Belleville Bulls Night News Release Share this Belleville Sens and Mackay Insurance to pay tribute to 1999 OHL Champion Belleville Bulls October 29, 2024 The Belleville Senators will celebrate one of the City of Belleville’s most memorable sports moments this season, hosting a Belleville Bulls Tribute Night to recognize the 1999 Ontario Hockey League Champions in partnership with Mackay Insurance on Saturday, December 14, 2024, when the B-Sens host the Rochester Americans (AHL affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres). Bulls teams made three OHL finals appearances in the club’s 34-year history, however, the 1998-99 group was the only one to lift the J. Ross Robertson Cup, skating to a 39-22-7 record and led by Justin Papineau who had 99 points (52 goals, 47 assists) during the regular season. The 1998-99 Bulls would go on to dispatch the Sudbury Wolves (4-0), Ottawa 67s (4-1), Oshawa Generals (4-1), and London Knights (4-3), en route to claiming the title on home ice, at the Yardmen Arena (now CAA Arena), on May 11, 1999. To mark the 25th anniversary of the 1999 Belleville Bulls OHL Championship, the Belleville Senators will don the Bulls’ black and gold uniforms from the 1999 season that evening, with those jerseys being auctioned off postgame via DASH Online Auctions. The B-Sens will also welcome back some members of the 1999 Bulls and other Bulls alumni to celebrate the occasion by taking part in a pregame ceremony and helping to unveil a new banner, recognizing the history and legacy of the OHL Bulls at CAA Arena. Fans can meet some of their favourite former Bulls players (from the 1999 team and others) at our first intermission Signing Station and also take pictures with the Ontario Hockey League Championship Trophy, the J. Ross Robertson Cup! Tickets for the Belleville Bulls Tribute Game recognizing the 1999 OHL Champions and all games through the first half of the 2024-25 Belleville Sens season are now on sale via Ticketmaster, by emailing tickets@bellevillesens.com, or the Belleville Sens Box Office at CAA Arena during select hours. — Visit the Belleville Sens website: www.bellevillesens.com Engage with the Belleville Sens on Twitter: @BellevilleSens Like the Belleville Sens on Facebook: www.facebook.com/BellevilleSens Follow the Belleville Sens on Instagram: @BellevilleSens Listen to the Belleville Sens on Mixlr: www.bellevillesens.mixlr.com
