Sports season
1996–97 WOAA Senior League season |
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League | WOAA Senior AA Hockey League |
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Sport | Hockey |
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Duration | Regular season October 1996 – February 1997 Playoffs February 1997 – April 1997 |
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Number of teams | 19 |
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Finals champions | Sr. "AA" Champions - Durham Thundercats Sr. "A" Champions - Goderich Pirates Sr. "B" Champions - Lucknow Lancers |
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WOAA Senior League seasons |
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The 1996–97 WOAA Senior League season was the 7th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1996 and concluded in February 1997. The post-season began in February 1997 and concluded in April 1997.
The Durham Thundercats won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Wellesley Merchants in six games. The Goderich Pirates won the Sr. "A" championship and the Lucknow Lancers won the Sr. "B" championship.[2]
Team changes
- The Lakeshore Winterhawks fold.
- The Shelburne Muskies moved from the Senior "AA" division to Senior "A".
- The Goderich Pirates join the league as an expansion team and will play in the Senior "A" division.
Teams
1996–97 WOAA Senior League season |
Division | Team | Town |
Senior "AA" | Durham Thundercats | Durham, Ontario |
Elora Rocks | Elora, Ontario |
Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton, Ontario |
Tavistock Royals | Tavistock, Ontario |
Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley, Ontario |
Senior "A" | Arthur Tigers | Arthur, Ontario |
Brussels Crusaders | Brussels, Ontario |
Clinton Radar | Clinton, Ontario |
Drayton Comets | Drayton, Ontario |
Goderich Pirates | Goderich, Ontario |
Palmerston 81's | Palmerston, Ontario |
Ripley Wolves | Ripley, Ontario |
Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne, Ontario |
Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton, Ontario |
Senior "B" | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk, Ontario |
Grand Valley Tornadoes | Grand Valley, Ontario |
Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow, Ontario |
Mildmay Monarchs | Mildmay, Ontario |
Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater, Ontario |
Map of teams
Sr. "AA" Teams
Sr. "A" teams
Sr. "B" teams
Senior "AA"
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched "AA" playoff spot
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Sr. "AA" playoff bracket
| Sr. "AA" preliminary | | | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | | | Sr. "AA" finals | |
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| 1 | Wellesley | bye | | | |
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| | 1 | Wellesley | 4 | |
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| | | 4 | Milverton | 1 | |
| 4 | Milverton | 3 | |
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| 5 | Elora | 2 | |
| | 1 | Wellesley | 2 | |
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| | | 2 | Durham | 4 | |
| 2 | Durham | bye | | |
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| | 2 | Durham | 4 | |
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| | | 3 | Tavistock | 1 | |
| 3 | Tavistock | bye | |
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WOAA Sr. "AA" preliminary round
(4) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (5) Elora Rocks
February 14 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | | 6 – 4 | | Elora Rocks | Elora | |
February 15 | Elora Rocks | | 2 – 3 | | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton | |
February 18 | Elora Rocks | | 5 – 4 | OT | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton | |
February 23 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | | 1 – 3 | | Elora Rocks | Elora | |
February 25 | Elora Rocks | | 1 – 8 | | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton | |
Milverton wins series 3 – 2 | |
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WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals
(1) Wellesley Merchants vs. (4) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
March 1 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | | 1 – 2 | OT | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | |
March 4 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | | 4 – 3 | OT | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | |
March 7 | Wellesley Merchants | | 0 – 3 | | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton | |
March 8 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | | 3 – 4 | | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | |
March 14 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | | 2 – 3 | 2OT | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | |
Wellesley wins series 4 – 1 | |
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(2) Durham Thundercats vs. (3) Tavistock Royals
February 21 | Tavistock Royals | | 7 – 1 | | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |
February 22 | Durham Thundercats | | 4 – 3 | | Tavistock Royals | Tavistock | |
February 28 | Tavistock Royals | | 3 – 4 | OT | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |
