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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2015–16 Metal Liagen season
| league = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Metal Ligaen]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels = 
| caption =
| duration = 18 September 2015 – April 2016
| no_of_teams = 10
| no_of_games = 225 (45 per team)
| attendance = 
| TV =
| season = Regular season
| season_champs = 
| MVP =
| MVP_link =
| top_scorer = Dale Mitchell<br>(77 points)
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs         = Playoffs
| playoffs_link    = #Playoffs
| finals = Finals
| finals_link =
| finals_champ = [[Esbjerg Energy]]
| finals-runner-up = [[Herning Blue Fox]]
| finals_MVP =Frederikshavn IK|Frederikshavn White Hawks
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = Metal Ligaen
| seasonslistnames = Metal Ligaen
| prevseason_year = [[2014–15 Metal Ligaen season|2014–15]]
| nextseason_year = [[2016–17 Metal Ligaen season|2016–17]]
}}
The '''2015-16 [[Metal Ligaen]] season''' is the 59th season of ice hockey in [[Denmark]]. Ten teams participate in the league. The regular season begun on 18 September 2015 and ended on 29 February 2016.

==Regular season==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
 |- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! width="30"|
! width="200"| Club
! width="30"| GP
! width="30"| W
! width="30"| OTW
! width="30"| OTL
! width="30"| L
! width="30"| GF
! width="30"| GA
! width="30"| Pts

