1995–96 WOAA Senior League season
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The 1995–96 WOAA Senior League season was the 6th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1995 and concluded in January 1996. The post-season began in February 1996 and concluded in April 1996.
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 1995 – January 1996
Playoffs
February 1996 – April 1996
October 1995 – January 1996
Playoffs
February 1996 – April 1996
Teams20
| 1995–96 WOAA Senior League season | |
|---|---|
| League | WOAA Senior AA Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season October 1995 – January 1996 Playoffs February 1996 – April 1996 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Finals champions | Sr. "AA" Champions - Durham Thundercats Sr. "A" Champions - Brussels Crusaders Sr. "B" Champions - Ripley Wolves |
The Durham Thundercats won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Lakeshore Winterhawks in six games. The Brussels Crusaders won the Sr. "A" championship and the Dundalk Flyers won the Sr. "B" championship.[2]
Team changes
- The WOAA realigned into three divisions: Sr. "AA", Sr. "A" and Sr. "B".
- The Tiverton Thunder folded.
- The Goderich Pirates joined the league as an expansion team in the Senior "A" division.
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
| Rank | Senior "AA" Standings | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham Thundercats | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 141 | 94 |
| 2 | Elora Rocks | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 118 | 108 |
| 3 | Tavistock Royals | 22 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 126 | 96 |
| 4 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 105 | 98 |
| 5 | Wellesley Merchants | 24 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 113 | 129 |
| 6 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 102 | 128 |
| 7 | Shelburne Muskies | 21 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 98 | 150 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Snyder | Wellesley Merchants | 22 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 74 |
| Bill Jacques | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 18 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 18 |
| Jason Mervyn | Wellesley Merchants | 17 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 14 |
| Terry Hoelscher | Elora Rocks | 20 | 17 | 21 | 38 | 8 |
| Rob LeBlanc | Durham Thundercats | 22 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 100 |
| Mike Allen | Tavistock Royals | 19 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 10 |
| Jeff McClenaghan | Tavistock Royals | 18 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 59 |
| Jim Grieve | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 21 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8 |
| Keith MacMillan | Durham Thundercats | 24 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 15 |
| Greg Snyder | Tavistock Royals | 18 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 53 |
Sr. "AA" playoff bracket
| Sr. "AA" quarter-finals | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | Sr. "AA" finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Durham | bye | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Durham | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tavistock | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Tavistock | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Milverton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Durham | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lakeshore | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Elora | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Wellesley | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Elora | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lakeshore | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lakeshore | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Shelburne | 2 | ||||||||||||
WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals
(2) Elora Rocks vs. (5) Wellesley Merchants
| February 9 | Wellesley Merchants | 6 – 8 | Elora Rocks | Elora | ||||
| February 16 | Elora Rocks | 5 – 4 | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | ||||
| February 17 | Wellesley Merchants | 3 – 4 | Elora Rocks | Elora | ||||
| February 18 | Elora Rocks | 2 – 1 | Wellesley Merchants | Wellesley | ||||
| Elora wins series 4 – 0 | |
(3) Tavistock Royals vs. (6) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Note: Game four was played in New Hamburg, Ontario.
| February 10 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 3 – 2 | Tavistock Royals | Tavistock | ||||
| February 12 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 2 – 8 | Tavistock Royals | Tavistock | ||||
| February 17 | Tavistock Royals | 7 – 5 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton | ||||
| February 18 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 5 – 6 | OT | Tavistock Royals | Tavistock | |||
| Tavistock wins series 4 – 0 | |
(6) Lakeshore Winterhawks vs. (7) Shelburne Muskies
| February 9 | Shelburne Muskies | 4 – 5 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | ||||
| February 10 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 1 – 2 | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | ||||
| February 16 | Shelburne Muskies | 4 – 5 | OT | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | |||
| February 17 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 3 – 5 | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | ||||
| February 20 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 11 – 4 | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne | ||||
| February 23 | Shelburne Muskies | 3 – 9 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | ||||
| Lakeshore wins series 4 – 2 | |
WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals
(1) Durham Thundercats vs. (3) Tavistock Royals
| March 2 | Tavistock Royals | 4 – 2 | Durham Thundercats | Durham | ||||
| March 8 | Tavistock Royals | 5 – 4 | OT | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |||
| March 10 | Durham Thundercats | 6 – 5 | OT | Tavistock Royals | New Hamburg | |||
| March 13 | Tavistock Royals | 5 – 2 | Durham Thundercats | Durham | ||||
| March 15 | Tavistock Royals | 5 – 4 | OT | Durham Thundercats | Durham | |||
| March 17 | Tavistock Royals | 5 – 3 | Durham Thundercats | Durham | ||||
| March 20 | Tavistock Royals | 1 – 5 | Durham Thundercats | Durham | ||||
