The 2022–23 WOAA Senior League season was the 33rd and final season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League. The league played a 20-game regular season which began in October 2022 and concluded in January 2023. The post-season began in February 2023 and concluded in March 2023.
The Tavistock Royals won the WOAA Sr. AA Championship, defeating the Ripley Wolves in the final round of the playoffs.
Following the season, the WOAA Senior League disbanded and the Ontario Elite Hockey League was created.
Team changes On June 2, the Western Ontario Super Hockey League announced that the Petrolia Squires would be joining their league in 2023–24. On June 16, the league announced an expansion team for Thornbury, Ontario for the 2023-24 season. On June 23, the team was announced as the Georgian Bay Applekings. The team will play at the Beaver Valley Community Centre. On September 28, the Clinton Radars informed the league they were taking a leave of absence for the 2022–23 season.
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 Rank WOAA Senior League GP W L OTL Pts GF GA 1 Seaforth Centenaires 20 17 1 2 36 104 37 2 Ripley Wolves 20 14 4 2 30 103 65 3 Saugeen Shores Winterhawks 20 14 5 1 29 96 47 4 Minto 81's 20 14 5 1 29 85 54 5 Tavistock Royals 20 13 5 2 28 97 75 6 Creemore Coyotes 20 12 7 1 25 92 94 7 Petrolia Squires 20 12 8 0 24 96 68 8 Durham Thundercats 20 10 9 1 21 72 71 9 Shallow Lake Crushers 20 5 15 0 10 51 100 10 Milverton Four Wheel Drives 20 4 16 0 8 65 116 11 Shelburne Muskies 20 3 15 2 8 54 103 12 Lucknow Lancers 20 2 18 0 4 38 123
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team Garrett MeursRipley Wolves 19 26 14 40 26Riley CribbinMinto 81's 19 19 18 37 22Mike SiddallSeaforth Centenaires 12 16 20 36 10Sean KienappleTavistock Royals 15 12 23 35 34Miles MacLeanSaugeen Shores Winterhawks 19 17 16 33 10Kyler NixonDurham Thundercats 20 6 26 32 46Kurtis BartliffSeaforth Centenaires 14 13 17 30 0Drew GerthTavistock Royals 20 16 14 30 2Dennis DewarMilverton Four Wheel Drives 19 12 16 28 6Ethan SkinnerRipley Wolves 13 11 16 27 10
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) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (8) Durham Thundercats
(2) Ripley Wolves vs. (7) Petrolia Squires
(3) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks vs. (6) Creemore Coyotes Note: Game six was played at the Southampton Coliseum in Southampton, Ontario.
(4) Minto 81's vs. (5) Tavistock Royals
WOAA Senior AA semi-finals (1) Seaforth Centenaires vs. (5) Tavistock Royals
(2) Ripley Wolves vs. (3) Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
WOAA Sr. AA Championship (2) Ripley Wolves vs. (5) Tavistock Royals
WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs The bottom four teams qualified for the WOAA Senior "A" Hockey playoffs. Each series is a best-of-seven.
WOAA Senior A semi-finals (9) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (12) Lucknow Lancers
(10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (11) Shelburne Muskies
WOAA Sr. A Championship (9) Shallow Lake Crushers vs. (10) Milverton Four Wheel Drives
References
External links WOAA website