2011–12 WOAA Senior League season
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2011–12 WOAA Senior League season
| color = #007AC2
| color_text = #FFFFFF
| league = WOAA Senior AA Hockey League
| sport = Hockey
| duration = Regular season
October 2011 – January 2012
Playoffs
February 2012 – April 2012
| finals_champ = Sr. AA - Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
| no_of_teams = 18
| seasonslistnames = WOAA Senior League
| prevseason_year = 2010–11
| nextseason_year = 2012–13
}}
The 2011–12 WOAA Senior League season was the 22nd season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.{{cite web |title=2011-12 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey |url=https://woaa.on.ca/Public/Documents/Senior%20Hockey%20Yearly/2011-12_SH_Stats.pdf |website=Western Ontario Athletic Association |access-date=17 May 2024}} The league played a 24-game regular season which began in October 2011 and concluded in January 2012. The post-season began in February 2012 and concluded in April 2012.
The Saugeen Shores Winterhawks won the WOAA Senior AA Hockey Championship, defeating the Tavistock Royals in the final round of the playoffs. The Winterhawks completed the post-season with a perfect 16–0 record en route to the championship.
Team changes
- The Drayton Icemen and Palmerston 81's merge and become the Mapleton-Minto 81's. The team will play home games in Drayton, Harriston and Palmerston.{{cite web |title=Icemen, 81s join to form new Mapleton Minto Senior AA hockey team |url=https://www.wellingtonadvertiser.com/icemen-81s-join-to-form-new-mapleton-minto-senior-aa-hockey-team/ |website=The Wellington Advertiser |access-date=17 May 2024}}
- The Lucan-Ilderton Jets relocate to Komoka and are renamed the Komoka Classics.
Regular 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
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width:50em" | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="27.5%" | North Division ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | OTL ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 1 | align=left| Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 151 | 58 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 2 | align=left| Elora Rocks | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 144 | 92 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 3 | align=left| Shelburne Muskies | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 125 | 88 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 4 | align=left| Durham Thundercats | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 113 | 102 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 5 | align=left| Mapleton-Minto 81's | 24 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 96 | 111 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 6 | align=left| Ripley Wolves | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 98 | 100 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 7 | align=left| Shallow Lake Crushers | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 99 | 136 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 8 | align=left| Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 74 | 124 |
| 9 | align=left| Walkerton Capitals | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 156 |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width:50em" | ||||||||
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Rank
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="27.5%" | South Division ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | GP ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | W ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | L ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | OTL ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="5%" | Pts ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GF ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7.5%" | GA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 1 | align=left| Tavistock Royals | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 134 | 74 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 2 | align=left| Tillsonburg Thunder | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 125 | 91 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 3 | align=left| Clinton Radars | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 100 | 94 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 4 | align=left| Komoka Classics | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 128 | 95 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 5 | align=left| Petrolia Squires | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 122 | 102 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 6 | align=left| Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 24 | 119 | 119 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 7 | align=left| Monkton Wildcats | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 69 | 86 |