| Durham wins series 4 – 3 | |
(2) Elora Rocks vs. (6) Lakeshore Winterhawks
| March 1 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 2 – 4 | Elora Rocks | Elora | ||||
| March 3 | Elora Rocks | 2 – 3 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | ||||
| March 8 | Elora Rocks | 1 – 2 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | ||||
| March 10 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 7 – 2 | Elora Rocks | Elora | ||||
| March 15 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 0 – 4 | Elora Rocks | Elora | ||||
| March 16 | Elora Rocks | 1 – 5 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | ||||
| Lakeshore wins series 4 – 2 | |
WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship
(1) Durham Thundercats vs. (6) Lakeshore Winterhawks
| March 29 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 2 – 6 | Durham Thundercats | Durham | ||||
| March 31 | Durham Thundercats | 2 – 1 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | ||||
| April 6 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | 1 – 6 | Durham Thundercats | Durham | ||||
| April 7 | Durham Thundercats | 4 – 1 | Lakeshore Winterhawks | Southampton | ||||
| Durham wins series 4 – 0 | |
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
| Rank | Senior "AA" Standings | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ripley Wolves | 24 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 170 | 105 |
| 2 | Wiarton Redmen | 24 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 153 | 107 |
| 3 | Brussels Crusaders | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 154 | 104 |
| 4 | Clinton Radar | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 116 | 116 |
| 5 | Palmerston 81's | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 104 | 105 |
| 6 | Arthur Tigers | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 129 | 151 |
| 7 | Drayton Comets | 24 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 112 | 121 |
| 8 | Goderich Pirates | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 97 | 226 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Burton | Ripley Wolves | 24 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 4 |
| Ryan Thompson | Wiarton Redmen | 24 | 34 | 31 | 65 | 22 |
| Don Richardson | Wiarton Redmen | 24 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 20 |
| Brent Armstrong | Ripley Wolves | 22 | 24 | 37 | 61 | 8 |
| Mike Reaume | Ripley Wolves | 19 | 14 | 34 | 48 | 29 |
| Tim Harrison | Clinton Radar | 23 | 26 | 21 | 47 | 32 |
| Corey McKee | Brussels Crusaders | 23 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 24 |
| Tim Fritz | Brussels Crusaders | 20 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 79 |
| Darryl Hancock | Arthur Tigers | 17 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 54 |
| Jeff Resmer | Drayton Comets | 24 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 70 |
Sr. "A" playoff bracket
| Sr. "A" preliminary round | Sr. "A" semi-finals | Sr. "A" finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ripley | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Goderich | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ripley | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Clinton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Clinton | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Palmerston | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Ripley | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Brussels | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wiarton | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Drayton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Wiarton | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Brussels | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Brussels | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Arthur | 0 | ||||||||||||
WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals
(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (8) Goderich Pirates
| February 9 | Goderich Pirates | 2 – 5 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| February 11 | Ripley Wolves | 3 – 7 | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | ||||
| February 16 | Goderich Pirates | 2 – 6 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| February 18 | Ripley Wolves | 4 – 2 | Goderich Pirates | Goderich | ||||
| February 19 | Goderich Pirates | 2 – 9 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| Ripley wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (7) Drayton Comets
| February 9 | Drayton Comets | 3 – 5 | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | ||||
| February 11 | Wiarton Redmen | 3 – 5 | Drayton Comets | Drayton | ||||
| February 16 | Drayton Comets | 5 – 6 | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | ||||
| February 18 | Wiarton Redmen | 7 – 3 | Drayton Comets | Drayton | ||||
| February 23 | Drayton Comets | 8 – 9 | OT | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | |||
| Wiarton wins series 4 – 1 | |
(3) Brussels Crusaders vs. (6) Arthur Tigers
| February 10 | Arthur Tigers | 7 – 9 | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | ||||
| February 13 | Brussels Crusaders | 10 – 3 | Arthur Tigers | Arthur | ||||
| February 16 | Brussels Crusaders | 6 – 4 | Arthur Tigers | Arthur | ||||
| February 17 | Arthur Tigers | 5 – 6 | OT | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | |||
| Brussels wins series 4 – 0 | |
(4) Clinton Radar vs. (5) Palmerston 81's
| February 9 | Palmerston 81's | 3 – 5 | Clinton Radar | Clinton | ||||
| February 11 | Clinton Radar | 6 – 3 | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston | ||||
| February 15 | Clinton Radar | 7 – 5 | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston | ||||
| February 18 | Palmerston 81's | 3 – 8 | Clinton Radar | Clinton | ||||
| Clinton wins series 4 – 0 | |
WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals
(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (4) Clinton Radar
| March 1 | Clinton Radar | 4 – 7 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| March 8 | Ripley Wolves | 1 – 2 | Clinton Radar | Clinton | ||||
| March 9 | Clinton Radar | 2 – 5 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| March 10 | Ripley Wolves | 5 – 4 | 2OT | Clinton Radar | Clinton | |||
| March 15 | Clinton Radar | 2 – 5 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| Ripley wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (3) Brussels Crusaders
Note: Game four played in Lucknow, Ontario.
