Huntsville Otters
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| Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League | |
| City | Huntsville, Ontario |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Division | North |
| Franchise history | 1990-1997: Muskoka Bears 1997-2004: Huntsville Wildcats 2004-2007: Huntsville-Muskoka Otters 2007-Pres: Huntsville Otters |
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| Head Coach | Tom McCarthy |
| General Manager | Ted Magee |
| Arena | Jack Bionda Arena |
| Team Colors | Black, Yellow, and White |
| Affiliate Team(s) | Erie Otters Stayner Siskins |
| Royal Bank Cups | none |
| Dudley Hewitt Cups | none |
| Buckland Trophies | none |
The Huntsville Otters are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team from Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.
[edit] 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 prior history of Junior C hockey.
The team did make hockey history on February 21, 1997 when their goalie, Ryan Venturelli, 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 Hunstville-Muskoka Otters and have been with the league since. In 2007, the team was sold to local interests who shortened their team name to the Huntsville Otters.
[edit] Season-by-Season Results
| 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 | |
| 1998-99 | 51 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 323 | 23 | 35th OPJHL | |
| 1999-00 | 49 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 181 | 198 | 50 | 20th OPJHL | |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 290 | 23 | 34th OPJHL | |
| 2001-02 | 49 | 7 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 121 | 289 | 17 | 33rd OPJHL | |
| 2002-03 | 49 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 406 | 5 | 35th OPJHL | |
| 2003-04 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 209 | 0 | 35th OPJHL | Folded |
| 2004-05 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 177 | 207 | 49 | 21st OPJHL | Lost Conf. SF |
| 2005-06 | 48 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 135 | 219 | 32 | 30th OPJHL | Lost Conf. QF |
| 2006-07 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 182 | 186 | 47 | 18th OPJHL | Lost Conf. QF |
| 2007-08 | 49 | 42 | 7 | - | 0 | 218 | 92 | 84 | 3rd OPJHL |
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