2015-16 Ranchland Hockey League Season

This is the 2015-16  Ranchland Senior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 41st season dating back to its founding for the 1974-75 season.
==Membership Changes==
*The former Peigan Cowboys organization has been accepted to rejoin the league for the 2015-16 season.  The team will be based out of the Crowledge Arena in Brocket (Piikani 147 Indian Reserve).  The Piikani First Nation was formerly known as the Peigan Nation.
*Another team based out of the Eden Valley Hockey Arena on the  Eden Valley 216 Reserve joined the league.
*The Pincher Creek team does not return after folding January 25th.
*Eden Valley appears to have left the league as they forfeited all games after the start of December and forfeiting a game November 14th.  All forfeited games were entered as 1-0 losses.  The team actually had a 1-4 record in games they played being outscored 44 to 19 in those games.
==Member Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Eden Valley Arrows 	Eden Valley 	Eden Valley Arena
Fort Macleod Mustangs	Fort Macleod	Fort Macleod & District Recreation Centre
Kainai Braves 	Stand Off 	Kanai Sports Centre
Nanton Palominos 	Nanton 	Tom Hornecker Recreation Centre
Piikani Regulators 	Brocket 	Crowledge Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PIM	P
Nanton Palominos 	19	18	1 	-	0 	0 	207	27 	564	36
Fort Macleod Mustangs	17	13	4 	-	0 	0 	111	58 	344	26
Kainai Braves 	17	7 	10	-	0 	0 	99 	125	696	14
Piikani Regulators 	15	5 	11	-	0 	0 	48 	212	511	10
Eden Valley Arrows 	19	1 	18	-	0 	0 	19 	62 	199	2
note: Eden Valley withdrew during season (see note above)
==Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify. Both rounds are best-of-five.
===Semifinals===
*Nanton Palomino's defeated Pikani 3 games to none (15-2, 4-1, 14-0)
*Fort Macleod Mustangs defeated Kainai Braves 3 games to none (7-2, 6-4, 7-2)
===Final===
*Nanton Palomino's defeated Fort Macleod Mustangs 3 games to 1 (3-2, 4-5, 8-7, 2-1)
As the Nanton Palomino's are hosting the 2016 Alberta Senior AA/A playoffs both league finalists qualify for the tournament.
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