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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2015–16 GET-ligaen season
| league = {{flagicon|NOR}} [[GET-ligaen]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
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| duration = 12 September 2015 &ndash; 22 April 2016
| no_of_games = 45  
| no_of_teams = 10
| attendance =
| TV =TV 2 Sport
| season = Regular season
| season_champs = [[Stavanger Oilers]]
| season_champ_name= League champions
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| playoffs = Playoffs
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| conf1 = Norwegian
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| conf1_champ = [[Stavanger Oilers]]
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| seasonslist = GET-ligaen#Seasons
| seasonslistnames = GET-ligaen
| prevseason_link =
| prevseason_year =[[2014–15 GET-ligaen season|2014–15]]
| nextseason_link =
| nextseason_year =[[2016–17 GET-ligaen season|2016–17]]
}}

The '''2015–16 GET-ligaen''' was the 77th and season of Norway's premier [[ice hockey]] league, [[GET-ligaen|Eliteserien]] (known as [[GET-ligaen]] for sponsorship reasons).

The regular season began play on September 12, 2015, and was concluded on March 8, 2016,.<ref>{{cite web |title=GET-ligaen schedule | work=Pointstreak |url=http://get-ligaen.stats.pointstreak.com/leagueschedule.html?leagueid=645&seasonid=14499 |accessdate=2015-04-07}}</ref>

The playoffs to determine the 2016 Norwegian Ice Hockey Champions began March 11, and ended 22 April, 2016.

==Participating teams==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! City
! Arena
! Capacity
|-
| '''[[Frisk Asker Ishockey|Frisk Asker Tigers]]'''
| [[Asker]]
| [[Askerhallen]]
|align="right"| 2,400
|-
| '''[[Kongsvinger Knights]]'''
| [[Kongsvinger]]
| [[Kongsvinger Ishall]]
| align="right"| 2,000
|-
| '''[[Lillehammer IK]]'''
| [[Lillehammer]]
| [[Kristins Hall]]
|align="right"| 3,194
|-
| '''[[Lørenskog IK]]'''
| [[Lørenskog]]
| [[Lørenskog Ishall]]
|align="right"| 2,400
|-
| '''[[Manglerud Star Ishockey|Manglerud Star]]'''
| [[Oslo]]
| [[Manglerudhallen]]
| align="right"| 2,000
|-
| '''[[Sparta Warriors]]'''
| [[Sarpsborg]]
| [[Sparta Amfi]]
|align="right"| 3,450
|-
| '''[[Stavanger Oilers]]'''
| [[Stavanger]]
| [[DNB Arena (Stavanger)|DNB Arena]]
|align="right"| 4,377
|-
| '''[[Stjernen Hockey|Stjernen]]'''
| [[Fredrikstad]]
| [[Stjernehallen]]
|align="right"| 2,473
|-
| '''[[Storhamar Ishockey|Storhamar]]'''
| [[Hamar]]
| [[CC Amfi]]
|align="right"| 6,091
|-
| '''[[Vålerenga Ishockey|Vålerenga]]'''
| Oslo
| [[Jordal Amfi]]
|align="right"| 4,450
|}

==Regular season==

===Standings===
<small>Updated as of March 8, 2016.</small>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:18em;" | 2015–16 [[GET-ligaen]] season
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|W|Wins (3p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|L|Losses (0p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime/Shootout wins (2p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime/Shootout losses (1p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Stavanger Oilers]]<sup>'''y'''</sup> || 45 || 29 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 181 || 82 || +99 || '''99'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Lørenskog IK|Lørenskog]]<sup>'''x'''</sup> || 45 || 29 || 11 || 3 || 2 || 162 || 106 || +56 || '''95'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Frisk Asker Ishockey|Frisk Asker Tigers]]<sup>'''x'''</sup> || 45 || 24 || 12 || 5 || 4 || 139 || 105 || +34 || '''86'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Sparta Warriors]]<sup>'''x'''</sup> || 45 || 24 || 12 || 5 || 4 || 172 || 138 || +34 || '''86'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Vålerenga Ishockey|Vålerenga]]<sup>'''x'''</sup> || 45 || 21 || 16 || 6 || 2 || 122 || 98 || +24 || '''77'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Storhamar Ishockey|Storhamar]]<sup>'''x'''</sup> || 45 || 22 || 17 || 2 || 4 || 146 || 111 || +35 || '''74'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Stjernen Hockey|Stjernen]]<sup>'''x'''</sup> || 45 || 15 || 21 || 4 || 5 || 145 || 164 || -19 || '''58'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Manglerud Star Ishockey|Manglerud Star]]<sup>'''x'''</sup> || 45 || 11 || 27 || 3 || 4 || 109 || 175 || -66 || '''43'''
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" class="unsortable"
|colspan=10|
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Lillehammer IK|Lillehammer]]<sup>'''r'''</sup> || 45 || 9 || 27 || 6 || 3 || 118 || 157 || -39 || '''42'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Kongsvinger Knights]]<sup>'''r'''</sup> || 45 || 4 || 39 || 1 || 1 || 67 || 225 || -158 || '''15'''
|}<small>'''x''' – clinched playoff spot; '''y''' – clinched regular season league title; '''r''' – play in relegation series</small>

<small>Source: [http://get-ligaen.stats.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=645&seasonid=14499 pointstreak.com]</small>