| bgcolor="#bbffbb"
| 8 | align=left| Goderich Pirates | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 94 | 161 |
| 9 | align=left| Thedford Dirty Dogs | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 78 | 147 |
=Scoring leaders=
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| width:30%;"| Player
! width:30%;"| Team ! width:7.5%;"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! width:7.5%;"| {{abbr|G|Goals}} ! width:7.5%;"| {{abbr|A|Assists}} ! width:7.5%;"| {{abbr|Pts|Points}} ! width:7.5%;"| {{abbr|PIM|Penalties in minutes}} | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left|Tristan Fairbarn
| align=left|Shelburne Muskies | 24 | 32 | 19 | 51 | 22 |
| align=left|Jeremy Machin
| align=left|Elora Rocks | 22 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 16 |
| align=left|Deryk Whitehead
| align=left|Komoka Classics | 22 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 20 |
| align=left|Kevin Galerno
| align=left|Tillsonburg Thunder | 19 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 6 |
| align=left|Tyler Townsend
| align=left|Tavistock Royals | 23 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 22 |
| align=left|Blake Underwood
| align=left|Saugeen Shores Winterhawks | 21 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 4 |
| align=left|Tyler Doig
| align=left|Clinton Radars | 23 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 61 |
| align=left|Sean Thompson
| align=left|Shelburne Muskies | 21 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 64 |
| align=left|Chad Swartzentruber
| align=left|Tavistock Royals | 23 | 5 | 32 | 37 | 66 |
| align=left|Joel Petkoff
| align=left|Durham Thundercats | 19 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 30 |
Playoffs
=WOAA Senior "AA" Hockey playoffs=
{{16TeamBracket | RD1=Divisional quarter-finals
| RD2=Divisional semi-finals
| RD3=Divisional finals
| RD4=WOAA Sr. AA finals
| score-width=25
| RD1-seed01=N1
| RD1-team01=Saugeen Shores
| RD1-score01=4
| RD1-seed02=N8
| RD1-team02=Lucknow
| RD1-score02=0
| RD1-seed03=N4
| RD1-team03=Durham
| RD1-score03=4
| RD1-seed04=N5
| RD1-team04=Mapleton-Minto
| RD1-score04=1
| RD1-seed05=N2
| RD1-team05=Elora
| RD1-score05=4
| RD1-seed06=N7
| RD1-team06=Shallow Lake
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=N3
| RD1-team07=Shelburne
| RD1-score07=4
| RD1-seed08=N6
| RD1-team08=Ripley
| RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09=S1
| RD1-team09=Tavistock
| RD1-score09=4
| RD1-seed10=S8
| RD1-team10=Goderich
| RD1-score10=0
| RD1-seed11=S4
| RD1-team11=Komoka
| RD1-score11=1
| RD1-seed12=S5
| RD1-team12=Petrolia
| RD1-score12=4
| RD1-seed13=S2
| RD1-team13=Tillsonburg
| RD1-score13=4
| RD1-seed14=S7
| RD1-team14=Monkton
| RD1-score14=0
| RD1-seed15=S3
| RD1-team15=Clinton
| RD1-score15=4
| RD1-seed16=S6
| RD1-team16=Milverton
| RD1-score16=0
| RD2-seed01=N1
| RD2-team01=Saugeen Shores
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-seed02=N4
| RD2-team02=Durham
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-seed03=N2
| RD2-team03=Elora
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-seed04=N3
| RD2-team04=Shelburne
| RD2-score04=2
| RD2-seed05=S1
| RD2-team05=Tavistock
| RD2-score05=4
| RD2-seed06=S5
| RD2-team06=Petrolia
| RD2-score06=1
| RD2-seed07=S2
| RD2-team07=Tillsonburg
| RD2-score07=4
| RD2-seed08=S3
| RD2-team08=Clinton
| RD2-score08=0
| RD3-seed01=N1
| RD3-team01=Saugeen Shores
| RD3-score01=4
| RD3-seed02=N2
| RD3-team02=Elora
| RD3-score02=0
| RD3-seed03=S1
| RD3-team03=Tavistock
| RD3-score03=4
| RD3-seed04=S2
| RD3-team04=Tillsonburg
| RD3-score04=1
| RD4-seed01=N1
| RD4-team01=Saugeen Shores
| RD4-score01=4
| RD4-seed02=S1
| RD4-team02=Tavistock
| RD4-score02=0
}}
==WOAA Senior AA divisional quarter-finals==
===(N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (N8) Lucknow Lancers===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
|team2 = Lucknow Lancers
|stadium1 = Saugeen Shores
|stadium2 = Lucknow
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 3
|score1 = 7 – 1
|home1 = 2
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 4
|score2 = 0 – 3
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 1
|date3 = February 10
|score3 = 2 – 11
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = February 11
|score4 = 8 – 1
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|series =Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 0
}}
===(N2) Elora Rocks vs. (N7) Shallow Lake Crushers===
Note: Game five was played in Fergus, Ontario.
