2015–16 National League B season | |
League: | National League B |
Sport: | Ice hockey |
Duration: | September 11, 2015 – February 13, 2016 |
Season: | Regular Season |
Season Champ Name: | Season Champions |
Season Champs: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Top Scorer: | Philip-Michael Devos (HC Ajoie) |
Playoffs: | Playoffs |
Conf1: | Semi-Final |
Conf1 Champ: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Conf1 Runner-Up: | HC Red Ice |
Conf2: | Semi-Final |
Conf2 Champ: | HC Ajoie |
Conf2 Runner-Up: | EHC Olten |
Finals: | Swiss champion NLB |
Finals Champ: | HC Ajoie |
Finals Runner-Up: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
Seasonslistnames: | National League B |
Prevseason Year: | 2014–15 |
Nextseason Year: | 2016–17 |
No Of Games: | 45 |
No Of Teams: | 10 |
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.
Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
---|---|---|---|---|
HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 | |
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 | |
GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 | |
SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,320 | |
EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 | |
SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 | |
HC Red Ice | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 4,500 | |
Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 | |
EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 | |
EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Eishalle Deutweg | 3,000 |
The regular season started on September 11, 2015 and ended on February 13, 2016.[1]
The playoffs started on February 16, 2016 and ended on April 1, 2016.[2]
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]