2001–02 WOAA Senior League season

The 2001–02 WOAA Senior League season was the 12th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 2001 and concluded in January 2002. The post-season began in February 2002 and concluded in March 2002.

2001–02 WOAA Senior League season
LeagueWOAA Senior AA Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
October 2001 – January 2002
Playoffs
February 2002 – March 2002
Number of teams14
Finals championsSr. "AA" Champions - Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Sr. "A" Champions - Wingham Spitfires
WOAA Senior League seasons

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Durham Thundercats in six games. The Wingham Spitfires won the Sr. "A" championship.[2]

Team changes

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Teams

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2001–02 WOAA Senior League season
Division Team Town
North Division Durham Thundercats Durham, Ontario
Georgian Bay River Rats Thornbury, Ontario
Lucknow Lancers Lucknow, Ontario
Palmerston 81's Palmerston, Ontario
Shelburne Muskies Shelburne, Ontario
Wiarton Devils Wiarton, Ontario
Wingham Spitfires Wingham, Ontario
South Division Clinton Radars Clinton, Ontario
Elora Rocks Elora, Ontario
Goderich Pirates Goderich, Ontario
Hensall Sherwoods Hensall, Ontario
Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton, Ontario
Monkton Wildcats Monkton, Ontario
Tavistock Royals Tavistock, Ontario

Map of teams

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  North Division   South Division

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 North Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
1 Durham Thundercats 24 21 1 1 1 44 179 79
2 Palmerston 81's 24 18 4 2 0 38 113 88
3 Shelburne Muskies 24 11 8 2 3 27 113 97
4 Wiarton Devils 24 11 11 1 1 24 130 116
5 Wingham Spitfires 24 11 11 2 0 24 112 113
6 Georgian Bay River Rats 24 7 16 0 1 15 94 143
7 Lucknow Lancers 24 1 22 0 1 3 70 175
Rank South Division GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA
1 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 24 20 2 2 0 42 164 64
2 Hensall Sherwoods 24 17 4 2 1 37 127 66
3 Clinton Radars 24 15 8 1 0 31 99 85
4 Elora Rocks 24 10 10 3 1 24 110 106
5 Goderich Pirates 24 9 15 0 0 18 93 132
6 Tavistock Royals 24 7 16 1 0 15 100 140
7 Monkton Wildcats 24 1 21 1 1 4 46 146

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
Chris Kennedy Hensall Sherwoods 24 19 29 48 80
Jeremy Franks Durham Thundercats 23 22 25 47 49
Jim Pincock Shelburne Muskies 21 17 27 44 10
Rob LeBlanc Durham Thundercats 17 21 22 43 48
Brad Cripps Durham Thundercats 21 19 23 42 19
Mike Hodgert Milverton Four Wheel Drives 22 21 20 41 49
Sean Burton Goderich Pirates 24 17 24 41 2
Chris Downie Hensall Sherwoods 19 15 26 41 42
Tim Good Wingham Spitfires 21 21 18 39 49
Dave Ritchie Shelburne Muskies 22 20 18 38 18

Sr. "AA" playoffs

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Sr. "AA" playoff bracket

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Sr. "AA" quarter-finals Sr. "AA" semi-finals Sr. "AA" finals
         
1 Durham 4
8 Wiarton 1
1 Durham 4
5 Clinton 1
4 Hensall 3
5 Clinton 4
1 Durham 2
2 Milverton 4
2 Milverton 4
7 Elora 0
2 Milverton 4
3 Palmerston 0
3 Palmerston 4
6 Shelburne 0

WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals

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(1) Durham Thundercats vs. (8) Wiarton Devils
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February 1 Wiarton Devils 3 – 5 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 3 Durham Thundercats 9 – 4 Wiarton Devils Wiarton
February 8 Wiarton Devils 5 – 7 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 10 Durham Thundercats 4 – 6 Wiarton Devils Wiarton
February 15 Wiarton Devils 5 – 6 Durham Thundercats Durham
Durham wins series 4 – 1


(2) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (7) Elora Rocks
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February 1 Elora Rocks 4 – 0 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
February 3 Elora Rocks 2 – 9 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
February 9 Elora Rocks 3 – 7 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
February 13 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 – 4 OT Elora Rocks Elora
Milverton wins series 4 – 0


