Good morning fans! The regular season is officially over and here is your final set of rankings.
| 1 | Caledonia | 10 |
| 2 | Kitchener | 15 |
| 3 | Leamington | 24 |
| 4 | St. Catharines | 30 |
| 5 | London | 34 |
| 6 | Stratford | 36 |
| 7 | Ancaster | 39 |
| 8 | Chatham | 43 |
| 9 | LaSalle | 44 |
| 10 | St. Thomas | 48 |
| 11 | Listowel | 52 |
| 12 | Niagara Falls | 55 |
| 13 | Elmira | 59 |
| 14 | Guelph | 71 |
| 15 | Sarnia | 78 |
| 15 | Fort Erie | 78 |
| 17 | Thorold | 84 |
| 18 | Waterloo | 86 |
| 18 | Welland | 89 |
| 20 | Brantford | 94 |
| 21 | Brampton | 103 |
| 21 | Strathroy | 107 |
| 23 | Cambridge | 108 |
| 24 | St. Marys | 113 |
| 25 | Lambton Shores | 114 |
| 26 | Pelham | 129 |
As they have been all year, Caledonia is at the top, but some of their numbers have dropped. So has Leamington. When I was calculating everything, I was very surprised to see Leamington drop to 9th in goals for, but their games this month have been very close, low scoring games, so it makes sense. Chatham went up in that department. I was also surprised to see that Elmira has the best PP in the entire league. They jumped from 5th last month to 1st.
Here are the past rankings, October, November, December, January, February.
As we head into play-offs this week, here are the final standings, top 20 scorers and top 10 goalies of the league.
| Golden Horseshoe Conference |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | HOME | AWAY |
| Caledonia | 50 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 89 | .890 | 294 | 98 | 1857 | 23-1-0-1 | 20-3-1-1 |
| St. Catharines | 50 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 71 | .710 | 212 | 121 | 1309 | 18-3-1-3 | 15-9-1-0 |
| Ancaster | 50 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 63 | .630 | 205 | 154 | 921 | 17-5-3-0 | 11-10-1-3 |
| Niagara Falls | 50 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 56 | .560 | 194 | 176 | 1206 | 13-9-1-2 | 13-11-1-0 |
| Fort Erie | 50 | 25 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 54 | .540 | 188 | 198 | 923 | 11-12-0-2 | 14-9-1-1 |
| Thorold | 50 | 21 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 46 | .460 | 152 | 172 | 916 | 13-9-1-2 | 8-16-0-1 |
| Welland | 50 | 17 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 42 | .420 | 137 | 175 | 708 | 9-12-2-2 | 8-13-2-2 |
| Pelham | 50 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .060 | 105 | 381 | 1199 | 1-21-0-3 | 0-24-0-1 |
| Midwestern Conference |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | HOME | AWAY |
| Kitchener | 50 | 44 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 90 | .900 | 244 | 123 | 1320 | 22-3-0-0 | 22-1-1-1 |
| Stratford | 50 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 73 | .730 | 223 | 159 | 1154 | 19-3-3-0 | 14-7-1-3 |
| Listowel | 50 | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 66 | .660 | 196 | 156 | 707 | 17-8-0-0 | 16-9-0-0 |
| Guelph | 50 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 62 | .620 | 185 | 164 | 988 | 14-8-1-3 | 12-6-2-4 |
| Elmira | 50 | 24 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 55 | .550 | 185 | 177 | 834 | 11-9-1-4 | 13-10-1-1 |
| Waterloo | 50 | 20 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 43 | .430 | 168 | 198 | 1076 | 12-11-0-2 | 8-16-0-1 |
| Brampton | 50 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 33 | .330 | 144 | 223 | 1168 | 6-17-1-1 | 8-14-1-2 |
| Brantford | 50 | 13 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 31 | .310 | 133 | 204 | 942 | 7-15-2-1 | 6-17-1-1 |
| Cambridge | 50 | 10 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 25 | .250 | 129 | 203 | 1388 | 6-18-0-1 | 4-17-1-3 |
| Western Conference |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PTS | PCT | GF | GA | PIM | HOME | AWAY |
| Leamington | 50 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 83 | .830 | 200 | 95 | 1544 | 22-2-1-0 | 19-6-0-0 |
| London | 50 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 67 | .670 | 212 | 155 | 939 | 17-5-2-1 | 14-9-2-0 |
| LaSalle | 50 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 67 | .670 | 215 | 162 | 1015 | 18-5-1-1 | 13-9-2-1 |
| Chatham | 50 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 66 | .660 | 248 | 176 | 1314 | 18-6-0-1 | 14-10-1-0 |
| St. Thomas | 50 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 58 | .580 | 200 | 173 | 618 | 14-8-1-2 | 13-11-1-0 |
| Sarnia | 50 | 23 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 51 | .510 | 163 | 182 | 982 | 11-12-0-2 | 12-10-2-1 |
| Strathroy | 50 | 12 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 38 | .380 | 144 | 204 | 1057 | 7-10-2-5 | 5-14-2-5 |
| St. Marys | 50 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 23 | .230 | 136 | 262 | 727 | 5-15-1-4 | 4-21-0-0 |
| Lambton Shores | 50 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .200 | 151 | 272 | 1056 | 3-19-1-2 | 5-19-0-1 |
As yesterday finished, the tightest race for play-off spots was in the West, specifically 2nd and 3rd. As you can see, London and LaSalle finished with basically the same record. They also split their season series 3-3. To determine 2nd and 3rd, it came down to goal differential. LaSalle beat London yesterday 6-2, but I was told they had to win by 7 in order to take 2nd. I can’t recall a closer race to the finish.
