Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
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The WOAA Senior Hockey League is an amateur senior ice hockey league governed by the Western Ontario Athletic Association.
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[edit] History
Many teams in the WOAA are former Ontario Hockey Association Senior teams. The WOAA greatly benefited from the collapse of OHA Senior and Intermediate hockey in the mid-1980s. Some of these teams that still play are the Elora Rocks, Tavistock Royals, Milverton Four Wheel Drives, Palmerston 81's, and Lucknow Lancers. Some teams in the WOAA are namesakes of past OHA teams, like the Exeter Mohawks and Lucan-Ilderton Jets.
The league uses Hockey Canada playing rules but is not operated under the jurisdictions of the Ontario Hockey Association or Hockey Canada. The league is based in the Georgian Triangle and Southwestern Ontario. The league has been in existence since 1943, one year after the WOAA itself was established, and has entertained large crowds with local former Junior Hockey players and the odd former professional player. The league is rather large and features teams of both Senior "AA" and Senior "A" calibre. None of these teams could financially compete with the Senior "AAA" teams that compete for the Allan Cup, but all garner enough skill to match the excitement.
With Major League Hockey seemingly falling apart, the Tillsonburg Vipers have applied to join the WOAA for the 2008-09 season. [1]
[edit] Teams and standings
2007-08 final standings
| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
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| Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 172 | 69 | 46 |
| Elora Rocks | 26 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 197 | 74 | 46 |
| Ripley Wolves | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 149 | 81 | 41 |
| Shelburne Muskies | 26 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 177 | 106 | 37 |
| Palmerston 81's | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 121 | 92 | 34 |
| Durham Thundercats | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 133 | 129 | 25 |
| Georgian Bay River Rats | 26 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 84 | 223 | 8 |
| Drayton Icemen | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 91 | 185 | 7 |
| Shallow Lake Crushers | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 73 | 199 | 7 |
| South Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | ||||
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| Tavistock Royals | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 160 | 72 | 47 | ||||
| Clinton Radars | 26 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 123 | 85 | 39 | ||||
| Lucan-Ilderton Jets | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 122 | 80 | 36 | ||||
| Exeter Mohawks | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 115 | 88 | 34 | ||||
| Lucknow Lancers | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 119 | 120 | 28 | ||||
| Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 126 | 123 | 26 | ||||
| Goderich Pirates | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 84 | 100 | 22 | ||||
| Monkton Wildcats | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 107 | 111 | 21 | ||||
| Wingham Bulls | 26 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 78 | 155 | 5 | ||||
| Thedford Dirty Dogs | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 68 | 205 | 0 | ||||
| Tillsonburg Vipers | To play in 2008-09 | ||||||||||
[edit] Past teams
- Arthur Tigers
- Brussels Crusaders
- Dundalk Flyers
- Durham Huskies
- Drayton Comets
- Grand Valley Tornados
- Kincardine Kings
- Lion's Head Northstars
- Listowel Jets
- Mildmay Monarchs
- Mitchell Red Devils
- Mount Forest Rams
- Wellesley Merchants
- Wiarton Redmen
- Woodford Royals
[edit] 2007-08 playoffs
[edit] Senior "AA" playdowns
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | WOAA "AA" Finals | |||||||||||
| N1 | Saugeen Shores | 4 | |||||||||||
| S4 | Exeter | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Saugeen Shores | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Elora | 4 | |||||||||||
| N2 | Elora | 4 | |||||||||||
| S3 | Lucan-Ilderton | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tavistock | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Elora | 1 | |||||||||||
| S1 | Tavistock | 4 | |||||||||||
| N4 | Shelburne | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Tavistock | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Clinton | 0 | |||||||||||
| S2 | Clinton | 4 | |||||||||||
| N3 | Ripley | 1 | |||||||||||
[edit] Senior "A" playdowns
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | WOAA "A" Finals | |||||||||||
| N5 | Palmerston | 4 | |||||||||||
| S8 | Monkton | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Palmerston | 4 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Durham | 1 | |||||||||||
| N6 | Durham | 4 | |||||||||||
| S7 | Goderich | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Palmerston | 4 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lucknow | 2 | |||||||||||
| S5 | Lucknow | 4 | |||||||||||
| N8 | Drayton | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Lucknow | 4 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Milverton | 3 | |||||||||||
| S6 | Milverton | 4 | |||||||||||
| N7 | Georgian Bay | 0 | |||||||||||
[edit] Sr. A qualifying round
A best of 3 series to determine the 8th playoff spot in the North Division, and the 7th and 8th spot in the South Division.
North Division
South Division
[edit] Championships
[edit] Modern era
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(*) Denotes WOAA Grand Champion, a title that no longer existed past 1994.
[edit] Intermediate era
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[edit] See also
[edit] External links
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