. They played in the Northern Junior D Hockey League and later in the Western Junior C Hockey League.

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.

The Pirates played some of their 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.

Season-by-Season Standings[]

Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
1984-85 23 11 9 3 - 102 93 25 2nd NJDHL
1985-86 41 21 15 5 - 224 188 47 5th WJDHL
1986-87 40 19 14 7 - 219 202 45 5th WJDHL
1987-88 36 18 14 4 - 191 170 40 5th WJDHL
1988-89 36 20 14 2 - 203 191 42 7th WJDHL
1989-90 30 20 8 2 - 207 123 42 2nd WJCHL
1990-91 30 21 6 3 - 201 108 45 2nd WJCHL
1991-92 30 19 4 7 - 168 95 45 2nd WJCHL
1992-93 29 16 7 6 - 171 114 38 2nd WJCHL
1993-94 Western Jr. C Standings Not Available
1994-95 30 15 9 6 - 137 120 36 3rd WJCHL
1995-96 30 6 21 3 - 93 154 15 6th WJCHL
1996-97 30 7 16 7 - 115 138 21 6th WJCHL
1997-98 36 5 23 8 - 102 193 18 6th WJCHL
1998-99 35 1 30 4 - 63 214 6 7th WJCHL
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.

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