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| Colour Text: | black |
| Team: | Huntsville Otters |
| Logosize: | 160px |
| City: | Huntsville, Ontario, Canada |
| League: | Provincial Junior Hockey League |
| Conference: | Northern |
| Division: | Carruthers |
| Operated: | 1990 - present |
| Arena: | Canada Summit Centre |
| Colours: | Blue, Yellow, and White |
| Coach: | Jason Farnsworth “Farmer” |
| Gm: | Brian Crozier |
| Dates1: | 1990 - 1997 |
| Name1: | Muskoka Bears |
| Dates2: | 1997 - 2004 |
| Name2: | Huntsville Wildcats |
| Dates3: | 2004 - 2007 |
| Name3: | Huntsville-Muskoka Otters |
| Dates4: | 2007 - present |
| Name4: | Huntsville 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.
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 | GP | W | L | T | OTL | 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 | ||
| 51 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 323 | 23 | 12th OPJHL-C | |||
| 49 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 181 | 198 | 50 | 6th OPJHL-N | |||
| 49 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 290 | 23 | 7th OPJHL-N | |||
| 49 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 289 | 17 | 8th OPJHL-N | |||
| 49 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 406 | 5 | 6th OPJHL-N | |||
| 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 209 | 0 | 6th OPJHL-N | Folded | ||
| 49 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 207 | 49 | 4th OPJHL-N | Lost Conf. SF | ||
| 48 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 135 | 219 | 32 | 7th OPJHL-N | Lost Conf. QF | ||
| 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-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost Div Quarters, 2-4 (Flyers) | |
| 2017-18 | 42 | 16 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 212 | 34 | 6th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost Div Quarters, 3-4 (Golden Hawks) | |
| 2018-19 | 42 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 191 | 33 | 7th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Hornets) | |
| 2019-20 | 42 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 208 | 23 | 8th of 8-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost Div Quarters, 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 Div Quarters, 0-4 (Siskins) | |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 159 | 36 | 6th of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Cougars) | |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 121 | 150 | 36 | 6th of 9-PJHL Carruthers Div | Lost Div Quarters, 0-4 (Terriers) | |
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-1OJHL 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