2015-16 GOJHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League season.  This was the league's 66th season overall dating back to the Eastern Junior B Hockey League, Metro Junior A Hockey League, and the Western Junior B Hockey League in 1950.  The league has used the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League name since 2007 when 3 leagues (Mid-Western Junior Hockey League, Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League and Western Ontario Hockey League) merged to form the present league.
The league was hit with the sudden death of Luke Zapan of the Ancaster Avalanche who had passed away in his sleep on the night of September 16-17. Zapan was starting his third season with the Avalanche. The league announced the team's next two games were postponed and would be moved to a later date.
==Membership changes==
*Buffalo Regals had requested one-year leave of absence prior to the 2014–15 season. They will also sit out 2015–16 season after failing to file the proper paperwork with USA Hockey in order to be re-instated for sanctioned play.
==Teams==
Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference 	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Ancaster Avalanche 	Ancaster 	Morgan Firestone Arena, Valley Park Arena, Stoney Creek Arena, Market Street Arena	 	
Caledonia Corvairs 	Caledonia 	Haldimand County Caledonia Centre 	 	
Fort Erie Meteors 	Fort Erie 	Leisureplex Kinsmen Arena 	 	
Niagara Falls Canucks 	Niagara Falls 	Gale Centre 	 	
Pelham Panthers 	Pelham 	Pellham Arena 	 	
St. Catharines Falcons 	St. Catharines 	Jack Gatecliff Arena 	 	
Thorold Blackhawks 	Thorold 	Thorold Community Arena 	 	
Welland Jr. Canadians 	Welland 	Welland Main Arena 	 	
Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Brampton Bombers 	Brampton 	Victoria Park Arena 	 	
Brantford 99ers 	Brantford 	Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 	 	
Cambridge Winterhawks 	Cambridge 	Galt Arena Gardens 	 	
Elmira Sugar Kings 	Elmira 	Woowich Memorial Centre 	 	
Guelph Hurricanes 	Guelph 	Sleeman Centre & Victoria Arena 	 	
Kitchener Dutchmen 	Kitchener 	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Complex 	 	
Listowel Cyclones 	Listowel 	Listowel Memorial Arena 	 	
Stratford Cullitons 	Stratford 	William Allman Memorial Arena 	 	
Waterloo Siskins 	Waterloo 	Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex 	 	
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	
Chatham Maroons 	Chatham 	Chatham Memorial Arena 	 	
Lambton Shores Predators 	Forest 	Forest Community Centre 	 	
LaSalle Vipers 	LaSalle 	Vollmer Culture and Recreation Complex 	 	
Leamington Flyers 	Leamington 	Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex 	 	
London Nationals 	London 	Western Fair Sports Centre 	 	
Sarnia Legionnaires 	Sarnia 	Sarnia Arena 	 	
St. Marys Lincolns 	St. Marys 	St. Marys Pyramid Centre 	 	
St. Thomas Stars 	St. Thomas 	St. Thomas Timken Community Centre 	 	
Strathroy Rockets 	Strathroy 	West Middlesex Memorial Arena 	 	
==Standings==
Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference	Golden Horseshoe Conference
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Caledonia Corvairs 	50 	43 	4 	1 	2 	- 	294 	98 	1857 	89
St. Catharines Falcons 	50 	33 	12 	2 	3 	- 	212 	121 	1309 	71
Ancaster Avalanche 	50 	28 	15 	4 	3 	- 	205 	154 	921 	63
Niagara Falls Canucks 	50 	26 	20 	2 	2 	- 	194 	176 	1206 	56
Fort Erie Meteors 	50 	25 	21 	1 	3 	- 	188 	198 	923 	54
Thorold Blackhawks 	50 	21 	25 	1 	3 	- 	152 	172 	916 	46
Welland Jr. Canadians 	50 	17 	25 	4 	4 	- 	137 	175 	708 	42
Pelham Panthers 	50 	1 	45 	0 	4 	- 	105 	381 	1199 	6
Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference 	Midwestern Conference
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Kitchener Dutchmen 	50 	44 	4 	1 	1 	- 	244 	123 	1320 	90
