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| 2015–16 SHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Swedish Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2015 – April 2016 |
| Regular season | |
| League Champion | Skellefteå AIK |
| Season MVP | Patrick Thoresen (Djurgårdens IF) |
| Top scorer | Ryan Lasch (Frölunda HC) |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Johan Sundström (Frölunda HC) |
| Finals champions | Frölunda HC |
| Runners-up | Skellefteå AIK |
The 2015–16 SHL season was the 41st season of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). The regular season began in September 2015 and ended in March 2016. The playoffs were played in March–April 2016.
Modo Hockey and Karlskrona HK were forced to play in the SHL qualifiers to defend their SHL status. Karlskrona won their series against AIK in five games while Modo lost to Leksands IF over seven games. Therefore, Leksand were promoted to the SHL on the expense of Modo.
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 160 | 103 | +57 | 111 | Qualification to Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Frölunda HC | 52 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 169 | 112 | +57 | 104 | |
| 3 | Linköpings HC | 52 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 163 | 121 | +42 | 94 | |
| 4 | Luleå HF | 52 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 140 | 123 | +17 | 92 | |
| 5 | Färjestad BK | 52 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 141 | 130 | +11 | 89 | |
| 6 | Växjö Lakers | 52 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 147 | 139 | +8 | 87 | |
| 7 | Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 144 | 135 | +9 | 86 | Qualification to Round of 16 |
| 8 | Örebro HK | 52 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 135 | 146 | −11 | 77 | |
| 9 | HV71 | 52 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 138 | 146 | −8 | 75 | |
| 10 | Brynäs IF | 52 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 133 | 138 | −5 | 74 | |
| 11 | Rögle BK | 52 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 125 | 154 | −29 | 62 | |
| 12 | Malmö Redhawks | 52 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 116 | 153 | −37 | 61 | |
| 13 | Modo Hockey | 52 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 119 | 166 | −47 | 49 | Qualification to Relegation playoffs |
| 14 | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 120 | 184 | −64 | 31 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten best skaters based on the number of points during the regular season. If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
- As of 8 March 2016[1]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Lasch |
Frölunda HC | 51 | 15 | 36 | 51 | +10 | 20 |
 Patrick Thoresen |
Djurgårdens IF | 49 | 15 | 33 | 48 | +12 | 34 |
 Patrik Zackrisson |
Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 15 | 33 | 48 | +25 | 68 |
 Milan Gulaš |
Färjestad BK | 51 | 20 | 25 | 45 | –4 | 20 |
| Richard Gynge |
Växjö Lakers | 46 | 21 | 23 | 44 | +23 | 24 |
| Andreas Johnson |
Frölunda HC | 52 | 19 | 25 | 44 | +8 | 18 |
 Andrew Gordon |
Linköpings HC | 52 | 18 | 26 | 44 | +18 | 30 |
| John Norman |
Skellefteå AIK | 47 | 17 | 25 | 42 | +5 | 18 |
| Garrett Roe |
Linköpings HC | 41 | 14 | 27 | 41 | +14 | 28 |
| Matt Anderson |
Djurgårdens IF | 52 | 18 | 22 | 40 | +8 | 30 |
Leading goaltenders
These are the leaders in GAA among goaltenders who played at least 40% of the team's minutes. The table is sorted by GAA, and the criteria for inclusion are bolded.
- As of 8 March 2016[2]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average