2015-16 SOJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 56th season dating back to its founding as the Shamrock Junior D Hockey League in 1960.
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 ==
Team 	Centre 	Founded	Arena
Aylmer Spitfires 	Aylmer 	1974 	East Elgin Community Complex
Dorchester Dolphins 	Dorchester 	2012 	Flight Exec Centre
Exeter Hawks 	Exeter 	1961 	South Huron Recreation Centre
Lambeth Lancers 	Lambeth 	1987 	Lambeth Arena
Lucan Irish 	Lucan 	1968 	Lucan Community Memorial Centre
Mount Brydges Bulldogs	Mount Brydges	1975 	Tri-Township Arena
North Middlesex Stars 	Parkhill 	1993 	North Middlesex and District Arena
Port Stanley Sailors 	Port Stanley 	1969 	Port Stanley Arena & Community Centre
Thamesford Trojans 	Thamesford 	1976 	Thamesford Area Recreation Centre
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Dorchester Dolphins 	40	35	5 	0	- 	- 	284	98 	805 	70
Exeter Hawks 	40	32	8 	0	- 	- 	255	150	1016	64
Aylmer Spitfires 	40	26	14	0	- 	- 	176	133	998 	52
Mount Brydges Bulldogs	40	21	19	0	- 	- 	206	173	776 	42
Lucan Irish 	40	20	19	1	- 	- 	182	199	845 	41
Thamesford Trojans 	40	20	20	0	- 	- 	209	198	882 	40
Port Stanley Sailors 	40	11	28	1	- 	- 	172	234	1230	23
Lambeth Lancers 	40	10	30	0	- 	- 	171	260	1106	20
North Middlesex Stars 	40	4 	36	0	- 	- 	108	318	845 	8
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the playoffs.  The playoffs consist of 3 rounds of best-of-seven series.  The teams are not re-seeded after the first round.  The playoff champion advances to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.
===Quarterfinals===
*Dorchester Dolphins defeated Lambeth Lancers 4 games to none (9-0, 10-3, 10-6, 6-4)
*Exeter Hawks defeated Port Stanley Sailors 4 games to none (8-4, 4-2, 11-1, 10-2)
*Aylmer Spitfires defeated Thamesford Trojans 4 games to none (5-3, 9-2, 7-1, 5-3)
*Mount Brydges Bulldogs defeated Locan Irish 4 games to 1 (3-4, 6-3, 7-2, 8-3, 4-3)
===Semifinals===
*Dorchester Dolphins defeated Mount Brydges Bulldogs 4 games to none (6-4, 4-3, 8-4, 4-3 (ot))
*Exeter  Hawks defeated Aylmer Spitfires 4 games to none (7-6 (ot), 4-0, 5-1, 4-1)
===Final===
*Dorchester Dolphins defeated Exeter Hawks 4 games to 3 (2-6, 4-2, 3-2, 6-4, 2-5, 1-9, 5-0)
The Dorchester Dolphins advance to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.
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