2015-16 BLHL Season

This is the 2015-16 Beaver Lakes Hockey League season.

Membership Changes

The league added the Buckland Generals, La Ronge 89ers, Moosimin Warriors, Muskeg Blades, and Whitefish Flyers while losing the Beardys Blackhawks from last year.

The Buckland Generals appear to have dropped out prior to the start of the season

Teams

Team Centre Arena Big River Braves Big River Big River Community Centre Birch Hills Blackhawks Birch Hills Birch Hills Skating Rink Buckland Generals Buckland RM Northern Regional Recreation Centre La Ronge 89ers La Ronge JRMCC Arena Leoville Huskies Leoville Leoville Arena Meadow Lake Broncos Meadow Lake Meadow Lake & District Arena Moosomin Warriors Moosomin Moosomin Communiplex Muskeg Blades Blaine Lake Blaine Lake Skating Rink Whitefish Flyers Big River Cree First Nation Whitefish Arena

Standings

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	PIM	P
Meadow Lake Broncos	16	15	1	-	0	-	133	43	-	30
Big River Braves	16	12	4	-	0	-	118	82	-	24
Birch Hills Blackhawks	16	10	6	-	0	-	105	74	-	20
La Ronge 89ers	16	8	8	-	0	-	89	46	-	16
Whitefish Flyers	16	7	9	-	0	-	110	114	-	14
Muskeg Blades	16	6	9	-	1	-	96	103	-	13
Leoville Huskies	16	3	12	-	1	-	68	172	-	7
Moosomin Warriors	16	2	14	-	0	-	88	173	-	4
Buckland Generals	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

• La Ronge opened the season with 20 to 1 and 5 to 3 wins over Leoville and Meadow Lake respectively..  Apparently these two games turned into forfeit losses (made 1-0 and 3-0 resepectively) possibly over the use of ineligible player(s). La Ronge also forfeited a December 19th game to Big River and a January 31 game to Whitefish (both 1-0)
• Whitefish forfeited a 10-2 loss (made to 10-0 loss) to Meadow Lake
• Muskeg forfeited a 5-4 victory (made to 4-0 loss) to Birch Hills
• Big River forfeited a January 31 game to Muskeg (1-0)

Playoffs

Format

All teams qualify.  The quarterfinal and semifinal series are best-of-three series.  The final series is best-of-five. 

Quarterfinals

• Meadow Lake Broncos defeated Moosomin Warriors 2 games to none (16-1, 14-1)
• Big River Braves defeated Leoville Huskies 2 games to none (14-3, 9-2)
• Birch Hills Blackhawks defeated Muskeg Blades 2 games to none (9-4, 8-3)
• La Ronge 89ers defeated Whitefish Flyers 2 games to none (4-3, 9-6)

Semifinals

• Meadow Lake Broncos defeated La Ronge 89ers 3 games to 2 (5-7, 6-5 (ot), 4-5, 5-4 (ot), 6-2)
• Birch Hills Blackhawks defeated Big River Braves 3 games to none (5-1, 6-3, 0-2, 3-5, 7-4)

Final

• Meadow Lake Broncos
• defeated Birch Hills Blackhawks 3 games to 1 (5-4, 4-3, 1-2, 3-2)

2016 BLHL champs Meadow Lakes Broncos