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The 1996–97 WOAA Senior League season was the 7th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League .[ 1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1996 and concluded in February 1997. The post-season began in February 1997 and concluded in April 1997.
The Durham Thundercats won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Wellesley Merchants in six games. The Goderich Pirates won the Sr. "A" championship and the Lucknow Lancers won the Sr. "B" championship.[ 2]
1996–97 WOAA Senior League season
Division
Team
Town
Senior "AA"
Durham Thundercats
Durham , Ontario
Elora Rocks
Elora , Ontario
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Milverton , Ontario
Tavistock Royals
Tavistock , Ontario
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley , Ontario
Senior "A"
Arthur Tigers
Arthur , Ontario
Brussels Crusaders
Brussels , Ontario
Clinton Radar
Clinton , Ontario
Drayton Comets
Drayton , Ontario
Goderich Pirates
Goderich , Ontario
Palmerston 81's
Palmerston , Ontario
Ripley Wolves
Ripley , Ontario
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne , Ontario
Wiarton Redmen
Wiarton , Ontario
Senior "B"
Dundalk Flyers
Dundalk , Ontario
Grand Valley Tornadoes
Grand Valley , Ontario
Lucknow Lancers
Lucknow , Ontario
Mildmay Monarchs
Mildmay , Ontario
Teeswater Falcons
Teeswater , Ontario
Sr. "AA" Teams
Sr. "A" teams
Sr. "B" teams
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
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Sr. "AA" playoff bracket[ edit ]
Sr. "AA" preliminary
Sr. "AA" semi-finals
Sr. "AA" finals
1
Wellesley
bye
1
Wellesley
4
4
Milverton
1
4
Milverton
3
5
Elora
2
1
Wellesley
2
2
Durham
4
2
Durham
bye
2
Durham
4
3
Tavistock
1
3
Tavistock
bye
WOAA Sr. "AA" preliminary round[ edit ]
(4) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (5) Elora Rocks[ edit ]
February 14
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
6 – 4
Elora Rocks
Elora
February 15
Elora Rocks
2 – 3
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Milverton
February 18
Elora Rocks
5 – 4
OT
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Milverton
February 23
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
1 – 3
Elora Rocks
Elora
February 25
Elora Rocks
1 – 8
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Milverton
Milverton wins series 3 – 2
WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals[ edit ]
(1) Wellesley Merchants vs. (4) Milverton Four Wheel Drives[ edit ]
March 1
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
1 – 2
OT
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley
March 4
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
4 – 3
OT
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley
March 7
Wellesley Merchants
0 – 3
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Milverton
March 8
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
3 – 4
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley
March 14
Milverton Four Wheel Drives
2 – 3
2OT
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley
Wellesley wins series 4 – 1
(2) Durham Thundercats vs. (3) Tavistock Royals[ edit ]
February 21
Tavistock Royals
7 – 1
Durham Thundercats
Durham
February 22
Durham Thundercats
4 – 3
Tavistock Royals
Tavistock
February 28
Tavistock Royals
3 – 4
OT
Durham Thundercats
Durham
March 1
Durham Thundercats
6 – 3
Tavistock Royals
Tavistock
March 7
Tavistock Royals
5 – 9
Durham Thundercats
Durham
WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship[ edit ]
(1) Wellesley Merchants vs. (2) Durham Thundercats[ edit ]
March 21
Durham Thundercats
5 – 3
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley
March 23
Durham Thundercats
3 – 7
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley
March 28
Wellesley Merchants
2 – 5
Durham Thundercats
Durham
March 29
Wellesley Merchants
4 – 7
Durham Thundercats
Durham
April 4
Durham Thundercats
2 – 3
Wellesley Merchants
Wellesley
April 5
Wellesley Merchants
4 – 6
Durham Thundercats
Durham
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
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Sr. "A" playoff bracket[ edit ]
WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals[ edit ]
(1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (8) Clinton Radar[ edit ]
February 15
Clinton Radar
3 – 6
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne
February 21
Shelburne Muskies
7 – 3
Clinton Radar
Clinton
February 22
Clinton Radar
5 – 3
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne
February 28
Shelburne Muskies
4 – 3
OT
Clinton Radar
Clinton
March 1
Clinton Radar
6 – 4
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne
March 2
Shelburne Muskies
7 – 1
Clinton Radar
Clinton
Shelburne wins series 4 – 2
(2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (7) Brussels Crusaders[ edit ]
February 14
Brussels Crusaders
1 – 6
Wiarton Redmen
Wiarton
February 15
Wiarton Redmen
4 – 3
Brussels Crusaders
Brussels
February 21
Brussels Crusaders
1 – 9
Wiarton Redmen
Wiarton
February 22
Wiarton Redmen
3 – 2
Brussels Crusaders
Brussels
Wiarton wins series 4 – 0
(3) Goderich Pirates vs. (6) Arthur Tigers[ edit ]
February 15
Goderich Pirates
2 – 5
Arthur Tigers
Arthur
February 16
Arthur Tigers
2 – 6
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
February 21
Arthur Tigers
5 – 6
OT
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
February 22
Goderich Pirates
1 – 5
Arthur Tigers
Arthur
February 28
Arthur Tigers
2 – 7
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
March 1
Goderich Pirates
2 – 7
Arthur Tigers
Arthur
March 2
Arthur Tigers
2 – 5
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
Goderich wins series 4 – 3
(4) Palmerston 81's vs. (5) Ripley Wolves[ edit ]
Note: Games three and five were played in Harriston, Ontario .
