2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season

The 2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 13th season of Asia League Ice Hockey. The league consisted of nine teams from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea.[2]

2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey
LeagueAsia League Ice Hockey
Sportice hockey
Duration29 August 2015 – 3 April 2016
Number of games231
Number of teams9
Regular season
Regular season leaders Anyang Halla
Season MVPMike Testwuide
Top scorer Michael Swift (31+39=70p)[1]
Playoffs
Finals champions Anyang Halla
  Runners-up PSK Sakhalin
Finals MVPMatt Dalton

Participating teams

The table below reveals participating teams in the 2015–16 season, their residence, and when they joined Asia League Ice Hockey.

Club City/Area Joined ALIH
Nippon Paper Cranes Kushiro 2003
Anyang Halla Anyang 2003
Nikko Ice Bucks Nikkō 2003
Oji Eagles Tomakomai 2003
High1 Chuncheon 2005
China Dragon Shanghai 2007
Tohoku Free Blades Hachinohe 2009
Daemyung Sangmu Seoul 2013
PSK Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 2014

Regular season

Below is the final standings in the regular season.[3]

Place Team GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF-GA Pts
1y - Anyang Halla483324036206–86114
2y - PSK Sakhalin483413307206–111113
3x - Nippon Paper Cranes4825223214166–12588
4x - Oji Eagles4826113116158–12586
5x - Tohoku Free Blades4820412120138–14173
6x - Nikko IceBucks4816353417145–15071
7e - High14812202329121–17045
8e - Daemyung Sangmu489121233101–19136
9e - China Dragon483312336105–24722

y – Clinched first-round bye; x – Clinched playoff spot; e - Eliminated from playoff contention.

Playoffs

The teams placed 3-6 in the regular season met in the first round, while the teams placed 1-2 were direct qualified for semifinals. The first round was determined in best out of three games, while the semifinal and the final were determined in best out of five games.[2]

First round Semifinal Final
 
    2 Sakhalin 3  
3 Nippon 2     3 Nippon 0  
6 Nikko 0       1 Anyang Halla 3
      2 Sakhalin 2
    1 Anyang Halla 3
4 Oji Eagles 0     4 Tohoku 0    
5 Tohoku 2  
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References

  1. Point ranking, ALIH 2015-16, Retrieved 29 March 2016
  2. "2015-16 Season Schedule, ALIH". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. "Final standings, ALIH". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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