2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season
2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey | |
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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 |
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]
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 |
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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 |
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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
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 |
References
- ^ 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.