February 14
Ripley Wolves
5 – 4
OT
Palmerston 81's
Palmerston
February 15
Palmerston 81's
3 – 7
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
February 21
Ripley Wolves
5 – 2
Palmerston 81's
Palmerston
February 23
Palmerston 81's
8 – 6
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
February 28
Ripley Wolves
4 – 8
Palmerston 81's
Palmerston
March 1
Palmerston 81's
3 – 4
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals[ edit ]
(1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (5) Ripley Wolves[ edit ]
March 8
Ripley Wolves
4 – 9
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne
March 9
Shelburne Muskies
6 – 5
OT
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
March 14
Ripley Wolves
8 – 7
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne
March 16
Shelburne Muskies
3 – 4
OT
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
March 21
Ripley Wolves
4 – 3
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne
March 22
Shelburne Muskies
5 – 3
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
March 23
Ripley Wolves
6 – 3
Shelburne Muskies
Shelburne
(2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (3) Goderich Pirates[ edit ]
March 9
Goderich Pirates
6 – 7
Wiarton Redmen
Wiarton
March 13
Wiarton Redmen
3 – 4
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
March 14
Goderich Pirates
3 – 9
Wiarton Redmen
Wiarton
March 16
Wiarton Redmen
0 – 4
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
March 21
Goderich Pirates
7 – 8
Wiarton Redmen
Wiarton
March 23
Wiarton Redmen
6 – 7
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
March 25
Goderich Pirates
5 – 3
Wiarton Redmen
Wiarton
Goderich wins series 4 – 3
WOAA Sr. "A" Championship[ edit ]
(3) Goderich Pirates vs. (5) Ripley Wolves[ edit ]
March 27
Ripley Wolves
7 – 4
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
March 29
Goderich Pirates
5 – 4
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
April 4
Ripley Wolves
4 – 8
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
April 6
Goderich Pirates
2 – 3
OT
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
April 11
Ripley Wolves
4 – 3
OT
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
April 12
Goderich Pirates
5 – 4
Ripley Wolves
Ripley
April 13
Ripley Wolves
2 – 3
Goderich Pirates
Goderich
Goderich wins series 4 – 3
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
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Sr. "B" playoff bracket[ edit ]
WOAA Sr. "B" preliminary round[ edit ]
(4) Teeswater Falcons vs. (5) Grand Valley Tornadoes[ edit ]
February 14
Grand Valley Tornadoes
5 – 10
Teeswater Falcons
Teeswater
February 15
Teeswater Falcons
4 – 5
OT
Grand Valley Tornadoes
Grand Valley
February 16
Grand Valley Tornadoes
2 – 5
Teeswater Falcons
Teeswater
Teeswater wins series 2 – 1
WOAA Sr. "B" semi-finals[ edit ]
(1) Dundalk Flyers vs. (4) Teeswater Falcons[ edit ]
February 23
Dundalk Flyers
4 – 2
Teeswater Falcons
Teeswater
March 2
Dundalk Flyers
7 – 5
Teeswater Falcons
Teeswater
March 5
Teeswater Falcons
1 – 14
Dundalk Flyers
Dundalk
Dundalk wins series 3 – 0
(2) Lucknow Lancers vs. (3) Mildmay Monarchs[ edit ]
February 21
Mildmay Monarchs
2 – 3
Lucknow Lancers
Lucknow
February 23
Lucknow Lancers
7 – 4
Mildmay Monarchs
Mildmay
February 28
Mildmay Monarchs
0 – 6
Lucknow Lancers
Lucknow
March 2
Lucknow Lancers
7 – 2
Mildmay Monarchs
Mildmay
Lucknow wins series 4 – 0
WOAA Sr. "B" Championship[ edit ]
(1) Dundalk Flyers vs. (2) Lucknow Lancers[ edit ]
March 16
Dundalk Flyers
4 – 3
Lucknow Lancers
Lucknow
March 22
Lucknow Lancers
3 – 1
Dundalk Flyers
Dundalk
March 23
Dundalk Flyers
4 – 5
Lucknow Lancers
Lucknow
March 27
Lucknow Lancers
7 – 4
Dundalk Flyers
Dundalk
March 28
Lucknow Lancers
5 – 2
Dundalk Flyers
Dundalk
Lucknow wins series 4 – 1
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