# 1997–98 WOAA Senior League season

The 1997–98 WOAA Senior League season was the 8th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1997 and concluded in February 1998. The post-season began in February 1998 and concluded in April 1998.
The Durham Thundercats won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Milverton Four Wheel Drives in four games. The Shelburne Muskies won the Sr. "A" championship.

## Team changes

* The Sr. "B" division merges with the Sr. "A" division. The Sr. "A" division will be divided into an East and West Division.
* The Brussels Crusaders take a leave of absence.
* The Drayton Comets fold.
* The Grand Valley Tornadoes fold.
* The Teeswater Falcons fold.

## Senior "AA"
### 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 | Senior "AA" Standings | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Durham Thundercats | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 182 | 98 |
| 2 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 26 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 125 | 86 |
| 3 | Tavistock Royals | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 146 | 94 |
| 4 | Wellesley Merchants | 26 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 102 | 91 |
| 5 | Elora Rocks | 26 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 93 | 155 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Shane Johnson | Tavistock Royals | 25 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 12 |
| Jeremy Franks | Durham Thundercats | 26 | 32 | 21 | 53 | 30 |
| Scott Betts | Durham Thundercats | 19 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 17 |
| Keith MacMillan | Durham Thundercats | 24 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 21 |
| Rob LeBlanc | Durham Thundercats | 21 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 65 |
| Mark Germann | Tavistock Royals | 22 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 51 |
| Kory Dietz | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 25 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 46 |
| Ron White | Tavistock Royals | 18 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 14 |
| Dan Neil | Durham Thundercats | 21 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 126 |
| Greg Snyder | Tavistock Royals | 18 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 20 |

### Sr. "AA" playoff bracket

| Sr. "AA" preliminary | Sr. "AA" preliminary | Sr. "AA" preliminary | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | Sr. "AA" semi-finals | Sr. "AA" finals | Sr. "AA" finals | Sr. "AA" finals |
| 1 | Durham | bye | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Durham | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Wellesley | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Wellesley | 3 | 4 | Wellesley | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Elora | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Elora | 1 | | | | 1 | Durham | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Milverton | 0 |
| 2 | Milverton | bye | | | | | | | 2 | Milverton | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Milverton | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Tavistock | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Tavistock | bye | 3 | Tavistock | 1 | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" preliminary round
##### (4) Wellesley Merchants vs. (5) Elora Rocks

* Wellesley wins series 3 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (4) Wellesley Merchants

* Durham wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (3) Tavistock Royals

* Milverton wins series 4 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (2) Milverton Four Wheel Drives

Note: Game four was played in Mitchell, Ontario.
* Durham wins series 4 – 0

## Senior "A"
### Final standings

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 | Shelburne Muskies | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 156 | 120 |
| 2 | Wiarton Redmen | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 123 | 108 |
| 3 | Palmerston 81's | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 104 | 107 |
| 4 | Arthur Tigers | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 125 | 162 |
| 5 | Dundalk Flyers | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 91 | 148 |
| Rank | West Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 125 | 76 |
| 2 | Ripley Wolves | 24 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 111 | 116 |
| 3 | Goderich Pirates | 24 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 111 | 130 |
| 4 | Clinton Radar | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 100 | 123 |
| 5 | Mildmay Monarchs | 24 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 62 | 139 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Glenn Watt | Arthur Tigers | 24 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 8 |
| Sean Burton | Ripley Wolves | 24 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 12 |
| Greg McNevan | Palmerston 81's | 23 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 29 |
| Dave Ritchie | Shelburne Muskies | 22 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 28 |
| Justin Murray | Lucknow Lancers | 22 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 62 |
| Brad Robinson | Lucknow Lancers | 20 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 22 |
| Tim Harrison | Goderich Pirates | 20 | 26 | 13 | 39 | 58 |
| Kevin Greco | Shelburne Muskies | 15 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 13 |
| Mark Armatage | Shelburne Muskies | 20 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 12 |
| Ron Coughler | Arthur Tigers | 21 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 32 |

### Sr. "A" playoff bracket

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

#### WOAA Sr. "A" preliminary round
##### (E4) Arthur Tigers vs. (E5) Dundalk Flyers

* Arthur wins series 2 – 0

##### (W2) Ripley Wolves vs. (W3) Goderich Pirates

* Goderich wins series 2 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "A" divisional semi-finals
##### (E1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (E4) Arthur Tigers

* Shelburne wins series 4 – 2

##### (E2) Wiarton Redmen vs. (E3) Palmerston 81's

Note: Games four and six were played in Harriston, Ontario.
* Wiarton wins series 4 – 2

##### (W1) Lucknow Lancers vs. (W3) Goderich Pirates

* Goderich wins series 4 – 3

##### (W4) Clinton Radar vs. (W5) Mildmay Monarchs

* Clinton wins series 4 – 0

#### WOAA Sr. "A" divisional finals
##### (E1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (E2) Wiarton Redmen

* Shelburne wins series 4 – 2

##### (W3) Goderich Pirates vs. (W4) Clinton Radar

* Clinton wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Sr. "A" Championship
##### (E1) Shelburne Muskies vs. (W4) Clinton Radar

* Shelburne wins series 3 – 0