# Belleville Bobcats

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 | Playoffs |
| 1960-61 | 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 | 8 16 | 0 7 | 7 8 | 1 1 | 18 84 | 54 70 | 1 15 | 3rd EJBHL 4th EJCHL | |
| 1964-65 | 7 15 | 3 8 | 4 6 | 0 1 | -- 70 | -- 64 | 6 17 | 3rd EJBHL 4th EJCHL | |
| 1965-66 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 113 | 145 | 28 | 5th EJBHL | |
| 1966-67 | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available |
| 1967-68 | 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 Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available | Statistics Not Available |
| 1972-73 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 168 | 161 | 33 | 5th Metro B | |
| 1973-74 | 44 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 269 | 186 | 60 | 3rd Metro B | |
| 1974-75 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 192 | 222 | 37 | 9th Metro B | |
| 1975-76 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 207 | 157 | 47 | 2nd Metro B | |
| 1976-77 | 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 SC |
| 1980-81 | 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 | DNQ |
| 1985-86 | 37 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 153 | 263 | 16 | 12th Metro B | DNQ |
| 1986-87 | 38 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 115 | 264 | 6 | 12th Metro B | DNQ |
| 1987-88 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 187 | 144 | 42 | 6th Metro B | Lost quarter-final |
| 1988-89 | 40 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 169 | 197 | 34 | 8th Metro B | |
| 1989-90 | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes | Merged with Wellington Dukes |

## Sutherland Cup appearances

    1980: Belleville Bobcats defeated Windsor Bulldogs 4-games-to-none