# 2016–17 WOAA Senior League season

The 2016–17 WOAA Senior League season was the 27th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a 20-game regular season which began in October 2016 and concluded in January 2017. The post-season began in February 2017 and concluded in March 2017.
The Clinton Radars won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Durham Thundercats in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Elora Rocks, who suspended operations early in the 2015–16 season, returned to the league.
* The WOAA realigned and went from two divisional standings into only one league standing.

## 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 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 20 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 114 | 42 |
| 2 | Mapleton-Minto 81's | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 102 | 59 |
| 3 | Petrolia Squires | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 91 | 71 |
| 4 | Clinton Radars | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 110 | 65 |
| 5 | Tavistock Royals | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 115 | 98 |
| 6 | Ripley Wolves | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 81 | 79 |
| 7 | Tillsonburg Thunder | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 95 | 76 |
| 8 | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 105 | 98 |
| 9 | Huron East Centenaires | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 72 | 81 |
| 10 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 87 | 120 |
| 11 | Shelburne Muskies | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 74 | 93 |
| 12 | Shallow Lake Crushers | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 68 | 108 |
| 13 | Lucknow Lancers | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 115 |
| 14 | Elora Rocks | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 81 | 141 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Brent Freeman | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 19 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 16 |
| Dennis Dewar | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 18 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 10 |
| Kurtis Bartliff | Clinton Radars | 19 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 4 |
| Cohen Adair | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 15 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 10 |
| Randy Cox | Durham Thundercats | 16 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 0 |
| Andrew Coburn | Mapleton-Minto 81's | 16 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 14 |
| Brett Catto | Ripley Wolves | 19 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 30 |
| Kraig Wright | Petrolia Squires | 18 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 31 |
| Cody Britton | Ripley Wolves | 20 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 4 |
| Zach Graham | Mapleton-Minto 81's | 17 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 24 |

## 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 | Saugeen Shores | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Durham | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Durham | 1 | 1 | Saugeen Shores | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Clinton | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Clinton | 4 | 4 | Clinton | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Tavistock | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tavistock | 2 | | | | 4 | Clinton | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Petrolia | 2 |
| 2 | Mapleton-Minto | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Petrolia | 2 |
| 7 | Tillsonburg | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Tillsonburg | 3 | 2 | Mapleton-Minto | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Petrolia | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Petrolia | 4 | 3 | Petrolia | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Ripley | 1 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Senior AA quarter-finals
##### (1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (8) Durham Thundercats

* Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 1

##### (2) Mapleton-Minto 81's vs. (7) Tillsonburg Thunder

* Mapleton-Minto wins series 4 – 3

##### (3) Petrolia Squires vs. (6) Ripley Wolves

* Petrolia wins series 4 – 1

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

* Clinton wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Senior AA semi-finals
##### (1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (4) Clinton Radars

* Clinton wins series 4 – 2

##### (2) Mapleton-Minto 81's vs. (3) Petrolia Squires

Note: Game five was played in Drayton.
* Petrolia wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Sr. AA Championship
##### (3) Petrolia Squires vs. (4) Clinton Radars

* Clinton wins series 4 – 2

### WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs

The bottom six teams qualified for the WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs.
| WOAA Sr. A quarter-finals | WOAA Sr. A quarter-finals | WOAA Sr. A quarter-finals | 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 | Huron East | bye | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Huron East | 4 | | | |
| | | | 14 | Elora | 0 | | | |
| 11 | Shelburne | 1 | 14 | Elora | 0 | | | |
| 14 | Elora | 2 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Elora | 2 | | | | 9 | Huron East | 3 |
| | | | | | | 10 | Milverton | 4 |
| 10 | Milverton | bye | | | | | | | 10 | Milverton | 4 |
| | | | 10 | Milverton | 4 | | | |
| | | | 11 | Shallow Lake | 0 | | | |
| 12 | Shallow Lake | 2 | 11 | Shallow Lake | 0 | | | |
| 13 | Lucknow | 1 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Senior A quarter-finals
##### (11) Shelburne Muskies vs. (14) Elora Rocks

* Elora wins series 2 – 1

##### (12) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (13) Lucknow Lancers

* Shallow Lake wins series 2 – 1

#### WOAA Senior A semi-finals
##### (9) Huron East Centenaires vs. (14) Elora Rocks

* Huron East wins series 4 – 0

##### (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (11) Shallow Lake Crushers

* Milverton wins series 4 – 0

#### WOAA Senior A finals
##### (9) Huron East Centenaires vs. (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives

* Milverton wins series 4 – 3