The Belleville Bobcats were a Junior "B" ice hockey team. The Bobcats played in the Metro Junior B Hockey League.
History The Belleville Bobcats were first formed in 1972 as a member of the Metro Junior "B" league. In 1980 the team won the Metro Championship. With the founding of the OHL's Belleville Bulls, the Bobcats moved west to Trenton, and became the Trenton Bobcats. However, after uneven performance while in Trenton, the team returned to Belleville in 1987. After two seasons, the Bobcats moved to Wellington in 1989 and merged into the Wellington Dukes. The Bobcats were Metro "B" Champions and Sutherland Cup All-Ontario Junior "B" Champions in 1980. This team was owned and operated by Vern Nutley.
Season-by-season results Season GP W L T GF GA P Results Playoffs1960-61 20 12 4 4 -- -- 28 3rd EJBHL 1961-62 22 17 5 0 165 80 34 1st EJBHL 1962-63 19 7 11 1 58 93 15 6th EJBHL 1963-64 816 07 78 11 1884 5470 115 3rd EJBHL4th EJCHL 1964-65 715 38 46 01 --70 --64 617 3rd EJBHL4th EJCHL 1965-66 28 12 16 0 113 145 28 5th EJBHL 1966-67 Statistics Not Available1967-68 32 3 27 2 107 249 8 5th EJBHL 1968-69 30 4 24 2 -- -- 10 6th EJBHL 1969-70 30 11 16 3 90 169 25 4th EJBHL 1970-71 30 11 14 5 113 140 27 4th EJBHL 1971-72 Statistics Not Available1972-73 33 14 14 5 168 161 33 5th Metro B 1973-74 44 28 12 4 269 186 60 3rd Metro B1974-75 38 17 18 3 192 222 37 9th Metro B1975-76 34 22 9 3 207 157 47 2nd Metro B1976-77 34 14 14 6 169 177 34 9th Metro B 1977-78 36 17 14 5 197 181 39 6th Metro B 1978-79 44 25 15 4 278 246 54 5th Metro B 1979-80 42 26 7 9 222 160 59 2nd Metro B Won League, won SC1980-81 41 20 15 6 180 157 46 5th Metro B 1981-82 36 19 9 8 178 150 46 4th Metro B 1982-83 35 22 9 4 161 126 48 2nd Metro B 1983-84 42 20 19 3 200 207 43 6th Metro B 1984-85 36 14 20 2 176 193 30 9th Metro B DNQ1985-86 37 6 27 4 153 263 16 12th Metro B DNQ1986-87 38 1 33 4 115 264 6 12th Metro B DNQ1987-88 37 20 15 2 187 144 42 6th Metro B Lost quarter-final1988-89 40 13 19 8 169 197 34 8th Metro B1989-90 Merged with Wellington Dukes
Sutherland Cup appearances 1980: Belleville Bobcats defeated Windsor Bulldogs 4-games-to-none
References
External links OHA Website