2021–22 WOAA Senior League season

2021–22 WOAA Senior League season
LeagueWOAA Senior AA Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 2021 – January 2022
Playoffs
February 2022 – April 2022
Number of teams13
Finals championsSr. AA - Seaforth Centenaires
Sr. A - Shallow Lake Crushers
WOAA Senior League seasons

The 2021–22 WOAA Senior League season was the 32nd season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league was scheduled to play a 20-game regular season which began in October 2021 and concluded in January 2022. The post-season began in February 2022 and concluded in April 2022.[1]

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

Team changes

Regular season

COVID-19

Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario effective on January 5, 2022, all municipally operated recreation facilities were closed until January 26, temporarily bringing at halt to the WOAA Senior Hockey League schedule.

On January 11, representatives from all teams agreed to fulfill their commitment to the league, regardless of any limitations that may be in place after January 26. All teams were in agreement that playoffs are a priority to begin on February 4. In order to meet the February 4th deadline, as the full regular season schedule could not be completed, all teams agreed that the final standings be calculated based on a points percentage basis to determine final positioning for the playoffs.

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 WOAA Senior League GP W L OTL Pts Pct. GF GA
1 Ripley Wolves 14 11 2 1 23 0.821 69 36
2 Seaforth Centenaires 13 10 3 0 20 0.769 103 65
3 Minto 81's 12 8 4 0 16 0.667 48 31
4 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 15 9 4 2 20 0.667 85 54
5 Tavistock Royals 13 8 4 1 17 0.654 72 51
6 Clinton Radars 13 8 5 0 16 0.615 56 40
7 Durham Thundercats 15 9 6 0 18 0.600 53 47
8 Shelburne Muskies 17 8 9 0 16 0.470 72 71
9 Petrolia Squires 13 4 7 2 10 0.385 43 59
10 Lucknow Lancers 15 5 10 0 10 0.333 47 73
11 Shallow Lake Crushers 14 4 9 1 9 0.321 38 62
12 Creemore Coyotes 17 5 12 0 10 0.294 58 87
13 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 13 3 9 1 7 0.269 47 82

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Cody Britton Ripley Wolves 14 12 13 25 25
Miles MacLean Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 14 13 10 23 2
Garrett Meurs Ripley Wolves 11 12 11 23 12
Luke Richardson Shelburne Muskies 17 9 14 23 0
Justin Graham Durham Thundercats 15 10 12 22 10
Justin Graham Shelburne Muskies 14 10 12 22 4
Quinten Bruce Durham Thundercats 14 12 9 21 24
Isaac McLean Petrolia Squires 13 9 12 21 0
Holdyn Lansink Seaforth Centenaires 12 4 17 21 8
Trevor Sauder Tavistock Royals 10 10 10 20 2

Playoffs

WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs

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 Ripley 4
8 Shelburne 0
1 Ripley 1
6 Clinton 4
3 Minto 3
6 Clinton 4
6 Clinton 1
2 Seaforth 4
2 Seaforth 4
7 Durham 1
2 Seaforth 4
5 Tavistock 1
4 Saugeen Shores 2
5 Tavistock 4

WOAA Senior AA quarter-finals

(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (8) Shelburne Muskies
February 4 Shelburne Muskies 1 – 7 Ripley Wolves Ripley-Huron Arena
February 5 Ripley Wolves 6 – 2 Shelburne Muskies Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex
February 12 Ripley Wolves 5 – 3 Shelburne Muskies Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex
February 18 Ripley Wolves 2 – 9 Shelburne Muskies Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex
Ripley wins series 4 – 0


(2) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (7) Durham Thundercats
February 5 Durham Thundercats 5 – 4 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
February 6 Seaforth Centenaires 3 – 2 OT Durham Thundercats Durham Community Centre
February 11 Seaforth Centenaires 5 – 2 Durham Thundercats Durham Community Centre
February 12 Durham Thundercats 2 – 4 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
February 18 Durham Thundercats 1 – 2 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
Seaforth wins series 4 – 1


(3) Minto 81's vs. (6) Clinton Radars
February 5 Clinton Radars 3 – 4 2OT Minto 81's Palmerston Community Centre
February 11 Minto 81's 4 – 5 OT Clinton Radars Central Huron Community Complex
February 12 Clinton Radars 2 – 6 Minto 81's Palmerston Community Centre
February 18 Minto 81's 4 – 3 OT Clinton Radars Central Huron Community Complex
February 20 Clinton Radars 5 – 2 Minto 81's Palmerston Community Centre
February 25 Minto 81's 3 – 4 Clinton Radars Central Huron Community Complex
February 26 Clinton Radars 4 – 1 Minto 81's Palmerston Community Centre
Clinton wins series 4 – 3


(4) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (5) Tavistock Royals

Note: Game three was played at the Southampton Coliseum in Southampton, Ontario.

