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 | |
|---|---|
| League | Asia League Ice Hockey |
| Sport | ice hockey |
| Duration | 29 August 2015 – 3 April 2016 |
| Number of games | 231 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Regular season leaders |  Anyang Halla |
| Season MVP | Mike Testwuide |
| Top scorer | Michael Swift (31+39=70p)[1] |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Anyang Halla |
| Runners-up |  PSK Sakhalin |
| Finals MVP | Matt Dalton |
Participating teams
editThe 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
editBelow is the final standings in the regular season.[3]
| Place | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF–GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | y - Anyang Halla | 48 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 206–86 | 114 |
| 2 | y - PSK Sakhalin | 48 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 206–111 | 113 |
| 3 | x - Nippon Paper Cranes | 48 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 166–125 | 88 |
| 4 | x - Oji Eagles | 48 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 158–125 | 86 |
| 5 | x - Tohoku Free Blades | 48 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 138–141 | 73 |
| 6 | x - Nikko IceBucks | 48 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 145–150 | 71 |
| 7 | e - High1 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 121–170 | 45 |
| 8 | e - Daemyung Sangmu | 48 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 101–191 | 36 |
| 9 | e - China Dragon | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 105–247 | 22 |
y – Clinched first-round bye; x – Clinched playoff spot; e - Eliminated from playoff contention.
Playoffs
editThe 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 | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Point ranking, ALIH 2015-16, Retrieved 29 March 2016
- ^ a b "2015-16 Season Schedule, ALIH". Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Final standings, ALIH". Retrieved 29 March 2016.