The Huskies had no chance to play in Junior Development as it was a league that depended on close locale and the closest team to Durham was Seaforth, over 80 kilometers away.

They tried Jr. "C" and were turned down for political reasons involving the player drawing availability of potential rival teams: the Hanover Barons and Mount Forest Patriots.

Although they did not advance further, the desire and skill shown by the Huskies directly resulted in 9 members of the team being drafted into the Ontario Hockey League that summer.

Sadly, as many made their respective OHL teams or moved on to college, from this point on the Huskie roster would never reach to those heights again.

Anthony Donskov reached the NCAA where he played for the Miami Red Hawks of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association.

Enforcer Kevin Shanahan played a season of semi-pro with the Motor City Snipers of the International Independent Hockey League.

Bradley Bartlett, who came to the Huskies in 2000 after his past team the Thunder Bay Flyers folded, moved on to play two seasons of Canadian Interuniversity Sport Hockey with Lakehead University.

Travis Clock ended up playing in both the OHL and QMJHL, then semi-pro with the Orlando Seals, and Senior AAA in 2006–07 with the Windsor St. Clair Saints.

Despite not winning any championships, what the team did do was provide a forum for local talent to compete at high levels, gaining the town and its hometown boys like Mike Nixon, Scott Baines, Jim MacGillvray, Dave Galbraith, Kyle Phillips, Andy Aitken, Paul Brown, Devan Mighton, Sandy Mackenzie, Jesse Rycroft (who played semi-pro for the United Hockey League's Kalamazoo Wings), and Will Hill recognition in the local hockey world.

The Huskies spawned one National Hockey League alumnus in Kurtis McLean who played briefly for the New York Islanders.

Former Huskie goalie Greg Blais also found success in Britain's Elite Ice Hockey League and France's Ligue Magnus.