2015-16 NJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Noralta Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 24th season dating back to its' founding as the North Central Junior Hockey League in 1992.
==Membership changes==
*none
==Teams==
Edmonton Avalanche 	Edmonton
Edmonton Mavericks 	Edmonton
Fort Saskatchewan Jr. C Traders	Fort Saskatchewan
Gibbons Broncos 	Gibbons
Morinville Titans 	Morinville
NorthEast Zone Northstars 	Edmonton
RCAC Rivermen 	Edmonton
Seera Icemen 	Edmonton
Seera Stealth 	Edmonton
Sherwood Park Renegades 	Sherwood Park
St. Albert Comets 	St. Albert
SouthWest Zone Ice Kings 	Edmonton
SouthWest Zone Oil Kings 	Edmonton
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	SOL	GF 	GA 	PIM	P
NorthEast Zone Northstars	24	22	2 	0	- 	- 	167	48 	397	44
Edmonton Avalanche 	24	21	1 	2	- 	- 	180	50 	424	44
Sherwood Park Renegades 	24	20	4 	0	- 	- 	144	62 	436	40
SouthWest Zone Oil Kings 	24	16	6 	2	- 	- 	115	73 	274	34
St. Albert Comets 	24	11	8 	5	- 	- 	105	67 	446	27
Fort Saskatchewan Traders	24	11	11	2	- 	- 	112	120	365	24
Edmonton Mavericks 	24	8 	10	6	- 	- 	103	101	359	22
Seera Icemen 	24	8 	11	5	- 	- 	104	122	314	21
Morinville Titans 	24	8 	13	3	- 	- 	91 	110	335	19
Seera Stealth 	24	7 	12	5	- 	- 	108	140	409	19
SouthWest Zone Ice Kings 	24	3 	20	1	- 	- 	69 	159	369	7
Gibbons Broncos 	24	2 	20	2	- 	- 	61 	168	228	6
RCAC Rivermen 	24	2 	21	1	- 	- 	56 	195	357	5
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top 8 teams qualify for the main playoffs.  The 9th-12 place teams qualify for the B playoffs and the 13th place team is eliminated from any further play.
The main playoffs have a best-of-three quarterfinal series with 1 playing 8, 2 playing 7, 3 playing 6 and 4 playing 5.  The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-three semifinals with the winners advancing to the best-of-three final
The two finalist plus one additional team advance to the 2016 Alberta Junior C Playoffs being held March 25 to 27 2016 at the Callingwood Arena Edmonton, which will be held with an additional 3 teams from the Calgary Junior C Hockey League.
The B playoffs have 9 playing 12 and 10 playing 11 in a best-of-three semifinal series.  The B semifinal winners advance to a best-of-three B final series.
===Quarterfinals===
*NorthEast Zone Northstars defeated Seera Icemen 2 games to none (7-3, 5-3)
*Edmonton Avalanche defeated Edmonton Mavericks 2 games to none (8-5, 6-1)
*Sherwood Park Renegades defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 2 games to none (6-3, 8-2)
*St. Albert Comets defeated SouthWest Zone Oil Kings 2 games to 1 (scores unavailable)
===Semifinals===
*NorthEast Zone Northstars defeated St. Albert Comets 2 games to none (4-3, 4-3)
*Edmonton Avalanche defeated Sherwood Park Renegades 2 games to none (9-2, ?-?)
semifinal winners qualify for the 2016 Alberta Junior C Playoffs. the losing teams advance to a one game playoff on March 17th for the league's other spot in the tournament.
===Final===
* Edmonton Avalanche defeated NorthEast Zone Northstars 2 games to none (3-2, 4-3)
Both league finalists qualify for the 2016 Alberta Junior C Playoffs. 
===Provincial Qualifier===
The two teams eliminated in the semifinals played a one game qualifier for the league's third spot in the provincial playoffs.  The game was held March 17th with the winner advancing to the 2016 Alberta Junior C Playoffs.
*St. Albert Comets defeated Sherwood Park Renegades 4 to 3
===B Semifinals===
*Morinville Titans defeated Gibbons Broncos 2 games to 1 (8-3, 6-6?, ?-?)
*SEERA Stealth defeated SouthWest Zone Ice Kings 2 games to none (1-0, 4-3)
===B Final===
*Morinville Titans defeated Seera Stealth
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