|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 1. || align="left" | [[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]                       || 45 || 25 || 7 || 4 || 9  || 147 || 89  || '''93'''
|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center" 
| 2. || align="left" | [[Frederikshavn White Hawks]]                  || 45 || 26 || 4 || 6 || 9  || 186 || 119 || '''92''' 
|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 3. || align="left" | [[Esbjerg Energy]]                             || 45 || 22 || 7 || 2 || 14 || 148 || 104 || '''82''' 
|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 4. || align="left" | [[Herning Blue Fox]]                           || 45 || 21 || 4 || 5 || 15 || 127 || 100 || '''76''' 
|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 5. || align="left" | [[Odense Bulldogs]]                            || 45 || 22 || 2 || 3 || 18 || 191 || 154 || '''73''' 
|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 6. || align="left" | [[Nordsjælland Cobras|Rungsted Seier Capital]] || 45 || 20 || 2 || 4 || 19 || 121 || 133 || '''68''' 
|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 7. || align="left" | [[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]                       || 45 || 16 || 6 || 4 || 19 || 132 || 125 || '''64''' 
|- style="background:#BCD2EE" align="center"
| 8. || align="left" | [[Aalborg Pirates]]                            || 45 || 14 || 3 || 4 || 24 || 129 || 174 || '''52''' 
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 9. || align="left" | [[Gentofte Stars]]                             || 45 || 13 || 2 || 4 || 26 || 103 || 166 || '''47''' 
|- style="background:#FFFFFF" align="center"
| 10. || align="left" | [[Herlev Eagles]]                             || 45 || 8  || 1 || 2 || 34 || 85  || 206 || '''28''' 
|}
===Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"|Home team
! colspan="10"|Away team
|-
! style="width:70px; background:#EEEE00; color:#222266;"|Esbjerg
! style="width:70px; background:white; color:#00245D;"|Fr.havn
! style="width:70px; background:#0B2161; color:#FE7903;"|Gentofte
! style="width:70px; background:black; color:#FFCF00;"|Herlev
! style="width:70px; background:#1A2738; color:white;"|Herning
! style="width:70px; background:white; color:#832831;"|Odense
! style="width:70px; background:#012FA9; color:#D81F35;"|Rungsted
! style="width:70px; background:#CD2228; color:white;"|Rødovre
! style="width:70px; background:#CCEEFF; color:black;"|Sønderj.
! style="width:70px; background:#C90000; color:black;"|Aalborg
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Esbjerg Energy]]
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->2-1 (SO)<br />4-3 (OT)<br />2-3
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->4-1<br />4-3
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->8-0<br />3-1
| <!-- vs. Herning -->3-2 (SO)<br />3-4 (SO)<br />2-0
| <!-- vs. Odense -->7-4<br />9-0<br />0-1
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->4-1<br />2-5
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->6-3<br />3-1
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->2-1 (SO)<br />0-2<br />1-4
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->7-5<br />4-5
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Frederikshavn White Hawks]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->4-2<br />4-3 (OT)
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->1-2<br />4-1
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->11-2<br />5-4 (SO)
| <!-- vs. Herning -->4-2<br />1-4
| <!-- vs. Odense -->4-6<br />6-2
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->5-2<br />5-2<br />3-4
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->3-2 (OT)<br />6-3<br />5-3
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->3-4<br />3-0<br />1-3
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->3-1<br />10-2<br />3-2 (SO)
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Gentofte Stars]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->4-5 (SO)<br />2-3<ref name="Gentofte_note">[[Gentofte Stars]] Game evaluation 0-5 (Use of unauthorized players through Gentofte).</ref><br />1-2
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->3-2 (OT)<br />0-5<br />3-8
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->6-0<br />5-1<br />2-1
| <!-- vs. Herning -->1-3<ref name="Gentofte_note" /><br />2-6
| <!-- vs. Odense -->3-5<br />2-1<br />6-3
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->4-5 (OT)<br />1-3
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->0-4<br />3-1
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->1-2 (SO)<br />0-3
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->3-2<br />1-2<ref name="Gentofte_note" /><br />3-4 (SO)
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Herlev Eagles]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->0-1<br />1-6<br />0-3
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->1-6<br />6-2<br />2-6
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->3-5<br />2-5
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Herning -->4-2<br />3-4
| <!-- vs. Odense -->3-5<br />6-5<br />1-11
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->0-5<br />4-1<br />1-7
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->4-5<br />1-10
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->1-5<br />0-3
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->3-2<br />5-1<br />2-6
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Herning Blue Fox]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->2-4<br />1-2
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->0-3<br />2-1 (SO)<br />1-4
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->1-2<br />5-2<ref name="Gentofte_note" /><br />7-2
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->3-2<br />5-2<br />6-0
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Odense -->4-1<br />2-3 (SO)<br />1-5
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->3-2<br />3-1
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->5-2<br />3-0
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->2-3 (SO)<br />2-3 (SO)
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->2-1 (SO)<br />1-0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Odense Bulldogs]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->3-4 (OT)<br />9-3
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->3-6<br />2-4<br />2-6
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->7-2<br />4-1
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->9-1<br />2-4
| <!-- vs. Herning -->2-5<br />4-9
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->7-2<br />5-4 (SO)<br />6-1
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->4-5 (SO)<br />3-2
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->2-4<br />2-3 (OT)<br />3-6
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->5-2<br />9-2<br />13-0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Nordsjælland Cobras|Rungsted Seier Capital]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->2-1<br />1-0<br />2-5
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->3-5<br />2-4
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->0-3<br />3-2<br />5-6 (OT)
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->4-2<br />5-0
| <!-- vs. Herning -->5-2<br />2-0<br />3-1
| <!-- vs. Odense -->2-1<br />2-5
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->2-3 (SO)<br />2-1<br />4-2
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->1-6<br />2-1 (SO)<br />4-2
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->2-3 (OT)<br />3-4
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->5-3<br />1-4<br />0-6
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->5-4 (SO)<br />5-2
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->5-3<br />4-1<br />3-1
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->4-2<br />2-1 (OT)<br />3-0
| <!-- vs. Herning -->2-0<br />1-2 (SO)<br />0-2
| <!-- vs. Odense -->2-6<br />2-3<br />2-4
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->4-1<br />5-2
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->2-3<br />2-1 (SO)
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->4-1<br />4-2
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->3-2<br />3-1
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->4-3 (OT)<br />4-2
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->7-4<br />3-1<br />9-1
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->1-0<br />2-3<br />6-1
| <!-- vs. Herning -->5-4 (OT)<br />1-2<br />2-0
| <!-- vs. Odense -->5-3<br />2-4
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->0-3<br />2-3
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->2-3 (OT)<br />1-0<br />3-2 (OT)
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
| <!-- vs. Aalborg -->9-1<br />1-2
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Aalborg Pirates]]
| <!-- vs. Esbjerg -->6-1<br />1-3<br />1-2 (OT)
| <!-- vs. Fr.havn -->4-6<br />3-6
| <!-- vs. Gentofte -->2-4<br />5-2
| <!-- vs. Herlev -->6-2<br />2-3 (SO)
| <!-- vs. Herning -->1-4<br />4-2<br />3-4
| <!-- vs. Odense -->4-5<br />3-2
| <!-- vs. Rungsted -->4-2<br />0-1<br />6-3
| <!-- vs. Rødovre -->2-6<br />4-3<br />5-4 (SO)
| <!-- vs. SønderjyskE -->3-5<br />4-2<br />3-6
| style="background:#F2F2F2;"|–
|}
<small>Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2016. Source: [http://metalligaen.dk/Home/Stats/ Metal Ligaen]  </small>

