2015-16 NBJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 New Brunswick Junior Hockey League season.   This is the league's 4th season under this name and 7th season overall.  The league is a mixed level Junior B and Junior C league as the league came about as the result of the collapse of the New Brunswick Junior C Hockey League in 2011.  That league's remaining team, the Hampton Hurricanes moved up to play in the then New Brunswick Junior B Hockey League.  Three additional Junior C level team wanted to join the league for the 2012-13 season and the league was subsequently renamed.  With the present set up of the league; the Junior B champion advances to the Don Johnson Memorial Cup and the Junior C champion advances to the Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championship.
==Membership Changes==
*The Hampton Hurricanes relocated to Quispamsis and changed their name to the Southern Sting.
*The Fundy Cobras and Sackville Storm folded.
*The Hotel Shediac Predators were renamed the Cap-Pelé Predators and moved for Junior C to Junior B
*The Sunny Corner Thunder and Tri-County River Cats moved from Junior B to Junior C
==Teams==
Team 	Established 	Tier	Centre 	Arena
Fredericton Caps 	2012 	B 	Fredericton 	Willie O'Ree Arena
Grand Lake Moose 	2006 	C 	Minto 	Minto Arena
Cap-Pele Predators 	2012 	B 	Cap-Pelé 	Cap-Pelé Arena
Kent Koyotes 	2013 	B 	Cocagne 	Cocagne Arena
Moncton Vito's 	2008 	B 	Moncton 	Red Ball Internet Centre
Southern Sting 	2011 as Hampton Hurricanes	C 	Quispamsis 	Quispamsis QPlex
Sunny Corner Thunder 	2014 	C 	Sunny Corner 	Sunny Corner Arena
Tri-County River Cats 	2009 	C 	Fredericton Junction	Tri-County Complex
Western Valley Panthers	2012 	C 	Hartland 	Hartland Arena
==Standings==
===Junior B===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PIM	P
Moncton Vito's 	26	19	6 	0	0 	1 	125	64 	- 	39
Cap-Pele Predators	26	17	9 	0	0 	0 	116	85 	- 	34
Fredericton Caps 	26	12	11	0	1 	2 	85 	92 	- 	27
Kent Koyotes 	26	12	12	0	1 	1 	88 	105	- 	26
Kensington Vipers 	8 	4 	4 	0	0 	 	31 	28 	- 	8
Western Red Wings 	8 	3 	4 	1	0 	1 	26 	34 	- 	7
Montague Maniacs 	8 	1 	6 	0	0 	1 	23 	53 	- 	3
Sherwood Metros 	8 	0 	8 	0	0 	0 	20 	53 	- 	0
The junior B teams played and interlocking schedule with the Island Junior Hockey League these games counted in both leagues' standings but the IJHL didn't include the New Brunswick teams in their standings.
===Junior C===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PIM	P
Southern Sting 	24	20	3 	0	0 	1 	158	76 	- 	41
Western Valley Panthers	24	13	10	0	1 	0 	146	138	- 	27
Tri-County River Cats 	24	12	11	0	0 	1 	114	129	- 	25
Grand Lake Moose 	24	7 	12	0	0 	5 	128	148	- 	19
Sunny Corner Thunder 	24	8 	15	0	1 	0 	102	157	- 	17
==Playoffs==
===Junior B===
====Format====
All four teams qualify for the playoffs.  The playoff champion advances to the 2016 Don Johnson Memorial Cup.
===Semifinals===
*Moncton Vito's defeated Frederiction Caps 4 games to 2 (5-4, 0-1, 4-1, 4-5, 6-0, 8-1)
*Cap-Pele Predators defeated Kent Koyotes 4 games to 3 (1-2 (ot), 3-8, 6-5, 4-3 (ot), 2-3 (ot), 4-1, 3-2)
===Final===
*Moncton Vito's defeated Cap-Pele Predators 4 games to 1 ( 3-4 (ot), 5-1, 2-1, 5-2, 3-0)
The Moncton Vito's advance to the 2016 Don Johnson Memorial Cup.
===Junior C===
====Format====
the top four teams qualify for the playoffs.  Both rounds are best-of-seven.  The league playoff champion advances to the 2016 Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships.
====Semifinals====
*Southern Sting defeated Grand Lake Moose 4 games to 3 (7-6 (ot), 1-4, 4-3, 5-6 (ot), 6-3, 4-7, 6-3)
*Western Valley Panthers defeated Tri-County River Cats 4 games to 1 (9-6, 0-3, 5-1, 4-1, 6-2)
====Final====
*Western Valley Panthers defeated Southern Sting 4 games to 2 (1-5, 4-3, 5-4, 4-2, 3-4, 8-7)
The Western Valley Panthers advance to the 2016 Maritime-Hockey North Junior C Championships.
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