This is the 2015-16 Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League season. This is the league's 50th season dating back to its founding as the Western Junior C Hockey League in 1966.
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[]
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Standings[]
Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | PIM | P |
Walkerton Hawks | 36 | 27 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 176 | 112 | 884 | 55 |
Kincardine Bulldogs | 36 | 25 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 142 | 104 | 596 | 51 |
Mount Forest Patriots | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | - | - | 179 | 135 | 878 | 45 |
Mitchell Hawks | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | - | - | 128 | 134 | 964 | 35 |
Wingham Ironmen | 36 | 16 | 19 | 1 | - | - | 130 | 128 | 695 | 33 |
Hanover Barons | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0 | - | - | 138 | 143 | 869 | 28 |
Goderich Sailors | 36 | 3 | 33 | 0 | - | - | 97 | 234 | 839 | 6 |
Playoffs[]
Format[]
All seven teams qualify. The top seed gets a bye to the semifinals.The remaining teams are paired off 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5 in the quarterfinals. The lowest winning quarterfinal team is paired up against the top seed and the other two quarterfinal winner are paired up in the semifinals. All series are best-of-seven.
Quarterfinals[]
- Kincardine Bulldogs defeated Goderich Sailers 4 games to none (6-3, 10-0, 6-4, 5-3)
- Mount Forest Patriots defeated Hanover Barons 4 games to 3 (4-0, 4-5 (ot), 2-5, 10-4, 5-1, 2-5, 4-0)
- Mitchell Hawks defeated Wingham Ironmen 4 games to 2 (1-3, 4-1, 2-1 (ot), 3-4, 3-2 (ot), 2-0)
Semifinals[]
- Walkerton Hawks defeated Mitchell Hawks 4 games to 1 (4-2, 3-1, 2-3, 9-4)
- Kincardine Bulldogs defeated Mount Forest Patriots 4 games to 3 (5-1, 4-2, 2-3, 2-4, 9-4, 4-5, 6-3)
Final[]
- Kincardine Bulldogs defeated Walkerton Hawks 4 games to 3 (3-2, 3-6, 2-5, 0-3, 3-1, 2-0, 5-4 (ot))
The Kincardine Bulldogs advance to the 2016 Clarence Schmalz Cup.