2015–16 National League B season
| 2015–16 National League B season | |
|---|---|
| League | National League B |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 11, 2015 – February 13, 2016 |
| Number of games | 45 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season Champions | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Top scorer | Philip-Michael Devos (HC Ajoie) |
| Playoffs | |
| Semi-Final champions | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Semi-Final runners-up | HC Red Ice |
| Semi-Final champions | HC Ajoie |
| Semi-Final runners-up | EHC Olten |
| Swiss champion NLB | |
| Champions | HC Ajoie |
| Runners-up | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
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
| 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 | 2,496 |
Regular season
The regular season started on September 11, 2015 and ended on February 13, 2016.[1] Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | 1 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 2 | ||||||||||
| 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
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- National League B official website (German)
- National League B official website (French)
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