2015–16 Champions Hockey League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 20 August 2015 – 9 February 2016 |
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
|
 Frölunda HC (1st title)
|
Runner-up 
|
 Oulun Kärpät
|
Third place 
|
 HC Davos Lukko
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 802 (5.11 per match) |
| Attendance | 512,040 (3,261 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
 Ryan Lasch(16 points) |
| MVP |
Ryan Lasch
|
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The 2015–16 Champions Hockey League is the second season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament launched by 26 founding clubs, six leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
The regulation round began on 20 August 2015 and ended on 6 September 2015. The playoffs began on 22 September 2015 and ended with the 2016 Champions Hockey League Final on 9 February 2016. Frölunda HC defeated Oulun Kärpät 2–1 to win the second edition of Champions Hockey League.
A total of 48 teams from twelve different European first-tier leagues participate in the 2015–16 Champions Hockey League.
The teams were decided with regards to different licenses for the founding teams, leagues and wildcards.
The schedule of the competition is as follows.
For the 2015–16 season, the regular season was expanded to 48 teams, divided into 16 groups with 3 teams in each group. The two first teams in each group advanced to the play-offs (round of 32).
The group stage began on 20 August and ended on 6 September 2015. The 48 teams were divided into 16 groups of three teams each. Each team played a double round-robin in their group, facing each team at home and on the road, giving 4 games per team. The 16 group winners and the 16 runners-up qualified for the playoffs.
The 16 groups were determined by a draw taking place on 13 May 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic. The 48 teams had been ranked and placed into three pots of 16 teams each. Following the draw, each group consisted of one team from each pot. The seedings were as follows;
Växjö Lakers Oulun Kärpät
HC Litvínov HC Davos
Red Bull Salzburg
Adler Mannheim Skellefteå AIK Tappara Oceláři Třinec ZSC Lions Black Wings Linz Red Bull Munich Frölunda HC Lukko Sparta Prague SC Bern
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