2015–16 EHL Premier season
| 2015–16 EHL Premier season | |
|---|---|
| League | Eastern Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 2015 – March 2016 Post-season March 2016 |
| Number of games | 41 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Philadelphia Little Flyers |
| EHL Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | New Hampshire Junior Monarchs |
| Runners-up | Philadelphia Little Flyers |
The 2015–16 EHL Premier season was the 3rd season of the Eastern Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2015 to March 2016 with a 41-game schedule for each team. The Philadelphia Little Flyers won the regular season championship and went on to be defeated by the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs 3 games to 0 for the league championship.
League structure
During the offseason, the Eastern Hockey League began a secondary under-19 league. The top league was given a new moniker as the "Premier" Division while the secondary league was called the "Elite" Division to distinguish the two.
Member changes
- The league approved the transfer of the Connecticut Nighthawks from the Metropolitan Junior Hockey League.
- On May 1, 2015, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights announced the purchase of the dormant Dawson Creek Rage franchise. The organization was set to begin play in the Tier II North American Hockey League the following fall.[1] As a result, the club suspended their Tier III franchise. The Knights' EHL team would return to play in 2017.
- Shortly afterwards, the New Jersey Titans origination purchased the Soo Eagles' NAHL franchise rights. Similar to the Knights, the Titans transferred their focus to their new Tier II club and disbanded the Tier III club.[2]
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[3]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched conference title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings
Northern Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Boston Bandits | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 64 | 155 | 93 |
| x – New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | 41 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 179 | 109 |
| x – Northern Cyclones | 41 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 51 | 163 | 113 |
| x – Walpole Express | 41 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 116 | 107 |
| x – Boston Junior Rangers | 41 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 40 | 124 | 124 |
| x – Valley Jr. Warriors | 41 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 38 | 109 | 133 |
| x – Vermont Lumberjacks | 41 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 36 | 113 | 130 |
| x – New England Wolves | 41 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 95 | 216 |
| East Coast Wizards | 41 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 17 | 84 | 164 |
Southern Conference
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – Philadelphia Little Flyers | 41 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 197 | 83 |
| x – Connecticut Oilers | 41 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 58 | 159 | 130 |
| x – Hartford Jr. Wolfpack | 41 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 159 | 146 |
| x – Philadelphia Revolution | 41 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 138 | 102 |
| x – New York Bobcats | 41 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 54 | 173 | 121 |
| x – Philadelphia Jr. Flyers | 41 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 45 | 134 | 129 |
| x – New Jersey Rockets | 41 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 43 | 163 | 162 |
| x – Connecticut Nighthawks | 41 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 24 | 91 | 174 |
| New York Apple Core | 41 | 6 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 71 | 187 |
EHL playoffs
| Conference Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Conference Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Championship (Best-of-5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Boston Bandits | 2 | 6 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N8 | New England Wolves | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Boston Bandits | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Walpole Express | 2 | 2* | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | 6 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N7 | Vermont Lumberjacks | 3 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | 6 | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Connecticut Oilers | 2 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Northern Cyclones | 6 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Valley Jr. Warriors | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | 6 | 3 | 2* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Northern Cyclones | 3 | 4* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Walpole Express | 2** | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Boston Junior Rangers | 1 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | New Hampshire Junior Monarchs | 4 | 1* | 3* | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Philadelphia Little Flyers | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Philadelphia Little Flyers | 3 | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S8 | Connecticut Nighthawks | 0 | 2 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Philadelphia Little Flyers | 5* | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Philadelphia Revolution | 4 | 1 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Connecticut Oilers | 7 | 3* | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S7 | New Jersey Rockets | 5 | 2 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Philadelphia Little Flyers | 2 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Walpole Express | 1 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Hartford Jr. Wolfpack | 2 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Philadelphia Jr. Flyers | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Connecticut Oilers | 5 | 5 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Hartford Jr. Wolfpack | 4 | 3 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Philadelphia Revolution | 5 | 6 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S5 | New York Bobcats | 3 | 4 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
- ^ "Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights join NAHL in 2015-16 season". NAHL.com. North American Hockey League. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Shift of landscape sends the Soo Eagles to New Jersey". NAHL. May 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
- ^ "2015-16 Eastern Hockey League Standings". Hockey DB. Retrieved July 30, 2025.