1998–99 WOAA Senior League season

Sports season

1998–99 WOAA Senior League season

League| WOAA Senior AA Hockey League
Sport| Hockey
Duration| Regular season
October 1998 – February 1999
Playoffs
February 1999 – April 1999
Number of teams| 15
Finals champions| Sr. "AA" Champions - Milverton Four Wheel Drives
Sr. "A" Champions - Palmerston 81's
WOAA Senior League seasons

← 1997–98

1999–00 →

The 1998–99 WOAA Senior League season was the 9th season of the WOAA Senior AA Hockey League.[1] The league played a regular season schedule which began in October 1998 and concluded in February 1999. The post-season began in February 1999 and concluded in April 1999.

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives won the Sr. "AA" championship, defeating the Durham Thundercats in six games. The Palmerston 81's won the Sr. "A" championship.[2]

## Team changes

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* The Ripley Wolves take a leave of absence.
* The Tavistock Royals take a leave of absence.
* The Monkton Wildcats return to the league and join the Sr. "A" West Division.
* The Hensall Sherwoods join the league as an expansion team and join the Sr. "A" West Division.
* The Mildmay Monarchs move from the Sr. "A" West Division to the Sr. "A" East Division.

## Senior "AA"

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### Final standings

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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  | Senior "AA" Standings  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | OTL  | Pts  | GF  | GA

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1 | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 135 | 69
2 | Durham Thundercats | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 139 | 78
3 | Wellesley Merchants | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 116 | 98
4 | Elora Rocks | 24 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 91 | 138

### Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player  | Team  | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM

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Keith MacMillan  | Durham Thundercats | 23 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 10
Kory Dietz  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | 22 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 34
Bill Evans  | Wellesley Merchants | 24 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 20
Dan Neil  | Durham Thundercats | 20 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 81
Greg Buder  | Wellesley Merchants | 22 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 62
Jeremy Franks  | Durham Thundercats | 23 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 18
Chip Seiling  | Wellesley Merchants | 23 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 26
Bill Spielmacher  | Durham Thundercats | 17 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 70
Jeff Rahn  | Durham Thundercats | 21 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 85
Chad Beaupre  | Wellesley Merchants | 22 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 78

### Sr. "AA" playoff bracket

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| Sr. "AA" semi-finals | | | Sr. "AA" finals |

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| 1 | Milverton | 4 | |
| 4 | Elora | 1 |
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| 2 | Durham | 4 |

| 3 | Wellesley | 1 |

#### WOAA Sr. "AA" semi-finals

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##### (1) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (4) Elora Rocks

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February 19  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives |  | 7 – 6 | OT | Elora Rocks  | Elora |

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February 20  | Elora Rocks  |  | 2 – 8 |  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton |

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February 27  | Elora Rocks  |  | 3 – 4 |  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton |

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February 28  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives  |  | 5 – 6 | OT | Elora Rocks | Elora |

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March 5  | Elora Rocks  |  | 1 – 5 |  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton |

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Milverton wins series 4 – 1 |

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##### (2) Durham Thundercats vs. (3) Wellesley Merchants

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February 19  | Wellesley Merchants  |  | 3 – 5 |  | Durham Thundercats | Durham |

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February 20  | Durham Thundercats |  | 5 – 4 |  | Wellesley Merchants  | Wellesley |

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February 26  | Wellesley Merchants |  | 3 – 1 |  | Durham Thundercats  | Durham |

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February 28  | Durham Thundercats |  | 3 – 1 |  | Wellesley Merchants  | Wellesley |

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March 5  | Wellesley Merchants  |  | 4 – 5 |  | Durham Thundercats | Durham |

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Durham wins series 4 – 1 |

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#### WOAA Sr. "AA" Championship

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##### (1) Milverton Four Wheel Drives vs. (2) Durham Thundercats

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March 13  | Durham Thundercats |  | 6 – 3 |  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives  | Milverton |

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March 19  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives  |  | 5 – 8 |  | Durham Thundercats | Durham |

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March 20  | Durham Thundercats  |  | 6 – 9 |  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton |

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March 26  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives |  | 3 – 2 |  | Durham Thundercats  | Durham |

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March 27  | Durham Thundercats  |  | 1 – 3 |  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives | Milverton |

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April 2  | Milverton Four Wheel Drives |  | 5 – 2 |  | Durham Thundercats  | Durham |

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Milverton wins series 4 – 2 |

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## Senior "A"

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### Final standings

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched "A" playoff spot

Rank  | East Division  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | OTL  | Pts  | GF  | GA

