# 2022–23 WOAA Senior League season

The 2022–23 WOAA Senior League season was the 33rd and final season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a 20-game regular season which began in October 2022 and concluded in January 2023. The post-season began in February 2023 and concluded in March 2023.
The Tavistock Royals won the WOAA Sr. AA Championship, defeating the Ripley Wolves in the final round of the playoffs.
Following the season, the WOAA Senior League disbanded and the Ontario Elite Hockey League was created.

## Team changes

* On June 2, the Western Ontario Super Hockey League announced that the Petrolia Squires would be joining their league in 2023–24.
* On June 16, the league announced an expansion team for Thornbury, Ontario for the 2023-24 season. On June 23, the team was announced as the Georgian Bay Applekings. The team will play at the Beaver Valley Community Centre.
* On September 28, the Clinton Radars informed the league they were taking a leave of absence for the 2022–23 season.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot
| Rank | WOAA Senior League | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Seaforth Centenaires | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 104 | 37 |
| 2 | Ripley Wolves | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 103 | 65 |
| 3 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 96 | 47 |
| 4 | Minto 81's | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 85 | 54 |
| 5 | Tavistock Royals | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 97 | 75 |
| 6 | Creemore Coyotes | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 92 | 94 |
| 7 | Petrolia Squires | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 96 | 68 |
| 8 | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 72 | 71 |
| 9 | Shallow Lake Crushers | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 51 | 100 |
| 10 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 65 | 116 |
| 11 | Shelburne Muskies | 20 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 103 |
| 12 | Lucknow Lancers | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 123 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Garrett Meurs | Ripley Wolves | 19 | 26 | 14 | 40 | 26 |
| Riley Cribbin | Minto 81's | 19 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 22 |
| Mike Siddall | Seaforth Centenaires | 12 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 10 |
| Sean Kienapple | Tavistock Royals | 15 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 34 |
| Miles MacLean | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 19 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 10 |
| Kyler Nixon | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 46 |
| Kurtis Bartliff | Seaforth Centenaires | 14 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 0 |
| Drew Gerth | Tavistock Royals | 20 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 2 |
| Dennis Dewar | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 19 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 6 |
| Ethan Skinner | Ripley Wolves | 13 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 10 |

## Playoffs
### WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs

The top eight teams qualify for the WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs. Each series is a best-of-seven.
| WOAA Sr. AA quarter-finals | WOAA Sr. AA quarter-finals | WOAA Sr. AA quarter-finals | WOAA Sr. AA semi-finals | WOAA Sr. AA semi-finals | WOAA Sr. AA semi-finals | WOAA Sr. AA finals | WOAA Sr. AA finals | WOAA Sr. AA finals |
| 1 | Seaforth | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Durham | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Durham | 0 | 1 | Seaforth | 2 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Tavistock | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Minto | 2 | 5 | Tavistock | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Tavistock | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tavistock | 4 | | | | 5 | Tavistock | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ripley | 1 |
| 2 | Ripley | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Ripley | 1 |
| 7 | Petrolia | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Petrolia | 0 | 2 | Ripley | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saugeen Shores | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Saugeen Shores | 4 | 3 | Saugeen Shores | 3 | | | |
| 6 | Creemore | 2 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Senior AA quarter-finals
##### (1) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (8) Durham Thundercats

* Seaforth wins series 4 – 0

##### (2) Ripley Wolves vs. (7) Petrolia Squires

* Ripley wins series 4 – 0

##### (3) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (6) Creemore Coyotes

Note: Game six was played at the Southampton Coliseum in Southampton, Ontario.
* Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 2

##### (4) Minto 81's vs. (5) Tavistock Royals

* Tavistock wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Senior AA semi-finals
##### (1) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (5) Tavistock Royals

* Tavistock wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Ripley Wolves vs. (3) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks

* Ripley wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Sr. AA Championship
##### (2) Ripley Wolves vs. (5) Tavistock Royals

* Tavistock wins series 4 – 1

### WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs

The bottom four teams qualified for the WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs. Each series is a best-of-seven.
| WOAA Sr. A semi-finals | WOAA Sr. A semi-finals | WOAA Sr. A semi-finals | WOAA Sr. A finals | WOAA Sr. A finals | WOAA Sr. A finals |
| 9 | Shallow Lake | 4 | | | |
| 12 | Lucknow | 2 | | | |
| 12 | Lucknow | 2 | 9 | Shallow Lake | 2 |
| | | | 10 | Milverton | 4 |
| 10 | Milverton | 4 | 10 | Milverton | 4 |
| 11 | Shelburne | 3 | | | |

#### WOAA Senior A semi-finals
##### (9) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (12) Lucknow Lancers

* Shallow Lake wins series 4 – 2

##### (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (11) Shelburne Muskies

* Milverton wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Sr. A Championship
##### (9) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives

* Milverton wins series 4 – 2