Editing Brampton Battalion (section)

===Move to the Eastern Conference===
During the 2002 off season the North Bay Centennials were bought and moved to Saginaw, Michigan to become the Spirit and thus leaving the East and West unbalanced so the Battalion were moved to the Eastern Conference and given North Bay's former spot in the Central Division.  Once again the Battalion surged above the .500 mark finishing with a 34–24–10 record good enough to win their first Division Championship in franchise history beating the Toronto St. Michaels Majors by only 2 points.
During the 2003 playoffs the Battalion started what would eventually become a rivalry with the Barrie Colts defeating the Colts in the first round in six games.  The second round would see the top two in the division as the Battalion faced Toronto.  Brampton started off the series well beating Toronto in game 1 by a 7–0 score.  However Toronto eventually proved too much for Brampton as the Majors would win four straight and take the series in only 5 games.

The Battalion did not fare well during the 2003–04 regular season, as their record fell to 25–32–11.  However, the record was good enough for 7th in the east and a first round matchup with a heavily favored Ottawa 67's team who had won the East Division.  With their backs against the wall, the Battalion shocked many as they took the 67's to seven games, winning game 7 and the series in Ottawa and advancing to the 2nd round.  For the second straight year, in round 2, the Battalion would have to face the Eastern Conference Champions, the Toronto St. Michael's Majors.  This time the Majors jumped out to a 3–0 series lead.  Brampton was able to win 1 game, to force a 5th, but that was as far as they would get as the Majors won the series.

During the 2004–05 season the Battalion stood tall as they became part of a huge race involving several teams to not only win the Central Division title, but the Eastern Conference Championship as well.
Despite posting a 33–24–11 record, Brampton would lose the race to the Mississauga Ice Dogs and finish 3rd in the central, and 4th in the conference, setting up a first round match up with the Sudbury Wolves.
The series with the Wolves was an intense one.  The Wolves took the first two games, including one in overtime.  However, Brampton clawed their way back, but by game 6 in Sudbury, the Battalion were on the brink of elimination.  The game went to double overtime with the Wolves scoring a power play goal to end Brampton's season.