2015-16 USPHL-Premier Season

This is the 2015-16 United States Premier Hockey League Premier Division season.  This was the league's third season.
==Franchise changes==
*The Syracuse Stars organization acquired the Bay State Breakers franchise rights in the league and will have a team in the premier league for the 2015-16 season.  The team will be based out of Cicero, New York.  The team will work in a partnership with the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League
*The league added the Okanagan Hockey Club Europe which is based in Vienna, Austria.  The team will play as a full member of the league and participate in the league's  showcase events and playoffs.  The team will be made up of European players.
==Member Teams==
The USPHL-Premier is composed of 12 teams as of the 2015-16 season located along the East Coast spanning from Maine to New Jersey.
Team 	Location 	Arena(s)
Boston Jr. Bruins 	Marlborough, Massachusetts 	New England Sports Center
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	Stamford, Connecticut 	Chelsea Piers
Islanders Hockey Club 	Tyngsborough, Massachusetts 	Skate 3
Jersey Hitmen 	Wayne, New Jersey 	Capital One Bank Ice Vault Arena
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	Hauppauge, New York 	The Rinx-Hidden Pond Park
Okanagan European Eagles 	Vienna, Austria 	Foxboro Sports Center
Philadelphia Flyers Elite	Voorhees, New Jersey 	Flyers Skate Zone at Voorhees
Portland Jr. Pirates 	Saco, Maine 	MHG Ice Centre
Rochester Jr. Americans 	Rochester, New York 	Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex
South Shore Kings 	Foxboro, Massachusetts 	Foxboro Sports Center
Springfield Pics 	West Springfield, Massachusetts	Olympia Ice Center
Syracuse Stars 	Cicero, New York 	Cicero Twin Ice Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	PIM	P
Islanders Hockey Club 	44	36	8 	-	0 	- 	184	105	- 	72
Jersey Hitmen 	44	34	9 	-	1 	- 	206	123	- 	69
Boston Jr. Bruins 	44	33	9 	-	2 	- 	195	104	- 	68
South Shore Kings 	44	31	8 	-	5 	- 	172	109	- 	67
P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 	44	28	16	-	0 	- 	177	160	- 	56
Philadelphia Flyers Elite	44	24	15	-	5 	- 	158	150	- 	53
Connecticut Jr Rangers 	44	20	23	-	1 	- 	134	170	- 	41
Syracuse Stars 	44	18	22	-	4 	- 	129	155	- 	40
Rochester Jr. Americans 	44	13	28	-	3 	- 	128	183	- 	29
Portland Jr. Pirates 	44	12	28	-	4 	- 	126	168	- 	28
Springfield Pics 	44	11	30	-	3 	- 	123	187	- 	25
Okanagan European Eagles 	44	4 	36	-	4 	- 	67 	185	- 	12
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top 10 teams qualify for the playoffs.  All but the qualifier round will be best-of-three; which is single elimination
===Qualifier Round===
*Connecticut Jr Rangers defeated Portland Jr Pirates 3 to 1
*Rochester Jr Americans defeated Syracuse Stars 3 to 1
===Quarterfinals===
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated Rochester Jr. Americans 2 games to none (3-0, 4-1)
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Connecticut Jr. Rangers 2 games to 1 (3-5, 5-2, 4-2)
*Boston Jr. Bruins defeated Philadelphia Jr Flyers 2 games to none (3-2 (ot), 4-1)
*South Shore Kings defeated PAL Jr. Islanders 2 games to none (6-4 (ot), 5-1)
===Semifinals===
*Islanders Hockey Club defeated South Shore Kings 2 games to none (3-2 (ot), 3-2)
*Jersey Hitmen defeated Boston Jr. Bruins 2 games to none (7-5, 2-0)
===Finals===
*Jersey Hitmen  defeated Islanders Hockey Club 2 games to none (3-0, 5-2)
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