The 2015–16 NCAA Division II men's ice hockey season began on October 23, 2015 and concluded on February 27 of the following year. This was the 34th season of second-tier college ice hockey.
Championship: February 27, 2016 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ^ Franklin Pierce cancelled the final three games of its season due to a hazing incident.[1] Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's remained members of the ECAC East and only played a partial Northeast-10 schedule. As a result only one game between each of the conference members was counted in the standings.