# 2000–01 WOAA Senior League season

The 2000–01 WOAA Senior League season was the 11th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 2000 and concluded in January 2001. The post-season began in February 2001 and concluded in April 2001.
The Durham Thundercats won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Hensall Sherwoods in seven games. The Wingham Spitfires won the Sr. "A" championship.

## Team changes

* The Georgian Bay River Rats join the league as an expansion team and play out of the North Division.

## 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 | North Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Durham Thundercats | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 173 | 69 |
| 2 | Palmerston 81's | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 102 | 62 |
| 3 | Shelburne Muskies | 24 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 136 | 106 |
| 4 | Elora Rocks | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 108 | 83 |
| 5 | Wingham Spitfires | 24 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 85 | 127 |
| 6 | Georgian Bay River Rats | 24 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 94 | 130 |
| 7 | Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 65 | 127 |
| 8 | Wiarton Redmen | 24 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 91 | 150 |
| Rank | South Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 141 | 61 |
| 2 | Hensall Sherwoods | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 118 | 92 |
| 3 | Wellesley Merchants | 24 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 112 | 77 |
| 4 | Clinton Radars | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 98 | 97 |
| 5 | Goderich Pirates | 24 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 95 | 148 |
| 6 | Tavistock Royals | 24 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 88 | 114 |
| 7 | Monkton Wildcats | 24 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 61 | 124 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jim Pincock | Shelburne Muskies | 23 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 16 |
| Rob LeBlanc | Durham Thundercats | 19 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 40 |
| John Cameron | Shelburne Muskies | 22 | 21 | 27 | 48 | 31 |
| Sean McCann | Hensall Sherwoods | 23 | 21 | 26 | 47 | 17 |
| Chris Kennedy | Hensall Sherwoods | 24 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 112 |
| Sean Burton | Goderich Pirates | 24 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 12 |
| Brad Priestap | Goderich Pirates | 21 | 19 | 26 | 45 | 27 |
| Jeremy Franks | Durham Thundercats | 21 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 28 |
| Greg Buder | Wellesley Merchants | 22 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 19 |
| Daryl Faust | Wiarton Redmen | 24 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 2 |

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

| 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 |
| N1 | Durham | 4 | | | | | | |
| S4 | Clinton | 1 | | | | | | |
| S4 | Clinton | 1 | N1 | Durham | 4 | | | |
| | | | S3 | Wellesley | 0 | | | |
| N2 | Palmerston | 2 | S3 | Wellesley | 0 | | | |
| S3 | Wellesley | 4 | | | | | | |
| S3 | Wellesley | 4 | | | | N1 | Durham | 4 |
| | | | | | | S2 | Hensall | 3 |
| S1 | Milverton | 4 | | | | | | | S2 | Hensall | 3 |
| N4 | Elora | 2 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Elora | 2 | S1 | Milverton | 1 | | | |
| | | | S2 | Hensall | 4 | | | |
| S2 | Hensall | 4 | S2 | Hensall | 4 | | | |
| N3 | Shelburne | 3 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals
##### (N1) Durham Thundercats vs. (N4) Clinton Radars

* Durham wins series 4 – 1

##### (N2) Palmerston 81's vs. (S3) Wellesley Merchants

* Wellesley wins series 4 – 2

##### (S1) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (N4) Elora Rocks

* Milverton wins series 4 – 2

##### (S2) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (N3) Shelburne Muskies

* Hensall wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals
##### (N1) Durham Thundercats vs. (S3) Wellesley Merchants

* Durham wins series 4 – 0

##### (S1) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (S2) Hensall Sherwoods

* Hensall wins series 4 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" finals
##### (N1) Durham Thundercats vs. (S2) Hensall Sherwoods

* Durham wins series 4 – 3

## 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 |
| N5 | Wingham | 4 | | | | | | |
| N8 | Wiarton | 0 | | | | | | |
| N8 | Wiarton | 0 | N5 | Wingham | 4 | | | |
| | | | N6 | Georgian Bay | 1 | | | |
| N6 | Georgian Bay | 4 | N6 | Georgian Bay | 1 | | | |
| N7 | Lucknow | 3 | | | | | | |
| N7 | Lucknow | 3 | | | | N5 | Wingham | 4 |
| | | | | | | S5 | Goderich | 1 |
| S5 | Goderich | | | | | | | | S5 | Goderich | 1 |
| | | | S5 | Goderich | 4 | | | |
| | | | S6 | Tavistock | 1 | | | |
| S6 | Tavistock | | S6 | Tavistock | 1 | | | |
| S7 | Monkton | | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "A" divisional semi-finals
##### (N5) Wingham Spitfires vs. (N8) Wiarton Redmen

* Wingham wins series 4 – 0

##### (N6) Georgian Bay River Rats vs. (N7) Lucknow Lancers

* Georgian Bay wins series 4 – 3

##### South division round-robin

| Rank | South Division | GP | W | L | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Tavistock Royals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 |
| 2 | Goderich Pirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 |
| 3 | Monkton Wildcats | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 |

#### WOAA Sr. "A" divisional finals
##### (N5) Wingham Spitfires vs. (N6) Georgian Bay River Rats

* Wingham wins series 4 – 1

##### (S5) Goderich Pirates vs. (S6) Tavistock Royals

* Goderich wins series 4 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "A" finals
##### (N5) Wingham Spitfires vs. (S5) Goderich Pirates

* Wingham wins series 4 – 1