2015-16 AJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Alberta Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 52nd season.
==Franchise changes==
*none
==Season Information==
The regular season will consist of 16 teams playing 60 games each.  Each team will play 29 home games, 29 away games and 2 games at the 9th Annual AJHL Showcase being held October 1-3, 2015 in Camrose, Alberta.
The pre-season will feature games played in High Level, Alberta for the second straight year when the Drayton Valley Thunder and the Grand Prairie Storm play pre-season games on September 4th and 5th.  Mayerthorpe, Alberta will host a game between the Whitecourt Wolverines and the Lloydminster Bobcats on September 6th.
The regular season will feature three games played in non-league communities this season.  Swan Hills, Alberta will host a game on November 24th between the host Spruce Grove Saints and the  Drayton Valley Thunder. The Canmore Eagles will host the Drumheller Dragons in Banff, Alberta on December 8th. And the Grand Prairie Storm play Spruce Grove Saints in Slave Lake, Alberta on January 12th.
The Calgary Mustangs will temporarily call the Max Bell Centre home for September and October as the Father David Bauer Olympic Arena is undergoing maintainence and upgrade and will not be available for use.
==Division Alignment==
Viterra North Division 	Viterra North Division 	Viterra North Division 	Viterra North Division 	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined AJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bonnyville Pontiacs 	Bonnyville, Alberta 	R. J. Lalonde Arena 	1991 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drayton Valley Thunder 	Drayton Valley, Alberta 	Drayton Valley Omni-Plex 	1998 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fort McMurray Oil Barons	Fort McMurray, Alberta 	Casman Centre 	1981 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Grande Prairie Storm 	Grande Prairie, Alberta 	Canada Games Arena 	1995 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Lloydminster Bobcats 	Lloydminster, Saskatchewan	Centennial Civic Centre 	1988 (founded in 1982 as SJHL team) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sherwood Park Crusaders 	Sherwood Park, Alberta 	Sherwood Park Arena 	1976 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Spruce Grove Saints 	Spruce Grove, Alberta 	Grant Fuhr Arena 	2004 (as Spruce Grove Saints, 1963 originally for franchise as Edmonton Movers)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Whitecourt Wolverines 	Whitecourt, Alberta 	Scott Safety Centre 	2012 (as Whitecourt Wolverines, 1976 as Fort Saskatchewan Traders) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Viterra South Division 	Viterra South Division 	Viterra South Division 	Viterra South Division 	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division
Team 	City 	Arena 	Joined AJHL 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brooks Bandits 	Brooks, Alberta 	Centennial Regional Arena 	2000 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Calgary Canucks 	Calgary, Alberta 	Max Bell Centre 	1971 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Calgary Mustangs 	Calgary, Alberta 	Father David Bauer Olympic Arena	2010 (as Calgary Mustangs, originally joined as The Pass Red Devils in 1972) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Camrose Kodiaks 	Camrose, Alberta 	Edgeworth Centre 	1997 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Canmore Eagles 	Canmore, Alberta 	Canmore Recreation Centre 	2001 (as Canmore Eagles, originally joined 1995 as Bow Valley Eagles) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Drumheller Dragons 	Drumheller, Alberta 	Drumheller Memorial Arena 	2003 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Okotoks Oilers 	Okotoks, Alberta 	Foothills Centennial Arena 	2005 (as Okotoks Oilers, originally joined 1998 as Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves)	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Olds Grizzlys 	Olds, Alberta 	Olds & District Sports Complex 	1981 (as Olds Grizzlys, originally joined 1974 as Taber Golden Suns) 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
