2015–16 Norwegian First Division (ice hockey)

2015–16 First Division season
League Norway Norwegian First Division
Sport Ice hockey
Duration 26 September 2015 22 March 2016
Number of games 36
Number of teams 10
Regular season
League champions Tønsberg Vikings
Playoffs

The 2015–16 First Division is the 26th and current season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, First Division.

The regular season began play on September 26, 2015, and was concluded on March 2, 2016.[1]

The promotional and relegational playoffs began March 10, and will end March 22, 2016.

Participating teams

Team City Arena Capacity
Bergen Bergen Bergenshallen 3,000
Comet Halden Halden Ishall 2,200
Furuset Oslo Furuset Forum 1,498
Grüner Oslo Grünerhallen 500
Hasle-Løren Oslo Lørenhallen 1,500
Moss Moss Moss Ishall 500
Narvik Narvik Nordkraft Arena 1,000
Nes Nes Runnirinken Ishall 700
Ringerike Panthers Hønefoss Schjongshallen 600
Tønsberg Vikings Tønsberg Tønsberg Ishall 400

Regular season

Standings

Updated as of March 2, 2016.

2015–16 season GP W L OTW OTL GF GA +/– Pts
Tønsberg Vikingsy 36 27 8 0 1 168 71 +97 82
Bergenx 36 22 10 2 2 155 111 +44 72
Grüner 36 21 10 2 3 153 106 +47 70
Hasle-Løren 36 20 11 3 2 169 109 +60 68
Narvik 36 19 12 4 1 131 112 +19 66
Ringerike Panthers 36 16 10 6 4 127 115 +12 64
Comet 36 11 19 4 2 130 130 +0 43
Moss 36 10 21 2 3 124 158 -34 37
Furusetr 36 9 22 0 5 104 176 -72 32
Nesr 36 2 34 0 0 69 242 -171 6

x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series

Source: hockey.no

Playoffs

Promotional Playoffs

After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2015–16 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division will compete for the right to play in the 201617 GET-ligaen. The tournament will be organized according to a double round robin format, where each club will play the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the regular season.

Standings

Updated as of March 22, 2016.

2016–17 GET-ligaen playoffs GP W L OTW OTL GF GA +/– Pts
Lillehammerq 6 5 1 0 0 26 7 +19 15
Kongsvinger Knightsq 6 3 2 1 0 24 18 +6 11
Tønsberg Vikingsr 6 2 3 0 1 14 21 -7 7
Bergenr 6 1 5 0 0 19 37 -18 3

q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division

Source: hockey.no

Relegational Playoffs

After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the First Division and the two highest ranked teams in the Second Division competed for the right to play in the 201617 First Division. The tournament was organized to be played over one weekend, where each club played the others once, for a total of three games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the regular season. The games was all played in Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall.

Standings

Updated as of March 13, 2016.

2016–17 First Division playoffs GP W L OTW OTL GF GA +/– Pts
Nidarosq 3 2 0 0 1 17 9 +8 7
Nesq 3 1 1 1 0 7 8 -1 5
Furusetr 3 1 2 0 0 5 11 -6 3
Gjøvikr 3 0 1 1 1 12 13 -1 3

q – will play in next years 1. division; r – will play in next years 2. division

Source: hockey.no

References

  1. "First Division schedule". Pointstreak. Retrieved 2016-03-20.

External links

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