2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season

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 South Korea Anyang Halla
Season MVP South KoreaMike Testwuide
Top scorer South Korea Michael Swift (31+39=70p)[1]
Playoffs
Finals champions South Korea Anyang Halla
  Runners-up Russia PSK Sakhalin
Finals MVP South KoreaMatt 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
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

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  

References

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