1998–99 WOAA Senior League season

The 1998–99 WOAA Senior League season was the 9th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1998 and concluded in February 1999. The post-season began in February 1999 and concluded in April 1999.

1998–99 WOAA Senior League season
LeagueWOAA Senior AA Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 1998 – February 1999
Playoffs
February 1999 – April 1999
Number of teams15
Finals championsSr. "AA" Champions - Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Sr. "A" Champions - Palmerston 81's
WOAA Senior League seasons

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Durham Thundercats in six games. The Palmerston 81's won the Sr. "A" championship.[2]

Team changes

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Teams

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1998–99 WOAA Senior League season
Division Team Town
Senior "AA" Durham Thundercats Durham, Ontario
Elora Rocks Elora, Ontario
Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton, Ontario
Wellesley Merchants Wellesley, Ontario
Senior "A" East Arthur Tigers Arthur, Ontario
Dundalk Flyers Dundalk, Ontario
Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay, Ontario
Palmerston 81's Palmerston, Ontario
Shelburne Muskies Shelburne, Ontario
Wiarton Redmen Wiarton, Ontario
Senior "A" West Clinton Radar Clinton, Ontario
Goderich Pirates Goderich, Ontario
Hensall Sherwoods Hensall, Ontario
Lucknow Lancers Lucknow, Ontario
Monkton Wildcats Monkton, Ontario

Map of teams

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  Sr. "AA" Teams   Sr. "A" East   Sr. "A" West

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 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 24 19 2 3 0 41 135 69
2 Durham Thundercats 24 18 4 2 0 38 139 78
3 Wellesley Merchants 24 12 7 5 0 29 116 98
4 Elora Rocks 24 6 13 4 1 17 91 138

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
Keith MacMillan Durham Thundercats 23 18 29 47 10
Kory Dietz Milverton Four Wheel Drives 22 25 16 41 34
Bill Evans Wellesley Merchants 24 12 28 40 20
Dan Neil Durham Thundercats 20 16 23 39 81
Greg Buder Wellesley Merchants 22 19 19 38 62
Jeremy Franks Durham Thundercats 23 13 22 35 18
Chip Seiling Wellesley Merchants 23 7 21 28 26
Bill Spielmacher Durham Thundercats 17 13 14 27 70
Jeff Rahn Durham Thundercats 21 12 14 26 85
Chad Beaupre Wellesley Merchants 22 11 14 25 78

Sr. "AA" playoff bracket

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Sr. "AA" semi-finals Sr. "AA" finals
      
1 Milverton 4
4 Elora 1
1 Milverton 4
2 Durham 2
2 Durham 4
3 Wellesley 1

WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals

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(1) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (4) Elora Rocks
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February 19 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 7 – 6 OT Elora Rocks Elora
February 20 Elora Rocks 2 – 8 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
February 27 Elora Rocks 3 – 4 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
February 28 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 – 6 OT Elora Rocks Elora
March 5 Elora Rocks 1 – 5 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
Milverton wins series 4 – 1


(2) Durham Thundercats vs. (3) Wellesley Merchants
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February 19 Wellesley Merchants 3 – 5 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 20 Durham Thundercats 5 – 4 Wellesley Merchants Wellesley
February 26 Wellesley Merchants 3 – 1 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 28 Durham Thundercats 3 – 1 Wellesley Merchants Wellesley
March 5 Wellesley Merchants 4 – 5 Durham Thundercats Durham
Durham wins series 4 – 1


WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship

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(1) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (2) Durham Thundercats
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March 13 Durham Thundercats 6 – 3 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 19 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 – 8 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 20 Durham Thundercats 6 – 9 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 26 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 3 – 2 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 27 Durham Thundercats 1 – 3 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
April 2 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 – 2 Durham Thundercats Durham
Milverton wins series 4 – 2


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 Palmerston 81's 24 17 5 0 2 36 118 70
2 Shelburne Muskies 24 15 8 0 1 31 119 108
3 Wiarton Redmen 24 11 13 0 0 22 114 107
4 Mildmay Monarchs 23 8 14 0 1 17 83 113
5 Arthur Tigers 23 7 14 2 0 16 114 141
6 Dundalk Flyers 24 5 15 2 2 14 71 114
Rank West Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
1 Goderich Pirates 24 15 8 1 0 31 136 110
2 Lucknow Lancers 24 13 10 1 0 27 124 95
3 Clinton Radar 24 10 12 2 0 22 86 99
4 Hensall Sherwoods 24 7 15 2 0 14 106 141
5 Monkton Wildcats 24 3 20 0 1 7 75 146

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
Ray Buttineau Goderich Pirates 21 21 25 46 28
Darryll Hancock Arthur Tigers 21 18 24 42 41
Sean Burton Goderich Pirates 21 25 15 40 0
Tim Harrison Goderich Pirates 19 18 22 40 38
Dave Ritchie Shelburne Muskies 22 21 18 39 30
Darryl Rooney Arthur Tigers 23 17 22 39 32
Bryan Long Arthur Tigers 20 23 13 36 74
Keith Davis Shelburne Muskies 17 24 11 35 109
Kyle Wheeler Lucknow Lancers 21 16 17 33 20
Scott Bridge Wiarton Redmen 19 7 25 32 32

Sr. "A" playoff bracket

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Preliminary round Division semi-finals Division finals Sr. "A" finals
            
