# 2004–05 WOAA Senior League season

The 2004–05 WOAA Senior League season was the 15th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 2004 and concluded in January 2005. The post-season began in February 2005 and concluded in April 2005.
The Elora Rocks won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Clinton Radars in five games. The Lucan-Ilderton Jets won the Sr. "A" championship.

## Team changes

* The Lucan-Ilderton Jets join the league as an expansion team.

## Durham Thundercats illegal player

On January 10, 2005, locked out National Hockey League player Chris Neil of the Ottawa Senators suited up for a game with the Durham Thundercats.
Neil finished the game with one assist in a 5-4 victory over the Mildmay Monarchs.
The ruling from the league was that Neil was an illegal player because as a professional hockey player, he could not be insured under the league's policy in case if he injured an opponent.
Due to Neil being an illegal player, the Thundercats win was given to the Monarchs.
Neil finished the 2004-05 season with the Senators American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.

## 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 | WOAA standings | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Elora Rocks | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 180 | 84 |
| 2 | Tavistock Royals | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 164 | 87 |
| 3 | Shelburne Muskies | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 148 | 92 |
| 4 | Hensall Sherwoods | 25 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 131 | 77 |
| 5 | Clinton Radars | 25 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 123 | 80 |
| 6 | Palmerston 81's | 25 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 133 | 77 |
| 7 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 128 | 90 |
| 8 | Lucan-Ilderton Jets | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 129 | 94 |
| 9 | Durham Thundercats | 25 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 126 | 88 |
| 10 | Lucknow Lancers | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 138 | 93 |
| 11 | Listowel Jets | 25 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 107 | 125 |
| 12 | Mildmay Monarchs | 25 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 81 | 138 |
| 13 | Monkton Wildcats | 25 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 87 | 116 |
| 14 | Georgian Bay River Rats | 25 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 76 | 133 |
| 15 | Wingham Spitfires | 25 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 93 | 159 |
| 16 | Ripley Wolves | 25 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 84 | 172 |
| 17 | Goderich Pirates | 25 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 94 | 186 |
| 18 | Brussels Crusaders | 25 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 190 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Mike Brito | Elora Rocks | 25 | 22 | 41 | 63 | 13 |
| Mark Stanley | Lucknow Lancers | 23 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 8 |
| Dave Meriam | Goderich Pirates | 25 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 4 |
| Joe MacKinnon | Lucknow Lancers | 22 | 9 | 35 | 44 | 2 |
| Brett Turner | Elora Rocks | 20 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 21 |
| Tyler Heimpel | Tavistock Royals | 23 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 27 |
| Ean Moffat | Lucknow Lancers | 25 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 14 |
| Gille Boudreau | Shelburne Muskies | 23 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 57 |
| Kory Dietz | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 23 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 40 |
| Mike Woodley | Tavistock Royals | 25 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 6 |

## Sr. "AA" playoffs
### Sr. "AA" playoff bracket

| Sr. "AA" qualifying | Sr. "AA" qualifying | Sr. "AA" qualifying | Sr. "AA" quarter-finals | Sr. "AA" quarter-finals | Sr. "AA" quarter-finals | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | | Sr. "AA" finals | Sr. "AA" finals | Sr. "AA" finals |
| 1 | Elora | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Goderich | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Goderich | 0 | 1 | Elora | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Durham | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lucan-Ilderton | 1 | 9 | Durham | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Durham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Durham | 3 | | | | 1 | Elora | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Palmerston | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | Shelburne | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | Palmerston | 1 | | | | |
| 14 | Georgian Bay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Georgian Bay | 0 | 3 | Shelburne | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Palmerston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Palmerston | 3 | 6 | Palmerston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Listowel | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Listowel | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Elora | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Clinton | 0 |
| 2 | Tavistock | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Clinton | 0 |
| 15 | Wingham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Wingham | 1 | 2 | Tavistock | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Milverton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Milverton | 3 | 7 | Milverton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lancers | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Lancers | 2 | | | | 2 | Tavistock | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Clinton | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Hensall | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | Clinton | 4 | | | | |
| 13 | Monkton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Monkton | 0 | 4 | Hensall | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Clinton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Clinton | 3 | 5 | Clinton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mildmay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" elimination round
##### (15) Wingham Spitfires vs. (18) Brussels Crusaders

