Huntsville Otters

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Huntsville Otters
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City Huntsville, Ontario, Canada
League Provincial Junior Hockey League
ConferenceNorthern
DivisionCarruthers
Operated1990–present
Home arena Canada Summit Centre
Colours Blue, Yellow, and White
   
General managerBrian Crozier
Head coachJason Farnsworth “Farmer”
Franchise history
1990–1997Muskoka Bears
1997–2004Huntsville Wildcats
2004–2007Huntsville-Muskoka Otters
2007–presentHuntsville 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 1996–97 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 2003–04 season after 23 straight loses and a goals-against average of roughly 10.

For the 2004–05 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 18–23, 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 B
1991-924423192-224233484th Metro A
1992-934827174-251223583rd Metro A
1993-945028148-246183643rd Metro ALost semi-final
1994-955023261-256223478th Metro A
1995-965221265-237229478th Metro ALost quarter-final
1996-975014342-2002983011th Metro A
1997-985018284-1572094012th Metro A
1998-99 51937411423232312th OPJHL-C
1999-00 49212062181198506th OPJHL-N
2000-01 4993523121290237th OPJHL-N
2001-02 4973921121289178th OPJHL-N
2002-03 492460112140656th OPJHL-N
2003-04 23023004220906th OPJHL-NFolded
2004-05 49232321177207494th OPJHL-NLost Conf. SF
2005-06 48122853135219327th OPJHL-NLost Conf. QF
2006-07 48202143182186474th OPJHL-NLost Conf. QF
2007-0849427-021892841st OPJHL-N
2008-0949387-4224125802nd OJHL-P
2009-10562231-32292364711th OJAHLDNQ
2010-11502517-8175144584th OJHL-NLost Qualifier
2011-12491826-5175205415th OJHL-NLost Division QF
2012-1340830-2122260189th GMOHLWon Qualifier - 2-1 - (Devils)
Lost quarters, 0-4 (Hornets)
2013-1440829-396186199th GMOHLLost Qualifier, 0-2 (Devils)
2014-15402414-2176149503rd GMOHLLost quarters, 2-4 (Cougars)
2015-164020164-156134442nd of 9 GMOHLLost quarters, 1-4 (Shamrocks)
2016-174216260-149197326th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div		Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Flyers)
2017-1842162411154212346th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div		Lost Div Quarters, 3-4 (Golden Hawks)
2018-1942152421138191337th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div		Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hornets)
2019-2042113010113208238th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div		Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hornets)
2020-21Season Lost due too COVID-19 pandemic
2021-2230227015216658th of 8-PJHL
Carruthers Div		Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Siskins)
2022-2340172111132159366th of 9-PJHL
Carruthers Div		Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Cougars)
2023-2442172311121150366th of 9-PJHL
Carruthers Div		Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Terriers)

Playoffs

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Old Bears Logo
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Old Wildcats Logo
Old Otters Logo Huntsville-Muskoka Otters.png
Old Otters Logo

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

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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.
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