# 2002–03 WOAA Senior League season

The 2002–03 WOAA Senior League season was the 13th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 2002 and concluded in January 2003. The post-season began in February 2003 and concluded in April 2003.
The Palmerston 81's won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Hensall Sherwoods in six games. The Wingham Spitfires won the Sr. "A" championship.

## Team changes

* The league reformats and no divisions are used.
* The Wiarton Devils fold.
* The Brussels Crusaders return to the league after a league of absence.
* The Listowel Jets join the league as an expansion team.

## 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 | T | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Durham Thundercats | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 211 | 66 |
| 2 | Clinton Radars | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 141 | 85 |
| 3 | Palmerston 81's | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 112 | 80 |
| 4 | Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 129 | 85 |
| 5 | Hensall Sherwoods | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 146 | 80 |
| 6 | Tavistock Royals | 24 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 151 | 100 |
| 7 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 24 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 123 | 81 |
| 8 | Shelburne Muskies | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 146 | 99 |
| 9 | Elora Rocks | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 107 | 93 |
| 10 | Monkton Wildcats | 24 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 97 | 115 |
| 11 | Wingham Spitfires | 24 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 107 | 149 |
| 12 | Georgian Bay River Rats | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 103 | 168 |
| 13 | Goderich Pirates | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 74 | 192 |
| 14 | Listowel Jets | 24 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 64 | 153 |
| 15 | Brussels Crusaders | 24 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 214 |

### Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jeremy Franks | Durham Thundercats | 24 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 13 |
| Rob LeBlanc | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 33 |
| Tyler Heimpel | Tavistock Royals | 23 | 25 | 31 | 56 | 70 |
| Brad Cripps | Durham Thundercats | 23 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 39 |
| Sean Burton | Goderich Pirates | 24 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 2 |
| Darren MacDonald | Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 20 |
| Sean McCann | Hensall Sherwoods | 22 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 24 |
| Scott Henderson | Clinton Radars | 24 | 25 | 22 | 47 | 5 |
| Jason Walsh | Tavistock Royals | 23 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 53 |
| Jon MacKinnon | Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 6 |

## 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 |
| 1 | Durham | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shelburne | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Shelburne | 1 | 1 | Durham | 1 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Hensall | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Lucknow | 1 | 5 | Hensall | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Hensall | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hensall | 4 | | | | 5 | Hensall | 3 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Palmerston | 4 |
| 2 | Clinton | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | Palmerston | 4 |
| 7 | Milverton | 3 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Milverton | 3 | 2 | Clinton | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Palmerston | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Palmerston | 4 | 3 | Palmerston | 4 | | | |
| 6 | Tavistock | 2 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (8) Shelburne Muskies

* Durham wins series 4 – 1

##### (2) Clinton Radars vs. (7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives

* Clinton wins series 4 – 3

##### (3) Palmerston 81's vs. (6) Tavistock Royals

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 2

##### (4) Lucknow Lancers vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods

* Hensall wins series 4 – 1

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals
##### (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods

* Hensall wins series 4 – 1

##### (2) Clinton Radars vs. (3) Palmerston 81's

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 3

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" finals
##### (3) Palmerston 81's vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods

* Palmerston wins series 4 – 3

### Sr. "AA" tier II playoff bracket

| Tier II semi-finals | Tier II semi-finals | Tier II semi-finals | Tier II finals | Tier II finals | Tier II finals |
| 1 | Lucknow | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Shelburne | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Shelburne | 4 | 4 | Shelburne | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Tavistock | 0 |
| 2 | Tavistock | 3 | 2 | Tavistock | 0 |
| 3 | Milverton | 0 | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" tier II semi-finals
##### (1) Lucknow Lancers vs. (4) Shelburne Muskies

* Shelburne wins series 4 – 2

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

* Tavistock wins series 3 – 0

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" tier II finals
##### (2) Tavistock Royals vs. (4) Shelburne Muskies

Note: Shelburne home game was played in Grand Valley, Ontario.
* Shelburne wins series 3 – 0

## 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 |
| 9 | Elora | 4 | | | | | | |
| 15 | Brussels | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 | Brussels | 0 | 9 | Elora | 2 | | | |
| | | | 12 | Georgian Bay | 4 | | | |
| 12 | Georgian Bay | 3 | 12 | Georgian Bay | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | 12 | Georgian Bay | 0 |
| | | | | | | 11 | Wingham | 4 |
| 10 | Monkton | 4 | | | | | | | 11 | Wingham | 4 |
| 14 | Listowel | 3 | | | | | | |
| 14 | Listowel | 3 | 10 | Monkton | 0 | | | |
| | | | 11 | Wingham | 4 | | | |
| 11 | Wingham | 3 | 11 | Wingham | 4 | | | |
| 13 | Goderich | 0 | | | | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals
##### (9) Elora Rocks vs. (15) Brussels Crusaders

* Elora wins series 4 – 0

##### (10) Monkton Wildcats vs. (14) Listowel Jets

* Monkton wins series 4 – 3

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

| Rank | Sr. "A" quarter-finals | GP | W | L | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Wingham Spitfires | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 13 |
| 2 | Georgian Bay River Rats | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 17 |
| 3 | Goderich Pirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 30 |

#### WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals
##### (9) Elora Rocks vs. (12) Georgian Bay River Rats

* Georgian Bay wins series 4 – 2

##### (10) Monkton Wildcats vs. (11) Wingham Spitfires

* Wingham wins series 4 – 0

#### WOAA Sr. "A" finals
##### (11) Wingham Spitfires vs. (12) Georgian Bay River Rats

* Wingham wins series 4 – 0

### Sr. "A" tier II playoff bracket

| Tier II round-robin | Tier II round-robin | Tier II round-robin | Tier II finals | Tier II finals | Tier II finals |
| 13 | Goderich | 2 | | | |
| | | | 13 | Goderich | 1 |
| | | | 14 | Listowel | 2 |
| 14 | Listowel | 3 | 14 | Listowel | 2 |
| 15 | Brussels | 1 | | | |

#### WOAA Sr. "A" tier II semi-finals
##### (13) Goderich Pirates vs. (14) Listowel Jets vs. (15) Brussels Crusaders

| Rank | Sr. "A" tier II semi-finals | GP | W | L | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Listowel Jets | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 18 |
| 2 | Goderich Pirates | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 23 |
| 3 | Brussels Crusaders | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 36 |

#### WOAA Sr. "A" tier II finals
##### (13) Goderich Pirates vs. (14) Listowel Jets

* Listowel wins series 2 – 1