The 2021–22 WOAA Senior League season was the 32nd season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league was scheduled to play a 20-game regular season which began in October 2021 and concluded in January 2022. The post-season began in February 2022 and concluded in April 2022.
The Seaforth Centenaires won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Clinton Radars in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes On April 21, 2021, the Elora Rocks announced they were withdrawing from the league to join the Western Ontario Super Hockey League beginning in the 2021–22 season. On April 21, 2021, the Tillsonburg Thunder announced they were withdrawing from the league to join the Western Ontario Super Hockey League beginning in the 2021–22 season. On June 4, 2021, the league announced that it had approved the expansion application for the Creemore Coyotes to join the league beginning in the 2021–22 season.
Regular season COVID-19 Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario effective on January 5, 2022, all municipally operated recreation facilities were closed until January 26, temporarily bringing at halt to the WOAA Senior Hockey League schedule.
On January 11, representatives from all teams agreed to fulfill their commitment to the league, regardless of any limitations that may be in place after January 26. All teams were in agreement that playoffs are a priority to begin on February 4. In order to meet the February 4th deadline, as the full regular season schedule could not be completed, all teams agreed that the final standings be calculated based on a points percentage basis to determine final positioning for the playoffs.
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 Pct. GF GA 1 Ripley Wolves 14 11 2 1 23 0.821 69 36 2 Seaforth Centenaires 13 10 3 0 20 0.769 103 65 3 Minto 81's 12 8 4 0 16 0.667 48 31 4 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 15 9 4 2 20 0.667 85 54 5 Tavistock Royals 13 8 4 1 17 0.654 72 51 6 Clinton Radars 13 8 5 0 16 0.615 56 40 7 Durham Thundercats 15 9 6 0 18 0.600 53 47 8 Shelburne Muskies 17 8 9 0 16 0.470 72 71 9 Petrolia Squires 13 4 7 2 10 0.385 43 59 10 Lucknow Lancers 15 5 10 0 10 0.333 47 73 11 Shallow Lake Crushers 14 4 9 1 9 0.321 38 62 12 Creemore Coyotes 17 5 12 0 10 0.294 58 87 13 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 13 3 9 1 7 0.269 47 82
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Cody BrittonRipley Wolves 14 12 13 25 25Miles MacLeanSaugeen Shores Winterhawks 14 13 10 23 2Garrett MeursRipley Wolves 11 12 11 23 12Luke RichardsonShelburne Muskies 17 9 14 23 0Justin GrahamDurham Thundercats 15 10 12 22 10Justin GrahamShelburne Muskies 14 10 12 22 4Quinten BruceDurham Thundercats 14 12 9 21 24Isaac McLeanPetrolia Squires 13 9 12 21 0Holdyn LansinkSeaforth Centenaires 12 4 17 21 8Trevor SauderTavistock Royals 10 10 10 20 2
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 Senior AA quarter-finals (1) Ripley Wolves vs. (8) Shelburne Muskies
(2) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (7) Durham Thundercats
(3) Minto 81's vs. (6) Clinton Radars
(4) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (5) Tavistock Royals Note: Game three was played at the Southampton Coliseum in Southampton, Ontario.
WOAA Senior AA semi-finals (1) Ripley Wolves vs. (6) Clinton Radars
(2) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (5) Tavistock Royals
WOAA Sr. AA Championship (2) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (6) Clinton Radars
WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs The bottom five teams qualified for the WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs.
WOAA Senior A quarter-finals (12) Creemore Coyotes vs. (13) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
WOAA Senior A semi-finals (9) Petrolia Squires vs. (13) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
(10) Lucknow Lancers vs. (11) Shallow Lake Crushers
WOAA Sr. A Championship (9) Petrolia Squires vs. (11) Shallow Lake Crushers
References
External links WOAA website