2002–03 WOAA Senior League season

2002–03 WOAA Senior League season #007AC2 #FFFFFF WOAA Senior AA Hockey League Hockey Regular season October 2002 – January 2003 Playoffs February 2003 – April 2003 Sr. "AA" Champions - Palmerston 81's Sr. "A" Champions - Wingham Spitfires 15 WOAA Senior League 2001–02 2003–04 The 2002–03 WOAA Senior League season was the 13th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.2002-03 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey https://woaa.on.ca/Public/Documents/Senior%20Hockey%20Yearly/2002-03_SH_Stats.pdf Western Ontario Athletic Association 30 July 2024 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.Senior Hockey Record of Champions https://woaa.on.ca/Public/Documents/SHRECORDOFCHAMPIONS.pdf Western Ontario Athletic Association 29 July 2024 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 GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutesJeremy 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 Sr. "AA" quarter-finals Sr. "AA" semi-finals Sr. "AA" finals 25 1 Durham 4 8 Shelburne 1 4 Lucknow 1 5 Hensall 4 2 Clinton 4 7 Milverton 3 3 Palmerston 4 6 Tavistock 2 1 Durham 1 5 Hensall 4 2 Clinton 3 3 Palmerston 4 5 Hensall 3 3 Palmerston 4 WOAA Sr. "AA" quarter-finals (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (8) Shelburne Muskies Durham Thundercats Shelburne Muskies Durham Shelburne yes February 7 9 – 5 1 2 February 8 7 – 3 2 1 February 14 1 – 5 1 1 February 15 7 – 3 2 1 February 21 2 – 3 1 1 Durham wins series 4 – 1 (2) Clinton Radars vs. (7) Milverton Four Wheel Drives Clinton Radars Milverton Four Wheel Drives Clinton Milverton yes February 7 3 – 7 1 1 February 8 5 – 1 2 1 February 14 6 – 7 1 1 1 February 15 1 – 4 2 2 February 21 6 – 5 1 1 2 February 22 1 – 6 2 2 February 23 5 – 7 1 1 Clinton wins series 4 – 3 (3) Palmerston 81's vs. (6) Tavistock Royals Palmerston 81's Tavistock Royals Palmerston Tavistock yes February 7 5 – 2 1 2 February 12 5 – 4 2 1 February 14 2 – 7 1 1 February 15 3 – 4 2 2 February 20 3 – 4 1 1 February 22 3 – 2 2 1 Palmerston wins series 4 – 2 (4) Lucknow Lancers vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods Lucknow Lancers Hensall Sherwoods Lucknow Hensall yes February 8 3 – 2 1 2 February 12 1 – 2 2 2 February 14 2 – 3 1 1 February 15 0 – 1 1 2 2 February 21 6 – 3 1 2 Hensall wins series 4 – 1 WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals (1) Durham Thundercats vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods Durham Thundercats Hensall Sherwoods Durham Hensall yes February 28 5 – 2 1 2 March 1 4 – 6 2 2 March 7 4 – 2 1 2 March 8 4 – 0 2 1 March 14 3 – 7 2 2 Hensall wins series 4 – 1 (2) Clinton Radars vs. (3) Palmerston 81's Clinton Radars Palmerston 81's Clinton Palmerston yes February 28 5 – 7 1 1 March 2 6 – 4 2 1 March 7 5 – 1 1 2 March 11 7 – 2 2 1 March 14 6 – 3 1 2 March 15 3 – 6 2 2 March 16 2 – 1 1 2 Palmerston wins series 4 – 3 WOAA Sr. "AA" finals (3) Palmerston 81's vs. (5) Hensall Sherwoods Palmerston 81's Hensall Sherwoods Palmerston Hensall yes March 21 3 – 4 1 1 March 23 3 – 4 2 2 March 29 3 – 5 1 1 April 2 1 – 4 2 2 April 5 4 – 7 1 1 April 10 3 – 4 2 2 April 11 1 – 2 1 1 Palmerston wins series 4 – 3 Sr. "AA" tier II playoff bracket Tier II semi-finals Tier II finals 25 1 Lucknow 2 4 Shelburne 4 2 Tavistock 3 3 Milverton 0 4 Shelburne 3 2 Tavistock 0 WOAA Sr. "AA" tier II semi-finals (1) Lucknow Lancers vs. (4) Shelburne Muskies Lucknow Lancers Shelburne Muskies Lucknow Shelburne yes February 28 9 – 7 1 2 March 1 6 – 5 2 1 March 7 2 – 5 1 1 March 8 1 – 3 2 2 March 14 6 – 4 1 2 March 15 3 – 4 1 2 2 Shelburne wins series 4 – 2 (2) Tavistock Royals vs. (3) Milverton Four Wheel Drives Tavistock Royals Milverton Four Wheel Drives Tavistock Milverton yes March 1 6 – 13 1 1 March 7 15 – 14 2 1 March 8 10 – 17 1 1 Tavistock wins series 3 – 0 WOAA Sr. "AA" tier II finals (2) Tavistock Royals vs. (4) Shelburne Muskies Note: Shelburne home game was played in Grand Valley, Ontario. Tavistock Royals Shelburne Muskies Tavistock Grand Valley yes March 23 4 – 7 2 2 March 29 5 – 4 1 2 March 30 8 – 5 1 2 Shelburne wins series 3 – 0 Sr. "A" playoffs Sr. "A" playoff bracket Sr. "A" quarter-finals Sr. "A" semi-finals Sr. "A" finals 25 9 Elora 4 15 Brussels 0 12 Georgian Bay 3 10 Monkton 4 14 Listowel 3 11 Wingham 3 13 Goderich 0 9 Elora 2 12 Georgian Bay 4 10 Monkton 0 11 Wingham 4 12 Georgian Bay 0 11 Wingham 4 WOAA Sr. "A" quarter-finals (9) Elora Rocks vs. (15) Brussels Crusaders Elora Rocks Brussels Crusaders Elora Brussels yes February 7 4 – 7 1 1 February 9 3 – 2 2 1 February 14 1 – 9 1 1 February 15 4 – 0 2 1 Elora wins series 4 – 0 (10) Monkton Wildcats vs. (14) Listowel Jets Monkton Wildcats Listowel Jets Monkton Listowel yes February 8 3 – 4 2 2 February 12 1 – 6 1 1 February 14 3 – 2 1 1 2 February 16 6 – 7 2 2 February 21 1 – 5 1 1 February 22 4 – 3 1 2 1 February 25 0 – 1 1 1 Monkton wins series 4 – 3 (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 Elora Rocks Georgian Bay River Rats Elora Thornbury yes February 28 4 – 6 1 1 March 1 3 – 4 2 2 March 7 1 – 0 1 2 March 8 5 – 4 2 1 March 14 3 – 2 1 2 March 15 3 – 5 2 2 Georgian Bay wins series 4 – 2 (10) Monkton Wildcats vs. (11) Wingham Spitfires Monkton Wildcats Wingham Spitfires Monkton Wingham yes February 28 6 – 5 1 1 2 March 1 0 – 4 2 2 March 7 5 – 3 1 2 March 14 2 – 3 1 2 2 Wingham wins series 4 – 0 WOAA Sr. "A" finals (11) Wingham Spitfires vs. (12) Georgian Bay River Rats Wingham Spitfires Georgian Bay River Rats Wingham Thornbury yes March 21 3 – 4 1 1 1 March 22 5 – 2 2 1 March 28 2 – 7 1 1 March 30 5 – 2 2 1 Wingham wins series 4 – 0 Sr. "A" tier II playoff bracket Tier II round-robin Tier II finals 25 13 Goderich 2 14 Listowel 3 15 Brussels 1 13 Goderich 1 14 Listowel 2 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 Goderich Pirates Listowel Jets Goderich Listowel yes March 21 2 – 5 1 1 March 22 5 – 7 2 2 March 23 7 – 4 1 2 Listowel wins series 2 – 1 References External links WOAA website Category:Senior ice hockey WOAA Sr. Hockey Category:2002 in sports in Ontario Category:2003 in sports in Ontario