2015–16 National Ringette League season
The 2015–16 National Ringette League season for the sport of ringette was the 12th season of the National Ringette League and began on October 3, 2015 and ended on April 9, 2016.
| 2015–16 National Ringette League season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Ringette League |
| Sport | Ringette |
| Duration | October 3, 2015 – March 12, 2016 March 12, 2016 - April 9, 2016 (playoff) |
| Number of games | East: 28 West: 26 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions |
|
| Season MVP | Jaqueline Gaudet |
| League Playoffs | |
| Final | |
| Champions | Cambridge Turbos (5th title) |
The Cambridge Turbos won the national championship, winning their fifth national title.[1]
Teams
Another team joined the league this season.
Quebec City Cyclones and Prairie Fire did not join the league for three straight seasons.
Regular Seasons
East Division teams would play 28 games which consisted 1, 2 or 4 games against same division team and some of those team will played against West Division teams none, 2 or 4 games.
West Division teams would play 26 games which consisted 6 games against same division team and play none, 2 or 4 game against East Division teams.
Season Opener
This was the first game of the season and was sponsored by Fuelling Women Championship.[4]
| Atlantic Attack (1-0-0, 2pt) | 9-2 (1-0, 2-1, 2-1, 4-0) | Rive Sud Revolution (0-1-0, 0pt) |
|---|---|---|
| Snowdown 6:37(2nd), 4:43(4th, PP), 11:05(4th, PP) Caissie 11:02(3rd, PP), 11:58(3rd, PP), 5:11(4th) Doiron 2:55(1st) Proulx 7:55(2nd) Mason 1:53(4th) |
Lapointe 7:28(2nd), 4:27(3rd, PP) |
Standings
- x indicates clinches the playoff
- y indicates clinches the Championship (Elite Eight)
East Conference
| GP | W | L | SL | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Cambridge Turbos | 28 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| y-Montreal Mission | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 44 |
| x-Atlantic Attack | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 41 |
| x-Gloucester Devils | 28 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 39 |
| x-Ottawa Ice | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 34 |
| x-Richmond Hill Lighting | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 33 |
| x-Gatineau Fusion | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| x-Le Royal de Bourassa | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 16 |
| Waterloo Fildfire | 28 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 15 |
| Lac St.Louis Adrenaline | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
| Rive Sud Revolution | 28 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 11 |
West Conference
| GP | W | L | SL | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Edmonton WAM! | 26 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 44 |
| y-Calgary RATH | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 33 |
| x-BC Thunder | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 18 |
| x-Black Gold Rush | 26 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 17 |
Playoffs
- Atlantic, Gloucester, Ottawa and Black Gold wins the knockout stage and advance to Elite Eight.
- Gloucester is in first place of Elite eight and clinches final directly. While, Cambridge and Ottawa is second and third place respectively, they clinch semifinal.
- Cambridge beat the Ottawa and advance to the final.
- Cambridge beat the Gloucester to win the final. This is the first loss for Gloucester in the playoffs.
Stats
- Regular season
- Player expect goalie
- Goalie
- Playoff
References
- "Cambridge Turbos claim national gold at ringette championships" Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, National Ringette League Official site, April 4, 2016
- "New team joins National Ringette League, league set for 2015-2016 season draft" Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, National Ringette League Official Site, July 5, 2015
- The team is based on Edmonton, Alberta.
- "NRL SEASON OPENER to be Hosted by Fuelling Women Champions" Archived 2016-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, National Ringette League Official Site, Retrieved by January 27, 2016
- "National Ringette League announces annual award winners" Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, National Ringette League Official Site, April 11, 2016