2015-16 MWJCHL Season

This is 2015-16 Midwestern Junior C Hockey League season.  This is the league's 3rd season dating back to its founding in 2013 with the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League both being reduced to nine teams in an effort to create leagues that are of similar size at the junior C level in the province of Ontario. The league champion moves on to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.
This would be the league's final season under this identity as a major consolidation which had been In the works since 2014, in the spring of 2016 it was announced that the eight Junior C leagues of the Ontario Hockey Association would merge for the 2016-17 season to create the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The union was in an effort to streamline rules across the classification and to promote growth and development.
==Membership Changes==
*none
==The teams==
 	
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Team 	Centre 	Founded	Arena
Ayr Centennials 	Ayr 	1983 	North Dumfries Community Centre
Burford Bulldogs 	Burford 	1988 	Burford Arena & Community Centre
Delhi Travellers 	Delhi 	1967 	Delhi Community Arena
New Hamburg Firebirds	New Hamburg	1953 	Wilmot Township Arena
Norwich Merchants 	Norwich 	1968 	Nor-Del Arena
Paris Mounties 	Paris 	1985 	Brant Sports Complex
Tavistock Braves 	Tavistock 	1970 	Tavistock & District Recreation Centre
Wellesley Applejacks 	Wellesley 	1987 	Wellesley Arena
Woodstock Navy-Vets 	Woodstock 	1966 	Woodstock District Community Complex
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Ayr Centennials 	40	33	6 	1	- 	- 	222	98 	922 	67
[New Hamburg Firebirds]]	40	31	8 	1	- 	- 	187	107	818 	63
Paris Mounties 	40	25	15	0	- 	- 	187	135	834 	50
Wellesley Applejacks] 	40	21	17	2	- 	- 	149	152	1085	44
Tavistock Braves 	40	19	20	1	- 	- 	131	151	1199	39
Woodstock Navy-Vets 	40	17	19	4	- 	- 	119	115	723 	38
Norwich Merchants 	40	15	23	2	- 	- 	129	161	939 	32
Burford Bulldogs 	40	9 	31	0	- 	- 	128	200	903 	18
Delhi Travellers 	40	4 	35	1	- 	- 	92 	225	589 	9
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify.  All series are best-of-seven.  Teams are re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
===Quarterfinals===
*Ayr Centennials defeated Burford Bulldogs 4 games to 1 (8-2, 8-1, 2-4, 6-1, 12-3)
*New Hamburg Firebirds defeated Norwich Merchants 4 games to none (5-2, 3-2, 7-0, 8-3)
*Paris Mounties defeated Woodstock Navy-Vets 4 games to 2 (0-2, 1-2 (ot), 4-2, 7-4, 5-2, 4-1)
*Wellesley Applejacks defeated Tavistock Braves 4 games to 1 (6-4, 4-5, 4-3 (2ot), 5-4 (ot), 7-3)
===Semifinals===
*Ayr Centennials defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4 games to none (3-2 (ot), 4-3 (ot), 7-2, 4-2)
*New Hamburg Firebirds defeated Paris Mounties 4 games to 1 (6-1, 2-4, 6-3, 3-1, 7-3)
===Final===
*Ayr Centennials defeated New Hamburg Firebirds 4 games to 1 (3-2, 3-4 (ot), 2-1, 4-1, 5-4)
The Ayr Centennials advance to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.
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