The Belleville Bulls are a junior hockey team that plays in the Ontario Hockey League in Canada. The Bulls, as a junior hockey team, do not pay their players like professionals. Instead, the best players from Belleville play on the team to give themselves the opportunity to advance to playing in the National Hockey League.

Belleville began play in the league during the 1981-82 season under head coach Larry Mavety. In their team's history, they have reached the OHL championship twice. They would win their league title in the 1998-99 season for the first time.http://www.ohlarenaguide.com/champs.htm In the 2007-08 season, the Bulls returned to the finals, but lost to the Kitchener Rangers.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/display_standings.php?tmi=4817

The Belleville Bulls finished the 2009-10 in last place in the OHL's East Division. The Bulls record was 20-40-2-6, translating into 48 points in the standings, the second fewest in the entire league. Because of their low finish, the Bulls did not qualify for the 2010 playoffs.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/ohl19892010.html

Shawn Lalonde led Belleville in scoring in 2009-10. He would score 13 goals, but his 43 assists helped him compile a team-leading 56 points. Luke Judson was the top goal scorer for the Bulls, netting 29 goals to go with 15 assists on the year. In the net, Philipp Grubauer finished with a 10-14-5 record for Belleville. He led the team with a goals-against average of 3.14 and a save percentage of .913.http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0008202010.html

The Belleville Bulls have produced many future NHL players through their organization. Some of the alumni from the Bulls that play in the NHL include Jason Spezza, Kris Newbury and Kyle Wellwood. Former players such as Al Iafrate and Darren McCarty also played their junior hockey for Belleville.http://www.ohlalumnicentral.com/ohl-alumni-big-list/

In the 2010 NHL Draft, the Colorado Avalanche drafted Stephen Silas in the fourth round. Silas was the only player from Belleville drafted in 2010.http://www.hockey-reference.com/draft/NHL_2010_entry.html