Huntsville Otters

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Huntsville Otters
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City Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
League Provincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceNorthern
DivisionCarruthers
Operated1990present
Home arena Canada Summit Centre
Colours Blue, Yellow, and White
   
General managerBrian Crozier
Head coachJason Farnsworth “Farmer”
Franchise history
19901997Muskoka Bears
19972004Huntsville Wildcats
20042007Huntsville-Muskoka Otters
2007presentHuntsville Otters

The Huntsville Otters are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Huntsville, Ontario. Starting from the 2016-17 season the Otters are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League. Prior to this change they were members of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League after resigning from the Ontario Junior Hockey League in the Spring of 2012.

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History

Joining the ranks of Junior hockey in 1990, the Muskoka Bears were a member of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. Prior to this, the team had played Junior C hockey.

The team made hockey history on February 21, 1997 when their goalie, Ryan Venturelli, became the first goaltender to score two goals (both empty-net) in a hockey game against the Durham Huskies during the Metro Junior A Hockey League 199697 regular season. [1]

From 1997 until 2004, the franchise was called the Huntsville Wildcats. The team never truly found their groove, and folded halfway through the 200304 season after 23 straight loses and a goals-against average of roughly 10.

For the 200405 Season, the team reformed as the Huntsville-Muskoka Otters after Sherwood Bassin, Ray Irwin and Tom McCarthy took ownership.

In 2007, the team was sold to local businessmen Kris House and Jason Armstrong, who shortened the team's name to the Huntsville Otters.

The town of Huntsville hosted the 2011 Ontario Junior A Dudley Hewitt Cup on the weekend of April 1823, 2011 at the Don Lough Arena, Canada Summit Centre. The Otters went 3-0, and received a bye to the final but lost the championship to the Wellington Dukes 5-3.

In March 2012, it was announced that the Huntsville Otters were to be contracted from the Ontario Junior Hockey League [2] when a local group successfully applied to bring the team to the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.

Season-by-season results

SeasonGPWLTOTLGFGAPResultsPlayoffs
1990-91445390-1163561012th Metro BDNQ
1991-924423192-224233484th Metro AWon quarter-final 4-3 (Buzzers)
Lost semi-final 0-4 (Blues)
1992-934827174-251223583rd Metro AWon quarter-final 4-2 (Eagles)
Lost final 0-4 (Buzzers)
1993-945028148-246183643rd Metro AWon quarter-final 4-2 (Buzzers)
Lost semi-final 2-4 (Canadiens)
1994-955023261-256223478th Metro ADNQ
1995-965221265-237229478th Metro ALost quarter-final 2-4 (Canadiens)
1996-975014342-2002983011th Metro ALost Div semi-final 0-4 (Canadiens)
1997-985018284-1572094012th Metro ALost Preliminary Round 1-3 (Rattlers
1998-99 51937411423232312th OPJHL-C
1999-00 49212062181198506th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 3-4 (Blues)
2000-01 4993523121290237th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Rattlers
2001-02 4973921121289178th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Hurricanes
2002-03 492460112140656th OPJHL-NDNQ
2003-04 23023004220906th OPJHL-NFolded
2004-05 49232321177207494th OPJHL-NWon Div quarter-final 4-1 (Blues)
Lost Div semi-final 2-4 (Tigers)
2005-06 48122853135219327th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 1-4 (Hurricanes)
2006-07 48202143182186474th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 1-4 (Hurricanes)
2007-0849427-021892841st OPJHL-NLost Div semi-final 3-4 (Spirit)
2008-0949387-4224125802nd OJHL-PWon Div quarter-final 3-0 (Beehives)
Won Div semi-final 4-2 (Tigers)
Won Div final 4-1 (Crushers)
Lost semi-final 1-4 (Voyageurs)
2009-10562231-32292364711th OJAHLDNQ
2010-11502517-8175144584th OJHL-NLost Qualifier 0-2 (Flyers)
2011-12491826-5175205415th OJHL-NLost Division quarter-final 0-3 (Waxers)
2012-1340830-2122260189th GMOHLWon Qualifier - 2-1 - (Devils)
Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets)
2013-1440829-396186199th GMOHLLost Qualifier, 0-2 (Devils)
2014-15402414-2176149503rd GMOHLLost quarter-final 2-4 (Cougars)
2015-164020164-156134442nd of 9 GMOHLLost quarter-final 1-4 (Shamrocks)
2016-174216260-149197326th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div
Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Flyers)
2017-1842162411154212346th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div
Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Golden Hawks)
2018-1942152421138191337th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div
Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets)
2019-2042113010113208238th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div
Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets)
2020-21Season Lost due too COVID-19 pandemic
2021-2230227015216658th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div
Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Siskins)
2022-2340172111132159366th of 9-PJHL
Carruthers Div
Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Cougars)
2023-2442172311121150366th of 9-PJHL
Carruthers Div
Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Terriers)
2024-2542162420127203345th of 8 Carruthers Div
10th of 16 North Conf
42nd of 63 - PJHL
Lost Div quarter-final 3-4 (Kings)

Playoffs

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MetJHL Years

Muskoka Bears defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-3
Bramalea Blues defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-none
Muskoka Bears defeated Aurora Eagles 4-games-to-2
St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-none
Muskoka Bears defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2
Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-2
Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-2
Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-none
Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 3-games-to-1

OJHL Years

Collingwood Blues defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-3
Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none
Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none
Huntsville-Muskoka Otters defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1
Aurora Tigers defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-2
Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-1
Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-1
Stouffville Spirit defeated Huntsville Otters 4-games-to-3
Huntsville Otters defeated Toronto Dixie Beehives 3-games-to-none
Huntsville Otters defeated Aurora Tigers 4-games-to-2
Huntsville Otters defeated Orangeville Crushers 4-games-to-1
Kingston Voyageurs defeated Huntsville Otters 4-games-to-1
Orangeville Flyers defeated Huntsville Otters 2-games-to-none
First in Dudley Hewitt Cup round robin (3-0)
Wellington Dukes defeated Huntsville Otters 5-3 in final
Markham Waxers defeated Huntsville Otters 3-games-to-none

References

  1. http://www.lcshockey.com/issues/LCS65.txt [ bare URL plain text file ]
  2. "CottageCountryNow Article: Junior league gets in line for Huntsville franchise". Cottagecountrynow.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-22.