Stratford Cullitons 	50 	33 	10 	4 	3 	- 	223 	159 	1154 	73
Listowel Cyclones 	50 	33 	17 	0 	0 	- 	196 	156 	707 	66
Guelph Hurricanes 	50 	26 	14 	3 	7 	- 	185 	164 	988 	62
Elmira Sugar Kings 	50 	24 	19 	2 	5 	- 	185 	177 	834 	55
Waterloo Siskins 	50 	20 	27 	0 	3 	- 	168 	187 	1076 	43
Brampton Bombers 	50 	14 	31 	2 	3 	- 	144 	223 	1168 	33
Brantford 99ers 	50 	13 	32 	3 	2 	- 	133 	204 	942 	31
Cambridge Winterhawks 	50 	10 	35 	1 	4 	- 	129 	203 	1388 	25
Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	SOL 	GF 	GA 	PIM 	P
Leamington Flyers 	50 	41 	8 	1 	0 	- 	200 	95 	1544 	83
London Nationals 	50 	31 	14 	4 	1 	- 	212 	155 	939 	67
LaSalle Vipers 	50 	31 	14 	3 	2 	- 	215 	162 	1015 	67
Chatham Maroons 	50 	32 	16 	1 	1 	- 	248 	176 	1314 	66
St. Thomas Stars 	50 	27 	19 	2 	2 	- 	200 	173 	618 	58
Sarnia Legionnaires 	50 	23 	22 	2 	3 	- 	163 	182 	982 	51
Strathroy Rockets 	50 	12 	24 	4 	10 	- 	144 	204 	1057 	38
St. Marys Lincolns 	50 	9 	36 	1 	4 	- 	136 	262 	727 	23
Lambton Shores Predators 	50 	8 	38 	1 	3 	- 	151 	272 	1056 	20
==Sutherland Cup Playoffs==
===Format===
Each conference will hold its own playoffs with 8 teams qualifying for each conference. The three conference champions and the conference runner-up with the best "playoff record to date" qualify for the Sutherland Cup semifinals. The wildcard play the team with the better record of the two they didn't play in the conference final.  All playoff series are best-of-seven.  The Sutherland Cup champion does not advance any further as there is no Eastern Canada championship at the Junior B level.
===Golden Horseshoe Conference Playoffs===
====Quarterfinals====
*Caledonia defeated Pelham 4 games to none (9-1, 14-0, 9-0, 13-0)
*St. Catharines defeated Welland 4 games to 1 (2-3 (ot), 5-3, 6-1, 4-3 (ot), 4-2)
*Ancaster defeated Thorold 4 games to none (4-3, 7-5, 3-2 (ot), 3-2)
*Niagara Falls defeated Fort Erie 4 games to 1 (6-3, 4-1, 2-4, 5-3, 7-5)
====Semifinals====
*Caledonia defeated Niagara Falls 4 games to none (7-3, 5-2, 8-1, 13-2)
*St. Catharines defeated Ancaster 4 games to 2 (3-2 (ot), 3-2 (ot), 1-2, 2-3 (4ot), 6-3, 3-1)
====Final====
*Caledonia defeated St. Catharines 4 games to none (6-2, 5-4 (ot), 6-3, 4-1)
===Midwestern Conference Playoffs===
====Quarterfinals====
*Kitchener defeatd Brantford 4 games to 1 (4-2, 6-4, 3-4, 7-1, 4-1)
*Stratford defeated Brampton 4 games to none (12-0, 9-1, 7-0, 9-1)
*Waterloo defeated Listowel 4 games to none (2-1, 5-3, 4-3 (ot), 3-1)
*Elmira defeated Guelph 4 games to 1 (1-2 (ot), 6-2, 2-1, 2-1, 4-1)
====Semifinals====
*Waterloo defeated Kitchener 4 games to 1 (4-1, 2-1, 5-4, 1-3, 4-3 (ot))
*Stratford defeated Elmira 4 games to 2 (5-4 (ot), 3-4, 7-3, 4-1, 3-4, 4-3 (ot))
====Final====
*Stratford defeated Waterloo 4 games to 1 (3-5, 7-0, 8-3, 5-3, 8-3)
The Stratford Cullitons won the Cherrey Cup
===Western Conference Playoffs===
====Quarterfinals====
*Leamington defeated St. Marys 4 games to none (4-0, 8-2, 10-2, 11-2)
*London defeated Strathroy 4 games to 1 (7-2, 5-4, 4-3, 0-5, 6-2)
*LaSalle defeated Sarnia 4 games to 3 (6-1, 3-4, 6-2, 5-8, 3-4 (ot), 5-4 (ot), 5-2)
*Chatham defeated St. Thomas 4 games to 1 (4-3, 5-2, 7-2, 4-5, 6-1)
====Semifinals====
*Leamington defeated Chatham 4 games to 2 (5-6 (ot), 6-3, 3-4, 3-1, 7-1, 4-2)
*London defeated LaSalle 4 games to 2 (3-1, 3-4 (ot), 5-1, 3-2, 2-7, 4-3)
====Final====
*London defeated Leamington 4 games to 2 (1-2, 4-3, 1-4, 4-1, 3-2, 2-1 (2ot))
===Sutherland Cup===
====Semifinals====
*Caledonia defeated Waterloo 4 games to none (5-2, 6-5, 5-1, 5-2)
*Stratford vs London defeated Stratford 4 games to 2 (1-3, 5-4 (2ot), 3-7, 7-4, 3-2, 6-2)
====Final====
*Calendonia vs London 4 games to none (9-3, 6-0, 8-1, 4-3 (ot))
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