| Huntsville Otters | |
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| City | Huntsville, Ontario, Canada |
| League | Provincial Junior Hockey League |
| Conference | Northern |
| Division | Carruthers |
| Operated | 1990–present |
| Home arena | Canada Summit Centre |
| Colours | Blue,Yellow, andWhite |
| General manager | Brian Crozier |
| Head coach | Jason Farnsworth “Farmer” |
| Franchise history | |
| 1990–1997 | Muskoka Bears |
| 1997–2004 | Huntsville Wildcats |
| 2004–2007 | Huntsville-Muskoka Otters |
| 2007–present | Huntsville Otters |
TheHuntsville Otters are aCanadianJuniorice hockey team fromHuntsville,Ontario. Starting from the 2016-17 season the Otters are members of theProvincial Junior Hockey League. Prior to this change they were members of theGeorgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League after resigning from theOntario Junior Hockey League in the Spring of 2012.
Joining the ranks of Junior hockey in 1990, the Muskoka Bears were a member of theMetro 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 theDurham 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 ADudley 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 | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs |
| 1990-91 | 44 | 5 | 39 | 0 | - | 116 | 356 | 10 | 12th Metro B | DNQ |
| 1991-92 | 44 | 23 | 19 | 2 | - | 224 | 233 | 48 | 4th Metro A | Won quarter-final 4-3 (Buzzers) Lost semi-final 0-4 (Blues) |
| 1992-93 | 48 | 27 | 17 | 4 | - | 251 | 223 | 58 | 3rd Metro A | Won quarter-final 4-2 (Eagles) Lost final 0-4 (Buzzers) |
| 1993-94 | 50 | 28 | 14 | 8 | - | 246 | 183 | 64 | 3rd Metro A | Won quarter-final 4-2 (Buzzers) Lost semi-final 2-4 (Canadiens) |
| 1994-95 | 50 | 23 | 26 | 1 | - | 256 | 223 | 47 | 8th Metro A | DNQ |
| 1995-96 | 52 | 21 | 26 | 5 | - | 237 | 229 | 47 | 8th Metro A | Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Canadiens) |
| 1996-97 | 50 | 14 | 34 | 2 | - | 200 | 298 | 30 | 11th Metro A | Lost Div semi-final 0-4 (Canadiens) |
| 1997-98 | 50 | 18 | 28 | 4 | - | 157 | 209 | 40 | 12th Metro A | Lost Preliminary Round 1-3 (Rattlers |
| 1998-99 | 51 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 323 | 23 | 12th OPJHL-C | |
| 1999-00 | 49 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 181 | 198 | 50 | 6th OPJHL-N | Lost Div quarter-final 3-4 (Blues) |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 290 | 23 | 7th OPJHL-N | Lost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Rattlers |
| 2001-02 | 49 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 289 | 17 | 8th OPJHL-N | Lost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Hurricanes |
| 2002-03 | 49 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 406 | 5 | 6th OPJHL-N | DNQ |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 209 | 0 | 6th OPJHL-N | Folded |
| 2004-05 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 207 | 49 | 4th OPJHL-N | Won Div quarter-final 4-1 (Blues) Lost Div semi-final 2-4 (Tigers) |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 135 | 219 | 32 | 7th OPJHL-N | Lost Div quarter-final 1-4 (Hurricanes) |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 182 | 186 | 47 | 4th OPJHL-N | Lost Div quarter-final 1-4 (Hurricanes) |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 42 | 7 | - | 0 | 218 | 92 | 84 | 1st OPJHL-N | Lost Div semi-final 3-4 (Spirit) |
| 2008-09 | 49 | 38 | 7 | - | 4 | 224 | 125 | 80 | 2nd OJHL-P | Won 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) |
| 2009-10 | 56 | 22 | 31 | - | 3 | 229 | 236 | 47 | 11th OJAHL | DNQ |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 25 | 17 | - | 8 | 175 | 144 | 58 | 4th OJHL-N | Lost Qualifier 0-2 (Flyers) |
| 2011-12 | 49 | 18 | 26 | - | 5 | 175 | 205 | 41 | 5th OJHL-N | Lost Division quarter-final 0-3 (Waxers) |
| 2012-13 | 40 | 8 | 30 | - | 2 | 122 | 260 | 18 | 9th GMOHL | Won Qualifier - 2-1 - (Devils) Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets) |
| 2013-14 | 40 | 8 | 29 | - | 3 | 96 | 186 | 19 | 9th GMOHL | Lost Qualifier, 0-2 (Devils) |
| 2014-15 | 40 | 24 | 14 | - | 2 | 176 | 149 | 50 | 3rd GMOHL | Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Cougars) |
| 2015-16 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 4 | - | 156 | 134 | 44 | 2nd of 9 GMOHL | Lost quarter-final 1-4 (Shamrocks) |
| 2016-17 | 42 | 16 | 26 | 0 | - | 149 | 197 | 32 | 6th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Flyers) |
| 2017-18 | 42 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 212 | 34 | 6th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Golden Hawks) |
| 2018-19 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 191 | 33 | 7th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets) |
| 2019-20 | 42 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 208 | 23 | 8th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets) |
| 2020-21 | Season Lost due too COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||||
| 2021-22 | 30 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 166 | 5 | 8th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Siskins) |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 159 | 36 | 6th of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Cougars) |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 150 | 36 | 6th of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Terriers) |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 127 | 203 | 34 | 5th of 8 Carruthers Div 10th of 16 North Conf 42nd of 63 - PJHL | Lost Div quarter-final 3-4 (Kings) |
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