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 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

Participating teams edit

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

ClubCity/AreaJoined ALIH
Nippon Paper Cranes Kushiro2003
Anyang Halla Anyang2003
Nikko Ice Bucks Nikkō2003
Oji Eagles Tomakomai2003
High1 Chuncheon2005
China Dragon Shanghai2007
Tohoku Free Blades Hachinohe2009
Daemyung Sangmu Seoul2013
PSK Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk2014

Regular season edit

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

PlaceTeamGPWOTWSOWSOLOTLLGF–GAPts
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 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 roundSemifinalFinal
2Sakhalin3
3Nippon23Nippon0
6Nikko01Anyang Halla3
2Sakhalin2
1Anyang Halla3
4Oji Eagles04Tohoku0
5Tohoku2

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.