2015-16 NDJCHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League season. The league champion moves on to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.  This is the league's 42nd season dating back to when its' founding members were removed from the then Central Junior C Hockey League (which is now known as the Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League).
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, but the St. George Dukes have been on hiatus for the past two seasons and did not return for the 2015-16 season.
==The Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Founded	Arena
Dundas Blues 	Dundas 	1963 	Market Street Arena
Dunnville Jr. Mudcats	Dunnville 	1974 	Dunnville Memorial Arena
Glanbrook Rangers 	Glanbrook 	1975 	Glanbrook Arena
Grimsby Peach Kings 	Grimsby 	1922 	Peach King Centre
Hagersville Hawks 	Hagersville 	1992 	Hagersville Memorial Arena
Niagara Riverhawks 	Niagara-on-the-Lake	1987 	Gale Centre
Port Dover Sailors 	Port Dover 	1988 	Port Dover Arena
Simcoe Storm 	Simcoe 	1959 	Talbot Gardens
===On Hiatus===
*St. George Dukes (team has sat out the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons)
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Glanbrook Rangers 	42	31	10	0	1 	- 	213	121	884 	63
Grimsby Peach Kings 	43	29	11	2	1 	- 	184	115	628 	61
Dundas Blues 	42	29	11	1	1 	- 	183	116	889 	60
Hagersville Hawks 	42	26	15	1	0 	- 	181	132	1044	53
Niagara Riverhawks 	42	20	19	1	2 	- 	160	171	1049	43
Dunnville Jr. Mudcats	42	16	24	1	1 	- 	161	172	1065	34
Port Dover Sailors 	43	14	26	1	2 	- 	153	197	956 	31
Simcoe Storm 	42	0 	39	1	2 	- 	75 	286	800 	3
==Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify for the playoffs. All series are best-of-seven. Teams are re-seeded after the quarterfinals.
===Quarterfinals===
*Glanbrook Rangers defeated Simcoe Storm 4 games to none (5-2, 3-2, 5-0, 7-0)
*Grimsby Peach Kings defeated Port Dover Sailors 4 games to 2 (1-4, 4-3, 0-2, 4-1, 3-0, 5-1)
*Dundas Blues defeated Dunnville Jr. Mudcats 4 games to none (4-2, 5-1, 5-3, 3-2 (ot))
*Hagersville Hawks defeated Niagara Riverhawks 4 games to 1 (0-1, 5-1, 4-0, 4-1, 8-4)
===Semifinals===
*Glanbrook Rangers defeated Hagersville Hawks 4 games to 3 (4-3, 5-2, 4-5, 4-3, 1-5, 1-2, 8-2)
*Grimsby Peach Kings defeated Dundas Blues 4 games to 3 (2-4, 4-1, 4-0, 2-1, 1-5, 1-3, 1-0)
===Final===
*Grimsby Peach Kings defeated Glanbrook Rangers 4 games to 3 (4-3 (ot), 3-4, 4-0, 4-3 (ot), 1-4, 3-4, 3-2)
The Grimsby Peach Kings advance to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.
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