title: 2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season
text: # 2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season
  
  The 2015–16 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 13th season of Asia League Ice Hockey. The league consisted of nine teams from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  The table below reveals participating teams in the 2015–16 season, their residence, and when they joined Asia League Ice Hockey.
  
  | Club | City/Area | Joined ALIH |
  | - | - | - |
  | Nippon Paper Cranes | Kushiro | 2003 |
  | Anyang Halla | Anyang | 2003 |
  | Nikko Ice Bucks | Nikkō | 2003 |
  | Oji Eagles | Tomakomai | 2003 |
  | High1 | Chuncheon | 2005 |
  | China Dragon | Shanghai | 2007 |
  | Tohoku Free Blades | Hachinohe | 2009 |
  | Daemyung Sangmu | Seoul | 2013 |
  | PSK Sakhalin | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 2014 |
  
  ## Regular season
  
  Below is the final standings in the regular season.
  
  | Place | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | SOL | OTL | L | GF–GA | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | y - Anyang Halla | 48 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 206–86 | 114 |
  | 2 | y - PSK Sakhalin | 48 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 206–111 | 113 |
  | 3 | x - Nippon Paper Cranes | 48 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 166–125 | 88 |
  | 4 | x - Oji Eagles | 48 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 158–125 | 86 |
  | 5 | x - Tohoku Free Blades | 48 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 138–141 | 73 |
  | 6 | x - Nikko IceBucks | 48 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 145–150 | 71 |
  | 7 | e - High1 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 121–170 | 45 |
  | 8 | e - Daemyung Sangmu | 48 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 101–191 | 36 |
  | 9 | e - China Dragon | 48 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 105–247 | 22 |
  
  y – Clinched first-round bye; x – Clinched playoff spot; e - Eliminated from playoff contention.
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  The teams placed 3-6 in the regular season met in the first round, while the teams placed 1-2 were direct qualified for semifinals. The first round was determined in best out of three games, while the semifinal and the final were determined in best out of five games.
  
  | First round | First round | First round | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | 2 | Sakhalin | 3 | | | |
  | 3 | Nippon | 2 | 3 | Nippon | 0 | | | |
  | 6 | Nikko | 0 | | | | 1 | Anyang Halla | 3 |
  | | | | | | | 2 | Sakhalin | 2 |
  | | | | 1 | Anyang Halla | 3 | | | |
  | 4 | Oji Eagles | 0 | 4 | Tohoku | 0 | | | |
  | 5 | Tohoku | 2 | | | | | | |
  