| February 25 | Brussels Crusaders | 5 – 7 | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | ||||
| March 2 | Wiarton Redmen | 1 – 4 | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | ||||
| March 8 | Brussels Crusaders | 7 – 8 | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | ||||
| March 9 | Wiarton Redmen | 2 – 9 | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | ||||
| March 10 | Brussels Crusaders | 8 – 5 | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton | ||||
| March 16 | Wiarton Redmen | 0 – 3 | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | ||||
| Brussels wins series 4 – 2 | |
WOAA Sr. "A" Championship
(1) Ripley Wolves vs. (3) Brussels Crusaders
| March 22 | Brussels Crusaders | 4 – 3 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| March 23 | Ripley Wolves | 3 – 8 | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | ||||
| March 29 | Brussels Crusaders | 4 – 5 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| March 30 | Ripley Wolves | 3 – 6 | Brussels Crusaders | Brussels | ||||
| April 5 | Brussels Crusaders | 8 – 5 | Ripley Wolves | Ripley | ||||
| Brussels wins series 4 – 1 | |
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 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 105 | 57 |
| 2 | Mildmay Monarchs | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 75 | 60 |
| 3 | Lucknow Lancers | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 85 | 66 |
| 4 | Teeswater Falcons | 16 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 89 |
| 5 | Grand Valley Tornadoes | 16 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 131 |
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Murray | Lucknow Lancers | 14 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 24 |
| Lou Bellwood | Dundalk Flyers | 16 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 61 |
| Brad Priestap | Lucknow Lancers | 15 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 27 |
| Greg Bratton | Grand Valley Tornadoes | 14 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 47 |
| Shawn Miller | Dundalk Flyers | 12 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 46 |
| Joe Zettler | Mildmay Monarchs | 16 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 2 |
| Troy Fischer | Teeswater Falcons | 14 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 30 |
| Todd Davis | Dundalk Flyers | 13 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 23 |
| Kyle Cronin | Teeswater Falcons | 13 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 2 |
| Brian Gillespie | Grand Valley Tornadoes | 15 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 52 |
Sr. "B" playoff bracket
| Sr. "B" preliminary round | Sr. "B" semi-finals | Sr. "B" finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dundalk | bye | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dundalk | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Teeswater | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Teeswater | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Grand Valley | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dundalk | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lucknow | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mildmay | bye | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Mildmay | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lucknow | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lucknow | bye | ||||||||||||
WOAA Sr. "B" preliminary round
(4) Teeswater Falcons vs. (5) Grand Valley Tornadoes
| February 9 | Teeswater Falcons | 12 – 3 | Grand Valley Tornadoes | Grand Valley | ||||
| February 11 | Grand Valley Tornadoes | 4 – 7 | Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater | ||||
| Teeswater wins series 2 – 0 | |
WOAA Sr. "B" semi-finals
(1) Dundalk Flyers vs. (4) Teeswater Falcons
| February 17 | Teeswater Falcons | 4 – 5 | OT | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | |||
| February 18 | Dundalk Flyers | 5 – 2 | Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater | ||||
| February 24 | Teeswater Falcons | 3 – 11 | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | ||||
| February 25 | Dundalk Flyers | 6 – 3 | Teeswater Falcons | Teeswater | ||||
| Dundalk wins series 4 – 0 | |
(2) Mildmay Monarchs vs. (3) Lucknow Lancers
| February 16 | Lucknow Lancers | 5 – 3 | Mildmay Monarchs | Mildmay | ||||
| February 18 | Mildmay Monarchs | 4 – 2 | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | ||||
| February 24 | Mildmay Monarchs | 3 – 1 | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | ||||
| February 25 | Lucknow Lancers | 6 – 4 | Mildmay Monarchs | Mildmay | ||||
| March 1 | Lucknow Lancers | 8 – 3 | Mildmay Monarchs | Mildmay | ||||
| March 2 | Mildmay Monarchs | 1 – 4 | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | ||||
| Lucknow wins series 4 – 2 | |
WOAA Sr. "B" Championship
(1) Dundalk Flyers vs. (3) Lucknow Lancers
| March 9 | Lucknow Lancers | 2 – 4 | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | ||||
| March 10 | Dundalk Flyers | 6 – 4 | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | ||||
| March 16 | Lucknow Lancers | 4 – 5 | OT | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk | |||
| March 17 | Dundalk Flyers | 5 – 2 | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow | ||||
| Dundalk wins series 4 – 0 | |