==Playoffs==
{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
| RD2 = Semifinals
| RD3 = Finals

| RD1-seed1  = 1
| RD1-team1  = '''[[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]'''
| RD1-score1 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed2  = 8
| RD1-team2  = [[Aalborg Pirates]]
| RD1-score2 = 0
| RD1-seed3  = 3
| RD1-team3  = '''[[Esbjerg Energy]]'''
| RD1-score3 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed4  = 7
| RD1-team4  = [[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]
| RD1-score4 = 2
| RD1-seed5  = 2
| RD1-team5  = '''[[Frederikshavn&nbsp;White&nbsp;Hawks]]'''
| RD1-score5 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed6  = 6
| RD1-team6  = [[Nordsjælland Cobras|Rungsted&nbsp;Seier&nbsp;Capital]]
| RD1-score6 = 0
| RD1-seed7  = 4
| RD1-team7  = '''[[Herning Blue Fox]]'''
| RD1-score7 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed8  = 5
| RD1-team8  = [[Odense Bulldogs]]
| RD1-score8 = 3

| RD2-seed1  = 1
| RD2-team1  = [[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]
| RD2-score1 = 3
| RD2-seed2  = 3
| RD2-team2  = '''[[Esbjerg Energy]]'''
| RD2-score2 = '''4'''
| RD2-seed3  = 2
| RD2-team3  = [[Frederikshavn&nbsp;White&nbsp;Hawks]]
| RD2-score3 = 3
| RD2-seed4  = 4
| RD2-team4  = '''[[Herning Blue Fox]]'''
| RD2-score4 = '''4'''

| RD3-seed1  = 3
| RD3-team1  = '''[[Esbjerg Energy]]'''
| RD3-score1 = '''4'''
| RD3-seed2  = 4
| RD3-team2  = [[Herning Blue Fox]]
| RD3-score2 = 2

| RD3-seed3  = 1
| RD3-team3  = [[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]
| RD3-score3 = 4
| RD3-seed4  = 2
| RD3-team4  = '''[[Frederikshavn&nbsp;White&nbsp;Hawks]]'''
| RD3-score4 = '''5'''
}}

=== Quarterfinals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! colspan="3" style="width:47.5%;"|
! style="width:7.5%;"| Series
! style="width:5%;"| 1
! style="width:5%;"| 2
! style="width:5%;"| 3
! style="width:5%;"| 4
! style="width:5%;"| 5
! style="width:5%;"| 6
! style="width:5%;"| 7
|-
| '''SønderjyskE Ishockey'''      || – || Aalborg Pirates        || '''4-0''' || 3-0 || 2-1 || 9-3 || 0-2 ||  || ||
|-
| '''Frederikshavn White Hawks''' || – || Rungsted Seier Capital || '''4-0''' || 2-1 || 5-1 || 4-2 || 5-1 ||  || ||
|-
| '''Esbjerg Energy'''            || – || Rødovre Mighty Bulls   || '''4-2''' || 2-0 || 3-2 (OT) || 0-1 || 3-5 || 4-3 (OT) || 1-0 (OT)||
|-
| '''Herning Blue Fox'''          || – || Odense Bulldogs        || '''4-3''' || 2-1 || 0-3 || 6-1 || 1-2 || 1-2 (OT) || 2-1 || 2-1 (OT)
|}

=== Semifinals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! colspan="3" style="width:47.5%;"|
! style="width:7.5%;"| Series
! style="width:5%;"| 1
! style="width:5%;"| 2
! style="width:5%;"| 3
! style="width:5%;"| 4
! style="width:5%;"| 5
! style="width:5%;"| 6
! style="width:5%;"| 7
|-
| SønderjyskE Ishockey || – || '''Esbjerg Energy''' || '''3-4''' || 4-6 || 5-4 (OT) || 4-1 || 3-4 (OT) || 2-1 || 1-0 (OT) || 1-4
|-
| Frederikshavn White Hawks || – || '''Herning Blue Fox''' || '''3-4''' || 3-1 || 1-7 || 5-2 || 2-5 || 5-3 || 0-2 || 1-3
|}

=== Third Place ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:55%;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! colspan="3" style="width:47.5%;"|'''
! style="width:7.5%;"| Overall
! style="width:5%;"| 1
! style="width:5%;"| 2
|-
| SønderjyskE Ishockey || – || '''Frederikshavn White Hawks''' || '''4-5''' || 3-2 || 1-3
|}

=== Finals ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! colspan="3" style="width:47.5%;"|
! style="width:7.5%;"| Series
! style="width:5%;"| 1
! style="width:5%;"| 2
! style="width:5%;"| 3
! style="width:5%;"| 4
! style="width:5%;"| 5
! style="width:5%;"| 6
! style="width:5%;"| 7
|-
| '''Esbjerg Energy''' || – || Herning Blue Fox || '''4-2''' || 3-2 || 1-2 || 0-5 || 4-5 || 2-0 || 3-2 (OT) ||
|}
<small>Updated to match(es) played on 19 April 2016. Source: [http://metalligaen.dk/Home/Stats/ Metal Ligaen]  </small>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://metalligaen.dk/ Metal Ligaen official website]

{{AL-Bank Ligaen}}
{{Wikipedia}}
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