1993–94 WOAA Senior League season

1993–94 WOAA Senior League season
LeagueWOAA Senior AA Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 1993 – January 1994
Playoffs
February 1994 – April 1994
Number of teams19
Finals championsGrand Champions - Durham Thundercats
Sr. "A" Champions - Durham Thundercats
Sr. "B" Champions - Ripley Wolves
WOAA Senior League seasons

The 1993–94 WOAA Senior League season was the 4th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1993 and concluded in January 1994. The post-season began in February 1994 and concluded in April 1994.

The Durham Thundercats won the WOAA Grand Championship, defeating the Ripley Wolves in the final round.[2]

Team changes

Senior "A"

Illegal player

The Elora Rocks were found to have an illegal player on their roster. The Rocks had a record of 12–4–4, however, as punishment, eight games in which the Rocks were 7-0-1 were instead counted as losses.

Final standings

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 Senior "A" Standings GP W L T Pts GF GA
1 Tavistock Royals 20 15 4 1 31 138 79
2 Durham Thundercats 20 14 3 3 31 131 84
3 Brussels Crusaders 20 13 5 2 28 121 99
4 Wiarton Redmen 20 11 8 1 23 112 112
5 Lakeshore Winterhawks 20 10 7 3 23 98 88
6 Drayton Comets 20 9 9 2 20 102 117
7 Arthur Tigers 20 7 10 3 17 95 101
8 Palmerston 81's 20 7 10 3 17 82 90
9 Elora Rocks 20 5 11 3 13 133 93
10 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 20 6 13 1 11 73 116
11 Shelburne Muskies 20 1 18 1 3 72 178

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Darryl Jack Drayton Comets 19 16 33 49 20
Terry Hoelscher Elora Rocks 19 31 16 47 51
Mark Albrecht Tavistock Royals 20 18 28 46 18
Jason Castellan Elora Rocks 20 31 12 43 34
Mich Landry Drayton Comets 18 14 29 43 8
Brad Sparkes Elora Rocks 18 16 23 39 90
Brad Stere Tavistock Royals 19 13 25 38 16
Bev Davidson Wiarton Redmen 20 16 21 37 57
Jeff Neumann Elora Rocks 18 7 30 37 94
Steve Day Drayton Comets 20 13 23 36 27

Sr. "A" playoff bracket

Sr. "A" quarter-finals Sr. "A" semi-finals Sr. "A" finals
         
1 Tavistock 4
8 Palmerston 3
1 Tavistock 0
5 Lakeshore 4
4 Wiarton 2
5 Lakeshore 4
5 Lakeshore 2
2 Durham 4
2 Durham 4
7 Arthur 2
2 Durham 4
3 Brussels 1
3 Brussels 4
6 Drayton 1

WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals

(1) Tavistock Royals vs. (8) Palmerston 81's
February 7 Palmerston 81's 3 – 2 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 11 Tavistock Royals 4 – 2 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 14 Palmerston 81's 6 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 18 Tavistock Royals 3 – 1 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 19 Palmerston 81's 7 – 5 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 20 Tavistock Royals 6 – 4 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 21 Palmerston 81's 1 – 5 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
Tavistock wins series 4 – 3


(2) Durham Thundercats vs. (7) Arthur Tigers
February 4 Durham Thundercats 2 – 3 Arthur Tigers Arthur
February 9 Arthur Tigers 1 – 9 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 11 Arthur Tigers 4 – 2 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 12 Durham Thundercats 5 – 3 Arthur Tigers Arthur
February 18 Arthur Tigers 5 – 8 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 19 Durham Thundercats 5 – 1 Arthur Tigers Arthur
Durham wins series 4 – 2


(3) Brussels Crusaders vs. (6) Drayton Comets
February 6 Drayton Comets 6 – 8 Brussels Crusaders Brussels
February 9 Brussels Crusaders 4 – 5 OT Drayton Comets Drayton
February 11 Drayton Comets 1 – 2 OT Brussels Crusaders Brussels
February 13 Brussels Crusaders 8 – 4 Drayton Comets Drayton
February 18 Drayton Comets 5 – 8 Brussels Crusaders Brussels
Brussels wins series 4 – 1


(4) Wiarton Redmen vs. (5) Lakeshore Winterhawks
February 4 Wiarton Redmen 3 – 5 Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
February 6 Lakeshore Winterhawks 2 – 5 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 11 Lakeshore Winterhawks 7 – 5 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 12 Wiarton Redmen 4 – 5 OT Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
February 15 Lakeshore Winterhawks 3 – 4 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 18 Wiarton Redmen 2 – 3 OT Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
Lakeshore wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals

(1) Tavistock Royals vs. (5) Lakeshore Winterhawks
February 25 Lakeshore Winterhawks 7 – 3 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
February 27 Tavistock Royals 3 – 9 Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
March 6 Tavistock Royals 3 – 4 Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
March 7 Lakeshore Winterhawks 6 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
Lakeshore wins series 4 – 0


(2) Durham Thundercats vs. (3) Brussels Crusaders
February 25 Brussels Crusaders 3 – 9 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 27 Durham Thundercats 4 – 5 Brussels Crusaders Brussels
March 5 Brussels Crusaders 3 – 11 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 6 Durham Thundercats 5 – 4 OT Brussels Crusaders Brussels
March 11 Brussels Crusaders 3 – 8 Durham Thundercats Durham
Durham wins series 4 – 1


WOAA Sr. "A" Championship

(2) Durham Thundercats vs. (5) Lakeshore Winterhawks
March 17 Lakeshore Winterhawks 3 – 4 OT Durham Thundercats Durham
March 18 Durham Thundercats 7 – 3 Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
March 24 Lakeshore Winterhawks 5 – 3 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 27 Durham Thundercats 5 – 6 Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
March 31 Lakeshore Winterhawks 3 – 7 Durham Thundercats Durham
April 3 Durham Thundercats 4 – 3 Lakeshore Winterhawks Southampton
Durham wins series 4 – 2


Senior "B"

Illegal player

The Tiverton Thunder played with an illegal player and forfeited their games. The Thunder previously had a record of 9-9-2.

