2015–16 Metal Ligaen season

The 2015-16 Metal Ligaen season was the 59th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league. Esbjerg Energy won championship by defeating Herning Blue Fox four games to two in the finals. The regular season begun on 18 September 2015 and ended on 29 February 2016.
== Teams ==
It was attended by teams of the previous year.
Team 	Arena 	Capacity
Aalborg Pirates 	Gigantium Isarena 	5.000
Esbjerg Energy 	Granly Hockey Arena 	4.200
Frederikshavn White Hawks	Scanel Hockey Arena 	4.000
Gentofte Stars 	Gentofte Skøjtehal 	1.160
Herlev Eagles 	DFDS Seaways Arena 	1.740
Herning Blue Fox 	KVIK Hockey Arena 	4.105
Odense Bulldogs 	Bryggeriet Vestfyens Arena	3.280
Rungsted Seier Capital 	Saxo Bank Arena 	2.460
Rødovre Mighty Bulls 	Rødovre Skøjte Arena 	3.600
SønderjyskE Ishockey 	SE Arena 	5.000
Source: Eliteprospects.com 
==Regular season==
===Results===
Home team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team 	Away team
Home team 	Esbjerg 	Fr.havn 	Gentofte 	Herlev 	Herning 	Odense 	Rungsted 	Rødovre 	Sønderj. 	Aalborg
Esbjerg Energy 	– 	2-1 (SO)4-3 (OT)2-3	4-14-3 	8-03-1 	3-2 (SO)3-4 (SO)2-0	7-49-00-1 	4-12-5 	6-33-1 	2-1 (SO)0-21-4 	7-54-5
Frederikshavn White Hawks	4-24-3 (OT) 	– 	1-24-1 	11-25-4 (SO) 	4-21-4 	4-66-2 	5-25-23-4 	3-2 (OT)6-35-3 	3-43-01-3 	3-110-23-2 (SO)
Gentofte Stars 	4-5 (SO)2-3Gentofte Stars Game evaluation 0-5 (Use of unauthorized players through Gentofte).1-2	3-2 (OT)0-53-8 	– 	6-05-12-1 	1-32-6 	3-52-16-3 	4-5 (OT)1-3 	0-43-1 	1-2 (SO)0-3 	3-21-23-4 (SO)
Herlev Eagles 	0-11-60-3 	1-66-22-6 	3-52-5 	– 	4-23-4 	3-56-51-11 	0-54-11-7 	4-51-10 	1-50-3 	3-25-12-6
Herning Blue Fox 	2-41-2 	0-32-1 (SO)1-4 	1-25-27-2 	3-25-26-0 	– 	4-12-3 (SO)1-5	3-23-1 	5-23-0 	2-3 (SO)2-3 (SO)	2-1 (SO)1-0
Odense Bulldogs 	3-4 (OT)9-3 	3-62-42-6 	7-24-1 	9-12-4 	2-54-9 	– 	7-25-4 (SO)6-1	4-5 (SO)3-2 	2-42-3 (OT)3-6 	5-29-213-0
Rungsted Seier Capital 	2-11-02-5 	3-52-4 	0-33-25-6 (OT)	4-25-0 	5-22-03-1 	2-12-5 	– 	2-3 (SO)2-14-2 	1-62-1 (SO)4-2 	2-3 (OT)3-4
Rødovre Mighty Bulls 	5-31-40-6 	5-4 (SO)5-2 	5-34-13-1 	4-22-1 (OT)3-0	2-01-2 (SO)0-2 	2-62-32-4 	4-15-2 	– 	2-32-1 (SO) 	4-14-2
SønderjyskE Ishockey 	3-23-1 	4-3 (OT)4-2 	7-43-19-1 	1-02-36-1 	5-4 (OT)1-22-0 	5-32-4 	0-32-3 	2-3 (OT)1-03-2 (OT)	– 	9-11-2
Aalborg Pirates 	6-11-31-2 (OT) 	4-63-6 	2-45-2 	6-22-3 (SO) 	1-44-23-4 	4-53-2 	4-20-16-3 	2-64-35-4 (SO) 	3-54-23-6 	–
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2016. Source: Metal Ligaen 
==Playoffs==
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:g.The score for third place is goals, not games.
=== Quarterfinals ===
 	 	 	Series	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7
SønderjyskE Ishockey 	–	Aalborg Pirates 	4-0 	3-0	2-1 	9-3	0-2	 	 	
Frederikshavn White Hawks	–	Rungsted Seier Capital	4-0 	2-1	5-1 	4-2	5-1	 	 	
Esbjerg Energy 	–	Rødovre Mighty Bulls 	4-2 	2-0	3-2 (OT)	0-1	3-5	4-3 (OT)	1-0 (OT)	
Herning Blue Fox 	–	Odense Bulldogs 	4-3 	2-1	0-3 	6-1	1-2	1-2 (OT)	2-1 	2-1 (OT)
=== Semifinals ===
 	 	 	Series	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7
SønderjyskE Ishockey 	–	Esbjerg Energy 	3-4 	4-6	5-4 (OT)	4-1	3-4 (OT)	2-1	1-0 (OT)	1-4
Frederikshavn White Hawks	–	Herning Blue Fox	3-4 	3-1	1-7 	5-2	2-5 	5-3	0-2 	1-3
=== Third Place ===
 	 	 	Overall	1 	2
SønderjyskE Ishockey	–	Frederikshavn White Hawks	4-5 	3-2	1-3
=== Finals ===
 	 	 	Series	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7
Esbjerg Energy	–	Herning Blue Fox	4-2 	3-2	1-2	0-5	4-5	2-0	3-2 (OT)	
Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2016. Source: Metal Ligaen 
==References==
==External links==
* Metal Ligaen official website
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