The Muskoka Bears are a

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team based in Bracebridge,

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. They play in the

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(PJHL).

History

There have been Multiple junior hockey teams in Bracebridge. The last time Bracebridge had a junior C team was the Bracebridge Bears 1974-78. In between the Jr C affiliations Bracebridge had junior teams involved with the independent

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and the

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.The Phantoms were announced on April 14, 2012, by the GMHL. In 2014, after a rough season and some ownership woes, the team was supposed to move out of the GMHL and into the rival

. The GMHL ownership stepped in and stopped the move. In April 2014, the ownership of the team was changed by the league and the team became the Bracebridge Blues. After playing five games and forfeiting the sixth game of the 2016–17 season, the Blues were removed from the GMHL schedule. The Provincial Junior Hockey League announced the Muskoka Bears as an expansion team starting in the 2024 season. The team was placed in the North Conference in the Carruthers Division.

Season-by-season standings

References

External links

Bears WebpagePJHL Webpage
2012 establishments in Ontario Bracebridge, Ontario Ice hockey clubs established in 2012 Ice hockey teams in Ontario {{Ontario-icehockey-team-stub