# 2005–06 WOAA Senior League season

The 2005–06 WOAA Senior League season was the 16th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a 25-game regular season which began in October 2005 and concluded in January 2006. The post-season began in February 2006 and concluded in April 2006.
The Durham Thundercats won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Elora Rocks in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Brussels Crusaders leave the league and fold.
* The Drayton Icemen join the league as an expansion team.
* The Wingham Spitfires are renamed the Wingham Bulls.

## 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 "AA" playoff spot
| Rank | WOAA standings | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Durham Thundercats | 25 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 171 | 76 |
| 2 | Elora Rocks | 25 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 176 | 76 |
| 3 | Shelburne Muskies | 25 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 137 | 76 |
| 4 | Lucknow Lancers | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 133 | 79 |
| 5 | Tavistock Royals | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 150 | 84 |
| 6 | Hensall Sherwoods | 25 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 124 | 85 |
| 7 | Lucan-Ilderton Jets | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 123 | 85 |
| 8 | Clinton Radars | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 114 | 88 |
| 9 | Palmerston 81's | 25 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 114 | 79 |
| 10 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 121 | 102 |
| 11 | Monkton Wildcats | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 83 | 131 |
| 12 | Goderich Pirates | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 105 | 145 |
| 13 | Georgian Bay River Rats | 25 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 96 | 146 |
| 14 | Ripley Wolves | 25 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 116 | 160 |
| 15 | Mildmay Monarchs | 25 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 80 | 125 |
| 16 | Wingham Bulls | 25 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 87 | 149 |
| 17 | Listowel Jets | 25 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 80 | 161 |
| 18 | Drayton Icemen | 25 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 223 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Rod Bauman | Elora Rocks | 23 | 17 | 36 | 53 | 71 |
| Travis Van Gaver | Ripley Wolves | 22 | 35 | 17 | 52 | 8 |
| Nick Gibson | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 25 | 24 | 27 | 51 | 20 |
| Jeremy Machin | Elora Rocks | 25 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 16 |
| Keith MacMillan | Durham Thundercats | 25 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 10 |
| Kevin Shoebridge | Georgian Bay River Rats | 24 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 31 |
| Mike Woodley | Tavistock Royals | 22 | 23 | 21 | 44 | 2 |
| Justin Shoebridge | Georgian Bay River Rats | 24 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 38 |
| Mark Van Dooren | Clinton Radars | 24 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 68 |
| Mike Brito | Elora Rocks | 24 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 40 |

## Playoffs
### WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs
#### Elimination round
##### (15) Mildmay Monarchs vs. (18) Drayton Icemen

* Mildmay wins series 2 – 0

##### (16) Wingham Bulls vs. (17) Listowel Jets

* Listowel wins series 2 – 1

#### 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 | Durham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Listowel | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Listowel | 0 | 1 | Durham | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Clinton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Clinton | 3 | 8 | Clinton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Palmerston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Palmerston | 1 | | | | 1 | Durham | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Lucknow | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Lucknow | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Lucknow | 0 | | | | |
| 13 | Georgian Bay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Georgian Bay | 0 | 4 | Lucknow | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Tavistock | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tavistock | 3 | 5 | Tavistock | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Goderich | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Goderich | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | Durham | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Elora | 1 |
| 2 | Elora | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Elora | 1 |
| 15 | Mildmay | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mildmay | 0 | 2 | Elora | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Lucan-Ilderton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lucan-Ilderton | 3 | 7 | Lucan-Ilderton | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Milverton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Milverton | 0 | | | | 2 | Elora | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Shelburne | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Shelburne | 3 | | | | | | | 3 | Shelburne | 2 | | | | |
| 14 | Ripley | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ripley | 0 | 3 | Shelburne | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Hensall | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Hensall | 3 | 6 | Hensall | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Monkton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Senior AA qualifying series
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (16) Listowel Jets

* Durham wins series 3 – 0

##### (2) Elora Rocks vs. (15) Mildmay Monarchs

* Elora wins series 3 – 0

##### (3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (14) Ripley Wolves

* Shelburne wins series 3 – 0

##### (4) Lucknow Lancers vs. (13) Georgian Bay River Rats

* Lucknow wins series 3 – 0

##### (5) Tavistock Royals vs. (12) Goderich Pirates

* Tavistock wins series 3 – 0

##### (6) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (11) Monkton Wildcats

* Hensall wins series 3 – 0

##### (7) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives

* Lucan-Ilderton wins series 3 – 0

##### (8) Clinton Radars vs. (9) Palmerston 81's

* Clinton wins series 3 – 1

#### WOAA Senior AA quarter-finals
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (8) Clinton Radars

* Durham wins series 4 – 1

##### (2) Elora Rocks vs. (7) Lucan-Ilderton Jets

* Elora wins series 4 – 0

##### (3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (6) Hensall Sherwoods

* Shelburne wins series 4 – 3

##### (4) Lucknow Lancers vs. (5) Tavistock Royals

* Lucknow wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Senior AA semi-finals
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (4) Lucknow Lancers

* Durham wins series 4 – 0

##### (2) Elora Rocks vs. (3) Shelburne Muskies

Note: Game three played in Fergus, Ontario.
* Elora wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Sr. AA Championship
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (2) Elora Rocks

* Durham wins series 4 – 1

### WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs

The eight teams who lost in the Senior AA qualifying round participated in the Senior 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 |
| 9 | Palmerston | 4 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Listowel | 3 | | | | | | |
| 17 | Listowel | 3 | 9 | Palmerston | 4 | | | |
| | | | 12 | Goderich | 0 | | | |
| 12 | Goderich | 4 | 12 | Goderich | 0 | | | |
| 13 | Georgian Bay | 3 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Georgian Bay | 3 | | | | 9 | Palmerston | 4 |
| | | | | | | 11 | Monkton | 0 |
| 10 | Milverton | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | Monkton | 0 |
| 15 | Mildmay | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mildmay | 0 | 10 | Milverton | 2 | | | |
| | | | 11 | Monkton | 4 | | | |
| 11 | Monkton | 4 | 11 | Monkton | 4 | | | |
| 14 | Ripley | 2 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Senior A quarter-finals
##### (9) Palmerston 81's vs. (16) Listowel Jets

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 3

##### (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (15) Mildmay Monarchs

* Milverton wins series 4 – 0

##### (11) Monkton Wildcats vs. (14) Ripley Wolves

* Monkton wins series 4 – 2

##### (12) Goderich Pirates vs. (13) Georgian Bay River Rats

* Goderich wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Senior A semi-finals
##### (9) Palmerston 81's vs. (12) Goderich Pirates

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 0

##### (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (11) Monkton Wildcats

* Monkton wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Sr. A Championship
##### (9) Palmerston 81's vs. (11) Monkton Wildcats

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 0