March 1 | Durham Thundercats | | 6 – 3 | | Tavistock Royals | Tavistock | |
March 7 | Tavistock Royals | | 5 – 9 | | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |
WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship
(1) Wellesley Merchants vs. (2) Durham Thundercats
March 21 | Durham Thundercats | | 5 – 3 | | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | |
March 23 | Durham Thundercats | | 3 – 7 | | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | |
March 28 | Wellesley Merchants | | 2 – 5 | | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |
March 29 | Wellesley Merchants | | 4 – 7 | | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |
April 4 | Durham Thundercats | | 2 – 3 | | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | |
April 5 | Wellesley Merchants | | 4 – 6 | | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |
Senior "A"
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched "A" playoff spot
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Sr. "A" playoff bracket
WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals
(1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (8) Clinton Radar
February 15 | Clinton Radar | | 3 – 6 | | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | |
February 21 | Shelburne Muskies | | 7 – 3 | | Clinton Radar | Clinton | |
February 22 | Clinton Radar | | 5 – 3 | | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | |
February 28 | Shelburne Muskies | | 4 – 3 | OT | Clinton Radar | Clinton | |
March 1 | Clinton Radar | | 6 – 4 | | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | |
March 2 | Shelburne Muskies | | 7 – 1 | | Clinton Radar | Clinton | |
Shelburne wins series 4 – 2 | |
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(2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (7) Brussels Crusaders
February 14 | Brussels Crusaders | | 1 – 6 | | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | |
February 15 | Wiarton Redmen | | 4 – 3 | | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | |
February 21 | Brussels Crusaders | | 1 – 9 | | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | |
February 22 | Wiarton Redmen | | 3 – 2 | | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | |
Wiarton wins series 4 – 0 | |
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(3) Goderich Pirates vs. (6) Arthur Tigers
February 15 | Goderich Pirates | | 2 – 5 | | Arthur Tigers | Arthur | |
February 16 | Arthur Tigers | | 2 – 6 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
February 21 | Arthur Tigers | | 5 – 6 | OT | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
February 22 | Goderich Pirates | | 1 – 5 | | Arthur Tigers | Arthur | |
February 28 | Arthur Tigers | | 2 – 7 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
March 1 | Goderich Pirates | | 2 – 7 | | Arthur Tigers | Arthur | |
March 2 | Arthur Tigers | | 2 – 5 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
Goderich wins series 4 – 3 | |
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(4) Palmerston 81's vs. (5) Ripley Wolves
Note: Games three and five were played in Harriston, Ontario.
February 14 | Ripley Wolves | | 5 – 4 | OT | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston | |
February 15 | Palmerston 81's | | 3 – 7 | | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
February 21 | Ripley Wolves | | 5 – 2 | | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston | |
February 23 | Palmerston 81's | | 8 – 6 | | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
February 28 | Ripley Wolves | | 4 – 8 | | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston | |
March 1 | Palmerston 81's | | 3 – 4 | | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals
(1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (5) Ripley Wolves
March 8 | Ripley Wolves | | 4 – 9 | | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | |
March 9 | Shelburne Muskies | | 6 – 5 | OT | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
March 14 | Ripley Wolves | | 8 – 7 | | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | |
March 16 | Shelburne Muskies | | 3 – 4 | OT | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
March 21 | Ripley Wolves | | 4 – 3 | | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | |
March 22 | Shelburne Muskies | | 5 – 3 | | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
March 23 | Ripley Wolves | | 6 – 3 | | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | |
(2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (3) Goderich Pirates
March 9 | Goderich Pirates | | 6 – 7 | | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | |
March 13 | Wiarton Redmen | | 3 – 4 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
March 14 | Goderich Pirates | | 3 – 9 | | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | |
March 16 | Wiarton Redmen | | 0 – 4 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
March 21 | Goderich Pirates | | 7 – 8 | | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | |
March 23 | Wiarton Redmen | | 6 – 7 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
March 25 | Goderich Pirates | | 5 – 3 | | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | |
Goderich wins series 4 – 3 | |
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WOAA Sr. "A" Championship