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Elora Rocks
|team2 = Shallow Lake Crushers
|stadium1 = Elora
|stadium2 = Shallow Lake
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 3
|score1 = 6 – 3
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 2
|date2 = February 4
|score2 = 8 – 1
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|date3 = February 10
|score3 = 2 – 3
|ot3 = 1
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = February 11
|score4 = 3 – 0
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|date5 = February 17
|score5 = 4 – 7
|home5 = 1
|won5 = 1
|series =Elora wins series 4 – 1
}}
===(N3) Shelburne Muskies vs. (N6) Ripley Wolves===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Shelburne Muskies
|team2 = Ripley Wolves
|stadium1 = Shelburne
|stadium2 = Ripley
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 3
|score1 = 3 – 4
|ot1 = 1
|home1 = 2
|won1 = 2
|date2 = February 4
|score2 = 4 – 0
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 2
|date3 = February 10
|score3 = 3 – 6
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = February 11
|score4 = 4 – 1
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|date5 = February 18
|score5 = 4 – 5
|ot5 = 1
|home5 = 1
|won5 = 1
|date6 = February 19
|score6 = 6 – 5
|ot6 = 1
|home6 = 2
|won6 = 1
|series =Shelburne wins series 4 – 2
}}
===(N4) Durham Thundercats vs. (N5) Mapleton-Minto 81's===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Durham Thundercats
|team2 = Mapleton-Minto 81's
|stadium1 = Durham
|stadium2 = Palmerston
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 3
|score1 = 5 – 1
|home1 = 2
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 8
|score2 = 3 – 6
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 1
|date3 = February 10
|score3 = 4 – 3
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 2
|date4 = February 12
|score4 = 4 – 3
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|date5 = February 17
|score5 = 4 – 5
|home5 = 1
|won5 = 1
|series =Durham wins series 4 – 1
}}
===(S1) Tavistock Royals vs. (S8) Goderich Pirates===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Tavistock Royals
|team2 = Goderich Pirates
|stadium1 = Tavistock
|stadium2 = Goderich
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 3
|score1 = 9 – 3
|home1 = 2
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 4
|score2 = 1 – 9
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 1
|date3 = February 10
|score3 = 6 – 3
|home3 = 2
|won3 = 1
|date4 = February 11
|score4 = 4 – 5
|home4 = 1
|won4 = 1
|series =Tavistock wins series 4 – 0
}}
===(S2) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (S7) Monkton Wildcats===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Tillsonburg Thunder
|team2 = Monkton Wildcats
|stadium1 = Tillsonburg
|stadium2 = Monkton
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 3
|score1 = 2 – 6
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 4
|score2 = 3 – 0
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|date3 = February 7
|score3 = 1 – 5
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = February 10
|score4 = 6 – 3
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|series =Tillsonburg wins series 4 – 0
}}
===(S3) Clinton Radars vs. (S6) Milverton Four Wheel Drives===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Clinton Radars
|team2 = Milverton Four Wheel Drives
|stadium1 = Clinton
|stadium2 = Milverton
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 3
|score1 = 3 – 7
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 5
|score2 = 4 – 3
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|date3 = February 10
|score3 = 1 – 8
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = February 12
|score4 = 4 – 2
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|series =Clinton wins series 4 – 0
}}
===(S4) Komoka Classics vs. (S5) Petrolia Squires===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Komoka Classics
|team2 = Petrolia Squires
|stadium1 = Komoka
|stadium2 = Petrolia
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 4
|score1 = 3 – 2
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 2
|date2 = February 10
|score2 = 4 – 5
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 2
|date3 = February 11
|score3 = 3 – 2
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 2
|date4 = February 17
|score4 = 4 – 2
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|date5 = February 18
|score5 = 4 – 2
|home5 = 1
|won5 = 2
|series =Petrolia wins series 4 – 1
}}
