2015–16 Ligue Magnus season
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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.
| 2015–16 Ligue Magnus | |
|---|---|
| League | Ligue Magnus |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | 19 September 2015 – 2 April 2016 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | Rapaces de Gap |
| Runners-up | Gamyo Épinal |
| Relegated to Division 1 | LHC Les Lions, Diables Rouges de Briançon |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Dragons de Rouen |
| Runners-up | Ducs d'Angers |
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 | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gothiques d'Amiens | Amiens | Coliséum |  Olivier Duclos Barry Smith |
| Ducs d'Angers | Angers | Angers IceParc |  Jean-François Jodoin |
| Boxers de Bordeaux | Bordeaux | Patinoire de Mériadeck | Martin Lacroix |
| Brest Albatros Hockey | Brest | Rinkla Stadium | Sébastien Oprandi |
| Diables Rouges de Briançon | Briançon | Patinoire René Froger | Alexis Billard Patric Wener |
| Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | Chamonix | Centre Sportif Richard Bozon |  Stéphane Gros |
| Ducs de Dijon | Dijon | Patinoire Trimolet | Jonathan Paredes |
| Gamyo Épinal | Épinal | Patinoire de Poissompré | Stéphane Barin |
| Rapaces de Gap | Gap | Patinoire Brown-Ferrand | Luciano Basile |
| Brûleurs de Loups | Grenoble | Patinoire Pole Sud |  Edo Terglav |
| LHC Les Lions | Lyon | Patinoire Charlemagne | François Dusseau Mitja Šivic |
| Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | Morzine | Škoda Arena |  Miroslav Fryčer Tommie Hartogs |
| Dragons de Rouen | Rouen | Centre sportif Guy-Boissière | Fabrice Lhenry |
| Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | Strasbourg | Patinoire Iceberg | Daniel Bourdages |
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rapaces de Gap | 26 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 106 | 76 | +30 | 58 | Qualification to Play-offs |
| 2 | Gamyo Épinal[a] | 26 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 64 | +36 | 56 | |
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 26 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 110 | 84 | +26 | 55 | |
| 4 | Brûleurs de Loups | 26 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 110 | 75 | +35 | 53 | |
| 5 | Dragons de Rouen | 26 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 114 | 73 | +41 | 51 | |
| 6 | Brest Albatros Hockey | 26 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 44 | |
| 7 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 26 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 89 | 87 | +2 | 40 | |
| 8 | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 80 | 92 | −12 | 38 | |
| 9 | Boxers de Bordeaux | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 87 | 89 | −2 | 35 | Qualification to Play Out |
| 10 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 26 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 84 | −13 | 27 | |
| 11 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 76 | 101 | −25 | 24 | |
| 12 | LHC Les Lions | 26 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 67 | 107 | −40 | 23 | |
| 13 | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 69 | 107 | −38 | 20 | |
| 14 | Ducs de Dijon | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 73 | 103 | −30 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- Épinal were deprived of 3 points by a decision of the Federation.
Statistics
Scoring leaders
| Player | Team | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Lacroix | Ducs d'Angers | C | 26 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 14 |
| Éric Chouinard | Brûleurs de Loups | C/W | 26 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 8 |
| Joël Champagne | Gothiques d'Amiens | C | 26 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 38 |
| Ken Ograjenšek | Gamyo Épinal | RW | 26 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 18 |
| Marc-André Thinel | Dragons de Rouen | LW/RW | 26 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 22 |
| Jason Krog | Dragons de Rouen | C | 26 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 6 |
| Francis Charland | Boxers de Bordeaux | RW | 26 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2 |
| Yanick Riendeau | Ducs de Dijon | C/RW | 24 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 30 |
| Julien Desrosiers | Boxers de Bordeaux | C/LW | 25 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 12 |
| Sébastien Trudeau | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | RW | 26 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 10 |
| Yannick Riendeau | 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.[2]
| Player | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrej Hočevar | Gamyo Épinal | 23 | 1374 | 19 | 4 | 52 | 2 | .925 | 2.27 |
 Ervīns Muštukovs | Brûleurs de Loups | 17 | 1044 | 10 | 7 | 43 | 1 | .923 | 2.47 |
| Raphaël Girard | Ducs d'Angers | 12 | 693 | 10 | 2 | 30 | 0 | .910 | 2.60 |
| Evan Mosher | Rapaces de Gap | 20 | 1176 | 15 | 5 | 53 | 1 | .902 | 2.71 |
| Dany Sabourin | Dragons de Rouen | 24 | 1443 | 15 | 9 | 66 | 2 | .892 | 2.75 |
Playoffs
Championship
| Quarterfinals (best-of-7) | Semifinals (best-of-7) | Championship (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rapaces de Gap | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Étoile Noire de Strasbourg | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rapaces de Gap | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dragons de Rouen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7* | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gamyo Épinal | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gothiques d'Amiens | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dragons de Rouen | 3** | 4 | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Pairings are re-seeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3* | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Brest Albatros Hockey | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gamyo Épinal | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ducs d'Angers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4** | 5** | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Brûleurs de Loups | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Dragons de Rouen | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2* | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime
Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
Relegation
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boxers de Bordeaux[a] | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 40 | Saved |
| 2 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 35 | |
| 3 | Ducs de Dijon | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 30 | |
| 4 | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 31 | −2 | 28 | Play-out |
| 5 | LHC Les Lions | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 39 | −7 | 27 | Relegated |
| 6 | Diables Rouges de Briançon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 36 | −11 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points.
Notes:
- Teams retained their points in common games from the regular season.
Play-out
29 March to 2 April 2016
| Championship (best-of-3) | ||||||
| 1 | Pingouins de Morzine-Avoriaz | 4 | 5 | - | ||
| 2 | Aigles de Nice | 2 | 4 | - | ||