2015–16 National League B season

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2015–16 National League B season
LeagueNational League B
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 11, 2015 – February 13, 2016
Number of games45
Number of teams10
Regular Season
Season ChampionsSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
Top scorerPhilip-Michael Devos
(HC Ajoie)
Playoffs
Semi-Final championsSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
  Semi-Final runners-upHC Red Ice
Semi-Final championsHC Ajoie
  Semi-Final runners-upEHC Olten
Swiss champion NLB
ChampionsHC Ajoie
  Runners-upSC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
National League B seasons

The 2015–16 National League B season was the 69th ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league, the National League B.

HC Ajoie went on to win the championship by defeating SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the finals. This title is the team's second in its history since 1992 when they won their first National League B championship.

Teams[]

National League B teams for the 2015–16 season
Team City Arena Capacity
HC Ajoie Porrentruy 4,300
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds La Chaux-de-Fonds 7,200
GCK Lions Küsnacht 2,200
SC Langenthal Langenthal 4,320
EHC Olten Olten Kleinholz Stadion 6,500
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Rapperswil Diners Club Arena 6,200
HC Red Ice Martigny 4,500
Hockey Thurgau Weinfelden 3,200
EHC Visp Visp 4,300
EHC Winterthur Winterthur 2,496

Regular season[]

The regular season started on September 11, 2015 and ended on February 13, 2016.[1]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 45 27 6 2 10 162 105 +57 95 Advance to Playoffs
2 SC Langenthal 45 26 3 6 10 164 122 +42 90
3 EHC Olten 45 22 6 8 9 178 124 +54 86
4 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 45 23 6 2 14 157 125 +32 83
5 HC Ajoie 45 24 2 2 17 171 131 +40 78
6 EHC Visp 45 18 4 5 18 164 161 +3 67
7 HC Red Ice 45 17 3 4 21 113 128 −15 61
8 Hockey Thurgau 45 14 4 2 25 124 164 −40 52
9 GCK Lions 45 11 2 2 30 107 183 −76 39
10 EHC Winterthur 45 6 1 4 34 99 196 −97 24
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2016. Source: National League B
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) a higher number of wins in the regular time; 3) a higher number of wins in overtime and shootouts; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots.

Playoffs[]

The playoffs started on February 16, 2016 and ended on April 1, 2016.[2]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
         
1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4
8 Hockey Thurgau 3
1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4
7 HC Red Ice 0
2 SC Langenthal 2
7 HC Red Ice 4
1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 2
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)
5 HC Ajoie 4
3 EHC Olten 4
6 EHC Visp 3
3 EHC Olten 2
5 HC Ajoie 4
4 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 2
5 HC Ajoie 4

League Qualification[]

In League Qualification series HC Ajoie were supposed to play against EHC Biel, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.[3][4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Spielpläne NLA und NLB bekannt". hockeyfans.ch. June 11, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Playoffs 2016" (PDF). SIHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "HC Ajoie claims 2016 NLB Championship title and cancels League Qualification Series". swisshockeynews.ch. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Der HC Ajoie ist NLB-Meister!" (in German). Hockeyfans.ch. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ^ "Der HC Ajoie ist NL B Meister 2016" (in German). SIHF. April 2, 2016. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.

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