* Wingham wins series 2 – 0

##### (16) Ripley Wolves vs. (17) Goderich Pirates

* Goderich wins series 2 – 0

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" qualifying round
##### (1) Elora Rocks vs. (17) Goderich Pirates

Note: Game three played in Fergus, Ontario.
* Elora wins series 3 – 0

##### (2) Tavistock Royals vs. (15) Wingham Spitfires

* Tavistock wins series 3 – 1

##### (3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (14) Georgian Bay River Rats

* Shelburne wins series 3 – 0

##### (4) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (13) Monkton Wildcats

* Hensall wins series 3 – 0

##### (5) Clinton Radars vs. (12) Mildmay Monarchs

* Clinton wins series 3 – 0

##### (6) Palmerston 81's vs. (11) Listowel Jets

* Palmerston wins series 3 – 0

##### (7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (10) Lucknow Lancers

* Milverton wins series 3 – 2

##### (8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (9) Durham Thundercats

* Durham wins series 3 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals
##### (1) Elora Rocks vs. (9) Durham Thundercats

* Elora wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Tavistock Royals vs. (7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives

* Milverton wins series 4 – 0

##### (3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (6) Palmerston 81's

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 0

##### (4) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (5) Clinton Radars

* Clinton wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals
##### (1) Elora Rocks vs. (6) Palmerston 81's

Note: Game three played in Fergus, Ontario.
* Elora wins series 4 – 1

##### (2) Tavistock Royals vs. (5) Clinton Radars

* Clinton wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" finals
##### (1) Elora Rocks vs. (5) Clinton Radars

Note: Elora home games were played in Fergus, Ontario.
* Elora wins series 4 – 0

## Sr. "A" playoffs
### Sr. "A" playoff bracket

| Sr. "A" quarter-finals | Sr. "A" quarter-finals | Sr. "A" quarter-finals | Sr. "A" semi-finals | Sr. "A" semi-finals | Sr. "A" semi-finals | Sr. "A" finals | Sr. "A" finals | Sr. "A" finals |
| 8 | Lucan-Ilderton | 4 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Goderich | 1 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Goderich | 1 | 8 | Lucan-Ilderton | 4 | | | |
| | | | 13 | Monkton | 1 | | | |
| 12 | Mildmay | 1 | 13 | Monkton | 1 | | | |
| 13 | Monkton | 4 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Monkton | 4 | | | | 8 | Lucan-Ilderton | 4 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Lucknow | 1 |
| 10 | Lucknow | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | Lucknow | 1 |
| 15 | Wingham | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | Wingham | 0 | 10 | Lucknow | 4 | | | |
| | | | 11 | Listowel | 0 | | | |
| 11 | Listowel | 4 | 11 | Listowel | 0 | | | |
| 14 | Georgian Bay | 1 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals
##### (8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (17) Goderich Pirates

* Lucan-Ilderton wins series 4 – 1

##### (10) Lucknow Lancers vs. (15) Wingham Spitfires

* Lucknow wins series 4 – 0

##### (11) Listowel Jets vs. (14) Georgian Bay River Rats

* Listowel wins series 4 – 1

##### (12) Mildmay Monarchs vs. (13) Monkton Wildcats

* Monkton wins series 4 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals
##### (8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (13) Monkton Wildcats

* Lucan-Ilderton wins series 4 – 1

##### (10) Lucknow Lancers vs. (11) Listowel Jets

* Lucknow wins series 4 – 0

#### WOAA Sr. "A" finals
##### (8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (10) Lucknow Lancers

* Lucan-Ilderton wins series 4 – 1