2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)

2015–16 First Division season NOR Norwegian First Division Ice hockey 26 September 2015 – 22 March 2016 36 10 Regular season Tønsberg Vikings League champions Playoffs Norwegian 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 First Division was the 26th season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, First Division. The regular season began play on September 26, 2015, and was concluded on March 2, 2016.First Division schedule Pointstreak https://www.hockey.no/resultater/stats-1/schedule/Stats?SelectedSeason=200738&SelectedLeague=328911 2016-03-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20160328151200/https://www.hockey.no/resultater/stats-1/schedule/Stats?SelectedSeason=200738&SelectedLeague=328911 2016-03-28 dead The promotional and relegation playoffs began March 10, and ended March 22, 2016. Participating teams Team City Arena Capacity Bergen Bergen Bergenshallen 3,000 Comet Halden Halden Ishall 2,200 Furuset Oslo Furuset Forum 1,498 Grüner Oslo Grünerhallen 500 Hasle-Løren Oslo Lørenhallen 1,500 Moss Moss Moss Ishall 500 Narvik Narvik Nordkraft Arena 1,000 Nes Nes Runnirinken Ishall 700 Ringerike Panthers Hønefoss Schjongshallen 600 Tønsberg Vikings Tønsberg Tønsberg Ishall 400 Regular season Standings Updated as of March 2, 2016. 2015–16 season GP Games played W Wins (3p) L Losses (0p) OTW Overtime/Shootout wins (2p) OTL Overtime/Shootout losses (1p) GF Goals for GA Goals against +/– Goal difference Pts Points Tønsberg Vikingsy 36 27 8 0 1 168 71 +97 82 Bergenx 36 22 10 2 2 155 111 +44 72 Grüner 36 21 10 2 3 153 106 +47 70 Hasle-Løren 36 20 11 3 2 169 109 +60 68 Narvik 36 19 12 4 1 131 112 +19 66 Ringerike Panthers 36 16 10 6 4 127 115 +12 64 Comet 36 11 19 4 2 130 130 +0 43 Moss 36 10 21 2 3 124 158 -34 37 Furusetr 36 9 22 0 5 104 176 -72 32 Nesr 36 2 34 0 0 69 242 -171 6x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series Source: hockey.no https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091833/https://www.hockey.no/resultater/stats-1/standings/Stats?SelectedSeason=200738&SelectedLeague=328911 2016-03-04 Playoffs Promotional Playoffs After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2015–16 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 GET-ligaen. The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the regular season. Standings Updated as of March 22, 2016. 2016–17 GET-ligaen playoffs GP Games played W Wins (3p) L Losses (0p) OTW Overtime/Shootout wins (2p) OTL Overtime/Shootout losses (1p) GF Goals for GA Goals against +/– Goal difference Pts Points Lillehammerq 6 5 1 0 0 26 7 +19 15 Kongsvinger Knightsq 6 3 2 1 0 24 18 +6 11 Tønsberg Vikingsr 6 2 3 0 1 14 21 -7 7 Bergenr 6 1 5 0 0 19 37 -18 3 q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division Source: hockey.no Relegation Playoffs After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the First Division and the two highest ranked teams in the Second Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 First Division. The tournament was organized to be played over one weekend, where each club played the others once, for a total of three games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the regular season. The games was all played in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall. Standings Updated as of March 13, 2016. 2016–17 First Division playoffs GP Games played W Wins (3p) L Losses (0p) OTW Overtime/Shootout wins (2p) OTL Overtime/Shootout losses (1p) GF Goals for GA Goals against +/– Goal difference Pts Points Nidarosq 3 2 0 0 1 17 9 +8 7 Nesq 3 1 1 1 0 7 8 -1 5 Furusetr 3 1 2 0 0 5 11 -6 3 Gjøvikr 3 0 1 1 1 12 13 -1 3 q – will play in next years 1. division; r – will play in next years 2. division Source: hockey.noApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes References External links http://hockey.no/ no Category:2015–16 in European second tier ice hockey leagues GET-ligaen Category:Norwegian First Division (ice hockey) seasons