2015-16 WOAA Senior Season

This is the 2015-16 WOAA Senior AA Hockey League season.  This was the league's 26th season at the senior level and the 6th season under this name.  The league was previously known as the WOAA Senior Hockey League from 1990 to 2010.
==Membership changes==
*The Elora Rocks suspended operations for the 2015-16 season after playing 2 games (losses to Shelburne and Durham).  The action was taken due to an apparent lack of players as the team posted on its' facebook page that it was looking for players a little over a week prior to the start of the regular season.  Both of the team's games were deleted from the league standings.  The team would return to the league for the 2016-17 season.
==Teams==
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Durham Thundercats 	Durham, Ontario 	Durham Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Elora Rocks 	Elora 	Elora & District Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lucknow Lancers 	Lucknow 	Lucknow & District Sports Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mapleton-Minto 81's 	Palmerston, Harriston, Drayton	Palmerston & District Community Centre, Harriston Arena, PMD Drayton Arena	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ripley Wolves 	Ripley, Ontario 	Ripley-Huron Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 	Saugeen Shores, Ontario 	Saugeen Shores Community Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shallow Lake Crushers 	Shallow Lake, Ontario 	Shallow Lake Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shelburne Muskies 	Shelburne, Ontario 	Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Clinton Radars 	Clinton 	Central Huron Community Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Huron East Cententaires 	Seaforth 	Seaforth & District Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Milverton Four Wheel Drives	Milverton 	Perth East Recreation Complex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Petrolia Squires 	Petrolia 	Greenwood Recreation Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tavistock Royals 	Tavistock 	Tavistock & District Recreation Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tillsonburg Thunder 	Tilsonburg 	Tilsonburg Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
North Division 	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Mapleton-Minto 81's 	24 	22 	2 	- 	0 	- 	135 	51 	524 	44
Durham Thundercats  	24 	17 	5 	- 	2 	- 	115 	87 	419 	36
Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 	24 	14 	8 	- 	2 	- 	105 	74 	317 	30
Shallow Lake Crushers 	24 	12 	12 	- 	0 	- 	97 	109 	558 	24
Ripley Wolves 	24 	9 	12 	- 	3 	- 	88 	106 	440 	21
Shelburne Muskies 	24 	5 	17 	- 	2 	- 	80 	138 	575 	12
Lucknow Lancers 	24 	5 	19 	- 	0 	- 	72 	127 	441 	10
Elora Rocks* 	2 	0 	2 	- 	0 	- 	5 	13 	? 	0
South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Clinton Radars 	24 	21 	2 	- 	1 	- 	187 	66 	435 	43
Tavistock Royals 	24 	13 	8 	- 	3 	- 	120 	115 	382 	29
Petrolia Squires 	24 	12 	11 	- 	1 	- 	99 	102 	427 	25
Huron East Cententaires 	24 	11 	13 	- 	0 	- 	98 	127 	370 	22
Tillsonburg Thunder 	24 	9 	12 	- 	3 	- 	95 	137 	350 	21
Milverton Four Wheel Drives	24 	6 	16 	- 	2 	- 	92 	144 	266 	14
note: *Elora folded in Mid-October after playing 2 games (both losses) the results were removed from the league standings and the North Division schedule was modified so each team would play 24 games.
Shootout losses are included in the OTL column
==AA Playoffs==
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The first place team plays the fourth place team and the second place team plays the third place team in the division semifinals, the division semifinal winners meet in the division final and the division final winners meet for the league championship. Each round is best-of-seven.
===North Division Semifinals===
*Mapleton-Minto 81's defeated Shallow Lake Crushers 4 games to none (7-0, 6-3, 6-2, 8-5)
*Saugeen Shores Winterhawks defeated Durham Thundercats 4 games to 2 (5-3, 0-4, 1-3, 5-2, 7-3, 3-2)
===South Division Semifinals===
*Clinton Radars defeated Huron East Centenaires 4 games to none (9-2, 5-2, 8-4, 9-2)
*Petrolia Squires defeated Tavistock Royals 4 games to 3 (5-8, 5-4, 7-6, 3-4, 2-5, 4-3 (2ot), 6-2)
===North Division Final===
*Mapleton-Minto 81's defeated Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 4 games to 1 (5-2, 2-3, 6-2, 4-3, 5-4 (ot)
===South Division Final===
*Clinton Radars defeated Petrolia Squires 4 games to 2 (5-6, 5-1, 8-0, 2-4, 2-1 (ot), 7-5)
===League Final===
*Clinton Radars defeated Mapleton-Minto 81's 4 games to none (5-3, 4-2, 4-1, 7-3)
==A Playoffs==
The five teams that didn't qualify for the AA playoffs participated in a 5-team round robin that was designed to eliminate one team.  The remaining 4 teams were paired off for a best-of-seven semifinal series.
===Preliminary Round===
Friday Feb. 5:
Tillsonburg 5, Ripley 4 (OT)
Saturday Feb. 6:
Tillsonburg 1, Lucknow 6
Friday Feb. 12:
Milverton at Ripley - 9:00pm (PPD weather)
Saturday Feb. 13:
Lucknow3,  Milverton 6
Saturday Feb 13:
Ripley at Shelburne - 8:00pm (PPD)
Sunday Feb. 14:
Shelburne 4 Tillsonburg 5
Friday Feb. 19:
Lucknow 1 Shelburne 2
Milverton 6, Ripley 5
Saturday Feb. 20:
Milverton 6 Tillsonburg 8
Ripley 3 Lucknow 0
Sunday Feb. 21:
Shelburne at Milverton - 2:30pm
Ripley vs Shelburne (rescheduled)
Tilsonburg. Milverton, Shelburne, and Ripley advance to semifinals
===Semifinals===
*Tilsonburg Thunder defeated Milverton Four Wheel Drives 4 games to 3 (5-2, 3-4, 5-6, 3-8, 4-3, 6-3, 4-3)
*Ripley Wolves defeated Shelburne Muskies 4 games to none (3-2, 7-5, 6-4, 3-2)
===Final===
*Tilsonburg Thunder defeated Ripley Wolves 4 games to 1 (7-1, 3-6, 2-1, 7-4, 4-3)
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