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1 | Palmerston 81's | 24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 118 | 70
2 | Shelburne Muskies | 24 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 119 | 108
3 | Wiarton Redmen | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 114 | 107
4 | Mildmay Monarchs | 23 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 83 | 113
5 | Arthur Tigers | 23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 114 | 141
6 | Dundalk Flyers | 24 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 71 | 114
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1 | Goderich Pirates | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 136 | 110
2 | Lucknow Lancers | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 124 | 95
3 | Clinton Radar | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 86 | 99
4 | Hensall Sherwoods | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 106 | 141
5 | Monkton Wildcats | 24 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 75 | 146

### Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

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Ray Buttineau  | Goderich Pirates | 21 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 28
Darryll Hancock  | Arthur Tigers | 21 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 41
Sean Burton  | Goderich Pirates | 21 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 0
Tim Harrison  | Goderich Pirates | 19 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 38
Dave Ritchie  | Shelburne Muskies | 22 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 30
Darryl Rooney  | Arthur Tigers | 23 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 32
Bryan Long  | Arthur Tigers | 20 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 74
Keith Davis  | Shelburne Muskies | 17 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 109
Kyle Wheeler  | Lucknow Lancers | 21 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 20
Scott Bridge  | Wiarton Redmen | 19 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 32

### Sr. "A" playoff bracket

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| Preliminary round | | | Division semi-finals | | | Division finals | | | Sr. "A" finals |

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| E1 | Palmerston | bye | | | |
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| E4 | Mildmay | 0 |

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| | E1 | Palmerston | 4 |
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| E2 | Shelburne | bye | |

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| E6 | Dundalk | 1 |
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| W1 | Goderich | bye | | |

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| W5 | Monkton | 0 |
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| W2 | Lucknow | bye | |

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##### (E3) Wiarton Redmen vs. (E6) Dundalk Flyers

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February 5  | Dundalk Flyers  |  | 5 – 7 |  | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton |

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February 6  | Wiarton Redmen  |  | 6 – 7 |  | Dundalk Flyers | Dundalk |

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February 7  | Dundalk Flyers  |  | 1 – 5 |  | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton |

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Wiarton wins series 2 – 1 |

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##### (E4) Mildmay Monarchs vs. (E5) Arthur Tigers

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February 5  | Arthur Tigers |  | 6 – 2 |  | Mildmay Monarchs  | Mildmay |

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February 6  | Mildmay Monarchs  |  | 5 – 6 | OT | Arthur Tigers | Arthur |

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Arthur wins series 2 – 0 |

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##### (W4) Hensall Sherwoods vs. (W5) Monkton Wildcats

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February 6  | Monkton Wildcats  |  | 2 – 3 | OT | Hensall Sherwoods | Hensall |

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February 7  | Hensall Sherwoods |  | 4 – 3 | OT | Monkton Wildcats  | Monkton |

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Hensall wins series 2 – 0 |

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#### WOAA Sr. "A" divisional semi-finals

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##### (E1) Palmerston 81's vs. (E5) Arthur Tigers

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Note: Game five was played in Harriston, Ontario.

February 12  | Arthur Tigers  |  | 2 – 3 |  | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston |

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February 13  | Palmerston 81's |  | 4 – 1 |  | Arthur Tigers  | Arthur |

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February 19  | Arthur Tigers |  | 7 – 5 |  | Palmerston 81's  | Palmerston |

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February 20  | Palmerston 81's |  | 5 – 3 |  | Arthur Tigers  | Arthur |

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February 26  | Arthur Tigers  |  | 1 – 3 |  | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston |

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Palmerston wins series 4 – 1 |

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##### (E2) Shelburne Muskies vs. (E3) Wiarton Redmen

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February 14  | Wiarton Redmen |  | 6 – 4 |  | Shelburne Muskies  | Shelburne |

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February 19  | Shelburne Muskies |  | 4 – 3 |  | Wiarton Redmen  | Wiarton |

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February 20  | Wiarton Redmen  |  | 2 – 6 |  | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne |

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February 21  | Shelburne Muskies  |  | 3 – 6 |  | Wiarton Redmen | Wiarton |

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February 23  | Wiarton Redmen  |  | 3 – 7 |  | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne |

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February 26  | Shelburne Muskies |  | 6 – 2 |  | Wiarton Redmen  | Wiarton |

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Shelburne wins series 4 – 2 |

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##### (W1) Goderich Pirates vs. (W4) Hensall Sherwoods

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February 12  | Hensall Sherwoods  |  | 5 – 6 |  | Goderich Pirates | Goderich |

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February 14  | Hensall Sherwoods |  | 6 – 4 |  | Goderich Pirates  | Goderich |

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February 18  | Hensall Sherwoods  |  | 6 – 8 |  | Goderich Pirates | Goderich |

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February 21  | Goderich Pirates |  | 5 – 4 |  | Hensall Sherwoods  | Hensall |

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Goderich wins series 4 – 0 |

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##### (W2) Lucknow Lancers vs. (W3) Clinton Radar

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February 12  | Clinton Radar  |  | 1 – 4 |  | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow |

