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*The [[Wenatchee Wild]] transferred from the [[North American Hockey League]] to the [[British Columbia Hockey League]].
 
*The [[Wenatchee Wild]] transferred from the [[North American Hockey League]] to the [[British Columbia Hockey League]].
 
*The [[Soo Eagles]] transferred back to the [[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League]] from the [[North American Hockey League]] after having transferred from the NOJHL in 2012.  The Eagles organization sold the franchise rights in the NAHL to the owners of the [[Middletown, New Jersey]] based [[New Jersey Junior Titans]] organization which had been previously  operating in the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013)|Eastern Hockey League]].
 
*The [[Soo Eagles]] transferred back to the [[Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League]] from the [[North American Hockey League]] after having transferred from the NOJHL in 2012.  The Eagles organization sold the franchise rights in the NAHL to the owners of the [[Middletown, New Jersey]] based [[New Jersey Junior Titans]] organization which had been previously  operating in the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013)|Eastern Hockey League]].
*The former [[Michigan Warriors]] who had been located in [[Flint, Michigan]] were left homeless after [[USA Hockey]] purchased the former [[Compuware Arena]] in [[Plymouth, Michigan]] and moved the [[USA Hockey National Team Development Program]] to Plymouth from [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], which forced the [[Plymouth Whalers]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] to relocate to [[Flint]] where they became the [[Flint Firebirds]].  The arena management notified the Warriors ogranization that their lease was not being renewed prior to the announcement of the relocation of the Whalers to Flint.  The organization had announced they were relocating to the [[Aviator Sports and Events Center]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]] as the [[Brooklyn Jr. Aviators]]; but the deal was held up and not completed.   The arena in Brooklyn was host to a franchise in the USPHL's then Empire division (now US3PHL) which membership was already relocated to [[Rye, New York]] as the [[New York Dragons]] before the deal had collapsed
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*The former [[Michigan Warriors]] who had been located in [[Flint, Michigan]] were left homeless after [[USA Hockey]] purchased the former [[Compuware Arena]] in [[Plymouth, Michigan]] and moved the [[USA Hockey National Team Development Program]] to Plymouth from [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]], which forced the [[Plymouth Whalers]] of the [[Ontario Hockey League]] to relocate to [[Flint]] where they became the [[Flint Firebirds]].  The arena management notified the Warriors ogranization that their lease was not being renewed prior to the announcement of the relocation of the Whalers to Flint.  The organization had announced they were relocating to the [[Aviator Sports and Events Center]] in [[Brooklyn, New York]] as the [[Brooklyn Jr. Aviators]]; but the deal was held up and not completed.   The arena in Brooklyn was host to a franchise in the USPHL's then Empire division (now USP3HL) which membership was already relocated to [[Rye, New York]] as the [[New York Dragons]] before the deal had collapsed.  The Dragons franchise ended up withdrawing from the USP3HL before the season started.
 
*The ownership of the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013)|Eastern Hockey League's]] [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights]] purchased the dormant [[Dawson Creek Rage]] franchise and established a team in the [[North American Hockey League]].
 
*The ownership of the [[Eastern Hockey League (2013)|Eastern Hockey League's]] [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights]] purchased the dormant [[Dawson Creek Rage]] franchise and established a team in the [[North American Hockey League]].
 
*The [[North American 3 Hockey League]] added the [http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Rochester_Ice_Hawks Rochester Ice Hawks] (the lone remaining active team) from the defunct [http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Minnesota_Junior_Hockey_League Minnesota Junior Hockey League]
 
*The [[North American 3 Hockey League]] added the [http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Rochester_Ice_Hawks Rochester Ice Hawks] (the lone remaining active team) from the defunct [http://icehockey.wikia.com/wiki/Minnesota_Junior_Hockey_League Minnesota Junior Hockey League]
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===USA Hockey Sanctioned Tier-III===
 