Final standings

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 Senior "B" Standings GP W L T Pts GF GA
1 Ripley Wolves 19 19 0 0 38 142 46
2 Grand Valley Tornadoes 19 13 4 2 28 103 75
3 Mildmay Monarchs 21 13 6 2 28 97 90
4 Dundalk Flyers 21 12 9 0 24 120 116
5 Lucknow Lancers 20 11 9 0 22 139 101
6 Lion's Head North Stars 19 6 13 0 12 68 141
7 Teeswater Falcons 21 4 17 0 8 61 193
8 Tiverton Thunder 20 0 20 0 0 135 103

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Sean Burton Tiverton Thunder 19 30 33 63 4
Brad Priestap Lucknow Lancers 18 24 25 49 84
Brent Armstrong Ripley Wolves 17 19 30 49 14
Lou Godfrey Ripley Wolves 19 24 24 48 34
John Bujold Tiverton Thunder 19 13 34 47 63
Chris Irwin Lucknow Lancers 19 17 27 44 41
Bill Patterson Ripley Wolves 17 12 29 41 6
Bevin Gregg Tiverton Thunder 18 26 13 39 35
Kevin Stewart Ripley Wolves 18 20 18 38 8
Dan Deaken Grand Valley Tornadoes 19 16 21 37 62

Sr. "B" playoff bracket

Sr. "B" quarter-finals Sr. "B" semi-finals Sr. "B" finals
         
1 Ripley 3
8 Tiverton 0
1 Ripley 4
5 Lucknow 1
4 Dundalk 1
5 Lucknow 3
1 Ripley 4
2 Grand Valley 0
2 Grand Valley 3
7 Teeswater 0
2 Grand Valley 4
3 Mildmay 2
3 Mildmay 3
6 Lion's Head 0

WOAA Sr. "B" quarter-finals

(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (8) Teeswater Thunder

Note: Ripley wins series by forfeit

(2) Grand Valley Tornadoes vs. (7) Teeswater Falcons
February 6 Teeswater Falcons 5 – 7 Grand Valley Tornadoes Grand Valley
February 11 Grand Valley Tornadoes 9 – 4 Teeswater Falcons Teeswater
February 13 Teeswater Falcons 2 – 13 Grand Valley Tornadoes Grand Valley
Grand Valley wins series 3 – 0


(3) Mildmay Monarchs vs. (6) Lion's Head North Stars
February 11 Mildmay Monarchs 6 – 2 Lion's Head North Stars Lion's Head
February 13 Lion's Head North Stars 6 – 7 Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
February 18 Lion's Head North Stars 3 – 7 Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
Mildmay wins series 3 – 0


(4) Dundalk Flyers vs. (5) Lucknow Lancers
February 5 Lucknow Lancers 10 – 6 Dundalk Flyers Dundalk
February 6 Dundalk Flyers 5 – 4 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
February 11 Lucknow Lancers 11 – 3 Dundalk Flyers Dundalk
February 13 Dundalk Flyers 6 – 8 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
Lucknow wins series 3 – 1


WOAA Sr. "B" semi-finals

(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (5) Lucknow Lancers
February 25 Lucknow Lancers 6 – 4 Ripley Wolves Ripley
February 27 Ripley Wolves 5 – 2 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
March 4 Lucknow Lancers 4 – 6 Ripley Wolves Ripley
March 6 Ripley Wolves 4 – 2 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
March 11 Lucknow Lancers 3 – 6 Ripley Wolves Ripley
Ripley wins series 4 – 1


(2) Grand Valley Tornadoes vs. (3) Mildmay Monarchs
February 26 Mildmay Monarchs 8 – 3 Grand Valley Tornadoes Grand Valley
February 27 Grand Valley Tornadoes 7 – 3 Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
March 5 Mildmay Monarchs 1 – 9 Grand Valley Tornadoes Grand Valley
March 6 Grand Valley Tornadoes 7 – 3 Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
March 11 Mildmay Monarchs 6 – 2 Grand Valley Tornadoes Grand Valley
March 13 Grand Valley Tornadoes 8 – 3 Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
Grand Valley wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Sr. "B" Championship

(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (2) Grand Valley Tornadoes

Note: Game three was played in Kincardine, Ontario.

March 18 Grand Valley Tornadoes 3 – 6 Ripley Wolves Ripley
March 20 Ripley Wolves 6 – 2 Grand Valley Tornadoes Grand Valley
March 26 Grand Valley Tornadoes 0 – 4 Ripley Wolves Ripley
March 27 Ripley Wolves 10 – 2 Grand Valley Tornadoes Grand Valley
Ripley wins series 4 – 0


Grand championship

The Durham Thundercats and Ripley Wolves faced off in a best-of-five series to determine the Grand Champions of the league. Ripley announced that they would play their home games in Kincardine, Ontario in this series.

Durham swept the series in three games.

(A1) Durham Thundercats vs. (B1) Ripley Wolves

April 7 Ripley Wolves 3 – 6 Durham Thundercats Durham
April 10 Durham Thundercats 7 – 6 OT Ripley Wolves Kincardine
April 16 Ripley Wolves 0 – 3 Durham Thundercats Durham
Durham wins series 3 – 0


References

  1. ^ "1993-94 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Senior Hockey Record of Champions" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 13 July 2024.