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February 14  | Lucknow Lancers  |  | 2 – 5 |  | Clinton Radar | Clinton |

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February 19  | Clinton Radar  |  | 3 – 4 |  | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow |

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February 20  | Lucknow Lancers  |  | 1 – 5 |  | Clinton Radar | Clinton |

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February 26  | Clinton Radar  |  | 5 – 6 |  | Lucknow Lancers | Lucknow |

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February 27  | Lucknow Lancers  |  | 3 – 5 |  | Clinton Radar | Clinton |

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February 28  | Clinton Radar |  | 5 – 2 |  | Lucknow Lancers  | Lucknow |

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Clinton wins series 4 – 3 |

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#### WOAA Sr. "A" divisional finals

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##### (E1) Palmerston 81's vs. (E2) Shelburne Muskies

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Note: Game one was played in Harriston, Ontario.

March 5  | Shelburne Muskies |  | 7 – 5 |  | Palmerston 81's  | Palmerston |

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March 6  | Palmerston 81's |  | 5 – 3 |  | Shelburne Muskies  | Shelburne |

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March 9  | Shelburne Muskies  |  | 4 – 5 |  | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston |

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March 13  | Palmerston 81's  |  | 4 – 5 | OT | Shelburne Muskies | Shelburne |

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March 19  | Shelburne Muskies |  | 10 – 6 |  | Palmerston 81's  | Palmerston |

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March 20  | Palmerston 81's |  | 6 – 4 |  | Shelburne Muskies  | Shelburne |

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March 23  | Shelburne Muskies  |  | 3 – 4 | OT | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston |

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Palmerston wins series 4 – 3 |

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##### (W1) Goderich Pirates vs. (W3) Clinton Radar

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Note: Goderich home games were played in Ripley, Ontario.

March 6  | Clinton Radar |  | 3 – 2 | OT | Goderich Pirates  | Ripley |

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March 7  | Goderich Pirates  |  | 2 – 5 |  | Clinton Radar | Clinton |

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March 12  | Clinton Radar  |  | 4 – 7 |  | Goderich Pirates | Ripley |

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March 13  | Goderich Pirates  |  | 1 – 7 |  | Clinton Radar | Clinton |

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March 19  | Clinton Radar  |  | 1 – 2 | OT | Goderich Pirates | Ripley |

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March 20  | Goderich Pirates  |  | 3 – 4 | OT | Clinton Radar | Clinton |

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#### WOAA Sr. "A" Championship

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##### (E1) Palmerston 81's vs. (W3) Clinton Radar

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March 26  | Clinton Radar  |  | 1 – 2 |  | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston |

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March 28  | Palmerston 81's |  | 6 – 5 |  | Clinton Radar  | Clinton |

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April 1  | Clinton Radar  |  | 2 – 6 |  | Palmerston 81's | Palmerston |

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April 3  | Palmerston 81's  |  | 5 – 6 |  | Clinton Radar | Clinton |

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April 4  | Clinton Radar |  | 3 – 2 |  | Palmerston 81's  | Palmerston |

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April 9  | Palmerston 81's |  | 3 – 0 |  | Clinton Radar  | Clinton |

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Palmerston wins series 4 – 2 |

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## References

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1. ^ "1998-99 Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
2. ^ "Senior Hockey Record of Champions" (PDF). Western Ontario Athletic Association. Retrieved 29 July 2024.

## External links

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* WOAA website

* v
* t
* e

Ontario Elite Hockey League teams

2024–25 teams|

* Creemore Coyotes
* Durham Thundercats
* Erin Outlaws
* Georgian Bay Applekings
* Lucknow Lancers
* Milverton Four Wheel Drives
* Minto 81's
* Ripley Wolves
* Saugeen Shores Winterhawks
* Seaforth Centenaires
* Tavistock Royals

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Former teams
(WOAA era)|

* Arthur Tigers
* Brussels Crusaders
* Clinton Radars
* Dundalk Flyers
* Durham Huskies
* Drayton Comets
* Drayton Icemen
* Elora Rocks
* Exeter Mohawks
* Goderich Pirates
* Grand Valley Tornados
* Kincardine Kings
* Komoka Classics
* Lakeshore Winterhawks
* Lion's Head Northstars
* Listowel Jets
* Lucan-Ilderton Jets
* Mildmay Monarchs
* Mitchell Red Devils
* Monkton Wildcats
* Mount Forest Rams
* Nottawasaga River Rats
* Palmerston 81's
* Petrolia Squires
* Shallow Lake Crushers
* Shelburne Muskies
* Thedford Dirty Dogs
* Tillsonburg Thunder
* Tiverton Thunder
* Walkerton Capitals
* Wellesley Merchants
* Wiarton Redmen
* Wingham Bulls
* Woodford Royals

* Related articles: Western Ontario Athletic Association
* Central Ontario Hockey League

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