Viterra North Division 	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division	Viterra North Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Spruce Grove Saints 	60 	49 	7 	- 	4 	- 	263 	123 	- 	102
Whitecourt Wolverines 	60 	42 	12 	- 	6 	- 	256 	172 	- 	90
Lloydminster Bobcats 	60 	44 	14 	- 	2 	- 	236 	155 	- 	90
Bonnyville Pontiacs 	60 	40 	11 	- 	9 	- 	245 	163 	- 	89
Sherwood Park Crusaders 	60 	39 	19 	- 	2 	- 	240 	194 	- 	80
Drayton Valley Thunder 	60 	23 	33 	- 	4 	- 	150 	242 	- 	50
Fort McMurray Oil Barons	60 	10 	40 	- 	10 	- 	137 	239 	- 	30
Grande Prairie Storm 	60 	11 	45 	- 	4 	- 	138 	302 	- 	26
Viterra South Division 	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division	Viterra South Division
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Brooks Bandits 	60 	49 	9 	- 	2 	- 	306 	135 	- 	100
Camrose Kodiaks 	60 	38 	18 	- 	4 	- 	250 	170 	- 	80
Okotoks Oilers 	60 	32 	25 	- 	3 	- 	197 	177 	- 	67
Canmore Eagles 	60 	26 	27 	- 	7 	- 	205 	240 	- 	59
Drumheller Dragons 	60 	25 	29 	- 	6 	- 	196 	227 	- 	56
Calgary Canucks 	60 	24 	33 	- 	3 	- 	156 	218 	- 	51
Olds Grizzlys 	60 	16 	40 	- 	4 	- 	188 	279 	- 	36
Calgary Mustangs 	60 	12 	44 	- 	4 	- 	168 	295 	- 	28
==2016 AJHL Gas Drive Playoffs==
===Format===
The 2016 AJHL Gas Drive Playoffs open on March 10, 2016.  The top seven team in each division qualify for the playoffs with the top team in each division receiving a first round bye.  The 2nd place team will play the 7th place team, the 3rd place will play 6th, and 4th place will play the 5th place team.  In the second round the first place team plays the lowest seeded first round winner and the other two first round winners play each other.  The division semifinal winners will meet in the division final.  The Viterra AJHL South Division and Viterra AJHL North Division playoff champions will meet in the AJHL Gas Drive Cup Final. 
The playoff winning team will advance to the 2016 Western Canada Cup being held in Estevan, Saskatchewan hosted by the Estevan Bruins at Affinity Place. The top two finishers in that tournament will qualify for the 2016 Royal Bank Cup being held in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan hosted by the AJHL's Lloydminster Bobcats at the Centennial Civic Centre.
===North Division Quarterfinals===
*Whitecourt Wolverines defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 3 games to none (4-3, 5-1, 7-1)
*Lloydminster Bobcats defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3 games to none (3-2, 3-2 (ot), 11-3)
*Sherwood Park Crusaders defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 3 games to 1 (4-3 (ot), 3-2, 2-5, 7-1)
===South Division Quarterfinals===
*Camrose Kodiaks defeated Olds Grizzlys 3 games to none (5-1, 5-2, 7-2)
*Okotoks Oilers defeated Calgary Canucks 3 games to none (6-2, 4-2, 4-1)
*Canmore Eagles defeated Drumheller Dragons 3 games to 1 (1-4, 5-2, 5-3, 6-1)
===North Division Semifinals===
*Spruce Grove Saints defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4 games to none (8-1, 6-1, 7-3, 3-0)
*Lloydminster Bobcats defeated Whitecourt Wolverines 4 games to none 2-1 (ot), 5-2, 7-2, 5-2)
===South Division Semifinals===
*Brooks Bandits defeated Canmore Eagles 4 games to none (8-0, 4-0, 6-2, 5-0)
*Camrose Kodiaks defeated Okotoks Oilers 4 games to 1 (4-1, 5-2, 5-4, 1-2, 4-2)
===North Division Final===
*  Spruce Grove Saints defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 4 games to 1 (6-3, 6-2, 9-2, 1-6, 4-1)
===South Division Final===
*Brooks Bandits defeated Camrose Kodiaks 4 games to none (4-1, 4-0, 6-2, 5-1)
===AJHL Gas Drive Cup Final===
*Brooks Bandits defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4 games to 1 (3-2 (ot), 2-3 (ot), 2-1 (ot), 4-2, 4-1)
The Brooks Bandits advance to the 2016 Western Canada Cup.
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