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	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]

Regular season

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

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	Cranes	2			3	Cranes	0
	6	Nikko	0								1	Anyang	3
											2	Sakhalin	2
						1	Anyang	3
	4	Eagles	0			4	Tohoku	0
	5	Tohoku	2

References

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