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1997–98 WOAA Senior League season

The 1997–98 WOAA Senior League season was the 8th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1997 and concluded in February 1998. The post-season began in February 1998 and concluded in April 1998.

1997–98 WOAA Senior League season
LeagueWOAA Senior AA Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 1997 – February 1998
Playoffs
February 1998 – April 1998
Number of teams15
Finals championsSr. "AA" Champions - Durham Thundercats
Sr. "A" Champions - Shelburne Muskies
WOAA Senior League seasons

The Durham Thundercats won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Milverton Four Wheel Drives in four games. The Shelburne Muskies won the Sr. "A" championship.[2]

Team changes

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Senior "AA"

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Final standings

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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 26 19 4 3 0 41 182 98
2 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 26 19 5 1 1 40 125 86
3 Tavistock Royals 26 15 9 2 0 32 146 94
4 Wellesley Merchants 26 15 9 1 1 32 102 91
5 Elora Rocks 26 6 16 1 3 16 93 155

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Shane Johnson Tavistock Royals 25 31 27 58 12
Jeremy Franks Durham Thundercats 26 32 21 53 30
Scott Betts Durham Thundercats 19 15 35 50 17
Keith MacMillan Durham Thundercats 24 25 18 43 21
Rob LeBlanc Durham Thundercats 21 22 19 41 65
Mark Germann Tavistock Royals 22 8 29 37 51
Kory Dietz Milverton Four Wheel Drives 25 14 22 36 46
Ron White Tavistock Royals 18 15 19 34 14
Dan Neil Durham Thundercats 21 15 18 33 126
Greg Snyder Tavistock Royals 18 16 14 30 20

Sr. "AA" playoff bracket

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Sr. "AA" preliminary Sr. "AA" semi-finals Sr. "AA" finals
         
1 Durham bye
 
1 Durham 4
4 Wellesley 2
4 Wellesley 3
5 Elora 1
1 Durham 4
2 Milverton 0
2 Milverton bye
 
2 Milverton 4
3 Tavistock 1
3 Tavistock bye
 

WOAA Sr. "AA" preliminary round

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(4) Wellesley Merchants vs. (5) Elora Rocks
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February 20 Elora Rocks 2 – 5 Wellesley Merchants Wellesley
February 25 Wellesley Merchants 6 – 3 Elora Rocks Elora
February 27 Wellesley Merchants 1 – 3 Elora Rocks Elora
March 2 Elora Rocks 3 – 6 Wellesley Merchants Wellesley
Wellesley wins series 3 – 1


WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals

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(1) Durham Thundercats vs. (4) Wellesley Merchants
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March 6 Wellesley Merchants 6 – 5 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 7 Durham Thundercats 2 – 1 Wellesley Merchants Wellesley
March 12 Wellesley Merchants 5 – 3 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 15 Durham Thundercats 8 – 2 Wellesley Merchants Wellesley
March 20 Wellesley Merchants 3 – 8 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 21 Durham Thundercats 5 – 4 OT Wellesley Merchants Wellesley
Durham wins series 4 – 2


(2) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (3) Tavistock Royals
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February 28 Tavistock Royals 4 – 10 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 6 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 3 – 6 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
March 7 Tavistock Royals 1 – 3 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 13 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 4 – 3 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
March 14 Tavistock Royals 2 – 7 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
Milverton wins series 4 – 1


WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship

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(1) Durham Thundercats vs. (2) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
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Note: Game four was played in Mitchell, Ontario.

March 28 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 0 – 5 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 29 Durham Thundercats 5 – 4 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
April 3 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 – 7 Durham Thundercats Durham
April 4 Durham Thundercats 4 – 2 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
Durham wins series 4 – 0


Senior "A"

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Final standings

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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 East Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
1 Shelburne Muskies 24 17 6 1 0 35 156 120
2 Wiarton Redmen 24 12 12 0 0 24 123 108
3 Palmerston 81's 24 10 11 3 0 23 104 107
4 Arthur Tigers 24 6 16 2 0 14 125 162
5 Dundalk Flyers 24 5 16 3 0 13 91 148
Rank West Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
1 Lucknow Lancers 24 17 4 0 3 37 125 76
2 Ripley Wolves 24 11 12 0 1 23 111 116
3 Goderich Pirates 24 10 12 1 1 22 111 130
4 Clinton Radar 24 7 15 2 0 14 100 123
5 Mildmay Monarchs 24 5 17 2 0 12 62 139

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Glenn Watt Arthur Tigers 24 13 39 52 8
Sean Burton Ripley Wolves 24 20 27 47 12
Greg McNevan Palmerston 81's 23 22 22 44 29
Dave Ritchie Shelburne Muskies 22 23 19 42 28
Justin Murray Lucknow Lancers 22 18 23 41 62
Brad Robinson Lucknow Lancers 20 19 21 40 22
Tim Harrison Goderich Pirates 20 26 13 39 58
Kevin Greco Shelburne Muskies 15 18 21 39 13
Mark Armatage Shelburne Muskies 20 10 28 38 12
Ron Coughler Arthur Tigers 21 14 23 37 32

