2015-16 MWJCHL Season

This is 2015-16 Midwestern Junior C Hockey League season. This is the league's 3rd season dating back to its founding in 2013 with the Niagara & District Junior C Hockey League and the Southern Ontario Junior Hockey League both being reduced to nine teams in an effort to create leagues that are of similar size at the junior C level in the province of Ontario. The league champion moves on to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.

This would be the league's final season under this identity as a major consolidation which had been In the works since 2014, in the spring of 2016 it was announced that the eight Junior C leagues of the Ontario Hockey Association would merge for the 2016-17 season to create the Provincial Junior Hockey League. The union was in an effort to streamline rules across the classification and to promote growth and development.

Membership Changes[]

none

The teams[]

Team	Centre	Founded	Arena
Ayr Centennials	Ayr	1983	North Dumfries Community Centre
Burford Bulldogs	Burford	1988	Burford Arena & Community Centre
Delhi Travellers	Delhi	1967	Delhi Community Arena
New Hamburg Firebirds	New Hamburg	1953	Wilmot Township Arena
Norwich Merchants	Norwich	1968	Nor-Del Arena
Paris Mounties	Paris	1985	Brant Sports Complex
Tavistock Braves	Tavistock	1970	Tavistock & District Recreation Centre
Wellesley Applejacks	Wellesley	1987	Wellesley Arena
Woodstock Navy-Vets	Woodstock	1966	Woodstock District Community Complex

Standings[]

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	PIM	P
Ayr Centennials	40	33	6	1	-	-	222	98	922	67
[New Hamburg Firebirds]]	40	31	8	1	-	-	187	107	818	63
Paris Mounties	40	25	15	0	-	-	187	135	834	50
Wellesley Applejacks]	40	21	17	2	-	-	149	152	1085	44
Tavistock Braves	40	19	20	1	-	-	131	151	1199	39
Woodstock Navy-Vets	40	17	19	4	-	-	119	115	723	38
Norwich Merchants	40	15	23	2	-	-	129	161	939	32
Burford Bulldogs	40	9	31	0	-	-	128	200	903	18
Delhi Travellers	40	4	35	1	-	-	92	225	589	9

Playoffs[]

Format[]

The top eight teams qualify. All series are best-of-seven. Teams are re-seeded after the quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals[]

Ayr Centennials defeated Burford Bulldogs 4 games to 1 (8-2, 8-1, 2-4, 6-1, 12-3)
New Hamburg Firebirds defeated Norwich Merchants 4 games to none (5-2, 3-2, 7-0, 8-3)
Paris Mounties defeated Woodstock Navy-Vets 4 games to 2 (0-2, 1-2 (ot), 4-2, 7-4, 5-2, 4-1)
Wellesley Applejacks defeated Tavistock Braves 4 games to 1 (6-4, 4-5, 4-3 (2ot), 5-4 (ot), 7-3)

Semifinals[]

Ayr Centennials defeated Wellesley Applejacks 4 games to none (3-2 (ot), 4-3 (ot), 7-2, 4-2)
New Hamburg Firebirds defeated Paris Mounties 4 games to 1 (6-1, 2-4, 6-3, 3-1, 7-3)

Final[]

Ayr Centennials defeated New Hamburg Firebirds 4 games to 1 (3-2, 3-4 (ot), 2-1, 4-1, 5-4)

The Ayr Centennials advance to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.