2015–16 National League B season

2015–16 National League B season National League B Ice hockey September 11, 2015 – February 13, 2016 Regular Season Season Champions SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Philip-Michael Devos(HC Ajoie) Playoffs Semi-Final SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers HC Red Ice Semi-Final HC Ajoie EHC Olten Swiss champion NLB HC Ajoie SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers National League B 2014–15 2016–17 45 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. Teams Switzerland 385 right National League B teams for the 2015–16 season Switzerland 47.416667 7.083333 HC Ajoie left Switzerland 47.101333 6.825 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds left Switzerland 47.316667 8.583333 GCK Lions right Switzerland 47.216667 7.783333 SC Langenthal bottom Switzerland 47.35 7.9 EHC Olten top Switzerland 47.226667 8.816667 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers bottom Switzerland 46.1 7.066667 HC Red Ice right Switzerland 47.566667 9.1 Hockey Thurgau right Switzerland 46.266667 7.866667 EHC Visp top Switzerland 47.5 8.75 EHC Winterthur top 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 Regular season The regular season started on September 11, 2015 and ended on February 13, 2016.http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news/datum/2015/6/11 Spielpläne NLA und NLB bekannt hockeyfans.ch June 11, 2015 February 19, 2016 main WL OT 16 February 2016 National League B OTW Won in overtime or shootout OTL Lost in overtime or shootout RJL LAN OLT CDF AJO VIS HRI THU GCK WIN 24 2 2 17 171 131 23 6 2 14 157 125 26 3 6 10 164 122 11 2 2 30 107 183 22 6 8 9 178 124 27 6 2 10 162 105 17 3 4 21 113 128 18 4 5 18 164 161 14 4 2 25 124 164 6 1 4 34 99 196 HC Ajoie HC La Chaux-de-Fonds SC Langenthal GCK Lions EHC Olten SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers HC Red Ice EHC Visp Hockey Thurgau EHC Winterthur 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. A A A A A A A A Q green1 Advance to Playoffs Playoffs The playoffs started on February 16, 2016 and ended on April 1, 2016.http://www.sihf.ch/media/5320/playoffs2016.pdf Playoffs 2016 SIHF February 19, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160221140730/http://www.sihf.ch/media/5320/playoffs2016.pdf February 21, 2016 dead mdy-all Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals 1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4 8 Hockey Thurgau 3 2 SC Langenthal 2 7 HC Red Ice 4 3 EHC Olten 4 6 EHC Visp 3 4 HC La Chaux-de-Fonds 2 5 HC Ajoie 4 1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 4 7 HC Red Ice 0 3 EHC Olten 2 5 HC Ajoie 4 1 SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers 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.http://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/switzerland/nlb-new/6291-hc-ajoie-claims-the-2015-16-nlb-championship-title-and-cancels-the-league-qualification HC Ajoie claims 2016 NLB Championship title and cancels League Qualification Series swisshockeynews.ch April 1, 2016 April 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115007/http://swisshockeynews.ch/index.php/switzerland/nlb-new/6291-hc-ajoie-claims-the-2015-16-nlb-championship-title-and-cancels-the-league-qualification April 6, 2016http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news/datum/2016/4/1/40332 Der HC Ajoie ist NLB-Meister! Hockeyfans.ch German April 1, 2016 April 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115131/http://www.hockeyfans.ch/news/datum/2016/4/1/40332 April 6, 2016http://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league/news/#/article/2016-04-02/der-hc-ajoie-ist-nl-b-meister-2016 Der HC Ajoie ist NL B Meister 2016 SIHF German April 2, 2016 April 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406115218/http://www.sihf.ch/de/national-league/news/ April 6, 2016 References External links National League B official website de National League B official website fr National League B, hockeyarchives fr 2015 Category:Swiss League seasons Category:2015–16 in Swiss ice hockey Swiss