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 reformatted and no divisions were used. The Wiarton Devils folded. The Brussels Crusaders returned to the league after a league of absence. The Listowel Jets joined 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 Jeremy FranksDurham Thundercats 24 35 31 66 13Rob LeBlancDurham Thundercats 20 22 36 58 33Tyler HeimpelTavistock Royals 23 25 31 56 70Brad CrippsDurham Thundercats 23 23 30 53 39Sean BurtonGoderich Pirates 24 19 32 51 2Darren MacDonaldLucknow Lancers 24 19 31 50 20Sean McCannHensall Sherwoods 22 17 33 50 24Scott HendersonClinton Radars 24 25 22 47 5Jason WalshTavistock Royals 23 22 23 45 53Jon MacKinnonLucknow Lancers 24 18 27 45 6
Sr. "AA" playoffs Sr. "AA" playoff bracket
WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (8) Shelburne Muskies
(2) Clinton Radars vs. (7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
(3) Palmerston 81's vs. (6) Tavistock Royals
(4) Lucknow Lancers vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods
WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods
(2) Clinton Radars vs. (3) Palmerston 81's
WOAA Sr. "AA" finals (3) Palmerston 81's vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods
Sr. "AA" tier II playoff bracket
WOAA Sr. "AA" tier II semi-finals (1) Lucknow Lancers vs. (4) Shelburne Muskies
(2) Tavistock Royals vs. (3) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
WOAA Sr. "AA" tier II finals (2) Tavistock Royals vs. (4) Shelburne Muskies Note: Shelburne home game was played in Grand Valley, Ontario.
Sr. "A" playoffs Sr. "A" playoff bracket
WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals (9) Elora Rocks vs. (15) Brussels Crusaders
(10) Monkton Wildcats vs. (14) Listowel Jets
(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
(10) Monkton Wildcats vs. (11) Wingham Spitfires
WOAA Sr. "A" finals (11) Wingham Spitfires vs. (12) Georgian Bay River Rats
Sr. "A" tier II playoff bracket
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
References
External links WOAA website