The 2015–16 Ligue Magnus season was the 95th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 19 September 2015 to 6 February 2016. The Rapaces de Gap finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 19 February to 26 March 2016. The Dragons de Rouen defeated the Ducs d'Angers 4 games to 0 for the league championship. LHC Les Lions and Diables Rouges de Briançon were relegated to Division 1 at the end of the season.
League restructured In 2016, Ligue Magnus announced plans to reorganized the league as a 12-team circuit. As a result, the six teams that failed to make the postseason would play in a relegation round. The top three relegation finishers would remain in Ligue Magnus. The bottom two would automatically be demoted to Division 1. The fourth-place team would play an additional best-of-three series against the Division 1 champion with the winner joining Ligue Magnus and the loser joining Division 1.
Membership changes The Drakkars de Caen were relegated to Division 1 and replaced by Boxers de Bordeaux.
Teams
Team City Arena CoachGothiques d'Amiens Amiens Coliséum Olivier Duclos Barry SmithDucs d'Angers Angers Angers IceParc Jean-François JodoinBoxers de Bordeaux Bordeaux Patinoire de Mériadeck Martin LacroixBrest Albatros Hockey Brest Rinkla Stadium Sébastien OprandiDiables Rouges de Briançon Briançon Patinoire René Froger Alexis Billard Patric WenerPionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc Chamonix Centre Sportif Richard Bozon Stéphane GrosDucs de Dijon Dijon Patinoire Trimolet Jonathan ParedesGamyo Épinal Épinal Patinoire de Poissompré Stéphane BarinRapaces de Gap Gap Patinoire Brown-Ferrand Luciano BasileBrûleurs de Loups Grenoble Patinoire Pole Sud Edo TerglavLHC Les Lions Lyon Patinoire Charlemagne François Dusseau Mitja ŠivicPingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz Morzine Škoda Arena Miroslav Fryčer Tommie HartogsDragons de Rouen Rouen Centre sportif Guy-Boissière Fabrice LhenryÉtoile Noire de Strasbourg Strasbourg Patinoire Iceberg Daniel Bourdages
Regular season Standings
Statistics Scoring leaders
Player Team Ducs d'Angers C 26 22 25 47 14 Brûleurs de Loups C/W 26 23 20 43 8 Gothiques d'Amiens C 26 16 26 42 38 Gamyo Épinal RW 26 16 19 35 18 Dragons de Rouen LW/RW 26 14 20 34 22 Dragons de Rouen C 26 10 24 34 6 Boxers de Bordeaux RW 26 14 19 33 2 Ducs de Dijon C/RW 24 19 13 32 30 Boxers de Bordeaux C/LW 25 12 20 32 12 Étoile Noire de Strasbourg RW 26 12 20 32 10 Ducs d'Angers LW/RW 19 7 25 32 12
Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes.
Player Team Gamyo Épinal 23 1374 19 4 52 2 .925 2.27 Brûleurs de Loups 17 1044 10 7 43 1 .923 2.47 Ducs d'Angers 12 693 10 2 30 0 .910 2.60 Rapaces de Gap 20 1176 15 5 53 1 .902 2.71 Dragons de Rouen 24 1443 15 9 66 2 .892 2.75
Playoffs Championship
Note: * denotes overtime Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
Relegation
Play-out 29 March to 2 April 2016
References
External links Official website Elite Prospects Hockey DB Flash Score USA