2014–15 WOAA Senior League season

The 2014–15 WOAA Senior League season was the 25th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a 24-game regular season which began in October 2014 and concluded in January 2015. The post-season began in February 2015 and concluded in April 2015.

2014–15 WOAA Senior League season
LeagueWOAA Senior AA Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 2014 – January 2015
Playoffs
February 2015 – April 2015
Number of teams14
Finals championsSr. AA - Tillsonburg Thunder
Sr. A - Ripley Wolves
WOAA Senior League seasons

The Tillsonburg Thunder won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Mapleton-Minto 81's in the final round of the playoffs.[2]

Team changes

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Regular season

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Final standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot

Rank North Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
1 Durham Thundercats 24 18 4 2 38 117 65
2 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 24 18 5 1 37 132 82
3 Mapleton-Minto 81's 24 17 7 0 34 108 61
4 Elora Rocks 24 16 8 0 32 147 93
5 Shallow Lake Crushers 24 10 13 1 21 99 115
6 Ripley Wolves 24 10 13 1 21 102 121
7 Shelburne Muskies 24 4 19 1 9 49 138
8 Lucknow Lancers 24 3 19 2 8 76 155
Rank South Division GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
1 Tillsonburg Thunder 24 18 5 1 39 152 92
2 Tavistock Royals 24 17 5 2 36 151 96
3 Petrolia Squires 24 16 7 1 33 114 95
4 Clinton Radars 24 15 7 2 32 128 92
5 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 24 5 15 4 14 101 151
6 Huron East Centenaires 24 1 22 1 3 68 188

Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Bryan Kazarian Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 24 18 36 54 32
Jeremy Machin Elora Rocks 23 17 27 44 16
Brock Zinken Elora Rocks 22 21 22 43 36
Tyler Townsend Tavistock Royals 24 16 26 42 8
Mike Findlater Tillsonburg Thunder 20 22 16 38 8
Ryan Murphy Clinton Radars 21 16 22 38 69
Brad Kraus Elora Rocks 19 21 16 37 61
Andrew Coburn Mapleton-Minto 81's 23 18 19 37 46
Sean Consitt Clinton Radars 22 19 15 34 18
Cody Britton Ripley Wolves 24 16 18 34 18

Playoffs

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WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs

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The top eight teams qualify for the WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs. Each series is a best-of-seven.

Division semi-finals Division finals WOAA Sr. AA finals
         
N1 Durham 2
N4 Elora 4
N4 Elora 0
N3 Mapleton-Minto 4
N2 Saugeen Shores 2
N3 Mapleton-Minto 4
N1 Mapleton-Minto 1
S1 Tillsonburg 4
S1 Tillsonburg 4
S4 Clinton 0
S1 Tillsonburg 4
S3 Tavistock 2
S2 Tavistock 4
S3 Petrolia 2

WOAA Senior AA divisional semi-finals

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(N1) Durham Thundercats vs. (N4) Elora Rocks
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February 7 Elora Rocks 1 – 4 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 8 Durham Thundercats 7 – 5 Elora Rocks Elora
February 13 Elora Rocks 4 – 3 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 15 Durham Thundercats 4 – 5 Elora Rocks Elora
February 20 Elora Rocks 7 – 5 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 21 Durham Thundercats 5 – 9 Elora Rocks Elora
Elora wins series 4 – 2


(N2) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (N3) Mapleton-Minto 81's
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February 6 Mapleton-Minto 81's 3 – 4 OT Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
February 7 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 0 – 3 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
February 13 Mapleton-Minto 81's 4 – 6 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
February 15 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 2 – 5 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
February 20 Mapleton-Minto 81's 4 – 1 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
February 22 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 2 – 3 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
Mapleton-Minto wins series 4 – 2


(S1) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (S4) Clinton Radars
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February 7 Clinton Radars 2 – 3 OT Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
February 13 Tillsonburg Thunder 3 – 2 Clinton Radars Clinton
February 16 Clinton Radars 2 – 4 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
February 20 Tillsonburg Thunder 5 – 3 Clinton Radars Clinton
Tillsonburg wins series 4 – 0


(S2) Tavistock Royals vs. (S3) Petrolia Squires
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February 8 Petrolia Squires 0 – 3 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 13 Tavistock Royals 7 – 4 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
February 15 Tavistock Royals 6 – 5 2OT Petrolia Squires Petrolia
February 18 Petrolia Squires 2 – 0 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 20 Petrolia Squires 7 – 3 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 22 Tavistock Royals 5 – 1 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
Tavistock wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Senior AA divisional finals

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(N3) Mapleton-Minto 81's vs. (N4) Elora Rocks
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Note: Game three played in Drayton.

