2015–16 National Ringette League season

2015–16 National Ringette League season
LeagueNational Ringette League
SportRingette
DurationOctober 3, 2015 – March 12, 2016
March 12, 2016 - April 9, 2016 (playoff)
Number of gamesEast: 28
West: 26
Number of teams15
Regular season
Season champions
Season MVPJaqueline Gaudet
League Playoffs
Final
ChampionsCambridge Turbos (5th title)
National Ringette League seasons

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.

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)
Attendance: 1200
Referee: David Jones, Tim Brun, Mandy Avery

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

Main article: 2016 National Ringette League 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.

Award

  • MVP: Jaqueline Gaudet (CAM)[5]

Stats

  • Regular season
    • Player expect goalie
      • Goal
        • East Jacqueline Gaudet, Martine Caissie (both are 61, CAM and ATL respectively)
        • West Shaundra Bruvall (48, CGY)
      • Assist
        • East Julie Blanchette (83, MTL)
        • West Shaundra Bruvall (35, CGY)
      • Point
        • East Julie Blanchette (128, MTL)
        • West Shaundra Bruvall (83, CGY)
    • Goalie
      • Saving %
        • East Jessie Callander (.910, CAM)
        • West Bobbi Mattson (.901, CGY)
      • Goals against average
        • East Jessie Callander (3.27, CAM)
        • West Breanna Beck (3.46, EDM)
      • Win
        • East Jessie Callander (15, CAM)
        • West Breanna Beck (10, EDM)
  • Playoff
Main article: 2016 National Ringette League playoffs § Leaders

References

  1. ^ "Cambridge Turbos claim national gold at ringette championships" Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, National Ringette League Official site, April 4, 2016
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ The team is based on Edmonton, Alberta.
  4. ^ "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
  5. ^ "National Ringette League announces annual award winners" Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine, National Ringette League Official Site, April 11, 2016