Huntsville Otters 4358002 211420073 2008-05-10T07:02:22Z Bearcat 24902 duplicate category {{OPJHL team |team_name = Huntsville Otters |bg_color = DodgerBlue |text_color = |logo_image = Huntsville Otters.gif |division = North |founded = 1990 |history = 1990-1997: Muskoka Bears<br>1997-2004: Huntsville Wildcats<br>2004-2007: Huntsville-Muskoka Otters<br>2007-Pres: Huntsville Otters |alternate = |arena = [[Jack Bionda Arena]] |city = [[Huntsville, Ontario]] |team_colors = [[Black]], [[Yellow]], and [[White]] |head_coach = [[Tom McCarthy (ice hockey coach)|Tom McCarthy]] |general_manager = [[Ted Magee]] |affiliates = [[Erie Otters]]<br>[[Stayner Siskins]] |rbcs = none |dhcs = none |bucklands = none |metro_cup = |sutherland_cup = |schmalz_cup = }} The '''Huntsville Otters''' are a Tier II Junior "A" [[ice hockey]] team from [[Huntsville, Ontario|Huntsville]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. They are a part of the [[Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League]]. ==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. [[Image:Muskoka Bears.gif|right|thumbnail|150px|Old Bears Logo]] The team did make hockey history on [[February 21]], [[1997]] when their goalie, [http://www.lcshockey.com/issues/LCS65.txt Ryan Venturelli], became the first goaltender in hockey history to score two goals (both empty net) in a hockey game against the [[Durham Huskies Jr. A|Durham Huskies]] during the [[Metro Junior A Hockey League]] 1996-97 regular season. [[Image:Huntsville Wildcats.gif|right|thumbnail|100px|Old Wildcats Logo]] 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. [[Image:Huntsville-Muskoka Otters.gif|right|thumbnail|100px|Old Otters Logo]] 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. ==Season-by-Season Results== {|class="wikitable" |- align="center" bgcolor="#dddddd" |'''Season''' ||'''GP''' || '''W''' || '''L''' || '''T''' || '''OTL''' || '''GF''' || '''GA''' || '''P''' || '''Results''' || '''Playoffs''' |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1990-91 ||44 ||5 ||39 ||0 ||- ||116 ||356 ||10 ||12th Metro B|| |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1991-92 ||44 ||23 ||19 ||2 ||- ||224 ||233 ||48 ||4th Metro A|| |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1992-93 ||48 ||27 ||17 ||4 ||- ||251 ||223 ||58 ||3rd Metro A|| |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1993-94 ||50 ||28 ||14 ||8 ||- ||246 ||183 ||64 ||3rd Metro A ||Lost Semi-final |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1994-95 ||50 ||23 ||26 ||1 ||- ||256 ||223 ||47 ||8th Metro A|| |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1995-96 ||52 ||21 ||26 ||5 ||- ||237 ||229 ||47 ||8th Metro A ||Lost Quarter-final |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1996-97 ||50 ||14 ||34 ||2 ||- ||200 ||298 ||30 ||11th Metro A|| |- align="center" bgcolor="#EEFFFF" |1997-98 ||50 ||18 ||28 ||4 ||- ||157 ||209 ||40 ||12th Metro A|| |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#1998-99|1998-99]] ||51 ||9 ||37 ||4 ||1 ||142 ||323 ||23 ||35th OPJHL|| |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#1999-00|1999-00]] ||49 ||21 ||20 ||6 ||2 ||181 ||198 ||50 ||20th OPJHL|| |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#2000-01|2000-01]] ||49 ||9 ||35 ||2 ||3 ||121 ||290 ||23 ||34th OPJHL|| |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#2001-02|2001-02]] ||49 ||7 ||39 ||2 ||1 ||121 ||289 ||17 ||33rd OPJHL|| |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#2002-03|2002-03]] ||49 ||2 ||46 ||0 ||1 ||121 ||406 ||5 ||35th OPJHL|| |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#2003-04|2003-04]] ||23 ||0 ||23 ||0 ||0 ||42 ||209 ||0 ||35th OPJHL ||Folded |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#2004-05|2004-05]] ||49 ||23 ||23 ||2 ||1 ||177 ||207 ||49 ||21st OPJHL ||Lost Conf. SF |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#2005-06|2005-06]] ||48 ||12 ||28 ||5 ||3 ||135 ||219 ||32 ||30th OPJHL ||Lost Conf. QF |- align="center" |[[OPJHL Standings#2006-07|2006-07]] ||48 ||20 ||21 ||4 ||3 ||182 ||186 ||47 ||18th OPJHL ||Lost Conf. QF |- align="center" |2007-08 ||49 ||42 ||7 ||- ||0 ||218 ||92 ||84 ||3rd OPJHL || |} ==External links== *[http://www.huntsvilleotters.com/ Otters Webpage] <br clear=right> {{OPJAHL}} {{MetJHL}} {{Ontario-icehockey-team-stub}} [[Category:Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League teams]]