The 2015–16 season was Malmö Redhawks's first season back in the SHL, the premier league in Swedish ice hockey, since the 2006–07 season and the first time since the league was renamed. The regular season began on 17 September 2015 away against Brynäs IF, and concluded on 8 March 2016 away against Linköping HC. The team finished in 12th place and therefore failed to qualify for the play-offs.

Standings

2015–16 SHL season

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2015 preseason game log: 6–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 5–2–0) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 11 August IK Pantern 0–4 Malmö Redhawks Sjögren 2,294 1–0–0 2 13 August Malmö Redhawks 3–0 Växjö Lakers Alsenfelt 1,740 2–0–0 3 20 August Malmö Redhawks 3–7 Hamburg Freezers Sjögren 913 2–1–0 4 26 August HC Lugano 0–2 Malmö Redhawks Alsenfelt 300 3–1–0 5 27 August SCL Tigers 3–5 Malmö Redhawks Sjögren — 4–1–0 6 28 August Kölner Haie 6–1 Malmö Redhawks Alsenfelt — 4–2–0 7 30 August HV71 1–4 Malmö Redhawks Alsenfelt — 5–2–0 8 2 September Karlskrona HK 4–0 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 1,364 5–3–0 9 10 September Djurgårdens IF 3–4 Malmö Redhawks Alsenfelt 584 6–3–0

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log: 15–26–11, 61 Points (home: 9–12–5; road: 6–14–6) September: 1–2–1, 4 Points (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–2–0) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 17 September Brynäs IF 6–3 Malmö Redhawks Alsenfelt 5,898 0–1–0 0 2 19 September Malmö Redhawks 4–0 Örebro HK Alsenfelt 8,816 1–1–0 3 3 24 September Malmö Redhawks 4–5 Frölunda HC SO Alsenfelt 7,378 1–1–1 4 4 26 September Växjö Lakers 4–3 Malmö Redhawks Alsenfelt 4,665 1–2–1 4 October: 3–8–1, 10 Points (home: 1–4–1; road: 2–4–0) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 5 1 October Malmö Redhawks 2–3 Färjestad BK Alsenfelt 7,125 1–3–1 4 6 3 October Djurgårdens IF 3–0 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 6,581 1–4–1 4 7 8 October Malmö Redhawks 1–7 Linköpings HC Gunnarsson 6,332 1–5–1 4 8 10 October Karlskrona HK 4–7 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 3,244 2–5–1 7 9 13 October Malmö Redhawks 2–3 Luleå HF SO Gunnarsson 6,357 2–5–2 8 10 17 October Malmö Redhawks 1–0 Modo Hockey Gunnarsson 7,197 3–5–2 11 11 20 October Rögle BK 3–2 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 5,051 3–6–2 11 12 23 October HV71 6–2 Malmö Redhawks Noronen 6,502 3–7–2 11 13 24 October Malmö Redhawks 1–4 HV71 Gunnarsson 8,814 3–8–2 11 14 28 October Örebro HK 1–3 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 5,449 4–8–2 14 15 30 October Malmö Redhawks 3–4 Skellefteå AIK Gunnarsson 7,362 4–9–2 14 16 31 October Skellefteå AIK 2–0 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 5,257 4–10–2 14 November: 3–3–1, 11 Points (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–0–1) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 17 12 November Malmö Redhawks 5–1 Luleå HF Gunnarsson 6,754 5–10–2 17 18 14 November Malmö Redhawks 0–3 Brynäs IF Gunnarsson 8,478 5–11–2 17 19 19 November Linköpings HC 2–3 Malmö Redhawks SO Gunnarsson 5,737 5–11–3 19 20 22 November Malmö Redhawks 2–7 Växjö Lakers Gunnarsson 7,010 5–12–3 19 21 24 November Karlskrona HK 0–3 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 2,774 6–12–3 22 22 26 November Malmö Redhawks 3–1 Rögle BK Gunnarsson 12,600 7–12–3 25 23 29 November Malmö Redhawks 1–4 Djurgårdens IF Gunnarsson 6,341 7–13–3 25 December: 2–3–2, 9 Points (home: 1–1–1; road: 1–2–1) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 3 December Färjestad BK 4–2 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 4,345 7–14–3 25 26 10 December Malmö Redhawks 3–2 Modo Hockey Gunnarsson 6,814 8–14–3 28 27 12 December Modo Hockey 2–5 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 4,908 9–14–3 31 25 22 December Malmö Redhawks 0–3 Frölunda HC Gunnarsson 8,524 9–15–3 31 28 26 December HV71 2–1 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 6,782 9–16–3 31 29 28 December Malmö Redhawks 2–1 Karlskrona HK SO Gunnarsson 8,855 9–16–4 33 30 30 December Frölunda HC 3–2 Malmö Redhawks SO Gunnarsson 12,044 9–16–5 34 January: 1–5–3, 8 Points (home: 0–2–1; road: 1–3–2) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 31 7 January Örebro HK 1–2 Malmö Redhawks OT Gunnarsson 5,382 9–16–6 36 32 9 January Brynäs IF 3–2 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 5,257 9–17–6 36 33 14 January Växjö Lakers 1–5 Malmö Redhawks Alsenfelt 4,445 10–17–6 39 34 16 January Luleå HF 3–1 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 4,874 10–18–6 39 35 22 January Malmö Redhawks 0–3 Djurgårdens IF Gunnarsson 8,126 10–19–6 39 36 23 January Djurgårdens IF 5–2 Malmö Redhawks Sjögren 6,713 10–20–6 39 37 26 January Malmö Redhawks 1–4 Linköpings HC Gunnarsson 5,854 10–21–6 39 38 28 January Malmö Redhawks 2–3 Färjestad BK SO Gunnarsson 6,609 10–21–7 40 39 30 January Skellefteå AIK 1–2 Malmö Redhawks OT Gunnarsson 4,740 10–21–8 42 February: 4–3–2, 15 Points (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–1–2) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 40 2 February Malmö Redhawks 0–4 Örebro HK Gunnarsson 5,723 10–22–8 42 41 4 February Malmö Redhawks 0–3 Skellefteå AIK Gunnarsson 6,403 10–23–8 42 42 6 February Modo Hockey 2–1 Malmö Redhawks OT Gunnarsson 5,325 10–23–9 43 43 16 February Luleå HF 2–3 Malmö Redhawks OT Gunnarsson 4,873 10–23–10 45 44 18 February Malmö Redhawks 3–1 Växjö Lakers Gunnarsson 6,908 11–23–10 48 45 20 February Färjestad BK 3–5 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 7,548 12–23–10 51 46 23 February Malmö Redhawks 5–3 HV71 Gunnarsson 7,063 13–23–10 54 47 25 February Frölunda HC 4–1 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 8,408 13–24–10 54 48 27 February Malmö Redhawks 3–1 Karlskrona HK Gunnarsson 9,369 14–24–10 57 March: 1–2–1, 4 Points (home: 1–0–1; road: 0–2–0) # Date Home Score Visitor OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 2 March Malmö Redhawks 5–3 Brynäs IF Gunnarsson 7,446 15–24–10 60 50 4 March Rögle BK 5–1 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 5,051 15–25–10 60 51 5 March Malmö Redhawks 2–3 Rögle BK SO Sjögren 12,600 15–25–11 61 52 8 March Linköpings HC 5–0 Malmö Redhawks Gunnarsson 5,292 15–26–11 61 Legend:

Roster Updated on 21 October 2015.

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