2015-16 CIHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Central Interior Hockey League season. This is the league's 20th season.

Membership changes

 * none

Playoff Format
All teams qualify. The first place team in the Eastern Divsion receives a bye to the division finals. The 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the Eastern Division semifinal. The first place team plays the 4th place team and the 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the Western Division semifinals. The division semifinal round series are best-of-three. The Eastern Division final round series is best-of-five, while the Western Division series is best-of-three.

East Division Semifinal

 * Quesnel Kangaroos defeated Lac La Hache Tomahawks 2 games to none (6-5, 9-5)

West Divsion Semifinals

 * Smithers Steelheads defeated Kitimat Ice Demons 2 games to none (9-4, 6-2)
 * Terrace River Kings defeated Prince Rupert Rampage 2 games to none (5-2, 7-2)

East Division Final

 * Williams Lake Stampeders defeated Quesnel Kangaroos 3 games to 1 (10-5, 3-4 (ot), 5-4, 6-5 (ot))

West Division Final

 * Smithers Steelheads defeated Terrace River Kings 2 games to 1 (5-6 (2ot), 5-2, 6-5 (2ot))

League Final
Smithers Steelheads automatically qualifies for the 2016 Coy Cup, which is the provincial Men's "AA" championship. Traditionally, the Williams Lake Stampeders would have qualified for the final qualifier for the tournament; but due to a scheduling issue involving the defending champions (the Fort St. John Flyers were given a spot in the tournament as they were defending champions), this final qualifier may not be used for the 2016 tournament, after a qualifer on March 11th between the Whitehorse Huskies and the Powell River Regals.
 * Smithers Steelheads defeated Williams Lake Stampeders 2 games to none (4-1, 5-3)