==WOAA Senior AA divisional semi-finals==
===(N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (N4) Durham Thundercats===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
|team2 = Durham Thundercats
|stadium1 = Saugeen Shores
|stadium2 = Durham
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 24
|score1 = 0 – 7
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 29
|score2 = 7 – 1
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 2
|score3 = 0 – 7
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = March 9
|score4 = 7 – 4
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|series =Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 0
}}
===(N2) Elora Rocks vs. (N3) Shelburne Muskies===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Elora Rocks
|team2 = Shelburne Muskies
|stadium1 = Elora
|stadium2 = Shelburne
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 24
|score1 = 2 – 3
|ot1 = 1
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 25
|score2 = 3 – 7
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 2
|date3 = March 2
|score3 = 3 – 6
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = March 9
|score4 = 4 – 5
|ot4 = 1
|home4 = 1
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 10
|score5 = 2 – 6
|home5 = 2
|won5 = 2
|date6 = March 11
|score6 = 1 – 3
|home6 = 1
|won6 = 1
|series =Elora wins series 4 – 2
}}
===(S1) Tavistock Royals vs. (S5) Petrolia Squires===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Tavistock Royals
|team2 = Petrolia Squires
|stadium1 = Tavistock
|stadium2 = Petrolia
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 24
|score1 = 2 – 1
|ot1 = 1
|home1 = 2
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 25
|score2 = 3 – 4
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 2
|score3 = 3 – 5
|home3 = 2
|won3 = 2
|date4 = March 3
|score4 = 1 – 2
|ot4 = 1
|home4 = 1
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 7
|score5 = 4 – 8
|home5 = 1
|won5 = 1
|series =Tavistock wins series 4 – 1
}}
===(S2) Tillsonburg Thunder vs. (S3) Clinton Radars===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Tillsonburg Thunder
|team2 = Clinton Radars
|stadium1 = Tillsonburg
|stadium2 = Clinton
|homeright = yes
|date1 = February 24
|score1 = 3 – 2
|home1 = 2
|won1 = 1
|date2 = February 25
|score2 = 3 – 6
|home2 = 1
|won2 = 1
|date3 = February 28
|score3 = 3 – 4
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = March 2
|score4 = 5 – 3
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|series =Tillsonburg wins series 4 – 0
}}
==WOAA Senior AA divisional finals==
===(N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (N2) Elora Rocks===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
|team2 = Elora Rocks
|stadium1 = Saugeen Shores
|stadium2 = Elora
|homeright = yes
|date1 = March 16
|score1 = 4 – 5
|ot1 = 1
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|date2 = March 18
|score2 = 9 – 4
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 23
|score3 = 2 – 7
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = March 25
|score4 = 5 – 4
|ot4 = 1
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|series =Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 0
}}
===(S1) Tavistock Royals vs. (S3) Tillsonburg Thunder===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Tavistock Royals
|team2 = Tillsonburg Thunder
|stadium1 = Tavistock
|stadium2 = Tillsonburg
|homeright = yes
|date1 = March 16
|score1 = 2 – 4
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|date2 = March 20
|score2 = 4 – 3
|ot2 = 1
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|date3 = March 24
|score3 = 5 – 3
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 2
|date4 = March 27
|score4 = 4 – 2
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|date5 = March 28
|score5 = 1 – 4
|home5 = 1
|won5 = 1
|series =Tavistock wins series 4 – 1
}}
==WOAA Sr. AA Championship==
===(N1) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (S1) Tavistock Royals===
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1 = Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
|team2 = Tavistock Royals
|stadium1 = Saugeen Shores
|stadium2 = Tavistock
|homeright = yes
|date1 = April 6
|score1 = 4 – 5
|home1 = 1
|won1 = 1
|date2 = April 7
|score2 = 3 – 2
|ot2 = 1
|home2 = 2
|won2 = 1
|date3 = April 13
|score3 = 3 – 5
|home3 = 1
|won3 = 1
|date4 = April 15
|score4 = 6 – 5
|ot4 = 1
|home4 = 2
|won4 = 1
|series =Saugeen Shores wins series 4 – 0
}}
References
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