2016–17 WOAA Senior League season

The 2016–17 WOAA Senior League season was the 27th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a 20-game regular season which began in October 2016 and concluded in January 2017. The post-season began in February 2017 and concluded in March 2017.

2016–17 WOAA Senior League season
LeagueWOAA Senior AA Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 2016 – January 2017
Playoffs
February 2017 – March 2017
Number of teams14
Finals championsSr. AA - Clinton Radars
Sr. A - Milverton Four Wheel Drives
WOAA Senior League seasons

The Clinton Radars won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Durham Thundercats in the final round of the playoffs.[2]

Team changes

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  • The Elora Rocks, who suspended operations early in the 2015–16 season, returned to the league.[3]
  • The WOAA realigned and went from two divisional standings into only one league standing.

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 WOAA Senior League GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
1 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 20 18 1 1 37 114 42
2 Mapleton-Minto 81's 20 16 4 0 32 102 59
3 Petrolia Squires 20 13 6 1 27 91 71
4 Clinton Radars 20 12 6 2 26 110 65
5 Tavistock Royals 20 11 7 2 24 115 98
6 Ripley Wolves 20 11 7 2 24 81 79
7 Tillsonburg Thunder 20 11 8 1 23 95 76
8 Durham Thundercats 20 11 8 1 23 105 98
9 Huron East Centenaires 20 10 10 0 20 72 81
10 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 20 8 12 0 16 87 120
11 Shelburne Muskies 20 7 11 2 16 74 93
12 Shallow Lake Crushers 20 6 13 1 13 68 108
13 Lucknow Lancers 20 3 14 3 9 51 115
14 Elora Rocks 20 3 17 0 6 81 141

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
Brent Freeman Milverton Four Wheel Drives 19 14 30 44 16
Dennis Dewar Milverton Four Wheel Drives 18 22 20 42 10
Kurtis Bartliff Clinton Radars 19 20 20 40 4
Cohen Adair Milverton Four Wheel Drives 15 19 20 39 10
Randy Cox Durham Thundercats 16 12 26 38 0
Andrew Coburn Mapleton-Minto 81's 16 22 15 37 14
Brett Catto Ripley Wolves 19 12 22 34 30
Kraig Wright Petrolia Squires 18 15 18 33 31
Cody Britton Ripley Wolves 20 15 18 33 4
Zach Graham Mapleton-Minto 81's 17 11 20 31 24

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.

WOAA Sr. AA quarter-finals WOAA Sr. AA semi-finals WOAA Sr. AA finals
         
1 Saugeen Shores 4
8 Durham 1
1 Saugeen Shores 2
4 Clinton 4
4 Clinton 4
5 Tavistock 2
4 Clinton 4
3 Petrolia 2
2 Mapleton-Minto 4
7 Tillsonburg 3
2 Mapleton-Minto 2
3 Petrolia 4
3 Petrolia 4
6 Ripley 1

WOAA Senior AA quarter-finals

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(1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (8) Durham Thundercats
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February 3 Durham Thundercats 4 – 6 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
February 10 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 5 – 3 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 11 Durham Thundercats 4 – 2 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
February 12 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 4 – 1 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 17 Durham Thundercats 5 – 6 OT Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 1


(2) Mapleton-Minto 81's vs. (7) Tillsonburg Thunder
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February 4 Mapleton-Minto 81's 4 – 3 OT Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
February 5 Tillsonburg Thunder 3 – 4 OT Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
February 10 Tillsonburg Thunder 4 – 3 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
February 11 Mapleton-Minto 81's 2 – 8 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
February 17 Tillsonburg Thunder 4 – 0 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
February 18 Mapleton-Minto 81's 4 – 3 Tillsonburg Thunder Tillsonburg
February 20 Tillsonburg Thunder 2 – 6 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
Mapleton-Minto wins series 4 – 3


(3) Petrolia Squires vs. (6) Ripley Wolves
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February 3 Ripley Wolves 4 – 9 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
February 4 Petrolia Squires 6 – 7 Ripley Wolves Ripley
February 10 Ripley Wolves 3 – 7 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
February 12 Petrolia Squires 3 – 1 Ripley Wolves Ripley
February 17 Ripley Wolves 4 – 6 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
Petrolia wins series 4 – 1


