title: 2015–16 National League B season
text: # 2015–16 National League B season
  
  The 2015–16 National League B season was the 69th ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league, the National League B.
  
  HC Ajoie went on to win the championship by defeating SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the finals. This title is the team's second in its history since 1992 when they won their first National League B championship.
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 |
  | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 |
  | GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
  | SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,320 |
  | EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
  | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 |
  | HC Red Ice | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 4,500 |
  | Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 |
  | EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 |
  | EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Eishalle Deutweg | 2,496 |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  The regular season started on September 11, 2015 and ended on February 13, 2016.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 45 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 162 | 105 | +57 | 95 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 2 | SC Langenthal | 45 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 164 | 122 | +42 | 90 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 3 | EHC Olten | 45 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 178 | 124 | +54 | 86 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 4 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 45 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 157 | 125 | +32 | 83 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 5 | HC Ajoie | 45 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 171 | 131 | +40 | 78 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 6 | EHC Visp | 45 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 164 | 161 | +3 | 67 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 7 | HC Red Ice | 45 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 113 | 128 | −15 | 61 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 8 | Hockey Thurgau | 45 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 124 | 164 | −40 | 52 | Advance to Playoffs |
  | 9 | GCK Lions | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 107 | 183 | −76 | 39 | |
  | 10 | EHC Winterthur | 45 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 99 | 196 | −97 | 24 | |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  The playoffs started on February 16, 2016 and ended on April 1, 2016.
  
  | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Hockey Thurgau | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Hockey Thurgau | 3 | | | 1 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | HC Red Ice | 0 | | | |
  | 2 | SC Langenthal | 2 | | | 7 | HC Red Ice | 0 | | | |
  | 7 | HC Red Ice | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | HC Red Ice | 4 | | | | | | 1 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 2 |
  | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 2 |
  | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 5 | HC Ajoie | 4 |
  | 3 | EHC Olten | 4 | | | | | | | | | 5 | HC Ajoie | 4 |
  | 6 | EHC Visp | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | EHC Visp | 3 | | | 3 | EHC Olten | 2 | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | HC Ajoie | 4 | | | |
  | 4 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 2 | | | 5 | HC Ajoie | 4 | | | |
  | 5 | HC Ajoie | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## League Qualification
  
  In League Qualification series HC Ajoie were supposed to play against EHC Biel, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.
  
  