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.

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.

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 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 OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs1990-91 44 5 39 0 - 116 356 10 12th Metro BDNQ1991-92 44 23 19 2 - 224 233 48 4th Metro AWon quarter-final 4-3 (Buzzers)Lost semi-final 0-4 (Blues)1992-93 48 27 17 4 - 251 223 58 3rd Metro AWon 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 ADNQ1995-96 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 ALost Div semi-final 0-4 (Canadiens)1997-98 50 18 28 4 - 157 209 40 12th Metro ALost Preliminary Round 1-3 (Rattlers1998-99 51 9 37 4 1 142 323 23 12th OPJHL-C1999-00 49 21 20 6 2 181 198 50 6th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 3-4 (Blues)2000-01 49 9 35 2 3 121 290 23 7th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Rattlers2001-02 49 7 39 2 1 121 289 17 8th OPJHL-NLost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Hurricanes2002-03 49 2 46 0 1 121 406 5 6th OPJHL-NDNQ2003-04 23 0 23 0 0 42 209 0 6th OPJHL-N Folded2004-05 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-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)2009-10 56 22 31 - 3 229 236 47 11th OJAHL DNQ2010-11 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-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost quarter-final 2-4 (Flyers)2017-18 42 16 24 1 1 154 212 34 6th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost quarter-final 3-4 (Golden Hawks)2018-19 42 15 24 2 1 138 191 33 7th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets)2019-20 42 11 30 1 0 113 208 23 8th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets)2020-21 Season Lost due too COVID-19 pandemic2021-22 30 2 27 0 1 52 166 5 8th of 8-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Siskins)2022-23 40 17 21 1 1 132 159 36 6th of 9-PJHLCarruthers Div Lost quarter-final 0-4 (Cougars)2023-24 42 17 23 1 1 121 150 36 6th of 9-PJHLCarruthers 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 Conf42nd of 63 - PJHL Lost Div quarter-final 3-4 (Kings)2025-26 42 12 28 2 0 104 192 26 7th of 8 Carruthers Div 14th of 15 North Conf83rd of 61 - PJHL Lost Div quarter-final 0-4 (Hornets)

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

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