2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season

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 leadersSouth Korea Anyang Halla
Season MVPSouth KoreaMike Testwuide
Top scorerSouth Korea Michael Swift (31+39=70p)[1]
Playoffs
Finals championsSouth Korea Anyang Halla
  Runners-upRussia PSK Sakhalin
Finals MVPSouth KoreaMatt Dalton
Asia League Ice Hockey seasons

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[edit]

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 Japan Kushiro 2003
Anyang Halla South Korea Anyang 2003
Nikko Ice Bucks Japan Nikkō 2003
Oji Eagles Japan Tomakomai 2003
High1 South Korea Chuncheon 2005
China Dragon China Shanghai 2007
Tohoku Free Blades Japan Hachinohe 2009
Daemyung Sangmu South Korea Seoul 2013
PSK Sakhalin Russia Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 2014

Regular season[edit]

Below 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[edit]

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[edit]

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