====Attendance====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Arena
! Capacity
! Total
! Games
! Average
! % of Capacity
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Frisk Tigers ||align="left"| [[Askerhallen]] || 2,400 || || || ||
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stavanger Oilers ||align="left"| [[DNB Arena (Stavanger)|DNB Arena]] || 4,377 || || || ||  
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Storhamar Dragons ||align="left"| [[Hamar OL-Amfi]] || 6,091 || || || || 
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Vålerenga ||align="left"| [[Jordal Amfi]] || 4,450 || || || ||
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Kongsvinger Knights ||align="left"| [[Kongsvinger Ishall]] || 2,000 || || || ||
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Lillehammer ||align="left"| [[Kristins Hall]] || 3,194 || || || ||
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Lørenskog ||align="left"| [[Lørenskog Ishall]] || 1,350 || || || || 
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Manglerud Star ||align="left"| [[Manglerudhallen]] || 2,000 || || || ||
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Sparta Warriors ||align="left"| [[Sparta Amfi]] || 3,450 || || || ||
|- align="center"
|align="left"| Stjernen ||align="left"| [[Stjernehallen]] || 2,473 || || || || 
|}

<small>Source:[http://get-ligaen.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=645&seasonid=14499 pointstreak.com]</small>

==Playoffs==
After the regular season, the top eight teams qualified for the playoffs. In the first and second rounds, the highest remaining seed chose which of the two lowest remaining seeds to be matched against. In each round the higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. Each best-of-seven series followed a 1–1–1–1–1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team played at home for games 1 and 3 (plus 5 and 7 if necessary), and the lower-seeded team at home for games 2, 4 and (if necessary) 6.

===Bracket===
<small>Updated as of April 22, 2016.</small>
{{8TeamBracket-Re-seeds
| RD1=Quarter-finals
| RD2=Semi-finals
| RD3=Finals
| RD1-seed1='''1
| RD1-team1='''[[Stavanger Oilers]]
| RD1-score1='''4
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=[[Manglerud Star Ishockey|Manglerud Star]]
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3='''2
| RD1-team3='''[[Lørenskog IK|Lørenskog]]
| RD1-score3='''4
| RD1-seed4=7
| RD1-team4=[[Stjernen Hockey|Stjernen]]
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=[[Frisk Asker Ishockey|Frisk Asker Tigers]]
| RD1-score5=2
| RD1-seed6='''5
| RD1-team6='''[[Vålerenga Ishockey|Vålerenga]]
| RD1-score6='''4
| RD1-seed7=4
| RD1-team7=[[Sparta Warriors]]
| RD1-score7=2
| RD1-seed8='''6
| RD1-team8='''[[Storhamar Ishockey|Storhamar]]
| RD1-score8='''4
| RD2-seed1='''1
| RD2-team1='''[[Stavanger Oilers]]
| RD2-score1='''4
| RD2-seed2=6
| RD2-team2=[[Storhamar Ishockey|Storhamar]]
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3='''2
| RD2-team3='''[[Lørenskog IK|Lørenskog]]
| RD2-score3='''4
| RD2-seed4=5
| RD2-team4=[[Vålerenga Ishockey|Vålerenga]]
| RD2-score4=1
| RD3-seed1='''1
| RD3-team1='''[[Stavanger Oilers]]
| RD3-score1='''4
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=[[Lørenskog IK|Lørenskog]]
| RD3-score2=2
}}
<small>Source: [http://get-ligaen.stats.pointstreak.com/playoffstandings.html?leagueid=645&seasonid=15368 pointstreak.com]</small>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; width: 20%"
|-
!Norwegian Champions<br/>2016
|-
|'''[[Stavanger Oilers]]'''<br />'''6th title'''
|}

==Qualification==
After the regular season has ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the league and the two highest ranked teams in the [[2015–16 Norwegian First Division season|2015–16 1. division]] competed for the right to play in the [[2016–17 GET-ligaen season|2016&ndash;17 GET-ligaen]]. The tournament was organized according to a double round robin format, where each club played the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the GET-ligaen.

===Standings===
<small>Updated as of March 22, 2016.</small>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="width:18em;" | 2016–17 [[GET-ligaen]] playoffs
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|W|Wins (3p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|L|Losses (0p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime/Shootout wins (2p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime/Shootout losses (1p)}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|+/–|Goal difference}}
! style="width:3em;" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Lillehammer IK|Lillehammer]]<sup>'''q'''</sup> || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 26 || 7 || +19 || '''15'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Kongsvinger Knights]]<sup>'''q'''</sup> || 6 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 24 || 18 || +6 || '''11'''
|- bgcolor="#cccccc" class="unsortable"
|colspan=10|
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Tønsberg Vikings]]<sup>'''r'''</sup> || 6 || 2 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 14 || 21 || -7 || '''7'''
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Bergen IK|Bergen]]<sup>'''r'''</sup> || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 19 || 37 || -18 || '''3'''
|}
<small>'''q''' – qualified for next years GET-league; '''r''' – will play in next years 1. division</small>

<small>Source: [https://www.hockey.no/resultater/stats-1/standings/Stats?SelectedSeason=200738&SelectedLeague=367259 hockey.no]</small>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{GET-ligaen}}
{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2015 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:2016 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:GET-ligaen seasons]]