===USA Hockey Sanctioned Tier-III===
 
*[[2015-16 EHL Season]]
 
*[[2015-16 EHL Season]]
*[[2015-16 NA3EHL Season]]
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*[[2015-16 NA3EHL Season]] (league being absorbed into NA3HL for 2016-17)
 
*[[2015-16 NA3HL Season]]
 
*[[2015-16 NA3HL Season]]
*[[2015-16 MetJHL Season]] (page not created pending divisional alignment and confirmation of expansion teams)
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*[[2015-16 MetJHL Season]] (league's last season; renamed NA3AHL for 2016-17)
*[[2015-16 NorPac Season]]
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*[[2015-16 NorPac Season]] (league's last season; absorbed into USP3HL)
 
*[[2015-16 RMJHL Season]]
 
*[[2015-16 RMJHL Season]]
 
*[[2015-16 USPHL-Premier Season]]
 
*[[2015-16 USPHL-Premier Season]]
*[[2015-16 USPHL-Midwest Season]] (page not created pending divisional alignment and finalization of teams)
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*[[2015-16 USPHL-Midwest Season]] (league's last (only) season; absorbed into USPHL-Elite and USP3HL)
 
*[[2015-16 USPHL-Elite Season]]
 
*[[2015-16 USPHL-Elite Season]]
*[[2015-16 USP3HL Season]] (Awaiting word on alignment-4 teams appear to have withdrawn)
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*[[2015-16 USP3HL Season]]
   
 
===AAU Sanctioned Leagues===
 
===AAU Sanctioned Leagues===
 
*[[2015-16 WSHL Season]]
 
*[[2015-16 WSHL Season]]
*[[2015-16 WUHL Season]] (league added 2 expansion teams according to one team's facebook page but league website has not been updated)
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*[[2015-16 WUHL Season]] (league added 2 expansion teams according to one team's facebook page but league website has not been updated and league did not play)
   
 
===Canadian Junior Leagues with US-Based teams===
 
===Canadian Junior Leagues with US-Based teams===
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*[[2015-16 WHL Season]] (Major Junior)
 
*[[2015-16 WHL Season]] (Major Junior)
 
*[[2015-16 BCHL Season]] (Junior A)
 
*[[2015-16 BCHL Season]] (Junior A)
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*[[2015-16 NOJHL Season]] (Junior A)
 
*[[2015-16 OJHL Season]] (Junior A)
 
*[[2015-16 OJHL Season]] (Junior A)
 
*[[2015-16 SIJHL Season]] (Junior A)
 
*[[2015-16 SIJHL Season]] (Junior A)
 
*[[2015-16 KIJHL Season]] (Junior B)
 
*[[2015-16 KIJHL Season]] (Junior B)
*[[2015-16 GOJHL Season]] (Junior B)
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*[[2015-16 GOJHL Season]] (Junior B) only American team ([[Buffalo Regals]]) ceased operations for 2015-16 season
   
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
*[[2016 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship]]
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*[[2016 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship]] (event shelved for 2016 due to disagreement between leagues over tournament, return of tournament will be looked at for 2017)
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*[[2015-16 Canadian Junior Hockey Season]]
 
[[Category:2016 in hockey]]
 
[[Category:2016 in hockey]]

Latest revision as of 10:20, 27 June 2016

This is a list of 2015-16 American Junior hockey seasons by league.

League Changes

Interleague changes

For more changes within leagues; please see each league's season page listed below.

Leagues

USA Hockey Sanctioned Tier-I

USA Hockey Sanctioned Tier-II

USA Hockey Sanctioned Tier-III

AAU Sanctioned Leagues

Canadian Junior Leagues with US-Based teams

See Also

  • 2016 USA Hockey Tier III Junior National Championship (event shelved for 2016 due to disagreement between leagues over tournament, return of tournament will be looked at for 2017)
  • 2015-16 Canadian Junior Hockey Season