# 2008–09 WOAA Senior League season

The 2008–09 WOAA Senior League season was the 19th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a 20-game regular season which began in October 2008 and concluded in January 2009. The post-season began in February 2009 and concluded in April 2009.
The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Petrolia Squires in the final round of the playoffs.

## Team changes

* The Georgian Bay River Rats relocated to Borden, Ontario from Thornbury, Ontario and were renamed the Nottawasaga River Rats.
* The Petrolia Squires join the league from Major League Hockey.
* The Tillsonburg Thunder join the league from Major League Hockey.
* The Walkerton Capitals join the league as an expansion team.
* The Wingham Bulls went on hiatus for the 2008–09 season and would eventually fold.
* The Lucknow Lancers move from the South Division to the North Division.

## 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 | North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 135 | 72 |
| 2 | Elora Rocks | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 140 | 64 |
| 3 | Shelburne Muskies | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 142 | 72 |
| 4 | Palmerston 81's | 20 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 139 | 88 |
| 5 | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 119 | 86 |
| 6 | Ripley Wolves | 20 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 115 | 88 |
| 7 | Lucknow Lancers | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 89 | 83 |
| 8 | Drayton Icemen | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 101 | 138 |
| 9 | Walkerton Capitals | 20 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 54 | 125 |
| 10 | Shallow Lake Crushers | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 62 | 164 |
| 11 | Nottawasaga River Rats | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 170 |
| Rank | South Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Petrolia Squires | 20 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 104 | 51 |
| 2 | Lucan-Ilderton Jets | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 106 | 66 |
| 3 | Tavistock Royals | 20 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 127 | 76 |
| 4 | Clinton Radars | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 89 | 67 |
| 5 | Tillsonburg Thunder | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 100 | 84 |
| 6 | Exeter Mohawks | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 89 | 88 |
| 7 | Monkton Wildcats | 20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 92 | 88 |
| 8 | Goderich Pirates | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 90 | 103 |
| 9 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 121 |
| 10 | Thedford Dirty Dogs | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 176 |

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

| 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 |
| N1 | Saugeen Shores | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N8 | Drayton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N8 | Drayton | 0 | N1 | Saugeen Shores | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | N4 | Palmerston | 1 | | | | | | | |
| N4 | Palmerston | 4 | N4 | Palmerston | 1 | | | | | | | |
| N5 | Durham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N5 | Durham | 0 | | | | N1 | Saugeen Shores | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | N3 | Shelburne | 3 | | | | |
| N2 | Elora | 4 | | | | | | | N3 | Shelburne | 3 | | | | |
| N7 | Lucknow | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N7 | Lucknow | 1 | N2 | Elora | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | N3 | Shelburne | 4 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Shelburne | 4 | N3 | Shelburne | 4 | | | | | | | |
| N6 | Ripley | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| N6 | Ripley | 0 | | | | | | | | N1 | Saugeen Shores | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | S3 | Tavistock | 1 |
| S1 | Petrolia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S3 | Tavistock | 1 |
| S8 | Goderich | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S8 | Goderich | 0 | S1 | Petrolia | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | S7 | Monkton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| S2 | Lucan-Ilderton | 1 | S7 | Monkton | 1 | | | | | | | |
| S7 | Monkton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S7 | Monkton | 4 | | | | S1 | Petrolia | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | S3 | Tavistock | 4 | | | | |
| S3 | Tavistock | 4 | | | | | | | S3 | Tavistock | 4 | | | | |
| S6 | Exeter | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| S6 | Exeter | 1 | S3 | Tavistock | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | S4 | Clinton | 3 | | | | | | | |
| S4 | Clinton | 4 | S4 | Clinton | 3 | | | | | | | |
| S5 | Tillsonburg | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Senior AA qualifying series
##### (N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (N8) Drayton Icemen

* Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 0

##### (N2) Elora Rocks vs. (N7) Lucknow Lancers

* Elora wins series 4 – 1

##### (N3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (N6) Ripley Wolves

* Shelburne wins series 4 – 0

##### (N4) Palmerston 81's vs. (N5) Durham Thundercats

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 0

##### (S1) Petrolia Squires vs. (S8) Goderich Pirates

* Petrolia wins series 4 – 0

##### (S2) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (S7) Monkton Wildcats

* Monkton wins series 4 – 1

##### (S3) Tavistock Royals vs. (S6) Exeter Mohawks

* Tavistock wins series 4 – 1

##### (S4) Clinton Radars vs. (S5) Tillsonburg Thunder

* Clinton wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Senior AA quarter-finals
##### (N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (N4) Palmerston 81's

* Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 1

##### (N2) Elora Rocks vs. (N3) Shelburne Muskies

* Shelburne wins series 4 – 2

##### (S1) Petrolia Squires vs. (S7) Monkton Wildcats

* Petrolia wins series 4 – 1

##### (S3) Tavistock Royals vs. (S4) Clinton Radars

* Tavistock wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Senior AA semi-finals
##### (N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (N3) Shelburne Muskies

* Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 3

##### (S1) Petrolia Squires vs. (S3) Tavistock Royals

* Tavistock wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Sr. AA Championship

Note: Saugeen Shores home games held at Southampton Coliseum in Saugeen Shores, Ontario.

##### (N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (S3) Tavistock Royals

* Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 1

### WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs

The eight teams that lost in the "AA" qualifying playoff round participated in the "A" playoffs
| 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 | Durham | 4 | | | | | | |
| N8 | Drayton | 0 | | | | | | |
| N8 | Drayton | 0 | N5 | Durham | 2 | | | |
| | | | N7 | Lucknow | 4 | | | |
| N6 | Ripley | 1 | N7 | Lucknow | 4 | | | |
| N7 | Lucknow | 4 | | | | | | |
| N7 | Lucknow | 4 | | | | N7 | Lucknow | 1 |
| | | | | | | S2 | Lucan-Ilderton | 4 |
| S2 | Lucan-Ilderton | 4 | | | | | | | S2 | Lucan-Ilderton | 4 |
| S8 | Goderich | 1 | | | | | | |
| S8 | Goderich | 1 | S2 | Lucan-Ilderton | 4 | | | |
| | | | S6 | Exeter | 0 | | | |
| S5 | Tillsonburg | 2 | S6 | Exeter | 0 | | | |
| S6 | Exeter | 4 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Senior A quarter-finals
##### (N5) Durham Thundercats vs. (N8) Drayton Icemen

* Durham wins series 4 – 0

##### (N6) Ripley Wolves vs. (N7) Lucknow Lancers

* Lucknow wins series 4 – 1

##### (S2) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (S8) Goderich Pirates

* Lucan-Ilderton wins series 4 – 1

##### (S5) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (S6) Exeter Mohawks

* Exeter wins series 4 – 2

#### WOAA Senior A semi-finals
##### (N5) Durham Thundercats vs. (N7) Lucknow Lancers

* Lucknow wins series 4 – 2

##### (S2) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (S6) Exeter Mohawks

* Lucan-Ilderton wins series 4 – 0

#### WOAA Sr. A Championship
##### (S2) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (N7) Lucknow Lancers

Note: Games three and five were played at Ilderton Arena in Ilderton, Ontario
* Lucan-Ilderton wins series 4 – 1

### WOAA Senior "B" Hockey playoffs

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives, Shallow Lake Crushers, Thedford Dirty Dogs and Walkerton Capitals participated in the Senior "B" playoffs.

#### WOAA Senior B semi-finals
##### (N9) Walkerton Capitals vs. (N10) Shallow Lake Crushers

* Shallow Lake wins series 4 – 2

##### (S9) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (S10) Thedford Dirty Dogs

* Milverton wins series 4 – 0

#### WOAA Senior B finals
##### (S9) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (N10) Shallow Lake Crushers

* Milverton wins series 4 – 2