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 | |
|---|---|
| League | WOAA Senior AA Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season October 2014 – January 2015 Playoffs February 2015 – April 2015 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Finals champions | Sr. AA - Tillsonburg Thunder Sr. A - Ripley Wolves |
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
- The Komoka Classics, the defending WOAA Sr. AA champions, folded over the summer.[3]
- The Monkton Wildcats folded over the summer.[4]
- The Goderich Pirates relocated to Seaforth, Ontario and were renamed the Huron East Centenaires.[5]
Teams
North Division South Division
| 2014–15 WOAA Senior League season | |||||
| Division | Team | City | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | |||||
| Durham Thundercats | Durham, Ontario | Durham & District Community Centre | |||
| Elora Rocks | Elora, Ontario | Elora & District Community Centre | |||
| Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow, Ontario | Lucknow Arena | |||
| Mapleton-Minto 81's | Drayton, Ontario Harriston, Ontario Palmerston, Ontario |
PMD Arena Harriston Arena Palmerston & District Community Centre | |||
| Ripley Wolves | Ripley, Ontario | Ripley-Huron Community Centre Arena | |||
| Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | Saugeen Shores, Ontario | Port Elgin Plex | |||
| Shallow Lake Crushers | Shallow Lake, Ontario | Shallow Lake Arena | |||
| Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne, Ontario | Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex | |||
| South | |||||
| Clinton Radars | Clinton, Ontario | Central Huron Community Complex | |||
| Huron East Centenaires | Seaforth, Ontario | Seaforth & District Community Centre | |||
| Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton, Ontario | Perth East Recreational Complex | |||
| Petrolia Squires | Petrolia, Ontario | Greenwood Recreation Centre | |||
| Tavistock Royals | Tavistock, Ontario | Tavistock & District Recreation Centre | |||
| Tillsonburg Thunder | Tillsonburg, Ontario | Colin Campbell Community Arena | |||
Regular season
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 | 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
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
WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs
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 | ||||||||||||
(N1) Durham Thundercats vs. (N4) Elora Rocks
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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 | |
(N3) Mapleton-Minto 81's vs. (N4) Elora Rocks
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
| 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 | |
(S1) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (N3) Mapleton-Minto 81's
| 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
The bottom six teams qualified for the WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs.
Round robin
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
| 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 | |||||||
(N5) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (N8) Lucknow Lancers
| 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
| 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 | |
(N5) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (N6) Ripley Wolves
- Note: Game 1 was played in Shallow Lake
| 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
- "2014-15 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- Abbott, Chris. "Thunder win first WOAA AA championship". Norfolk & Tillsonburg News. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- Boles, Brent. "Defending champs drop out... league up for grabs". The Sarnia Observer. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- Bader, Andy. "Monkton Wildcats fold for 2014-15 season". The Mitchell Advocate. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- South, Whitney. "Puck drops on new Seaforth team". Seaforth Huron Expositor. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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