The 2017–18 WOAA Senior League season was the 28th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a 20-game regular season which began in October 2017 and concluded in January 2018. The post-season began in February 2018 and concluded in March 2018.
The Clinton Radars won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Durham Thundercats in the final round of the playoffs.
Team changes The Mapleton-Minto 81's took a leave of absence for the 2017–18 season.
Regular season Petrolia Squires unsigned player On January 19, 2018, the Petrolia Squires were penalized by the Western Ontario Athletic Association, for allegedly using an unsigned player. The WOAA has stripped the Squires of victories over Huron East, Lucknow and Milverton, and the loss of six points in the standings eliminates Petrolia from the Senior AA playoffs. Squires’ President Dave Connors tweeted Friday that the veteran player's card was missed when the cards were signed, scanned and e-mailed to the WOAA office prior to the start of the 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 WOAA Senior League GP W L OTL Pts GF GA 1 Clinton Radars 20 20 0 0 40 137 39 2 Ripley Wolves 20 17 3 0 34 93 60 3 Durham Thundercats 20 16 4 0 32 115 57 4 Tillsonburg Thunder 20 14 3 3 31 113 73 5 Shelburne Muskies 20 11 9 0 22 85 79 6 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 20 10 9 1 21 99 57 7 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 20 9 11 0 18 71 100 8 Huron East Centenaires 20 7 10 3 17 88 110 9 Petrolia Squires 20 7 13 0 14 90 73 10 Tavistock Royals 20 7 13 0 14 78 109 11 Shallow Lake Crushers 20 7 13 0 14 58 118 12 Lucknow Lancers 20 3 15 2 8 44 121 13 Elora Rocks 20 2 15 3 7 49 124
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Kurtis BartliffClinton Radars 19 19 19 38 6Brent WaltonRipley Wolves 12 19 17 36 6Luke VickClinton Radars 19 15 21 36 22Quinten BruceDurham Thundercats 19 16 19 35 18Stephen SanzaClinton Radars 20 12 21 33 6Brett CattoRipley Wolves 19 8 22 30 41Cody BrittonRipley Wolves 20 16 13 29 8Kyler NixonDurham Thundercats 20 14 15 29 20Max CampbellClinton Radars 17 10 19 29 20Miles MacLeanSaugeen Shores Winterhawks 15 11 17 28 4
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) Clinton Radars vs. (8) Huron East Centenaires
(2) Ripley Wolves vs. (7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
(3) Durham Thundercats vs. (6) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
(4) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (5) Shelburne Muskies
WOAA Senior AA semi-finals (1) Clinton Radars vs. (4) Tillsonburg Thunder
(2) Ripley Wolves vs. (3) Durham Thundercats
WOAA Sr. AA Championship (1) Clinton Radars vs. (3) Durham Thundercats
WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs The bottom five teams qualified for the WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs.
WOAA Senior A quarter-finals (12) Lucknow Lancers vs. (13) Elora Rocks
WOAA Senior A semi-finals (9) Petrolia Squires vs. (12) Lucknow Lancers
(10) Tavistock Royals vs. (11) Shallow Lake Crushers
WOAA Senior A finals (9) Petrolia Squires vs. (10) Tavistock Royals
References
External links WOAA website