1996-97 WOAA Senior Season

This is the 1996-97 WOAA Senior Hockey League season standings.
==Membership Changes==
The Lakeshore Winterhawks withdrew.
==Season==
 Team GP W L T OTL GF GA P
 Senior AA
 Wellesley Merchants 24 16 6 1 1 127 99 34
 Durham Thundercats 24 15 7 1 1 143 105 32
 Tavistock Royals 24 14 9 0 1 123 107 29
 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 24 10 12 0 2 87 105 22
 Elora Rocks 24 4 18 0 2 85 149 10
 Senior A
 Shelburne Muskies 22 17 4 0 1 164 102 35
 Wiarton Redmen 24 16 8 0 0 155 116 32
 Goderich Pirates 24 15 9 0 0 129 115 30
 Palmerston 81's 24 13 9 1 1 146 124 28
 Ripley Wolves 23 13 9 0 1 111 104 27
 Arthur Tigers 24 12 11 1 0 159 151 25
 Brussels Crusaders 24 9 13 2 0 104 120 20
 Clinton Radars 21 5 13 2 1 98 150 13
 Drayton Comets 24 2 22 0 0 82 166 4
 Senior B
 Dundalk Flyers 24 19 5 0 0 160 93 38
 Lucknow Lancers 24 18 5 0 1 157 91 37
 Mildmay Monarchs 23 12 7 2 2 102 92 28
 Teeswater Falcons 24 4 18 1 1 88 186 10
 Grand Valley Tornado 23 4 18 1 0 108 153 9
==Playoffs==
===Senior AA===
Quarter-final
:Milverton Four Wheel Drives defeated Elora Rocks 3-games-to-2
Semi-final
:Wellesley Merchants defeated Milverton Four Wheel Drives 4-games-to-1
:Durham Thundercats defeated Tavistock Royals 4-games-to-1
Final
:Durham Thundercats defeated Wellesley Merchants 4-games-to-2
===Senior A===
Quarter-final
:Shelburne Muskies defeated Clinton Radars 4-games-to-2
:Wiarton Redmen defeated Brussels Crusaders 4-games-to-none
:Goderich Pirates defeated Arthur Tigers 4-games-to-3
:Ripley Wolves defeated Palmerston 81's 4-games-to-2
Semi-final
:Ripley Wolves defeated Shelburne Muskies 4-games-to-3
:Goderich Pirates defeated Wiarton Redmen 4-games-to-3
Final
:Goderich Pirates defeated Ripley Wolves 4-games-to-3
===Senior B===
Quarter-final
:Teeswater Falcons defeated Grand Valley Tornado 2-games-to-1
Semi-final
:Dundalk Flyers defeated Teeswater Falcons 3-games-to-none
:Lucknow Lancers defeated Mildmay Monarchs 4-games-to-none
Final
:Lucknow Lancers defeated Dundalk Flyers 4-games-to-1
==Statistics==
===Scoring===
Senior AA Playoffs
*Rob Leblanc (Durham) - 15-7-22
*Jason Mervyn (Wellesley) - 13-3-16
*Darren Snyder (Wellesley) - 4-11-15
*Scott Betts (Durham) - 5-8-13
*Todd Stoddart (Durham) - 5-8-13
*Kory Dietz (Milverton) - 6-5-11
Senior A Playoffs
*Tim Harrison (Goderich) - 31-19-50
*Sean Burton (Ripley) - 22-17-39
*Darryl Durnin (Goderich) - 15-18-33
*Brent Armstrong (Ripley) - 9-22-31
*Jason Coulter (Goderich) - 9-19-28
*Mike Reaume (Ripley) - 8-19-27
Senior B Playoffs
*Brad Murray (Lucknow) - 8-9-17
*Brad Priestrap (Lucknow) - 5-12-17
*Troy Fischer (Teeswater) - 8-6-14
*Justin Murray (Lucknow) - 8-5-13
*Todd Davis (Dundalk) - 6-7-13
*Jay Marston (Teeswater) - 5-7-12
===Goaltending===
Senior AA Playoffs
 Team Mins GP SO GAA W-L
 Evershed (Milverton) 519 22 0 2.54 4-4
 Scherbarth (Milverton) 124 8 0 3.87 0-2
 Hunter (Wellesley) 450 21 1 2.80 5-2
 Brick (Wellesley) 249 17 0 4.09 1-3
 Payie (Durham) 377 21 0 3.34 5-0
 MacMillan (Durham) 296 23 0 4.66 3-3
 Weiss (Elora) 304 22 0 4.34 2-3
 Ballantyne (Tavistock) 166 8 0 2.89 1-1
 Groulx (Tavistock) 147 16 0 6.54 0-3
Senior A Playoffs
 Team Mins GP SO GAA W-L
 Mundle (Wiarton) 660 43 0 3.90 7-4
 Billingsley (Arthur) 360 23 0 3.83 3-3
 Tonkin (Arthur) 62 6 0 5.80 0-1
 Webster (Shelburne) 654 45 0 4.12 5-5
 Sharpe (Shelburne) 143 10 0 4.19 2-1
 Shewfelt (Goderich) 1232 88 1 4.28 12-9
 Lyndon (Goderich) 36 4 0 6.66 0-0
 MacLeod (Ripley) 1127 87 0 4.63 10-9
 McGinnis (Ripley) 89 7 0 4.71 1-0
 Nahrgang (Clinton) 312 24 0 4.61 2-3
 Cooper (Clinton) 60 7 0 7.00 0-1
 Hamilton (Palmerston) 180 14 0 4.66 2-1
 Bonham (Palmerston) 184 17 0 5.54 0-3
 Cronin (Brussels) 180 13 0 4.33 0-3
 Januskiewicz (Brussels) 60 9 0 9.00 0-1
Senior B Playoffs
 Team Mins GP SO GAA W-L
 Lindsay (Lucknow) 96 2 .5 1.25 2-0
 Skillen (Lucknow) 444 21 .5 2.83 6-1
 Jamieson (Dundalk) 60 1 0 1.00 1-0
 Crotty (Dundalk) 420 30 0 4.28 3-4
 Lantz (Mildmay) 120 10 0 5.00 0-2
 Biesenthal (Mildmay) 120 13 0 6.50 0-2
 Dawson (Teeswater) 120 11 0 5.50 0-2
 Mason (Teeswater) 244 26 0 6.39 2-2
 Ankner (Grand Valley) 64 4 0 3.75 1-0
 Young (Grand Valley) 60 5 0 5.00 0-1
 Selby (Grand Valley) 60 10 0 10.00 0-1
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