2015-16 CapJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Capital Junior Hockey League season.  This was the league's 44th season.
==Membership Changes==
*none
==The Teams==
East Division 	 	
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beaumont Chiefs 	Beaumont 	Ken Nichol Regional Recreational Centre Arena
Edmonton Royals 	Edmonton 	Confederation Arena
Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 	Fort Saskatchewan	Jubilee Recreational Centre
Leduc Riggers 	Leduc 	Black Gold Centre
Sherwood Park Knights 	Sherwood Park 	Sherwood Park Arena
Strathcona Bruins 	Strathcona 	Fultonvale Arena
Wetaskiwin Icemen 	Wetaskiwin 	Sacred Heart School Arena
West Division 	 	
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Beverly Warriors 	Beverly 	Clareview Arena
Edmonton Mustangs 	Edmonton 	Bill Hunter Arena
Morinville Jets 	Morinville 	Ray MacDonald Arena
North Edmonton Red Wings	Edmonton 	Londonderry Arena
Spruce Grove Regals 	Spruce Grove 	Grant Fuhr Arena
St. Albert Merchants 	St. Albert 	Akinsdale Arena
Stony Plain Flyers 	Stony Plain 	Glenn Hall Arena
==Standings==
East Division 	East Division	East Division	East Division	East Division	East Division	East Division	East Division	East Division	East Division	East Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Edmonton Royals 	38 	26 	12 	- 	0 	- 	214 	138 	796 	52
Wetaskiwin Icemen 	38 	24 	10 	- 	4 	- 	169 	124 	1286 	52
Beaumont Chiefs 	38 	22 	14 	- 	2 	- 	192 	165 	1363 	46
Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 	38 	20 	16 	- 	2 	- 	171 	158 	1783 	42
Sherwood Park Knights 	38 	19 	18 	- 	1 	- 	151 	160 	1014 	39
Strathcona Bruins 	38 	9 	25 	- 	4 	- 	99 	174 	1473 	22
Leduc Riggers 	38 	10 	26 	- 	2 	- 	120 	204 	886 	22
West Division 	West Division	West Division	West Division	West Division	West Division	West Division	West Division	West Division	West Division	West Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
North Edmonton Red Wings	38 	29 	6 	- 	3 	- 	183 	107 	602 	61
Edmonton Mustangs 	38 	29 	8 	- 	1 	- 	190 	112 	959 	59
St. Albert Merchants 	38 	24 	12 	- 	2 	- 	185 	139 	1016 	50
Beverly Warriors 	38 	22 	13 	- 	3 	- 	159 	129 	940 	47
Morinville Jets 	38 	15 	20 	- 	3 	- 	150 	166 	1173 	33
Stony Plain Flyers 	38 	11 	23 	- 	4 	- 	105 	170 	1058 	26
Spruce Grove Regals 	38 	6 	30 	- 	2 	- 	68 	210 	1368 	14
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.  The 1st and second place teams earn a first round bye.  The third place team will play the sixth place team and the fourth place team will play the fifth place team in best-of-three series.  The teams will then be re-seeded with first playing fourth and second playing third in a best-of-five series. The division semi-finals winners will be matched higher seed in one division plays the lower seed in the other division in the best-of-five semifinal series.  The semifinal winners will meet in a best-of-seven series with the winner advancing to the 2016 Russ Barnes Trophy tournament which is being held in Cold Lake, Alberta for the opportunity to advance to the 2016 Keystone Cup which is being held in Regina, Saskatchewan.
===East Divsion Qualifying Round===
*Beaumont Chiefs defeated Strathcona Bruins 2 games to none (7-2, 7-1)
*Fort Sask Hawks defeated Sherwood Park Knights 2 games to none (6-4, 4-0)
===West Division Qualifying Round===
*St. Albert Merchants defeated Stony Plain Flyers 2 games to 1 (5-2, 1-6, 5-4)
*Morinville Jets defeated Beverly Warriors 2 games to none (2-1 (ot), 4-3 (ot))
===East Division Semifinals===
*Fort Sask Hawks defeated Edmonton Royals 3 games to 1 (3-8, 4-3, 5-5 (ot), 4-3)
*Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Beaumont Chiefs 3 games to 2 (7-1, 5-6, 2-3, 11-5, 7-3)
===West Division Semifinals===
*North Edmonton Red Wings defeated Morinville Jets 3 games to none (3-2, 5-4, 7-3)
*St. Albert Merchants defeated Edmonton Mustangs 3 games to 1 (5-3, 5-2, 5-8, 5-4 (ot))
===League Semifinals===
*Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated St. Albert Merchants 4 games to 1 (7-2, 5-3, 4-1, 1-4, 4-2)
*North Edmonton Red Wings defeated Fort Sask Hawks 4 games to 1 (5-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-4)
===League Final===
*North Edmonton Red Wings defeated Wetaskiwin Icemen 4 games to 1 (5-3, 2-1, 1-5, 2-1, ?-?)
Both league finalists advance to the 2016 Russ Barnes Trophy.
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