(3) Palmerston 81's vs. (6) Shelburne Muskies
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February 3 Shelburne Muskies 2 – 4 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 8 Shelburne Muskies 5 – 9 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
February 9 Palmerston 81's 7 – 2 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
February 15 Palmerston 81's 9 – 3 Shelburne Muskies Shelburne
Palmerston wins series 4 – 0


(4) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (5) Clinton Radars
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February 2 Clinton Radars 2 – 4 Hensall Sherwoods Hensall
February 8 Hensall Sherwoods 3 – 5 Clinton Radars Clinton
February 9 Clinton Radars 0 – 3 Hensall Sherwoods Hensall
February 15 Clinton Radars 4 – 6 Hensall Sherwoods Hensall
February 16 Clinton Radars 2 – 5 Hensall Sherwoods Hensall
February 17 Hensall Sherwoods 2 – 3 OT Clinton Radars Clinton
February 19 Clinton Radars 6 – 5 OT Hensall Sherwoods Hensall
Clinton wins series 4 – 3


WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals

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(1) Durham Thundercats vs. (5) Clinton Radars
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February 22 Clinton Radars 1 – 12 Durham Thundercats Durham
February 24 Durham Thundercats 4 – 3 OT Clinton Radars Clinton
March 1 Clinton Radars 5 – 7 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 2 Durham Thundercats 4 – 5 OT Clinton Radars Clinton
March 9 Clinton Radars 3 – 4 2OT Durham Thundercats Durham
Durham wins series 4 – 1


(2) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (3) Palmerston 81's
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February 23 Palmerston 81's 2 – 7 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
February 24 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 5 – 4 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
March 2 Palmerston 81's 1 – 4 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 3 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 8 – 3 Palmerston 81's Palmerston
Milverton wins series 4 – 0


WOAA Sr. "AA" finals

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(1) Durham Thundercats vs. (2) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
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March 16 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 3 – 4 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 17 Durham Thundercats 5 – 3 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 22 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 3 – 1 Durham Thundercats Durham
March 23 Durham Thundercats 3 – 4 OT Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
March 28 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 3 – 2 OT Durham Thundercats Durham
March 29 Durham Thundercats 1 – 5 Milverton Four Wheel Drives Milverton
Milverton wins series 4 – 2


Sr. "A" playoffs

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Sr. "A" playoff bracket

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Division finals Sr. "A" finals
      
N1 Wingham 4
N2 Lucknow 0
N1 Wingham 4
S1 Goderich 1
S1 Goderich 4
S2 Tavistock 2

WOAA Sr. "A" qualifying round

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Rank North Division GP W L Pts GF GA
1 Wingham Spitfires 3 3 0 6 12 2
2 Lucknow Lancers 4 2 2 4 14 15
3 Georgian Bay River Rats 3 0 3 0 10 19
Rank South Division GP W L Pts GF GA
1 Tavistock Royals 4 3 1 6 24 16
2 Goderich Pirates 4 3 1 6 22 15
3 Monkton Wildcats 4 0 4 0 7 22

WOAA Sr. "A" divisional finals

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(N1) Wingham Spitfires vs. (N2) Lucknow Lancers
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February 22 Lucknow Lancers 2 – 7 Wingham Spitfires Wingham
February 23 Wingham Spitfires 5 – 3 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
March 1 Lucknow Lancers 2 – 6 Wingham Spitfires Wingham
March 2 Wingham Spitfires 6 – 2 Lucknow Lancers Lucknow
Wingham wins series 4 – 0


(S1) Goderich Pirates vs. (S2) Tavistock Royals
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February 22 Tavistock Royals 6 – 3 Goderich Pirates Goderich
February 23 Goderich Pirates 7 – 3 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
March 1 Tavistock Royals 3 – 6 Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 2 Goderich Pirates 1 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
March 8 Tavistock Royals 4 – 6 Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 12 Goderich Pirates 5 – 4 Tavistock Royals Tavistock
Goderich wins series 4 – 2


WOAA Sr. "A" finals

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(N1) Wingham Spitfires vs. (S1) Goderich Pirates
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March 16 Goderich Pirates 3 – 7 Wingham Spitfires Wingham
March 22 Wingham Spitfires 3 – 4 Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 23 Goderich Pirates 1 – 5 Wingham Spitfires Wingham
March 29 Wingham Spitfires 5 – 4 Goderich Pirates Goderich
March 30 Goderich Pirates 1 – 4 Wingham Spitfires Wingham
Wingham wins series 4 – 1


References

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  1. ^ "2001-02 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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