E1 Palmerston bye
 
E1 Palmerston 4
E5 Arthur 1
E4 Mildmay 0
E5 Arthur 2
E1 Palmerston 4
E2 Shelburne 3
E2 Shelburne bye
 
E2 Shelburne 4
E3 Wiarton 2
E3 Wiarton 2
E6 Dundalk 1
E1 Palmerston 4
W3 Clinton 2
W1 Goderich bye
 
W1 Goderich 4
W4 Hensall 0
W4 Hensall 2
W5 Monkton 0
W1 Goderich 2
W3 Clinton 4
W2 Lucknow bye
 
W2 Lucknow 3
W3 Clinton 4
W3 Clinton bye
 

WOAA Sr. "A" preliminary round

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(E3) Wiarton Redmen vs. (E6) Dundalk Flyers
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February 5 Dundalk Flyers 5 – 7 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 6 Wiarton Redmen 6 – 7 Dundalk Flyers Dundalk
February 7 Dundalk Flyers 1 – 5 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
Wiarton wins series 2 – 1


(E4) Mildmay Monarchs vs. (E5) Arthur Tigers
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February 5 Arthur Tigers 6 – 2 Mildmay Monarchs Mildmay
February 6 Mildmay Monarchs 5 – 6 OT Arthur Tigers Arthur
Arthur wins series 2 – 0


(W4) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (W5) Monkton Wildcats
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February 6 Monkton Wildcats 2 – 3 OT Hensall Sherwoods Hensall
February 7 Hensall Sherwoods 4 – 3 OT Monkton Wildcats Monkton
Hensall wins series 2 – 0


WOAA Sr. "A" divisional semi-finals

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(E1) Palmerston 81's vs. (E5) Arthur Tigers
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Note: Game five was played in Harriston, Ontario.

February 12 Arthur Tigers 2 – 3 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 13 Palmerston 81's 4 – 1 Arthur Tigers Arthur
February 19 Arthur Tigers 7 – 5 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 20 Palmerston 81's 5 – 3 Arthur Tigers Arthur
February 26 Arthur Tigers 1 – 3 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
Palmerston wins series 4 – 1


(E2) Shelburne Muskies vs. (E3) Wiarton Redmen
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February 14 Wiarton Redmen 6 – 4 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
February 19 Shelburne Muskies 4 – 3 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 20 Wiarton Redmen 2 – 6 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
February 21 Shelburne Muskies 3 – 6 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
February 23 Wiarton Redmen 3 – 7 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
February 26 Shelburne Muskies 6 – 2 Wiarton Redmen Wiarton
Shelburne wins series 4 – 2


(W1) Goderich Pirates vs. (W4) Hensall Sherwoods
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February 12 Hensall Sherwoods 5 – 6 Goderich Pirates Goderich
February 14 Hensall Sherwoods 6 – 4 Goderich Pirates Goderich
February 18 Hensall Sherwoods 6 – 8 Goderich Pirates Goderich
February 21 Goderich Pirates 5 – 4 Hensall Sherwoods Hensall
Goderich wins series 4 – 0


(W2) Lucknow Lancers vs. (W3) Clinton Radar
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February 12 Clinton Radar 1 – 4 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
February 14 Lucknow Lancers 2 – 5 Clinton Radar Clinton
February 19 Clinton Radar 3 – 4 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
February 20 Lucknow Lancers 1 – 5 Clinton Radar Clinton
February 26 Clinton Radar 5 – 6 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
February 27 Lucknow Lancers 3 – 5 Clinton Radar Clinton
February 28 Clinton Radar 5 – 2 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
Clinton wins series 4 – 3


WOAA Sr. "A" divisional finals

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(E1) Palmerston 81's vs. (E2) Shelburne Muskies
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Note: Game one was played in Harriston, Ontario.

March 5 Shelburne Muskies 7 – 5 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
March 6 Palmerston 81's 5 – 3 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 9 Shelburne Muskies 4 – 5 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
March 13 Palmerston 81's 4 – 5 OT Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 19 Shelburne Muskies 10 – 6 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
March 20 Palmerston 81's 6 – 4 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
March 23 Shelburne Muskies 3 – 4 OT Palmerston 81's Palmerston
Palmerston wins series 4 – 3


(W1) Goderich Pirates vs. (W3) Clinton Radar
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Note: Goderich home games were played in Ripley, Ontario.

March 6 Clinton Radar 3 – 2 OT Goderich Pirates Ripley
March 7 Goderich Pirates 2 – 5 Clinton Radar Clinton
March 12 Clinton Radar 4 – 7 Goderich Pirates Ripley
March 13 Goderich Pirates 1 – 7 Clinton Radar Clinton
March 19 Clinton Radar 1 – 2 OT Goderich Pirates Ripley
March 20 Goderich Pirates 3 – 4 OT Clinton Radar Clinton
Clinton wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Sr. "A" Championship

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(E1) Palmerston 81's vs. (W3) Clinton Radar
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March 26 Clinton Radar 1 – 2 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
March 28 Palmerston 81's 6 – 5 Clinton Radar Clinton
April 1 Clinton Radar 2 – 6 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
April 3 Palmerston 81's 5 – 6 Clinton Radar Clinton
April 4 Clinton Radar 3 – 2 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
April 9 Palmerston 81's 3 – 0 Clinton Radar Clinton
Palmerston wins series 4 – 2


References

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  1. ^ "1998-99 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Senior Hockey Record of Champions" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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