(4) Clinton Radars vs. (5) Tavistock Royals
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February 3 Tavistock Royals 2 – 5 Clinton Radars Clinton
February 4 Clinton Radars 7 – 8 OT Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 10 Tavistock Royals 1 – 4 Clinton Radars Clinton
February 11 Clinton Radars 5 – 6 OT Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 17 Tavistock Royals 1 – 4 Clinton Radars Clinton
February 18 Clinton Radars 7 – 0 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
Clinton wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Senior AA semi-finals

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(1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (4) Clinton Radars
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February 24 Clinton Radars 3 – 6 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
February 25 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 1 – 4 Clinton Radars Clinton
March 3 Clinton Radars 4 – 5 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
March 4 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 2 – 5 Clinton Radars Clinton
March 10 Clinton Radars 3 – 2 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Saugeen Shores
March 11 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 1 – 2 Clinton Radars Clinton
Clinton wins series 4 – 2


(2) Mapleton-Minto 81's vs. (3) Petrolia Squires
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Note: Game five was played in Drayton.

February 24 Petrolia Squires 5 – 2 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
February 26 Mapleton-Minto 81's 3 – 2 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
March 3 Petrolia Squires 7 – 4 Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
March 5 Mapleton-Minto 81's 7 – 3 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
March 10 Petrolia Squires 2 – 1 OT Mapleton-Minto 81's Palmerston
March 11 Mapleton-Minto 81's 1 – 9 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
Petrolia wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Sr. AA Championship

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(3) Petrolia Squires vs. (4) Clinton Radars
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March 17 Clinton Radars 1 – 2 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
March 18 Petrolia Squires 3 – 4 OT Clinton Radars Clinton
March 24 Clinton Radars 1 – 3 Petrolia Squires Petrolia
March 25 Petrolia Squires 3 – 7 Clinton Radars Clinton
March 26 Clinton Radars 5 – 4 OT Petrolia Squires Petrolia
March 31 Petrolia Squires 0 – 4 Clinton Radars Clinton
Clinton wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs

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

WOAA Sr. A quarter-finals WOAA Sr. A semi-finals WOAA Sr. A finals
         
9 Huron East bye
 
9 Huron East 4
14 Elora 0
11 Shelburne 1
14 Elora 2
9 Huron East 3
10 Milverton 4
10 Milverton bye
 
10 Milverton 4
11 Shallow Lake 0
12 Shallow Lake 2
13 Lucknow 1

WOAA Senior A quarter-finals

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(11) Shelburne Muskies vs. (14) Elora Rocks
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February 3 Elora Rocks 4 – 5 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
February 4 Shelburne Muskies 2 – 5 Elora Rocks Elora
February 6 Elora Rocks 4 – 3 OT Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
Elora wins series 2 – 1


(12) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (13) Lucknow Lancers
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February 3 Lucknow Lancers 3 – 5 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake
February 4 Shallow Lake Crushers 1 – 3 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
February 7 Lucknow Lancers 2 – 3 2OT Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake
Shallow Lake wins series 2 – 1


WOAA Senior A semi-finals

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(9) Huron East Centenaires vs. (14) Elora Rocks
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February 12 Elora Rocks 5 – 6 Huron East Centenaires Seaforth
February 17 Huron East Centenaires 8 – 7 OT Elora Rocks Elora
February 18 Elora Rocks 4 – 10 Huron East Centenaires Seaforth
February 24 Huron East Centenaires 6 – 4 Elora Rocks Elora
Huron East wins series 4 – 0


(10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (11) Shallow Lake Crushers
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February 10 Shallow Lake Crushers 2 – 9 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
February 11 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 9 – 3 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake
February 17 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 7 – 6 OT Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake
February 18 Shallow Lake Crushers 3 – 9 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
Milverton wins series 4 – 0


WOAA Senior A finals

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(9) Huron East Centenaires vs. (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
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March 4 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 3 – 8 Huron East Centenaires Seaforth
March 5 Huron East Centenaires 9 – 8 OT Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 10 Huron East Centenaires 3 – 5 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 11 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 2 – 3 Huron East Centenaires Seaforth
March 18 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 6 – 5 OT Huron East Centenaires Seaforth
March 19 Huron East Centenaires 1 – 5 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 25 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 10 – 5 Huron East Centenaires Seaforth
Milverton wins series 4 – 3


References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ Livermore, Joe. "Radars capture Senior "AA" championship". Clinton News Record. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Elora Rocks hope to return for 2016/17 season". Wellington Advertiser. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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