# Brussels Crusaders

The Brussels Crusaders were a senior hockey team based out of Brussels, Ontario, Canada. They played in the WOAA Senior Hockey League.
The club sat out the 1992–93 season, however, the Crusaders returned in 1993–94. The club once again withdrew from the WOAA from 1997 to 2002, before returning for the 2002–03 season.
The Crusaders would fold following the 2004–05 season.

## Championships

The Crusaders won the WOAA Grand Championship twice, in 1988 and 1990. In 1988, Brussels defeated the Lion's Head North Stars three-games-to-two in the Championship series. In 1990, the Crusaders defeated the Drayton Comets three-games-to-one for their second Grand Championship in three seasons. The club also won the "A" championship in 1988 and 1990 during the Grand Championship era, defeating the Kincardine Kings in both of those series.
In 1989, the Crusaders swept the Arthur Tigers in three games to capture the WOAA Sr. "B" championship. In those three wins, the Crusaders outscored the Tigers 46–16.
The Crusaders also won the 1996 WOAA Sr. A championship, defeating the Ripley Wolves four-games-to-one in the final series.
A previous Crusaders club lost in the 1980 WOAA Grand Championship, losing to the Lion's Head North Stars in the final series.

## Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1986-87 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | - | 166 | 102 | 33 | 2nd in South | Won in "B" semi-finals (4-1 vs. Lancers) Lost in "B" finals (1-4 vs. Merchants) |
| 1987-88 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | - | 128 | 75 | 23 | 2nd in South | Won in "A" quarter-finals (4-2 vs. Thundercats) Won in "A" finals (4-3 vs. Kings) Won Grand Championship finals (3-2 vs. North Stars) |
| 1988-89 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | - | 124 | 92 | 27 | 2nd in South | Won in "B" finals (3-0 vs. Tigers) Lost in Grand Championship quarter-finals (0-3 vs. North Stars) |
| 1989-90 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | - | 151 | 89 | 32 | 1st in South | Won in "A" quarter-finals (4-0 vs. Tornadoes) Won in "A" semi-finals (3-2 vs. Royals) Won in "A" finals (3-1 vs. Kings) Won in Grand Championship finals (3-1 vs. Comets) |
| 1990–91 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | - | 148 | 121 | 24 | 6th in South | Lost in "A" quarter-finals (0-3 vs. Kings) |
| 1991–92 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 2 | - | 140 | 162 | 20 | 6th in WOAA Sr. A | Lost in "A" quarter-finals (2-3 vs. Kings) |
| 1993–94 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | - | 121 | 99 | 28 | 3rd in WOAA Sr. A | Won in "A" quarter-finals (4-1 vs. Comets) Lost in "A" semi-finals (1-4 vs. Thundercats) |
| 1994–95 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 119 | 24 | 6th in WOAA Sr. A | Lost in "A" quarter-finals (1-4 vs. Winterhawks) |
| 1995–96 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 154 | 104 | 34 | 3rd in WOAA Sr. A | Won in "A" quarter-finals (4-0 vs. Tigers) Won in "A" semi-finals (4-2 vs. Redmen) Won in "A" finals (4-1 vs. Wolves) |
| 1996–97 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 120 | 20 | 7th in WOAA Sr. A | Lost in "A" quarter-finals (0-4 vs. Redmen) |
| 2002–03 | 24 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 214 | 4 | 15th in WOAA | Lost in "A" quarter-finals (0-4 vs. Rocks) Lost in "A" Tier II semi-finals (1–2 in round-robin vs. Jets and Pirates) |
| 2003–04 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 128 | 7 | 17th in WOAA | Lost in elimination round (0-2 vs. Wolves) |
| 2004–05 | 25 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 190 | 5 | 18th in WOAA | Lost in elimination round (0-2 vs. Spitfires) |

## Related links

* Brussels, Ontario
* WOAA Senior Hockey League