The 2004–05 WOAA Senior League season was the 15th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 2004 and concluded in January 2005. The post-season began in February 2005 and concluded in April 2005.
The Elora Rocks won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Clinton Radars in five games. The Lucan-Ilderton Jets won the Sr. "A" championship.
Team changes The Lucan-Ilderton Jets joined the league as an expansion team.
Durham Thundercats illegal player On January 10, 2005, locked out National Hockey League player Chris Neil of the Ottawa Senators suited up for a game with the Durham Thundercats.
Neil finished the game with one assist in a 5-4 victory over the Mildmay Monarchs.
The ruling from the league was that Neil was an illegal player because as a professional hockey player, he could not be insured under the league's policy in case if he injured an opponent.
Due to Neil being an illegal player, the Thundercats win was given to the Monarchs.
Neil finished the 2004-05 season with the Senators American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators.
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 Elora Rocks 25 19 4 2 0 40 180 84 2 Tavistock Royals 25 18 6 1 0 37 164 87 3 Shelburne Muskies 25 18 6 1 0 37 148 92 4 Hensall Sherwoods 25 17 5 2 1 37 131 77 5 Clinton Radars 25 17 5 0 3 37 123 80 6 Palmerston 81's 25 17 6 1 1 36 133 77 7 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 25 17 7 1 0 35 128 90 8 Lucan-Ilderton Jets 25 15 5 2 3 35 129 94 9 Durham Thundercats 25 15 6 2 2 34 126 88 10 Lucknow Lancers 25 15 7 3 0 33 138 93 11 Listowel Jets 25 8 14 1 2 19 107 125 12 Mildmay Monarchs 25 7 15 1 2 17 81 138 13 Monkton Wildcats 25 6 14 2 3 17 87 116 14 Georgian Bay River Rats 25 6 17 1 1 14 76 133 15 Wingham Spitfires 25 6 18 0 1 13 93 159 16 Ripley Wolves 25 6 18 0 1 13 84 172 17 Goderich Pirates 25 4 17 4 0 12 94 186 18 Brussels Crusaders 25 1 21 2 1 5 59 190
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Mike BritoElora Rocks 25 22 41 63 13Mark StanleyLucknow Lancers 23 28 21 49 8Dave MeriamGoderich Pirates 25 24 25 49 4Joe MacKinnonLucknow Lancers 22 9 35 44 2Brett TurnerElora Rocks 20 25 18 43 21Tyler HeimpelTavistock Royals 23 15 28 43 27Ean MoffatLucknow Lancers 25 23 19 42 14Gille BoudreauShelburne Muskies 23 17 25 42 57Kory DietzMilverton Four Wheel Drives 23 10 32 42 40Mike WoodleyTavistock Royals 25 24 17 41 6
Sr. "AA" playoffs Sr. "AA" playoff bracket
WOAA Sr. "AA" elimination round (15) Wingham Spitfires vs. (18) Brussels Crusaders
(16) Ripley Wolves vs. (17) Goderich Pirates
WOAA Sr. "AA" qualifying round (1) Elora Rocks vs. (17) Goderich Pirates Note: Game three played in Fergus, Ontario.
(2) Tavistock Royals vs. (15) Wingham Spitfires
(3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (14) Georgian Bay River Rats
(4) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (13) Monkton Wildcats
(5) Clinton Radars vs. (12) Mildmay Monarchs
(6) Palmerston 81's vs. (11) Listowel Jets
(7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (10) Lucknow Lancers
(8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (9) Durham Thundercats
WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals (1) Elora Rocks vs. (9) Durham Thundercats
(2) Tavistock Royals vs. (7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
(3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (6) Palmerston 81's
(4) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (5) Clinton Radars
WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals (1) Elora Rocks vs. (6) Palmerston 81's Note: Game three played in Fergus, Ontario.
(2) Tavistock Royals vs. (5) Clinton Radars
WOAA Sr. "AA" finals (1) Elora Rocks vs. (5) Clinton Radars Note: Elora home games were played in Fergus, Ontario.
Sr. "A" playoffs Sr. "A" playoff bracket
WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals (8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (17) Goderich Pirates
(10) Lucknow Lancers vs. (15) Wingham Spitfires
(11) Listowel Jets vs. (14) Georgian Bay River Rats
(12) Mildmay Monarchs vs. (13) Monkton Wildcats
WOAA Sr. "A" semi-finals (8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (13) Monkton Wildcats
(10) Lucknow Lancers vs. (11) Listowel Jets
WOAA Sr. "A" finals (8) Lucan-Ilderton Jets vs. (10) Lucknow Lancers
References
External links WOAA website