Sr. "A" playoff bracket

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Preliminary round Division semi-finals Division finals Sr. "A" finals
            
E1 Shelburne bye
 
E1 Shelburne 4
E4 Arthur 2
E4 Arthur 2
E5 Dundalk 0
E1 Shelburne 4
E2 Wiarton 2
E2 Wiarton bye
 
E2 Wiarton 4
E3 Palmerston 2
E3 Palmerston bye
 
E1 Shelburne 3
W4 Clinton 0
W1 Lucknow bye
 
W1 Lucknow 3
W3 Goderich 4
W2 Ripley 1
W3 Goderich 2
W3 Goderich 3
W4 Clinton 4
W4 Clinton bye
 
W4 Clinton 4
W5 Mildmay 0
W5 Mildmay bye
 

WOAA Sr. "A" preliminary round

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(E4) Arthur Tigers vs. (E5) Dundalk Flyers
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February 13 Dundalk Flyers 4 – 8 Arthur Tigers Arthur
February 14 Arthur Tigers 4 – 3 OT Dundalk Flyers Dundalk
Arthur wins series 2 – 0


(W2) Ripley Wolves vs. (W3) Goderich Pirates
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February 13 Ripley Wolves 6 – 3 Goderich Pirates Goderich
February 14 Goderich Pirates 3 – 2 Ripley Wolves Ripley
February 16 Goderich Pirates 5 – 3 Ripley Wolves Ripley
Goderich wins series 2 – 1


WOAA Sr. "A" divisional semi-finals

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(E1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (E4) Arthur Tigers
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February 21 Shelburne Muskies 4 – 9 Arthur Tigers Arthur
February 22 Shelburne Muskies 8 – 5 Arthur Tigers Arthur
February 27 Arthur Tigers 4 – 8 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 1 Arthur Tigers 3 – 1 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 6 Arthur Tigers 7 – 8 OT Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 7 Shelburne Muskies 7 – 1 Arthur Tigers Arthur
Shelburne wins series 4 – 2


(E2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (E3) Palmerston 81's
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Note: Games four and six were played in Harriston, Ontario.

February 13 Palmerston 81's 3 – 5 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 20 Wiarton Redmen 3 – 7 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 22 Palmerston 81's 2 – 6 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 27 Wiarton Redmen 0 – 4 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
March 1 Palmerston 81's 3 – 6 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
March 6 Wiarton Redmen 3 – 1 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
Wiarton wins series 4 – 2


(W1) Lucknow Lancers vs. (W3) Goderich Pirates
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February 20 Goderich Pirates 6 – 5 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
February 22 Goderich Pirates 7 – 4 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
February 27 Lucknow Lancers 5 – 1 Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 1 Lucknow Lancers 7 – 6 OT Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 6 Goderich Pirates 5 – 6 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
March 7 Lucknow Lancers 4 – 6 Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 8 Goderich Pirates 5 – 2 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
Goderich wins series 4 – 3


(W4) Clinton Radar vs. (W5) Mildmay Monarchs
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February 20 Mildmay Monarchs 3 – 6 Clinton Radar Clinton
February 22 Clinton Radar 3 – 2 OT Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
February 27 Mildmay Monarchs 0 – 5 Clinton Radar Clinton
March 1 Clinton Radar 6 – 1 Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
Clinton wins series 4 – 0


WOAA Sr. "A" divisional finals

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(E1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (E2) Wiarton Redmen
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March 13 Wiarton Redmen 3 – 4 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 15 Shelburne Muskies 2 – 7 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
March 20 Wiarton Redmen 5 – 8 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 21 Shelburne Muskies 3 – 5 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
March 22 Wiarton Redmen 4 – 6 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 27 Shelburne Muskies 4 – 3 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
Shelburne wins series 4 – 2


(W3) Goderich Pirates vs. (W4) Clinton Radar
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March 13 Goderich Pirates 3 – 6 Clinton Radar Clinton
March 14 Clinton Radar 7 – 6 OT Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 20 Goderich Pirates 4 – 1 Clinton Radar Clinton
March 22 Clinton Radar 3 – 2 Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 27 Goderich Pirates 11 – 8 Clinton Radar Clinton
March 29 Clinton Radar 2 – 3 OT Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 31 Goderich Pirates 5 – 6 Clinton Radar Clinton
Clinton wins series 4 – 3


WOAA Sr. "A" Championship

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(E1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (W4) Clinton Radar
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April 3 Clinton Radar 3 – 6 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
April 5 Shelburne Muskies 7 – 6 2OT Clinton Radar Clinton
April 9 Clinton Radar 0 – 1 2OT Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
Shelburne wins series 3 – 0


References

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  1. ^ "1997-98 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Senior Hockey Record of Champions" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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