Huntsville Otters

he Huntsville Otters are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team from Huntsville, Ontario. Starting the 2016-17 season the Otters are members of the Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA). 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.
==History==
Joining the ranks of Junior hockey in 1990, the Bears were a member of the Metro Junior A Hockey League. Prior to this, the team did have a history of Junior C hockey.
The team did make hockey history on February 21, 1997 when their goalie, became the first goaltender in hockey history 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.
From 1997 until 2004, the franchise was 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 over ownership and have been with the league since. In 2007, the team was sold to Kris House and Jason Armstrong, who shortened their team 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 and lost the championship game 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 when a local group successfully applied to bring the team to the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.
==Season-by-season results==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	P 	Results 	Playoffs 	 	
1990-91	44 	5 	39 	0 	- 	116 	356 	10 	12th Metro B 	 	 	
1991-92	44 	23 	19 	2 	- 	224 	233 	48 	4th Metro A 	 	 	
1992-93	48 	27 	17 	4 	- 	251 	223 	58 	3rd Metro A 	 	 	
1993-94	50 	28 	14 	8 	- 	246 	183 	64 	3rd Metro A 	Lost Semi-final 	 	
1994-95	50 	23 	26 	1 	- 	256 	223 	47 	8th Metro A 	 	 	
1995-96	52 	21 	26 	5 	- 	237 	229 	47 	8th Metro A 	Lost Quarter-final 	 	
1996-97	50 	14 	34 	2 	- 	200 	298 	30 	11th Metro A 	 	 	
1997-98	50 	18 	28 	4 	- 	157 	209 	40 	12th Metro A 	 	 	
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 	 	 	
2000-01	49 	9 	35 	2 	3 	121 	290 	23 	7th OPJHL-N 	 	 	
2001-02	49 	7 	39 	2 	1 	121 	289 	17 	8th OPJHL-N 	 	 	
2002-03	49 	2 	46 	0 	1 	121 	406 	5 	6th OPJHL-N 	 	 	
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 	Lost Conf. SF 	 	
2005-06	48 	12 	28 	5 	3 	135 	219 	32 	7th OPJHL-N 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	
2006-07	48 	20 	21 	4 	3 	182 	186 	47 	4th OPJHL-N 	Lost Conf. QF 	 	
2007-08	49 	42 	7 	- 	0 	218 	92 	84 	1st OPJHL-N 	 	 	
2008-09	49 	38 	7 	- 	4 	224 	125 	80 	2nd OJHL-P 	 	 	
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 	 	
2011-12	49 	18 	26 	- 	5 	175 	205 	41 	5th OJHL-N 	Lost Division QF 	 	
2012-13	40 	8 	30 	- 	2 	122 	260 	18 	9th GMOHL 	Won Qualifier - 2-1 - (Devils)Lost Quarters - 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 Quarters - 2-4 - (Cougars) 	 	
2015-16	40 	20 	16 	4 	- 	156 	134 	44 	2nd of 9 GMOHL 	Lost Quarters - 1-4 - (Shamrocks) 	 	
2016-17	42 	16 	26 	0 	- 	149 	197 	32 	6th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	Lost Div Quarters - 2-4 - (Flyers) 	 	
2017-18	42 	16 	24 	1 	1 	154 	212 	34 	6th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	Lost Div Quarters - 3-4 - (Golden Hawks) 	 	
2018-19	42 	15 	24 	2 	1 	138 	191 	33 	7th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hornets) 	 	
2019-20	42 	11 	30 	1 	0 	113 	208 	23 	8th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div 	 	 	
2020-21	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	30 	2 	27 	0 	1 	56 	166 	5 	8th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2022-23	40 	17 	21 	1 	1 	132 	159 	36 	6th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
2023-24	42 	17 	23 	1 	1 	121 	150 	36 	6th 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	 	
===Playoffs===
MetJHL Years
*1991 DNQ
*1992 Lost Semi-final
:Muskoka Bears defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-3
:Bramalea Blues defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-none
*1993 Lost Semi-final
:Muskoka Bears defeated Aurora Eagles 4-games-to-2
:St. Michael's Buzzers defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-none
*1994 Lost Semi-final
:Muskoka Bears defeated St. Michael's Buzzers 4-games-to-2
:Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-2
*1995 DNQ
*1996 Lost Quarter-final
:Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-2
*1997 Lost Preliminary
:Caledon Canadians defeated Muskoka Bears 4-games-to-none
*1998 Lost Preliminary
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 3-games-to-1
OJHL Years
*1999 DNQ
*2000 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Collingwood Blues defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-3
*2001 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none
*2002 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville Wildcats 4-games-to-none
*2003 DNQ
*2004 Did Not Finish Season
*2005 Lost Division Semi-final
:Huntsville-Muskoka Otters defeated Collingwood Blues 4-games-to-1
:Aurora Tigers defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-2
*2006 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-1
*2007 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Newmarket Hurricanes defeated Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 4-games-to-1
*2008 Lost Division Semi-final
:Stouffville Spirit defeated Huntsville Otters 4-games-to-3
*2009 Lost Conference Final
: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
*2010 DNQ OJAHL Playoffs
*2011 Lost Qualifier, Hosted and Lost Dudley Hewitt Cup Final
: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
*2012 Lost Division Quarter-final
:Markham Waxers defeated Huntsville Otters 3-games-to-none
==References==
==External links==
*Otters Webpage
Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Provincial Junior Hockey League (OHA) teams