2015-16 NSJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League season.  This is the leagues 10th season under this name and its' 36th season overall.  The league was previously known as the Mainland Junior B Hockey League from 1980 to 1992 and the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League from 1992 to 2006.
==Membership Changes==
*none
==Teams==
Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brookfield Elks 	Brookfield 	Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cole Harbour Colts 	Cole Harbour 	Cole Harbour Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Hants Penguins 	Elmsdale 	East Hants Sportsplex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liverpool Privateers 	Liverpool 	Queens Place Emera Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sackville Blazers 	Sackville 	Sackville Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Valley Maple Leafs 	Windsor 	Hants County Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antigonish Bulldogs 	Antigonish 	Antigonish Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cumberland County Blues	Springhill 	Dr. Carson Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Glace Bay Jr. Miners 	Glace Bay 	Bay Plex Recreation Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pictou County Scotians 	Trenton 	Trenton Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Strait Pirates 	Port Hawkesbury 	Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
note: two games were cancelled and not made up as they had no bearing upon the final standings.
The league website also did not list team goal totals
Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Valley Maple Leafs 	33 	24 	7 	0 	0 	2 	- 	- 	- 	72
Sackville Blazers 	34 	23 	8 	0 	1 	2 	- 	- 	- 	71
East Hants Penguins 	34 	18 	14 	0 	2 	0 	- 	- 	- 	52
Liverpool Privateers 	33 	16 	14 	0 	1 	2 	- 	- 	- 	48
Cole Harbour Colts 	34 	13 	17 	0 	4 	0 	- 	- 	- 	41
Brookfield Elks 	34 	12 	19 	0 	3 	0 	- 	- 	- 	37
Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Glace Bay Jr. Miners 	33 	24 	6 	1 	2 	0 	- 	- 	- 	73
Pictou County Scotians 	34 	20 	14 	0 	0 	0 	- 	- 	- 	56
Strait Pirates 	34 	17 	15 	1 	1 	0 	- 	- 	- 	49
Cumberland County Blues	34 	10 	17 	0 	5 	2 	- 	- 	- 	35
Antigonish Bulldogs 	33 	7 	25 	0 	1 	0 	- 	- 	- 	20
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify.  The first place team in each division plays the 4th place team and the 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the division semifinal round. The first round winners meet in the division final and the division winners meet for the league championship.  With the exception of the Fox Division preliminary round (which is best-of-three) all series are best-of-seven.  The playoff champion advances to the 2016 Don Johnson Memorial Cup.
===Fox Division Preliminary Round===
*Cole Harbour Colts defeated Liverpool Privateers 2 games to 1 (5-3, 1-4, 4-3)
===Rowe Division Semifinals===
*Glace Bay Jr. Miners defeated Cumberland County Blues 4 games to none (7-1, 4-1, 5-2, 7-0)
*Pictou County Scotians defeated Strait Pirates 4 games to 2 (2-3, 6-4, 5-0, 3-4 (ot), 7-1, 5-3)
===Fox Division Semifinals===
*Valley Maple Leafs defeated Cole Harbour Colts 4 games to 1 (5-4, 7-4, 3-6, 9-6, 7-2)
*Sackville Blazers defeated East Hants Penguins 4 games to 1 (1-0, 8-0, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2)
===Rowe Division Final===
*Glace Bay Jr. Miners defeated Pictou County Scotians 4 games to 2 (4-2, 3-2, 3-4, 3-4, 4-0, 5-2)
===Fox Division Final===
*Valley Maple Leafs defeated Sackville Blazers 4 to 3 (4-6, 3-4 (ot), 4-3 (ot), 5-4 (2ot), 3-2, 3-12, 3-1)
===League Final===
*Valley Maple Leafs defeated Glace Bay Miners 4 games to none (2-1, 3-2 (ot), 7-5, 7-5)
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