February 4 Tavistock Royals 3 – 2 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Port Elgin Plex
February 5 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 1 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock Recreation Centre
February 11 Tavistock Royals 2 – 6 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Port Elgin Plex
February 13 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 4 – 2 Tavistock Royals Tavistock Recreation Centre
February 18 Tavistock Royals 5 – 2 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks Port Elgin Plex
February 20 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 3 – 4 OT Tavistock Royals Tavistock Recreation Centre
Tavistock wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Senior AA semi-finals

(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (6) Clinton Radars
February 27 Clinton Radars 5 – 2 Ripley Wolves Ripley-Huron Arena
March 4 Ripley Wolves 2 – 3 Clinton Radars Central Huron Community Complex
March 5 Clinton Radars 1 – 4 Ripley Wolves Ripley-Huron Arena
March 11 Ripley Wolves 2 – 3 OT Clinton Radars Central Huron Community Complex
March 12 Clinton Radars 5 – 1 Ripley Wolves Ripley-Huron Arena
Clinton wins series 4 – 1


(2) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (5) Tavistock Royals
February 27 Tavistock Royals 2 – 4 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
March 5 Seaforth Centenaires 4 – 3 Tavistock Royals Tavistock Recreation Centre
March 6 Tavistock Royals 4 – 2 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
March 11 Seaforth Centenaires 7 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock Recreation Centre
March 12 Tavistock Royals 1 – 2 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
Seaforth wins series 4 – 1


WOAA Sr. AA Championship

(2) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (6) Clinton Radars
March 19 Clinton Radars 0 – 1 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
March 25 Seaforth Centenaires 4 – 1 Clinton Radars Central Huron Community Complex
March 26 Clinton Radars 1 – 5 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
April 1 Seaforth Centenaires 1 – 6 Clinton Radars Central Huron Community Complex
April 2 Clinton Radars 1 – 2 Seaforth Centenaires Seaforth Community Centre
Seaforth wins series 4 – 1


WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs

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

WOAA Sr. A quarter-finals WOAA Sr. A semi-finals WOAA Sr. A finals
         
9 Petrolia bye
 
9 Petrolia 4
13 Milverton 0
12 Creemore 1
13 Milverton 2
9 Petrolia 2
11 Shallow Lake 4
10 Lucknow bye
 
10 Lucknow 3
11 Shallow Lake 4
11 Shallow Lake bye
 

WOAA Senior A quarter-finals

(12) Creemore Coyotes vs. (13) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
February 5 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 7 – 3 Creemore Coyotes Creemore Recreation Centre
February 6 Creemore Coyotes 8 – 3 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Perth East Recreational Complex
February 12 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 7 – 5 Creemore Coyotes Creemore Recreation Centre
Milverton wins series 2 – 1


WOAA Senior A semi-finals

(9) Petrolia Squires vs. (13) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
February 20 Petrolia Squires 6 – 5 OT Milverton Four Wheel Drives Perth East Recreational Complex
February 22 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 – 8 Petrolia Squires Greenwood Recreation Centre
February 26 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 2 – 6 Petrolia Squires Greenwood Recreation Centre
February 27 Petrolia Squires 4 – 3 OT Milverton Four Wheel Drives Perth East Recreational Complex
Petrolia wins series 4 – 0


(10) Lucknow Lancers vs. (11) Shallow Lake Crushers
February 12 Shallow Lake Crushers 2 – 4 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow Arena
February 18 Lucknow Lancers 5 – 4 OT Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake Arena
February 20 Shallow Lake Crushers 3 – 2 OT Lucknow Lancers Lucknow Arena
February 25 Lucknow Lancers 5 – 2 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake Arena
February 26 Shallow Lake Crushers 2 – 1 OT Lucknow Lancers Lucknow Arena
March 4 Lucknow Lancers 0 – 1 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake Arena
March 5 Shallow Lake Crushers 4 – 3 OT Lucknow Lancers Lucknow Arena
Shallow Lake wins series 4 – 3


WOAA Sr. A Championship

(9) Petrolia Squires vs. (11) Shallow Lake Crushers
March 18 Shallow Lake Crushers 2 – 4 Petrolia Squires Greenwood Recreation Centre
March 19 Petrolia Squires 3 – 4 OT Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake Arena
March 26 Shallow Lake Crushers 8 – 3 Petrolia Squires Greenwood Recreation Centre
April 1 Petrolia Squires 3 – 8 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake Arena
April 2 Shallow Lake Crushers 2 – 3 Petrolia Squires Greenwood Recreation Centre
April 3 Petrolia Squires 1 – 4 Shallow Lake Crushers Shallow Lake Arena
Shallow Lake wins series 4 – 2


References

  1. ^ "WOAA Senior Hockey 2021-2022" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Senior Hockey Record of Champions" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  3. ^ Massey, Rob. "Elora Rocks joining new league". Guelph Today. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Abbott, Chris. "Tillsonburg Thunder join new senior hockey league". Norfolk & Tillsonburg News. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  5. ^ Berlo, Trina. "Creemore Senior AA hockey team approved for play". The Creemore Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2024.