(3) Goderich Pirates vs. (5) Ripley Wolves
March 27 | Ripley Wolves | | 7 – 4 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
March 29 | Goderich Pirates | | 5 – 4 | | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
April 4 | Ripley Wolves | | 4 – 8 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
April 6 | Goderich Pirates | | 2 – 3 | OT | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
April 11 | Ripley Wolves | | 4 – 3 | OT | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
April 12 | Goderich Pirates | | 5 – 4 | | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | |
April 13 | Ripley Wolves | | 2 – 3 | | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | |
Goderich wins series 4 – 3 | |
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Senior "B"
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched "B" playoff spot
Rank | Senior "B" Standings | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
1 | Dundalk Flyers | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 160 | 93 |
2 | Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 157 | 91 |
3 | Mildmay Monarchs | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 102 | 92 |
4 | Teeswater Falcons | 24 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 88 | 186 |
5 | Grand Valley Tornadoes | 23 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 108 | 153 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
Brad Priestap | Lucknow Lancers | 22 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 61 |
Justin Murray | Lucknow Lancers | 21 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 37 |
Dave Vanalstine | Dundalk Flyers | 21 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 21 |
Kyle Wheeler | Lucknow Lancers | 21 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 25 |
Todd Davis | Dundalk Flyers | 19 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 74 |
Lou Bellwood | Dundalk Flyers | 20 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 32 |
Troy Fischer | Teeswater Falcons | 23 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 55 |
Brad Murray | Lucknow Lancers | 20 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 47 |
Shawn Miller | Dundalk Flyers | 17 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 59 |
Greg Bratton | Grand Valley Tornadoes | 20 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 33 |
Sr. "B" playoff bracket
| Sr. "B" preliminary round | | | Sr. "B" semi-finals | | | Sr. "B" finals | |
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| 1 | Dundalk | bye | | | |
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| | | 4 | Teeswater | 0 | |
| 4 | Teeswater | 2 | |
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| 5 | Grand Valley | 1 | |
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| | | 2 | Lucknow | 4 | |
| 2 | Lucknow | bye | | |
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| | 2 | Lucknow | 4 | |
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| | | 3 | Mildmay | 0 | |
| 3 | Mildmay | bye | |
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WOAA Sr. "B" preliminary round
(4) Teeswater Falcons vs. (5) Grand Valley Tornadoes
February 14 | Grand Valley Tornadoes | | 5 – 10 | | Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater | |
February 15 | Teeswater Falcons | | 4 – 5 | OT | Grand Valley Tornadoes | Grand Valley | |
February 16 | Grand Valley Tornadoes | | 2 – 5 | | Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater | |
Teeswater wins series 2 – 1 | |
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WOAA Sr. "B" semi-finals
(1) Dundalk Flyers vs. (4) Teeswater Falcons
February 23 | Dundalk Flyers | | 4 – 2 | | Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater | |
March 2 | Dundalk Flyers | | 7 – 5 | | Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater | |
March 5 | Teeswater Falcons | | 1 – 14 | | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | |
Dundalk wins series 3 – 0 | |
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(2) Lucknow Lancers vs. (3) Mildmay Monarchs
February 21 | Mildmay Monarchs | | 2 – 3 | | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | |
February 23 | Lucknow Lancers | | 7 – 4 | | Mildmay Monarchs | Mildmay | |
February 28 | Mildmay Monarchs | | 0 – 6 | | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | |
March 2 | Lucknow Lancers | | 7 – 2 | | Mildmay Monarchs | Mildmay | |
Lucknow wins series 4 – 0 | |
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WOAA Sr. "B" Championship
(1) Dundalk Flyers vs. (2) Lucknow Lancers
March 16 | Dundalk Flyers | | 4 – 3 | | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | |
March 22 | Lucknow Lancers | | 3 – 1 | | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | |
March 23 | Dundalk Flyers | | 4 – 5 | | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | |
March 27 | Lucknow Lancers | | 7 – 4 | | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | |
March 28 | Lucknow Lancers | | 5 – 2 | | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | |
Lucknow wins series 4 – 1 | |
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References
- ^ "1996-97 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Senior Hockey Record of Champions" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
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