Top 20 scorers
| RK | PLAYER | TEAM | Pos. | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | PP | PPA | SH | SHA | GWG |
| 1 | Pawley, Corey | CAL | F | 50 | 30 | 81 | 111 | 100 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Hore, Matthew | CAL | F | 48 | 43 | 57 | 100 | 166 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Kawalec, Adam | KIT | F | 46 | 36 | 61 | 97 | 64 | 8 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Cole, Connor | KIT | F | 49 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 70 | 11 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Skinner, Ethan | ELM | F | 49 | 24 | 60 | 84 | 66 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Passero, Anthony | FEM | F | 41 | 19 | 64 | 83 | 87 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Huber, Jamie | LIS | F | 49 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Coulter, Zac | ELM | F | 50 | 41 | 38 | 79 | 70 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Broomhead, Hayden | SFD | F | 47 | 34 | 44 | 78 | 66 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Sarfati, Ethan | LSP | F | 50 | 30 | 48 | 78 | 114 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | Brown, Jake | CAL | F | 48 | 41 | 36 | 77 | 74 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Faubert, Ian | CHA | F | 50 | 23 | 54 | 77 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 | Garlent, Holden | FEM | F | 46 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 77 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Brookshaw, Carson | STT | F | 50 | 35 | 37 | 72 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | McJannet, Matt | STT | F | 50 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 48 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ford, Gus | CHA | F | 49 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 84 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Vendramin, Ryan | SAR | F | 40 | 24 | 43 | 67 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pucci, Frank | NFC | F | 40 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 39 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Trottier, Brenden | LON | F | 51 | 21 | 46 | 67 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 | Evans, Ben | FEM | F | 48 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 65 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
So Corey Pawley of the Caledonia Corvairs has won the GOJHL scoring title. Adam Kawalec from Kitchener Dutchmen has the Midwest scoring title, over his team Captain Connor Cole. In the West, it was another tight right. Ethan Sarfati from Lambton Shores led Ian Faubert by 3 points going into last night’s games. Sarfati won out by 1 point.
Top 10 goalies
| RK | NAME | TEAM | GP | MIN | W | L | T | SO | GA | GAA | SV | SV% |
| 1 | Wall, Tyler | LEA | 31 | 1809:28 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 1.49 | 701 | .940 |
| 2 | Sinclair, Mark | CAL | 40 | 2360:09 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 70 | 1.78 | 851 | .924 |
| 3 | Horodziejczyk, Joel | SCF | 36 | 2040:20 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 73 | 2.15 | 922 | .927 |
| 4 | Richardson, Luke | KIT | 24 | 1417:32 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 2.16 | 588 | .920 |
| 5 | Barrett, Michael | LEA | 21 | 1209:11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 2.43 | 524 | .914 |
| 6 | Lazzarino, Cossimo | KIT | 24 | 1370:06 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 2.54 | 636 | .916 |
| 7 | Ceci, Cole | ANC | 32 | 1843:51 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 2.57 | 924 | .921 |
| 8 | Hughes, Connor | LON | 31 | 1689:25 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 2.73 | 918 | .923 |
| 9 | Battisti, Paolo | LAS | 26 | 1552:14 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 2.82 | 853 | .921 |
| 10 | Fassl, Tyler | LIS | 46 | 2663:17 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 2.86 | 1318 | .912 |
I’m not surprised to see Tyler Wall at the top of this list. He’s been stellar all season.
So that’s your final stats for this 2015-2016 GOJHL season. I will see you again tomorrow for the first round play-off previews!
Photo Credit: Colleen Wiendels/Strathroy Rockets Facebook Page