February 27 Elora Rocks 3 – 6 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
March 1 Mapleton-Minto 81's 8 – 5 Elora Rocks Elora
March 6 Elora Rocks 1 – 5 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
March 8 Mapleton-Minto 81's 3 – 1 Elora Rocks Elora
Mapleton-Minto wins series 4 – 0


(S1) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (S2) Tavistock Royals
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February 28 Tavistock Royals 3 – 2 OT Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
March 1 Tillsonburg Thunder 6 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
March 7 Tavistock Royals 2 – 5 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
March 8 Tillsonburg Thunder 2 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
March 14 Tavistock Royals 0 – 4 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
March 15 Tillsonburg Thunder 6 – 1 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
Tillsonburg wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Sr. AA Championship

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(S1) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (N3) Mapleton-Minto 81's
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March 21 Mapleton-Minto 81's 3 – 6 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
March 27 Tillsonburg Thunder 4 – 6 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
March 28 Mapleton-Minto 81's 1 – 4 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
April 3 Tillsonburg Thunder 4 – 3 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
April 4 Mapleton-Minto 81's 1 – 5 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
Tillsonburg wins series 4 – 1


WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs

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The bottom six teams qualified for the WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs.

Round robin

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The top four teams in the round robin qualify for the WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals.

Rank Round robin GP W L Pts GF GA
1 Ripley Wolves 5 4 1 8 34 25
2 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 3 2 6 29 26
3 Shallow Lake Crushers 5 3 2 6 32 21
4 Lucknow Lancers 5 2 3 4 30 32
5 Huron East Centenaires 5 2 3 4 26 38
6 Shelburne Muskies 5 1 4 2 20 29

Playoff bracket

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WOAA Sr. A semi-finals WOAA Sr. A finals
      
N5 Shallow Lake 4
N8 Lucknow 1
N5 Shallow Lake 3
N6 Ripley 4
N6 Ripley 4
S5 Milverton 3

WOAA Senior A semi-finals

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(N5) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (N8) Lucknow Lancers
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March 8 Shallow Lake Crushers 2 – 4 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
March 11 Lucknow Lancers 3 – 6 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake
March 13 Lucknow Lancers 6 – 7 OT Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake
March 14 Shallow Lake Crushers 7 – 3 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
March 20 Lucknow Lancers 5 – 6 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake
Shallow Lake wins series 4 – 1


(N6) Ripley Wolves vs. (S5) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
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March 6 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 2 – 4 Ripley Wolves Ripley
March 8 Ripley Wolves 4 – 6 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 13 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 4 – 6 Ripley Wolves Ripley
March 14 Ripley Wolves 1 – 8 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 20 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 4 – 3 Ripley Wolves Ripley
March 22 Ripley Wolves 5 – 2 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 24 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 2 – 5 Ripley Wolves Ripley
Ripley wins series 4 – 3


WOAA Senior A finals

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(N5) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (N6) Ripley Wolves
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March 27 Ripley Wolves 4 – 6 Shallow Lake Crushers Owen Sound
March 28 Shallow Lake Crushers 2 – 6 Ripley Wolves Ripley
April 3 Ripley Wolves 3 – 5 Shallow Lake Crushers Owen Sound
April 4 Shallow Lake Crushers 6 – 4 Ripley Wolves Ripley
April 10 Ripley Wolves 3 – 2 OT Shallow Lake Crushers Owen Sound
April 11 Shallow Lake Crushers 1 – 7 Ripley Wolves Ripley
April 12 Ripley Wolves 5 – 0 Shallow Lake Crushers Owen Sound
Ripley wins series 4 – 3


References

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  1. ^ "2014-15 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ Abbott, Chris. "Thunder win first WOAA AA championship". Norfolk & Tillsonburg News. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ Boles, Brent. "Defending champs drop out... league up for grabs". The Sarnia Observer. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  4. ^ Bader, Andy. "Monkton Wildcats fold for 2014-15 season". The Mitchell Advocate. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  5. ^ South, Whitney. "Puck drops on new Seaforth team". Seaforth Huron Expositor. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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