This article describes the third season of the Erste Bank Juniors League (EBJL for short), the U18 youth league in Austrian ice hockey. If necessary, the Austrian U18 champions will also be played in addition to the EBJL master.
In the third season of the EBJL there were some changes in the field of participants, the total number could be increased to 18 teams again. The following clubs from Slovenia are no longer represented in the competition: HK MK Bled and HK Celje. After a one-year break, the HDK Maribor and, from Austria, the player community of the Landesleistungszentrum Steiermark Süd and the EBEL Club Graz 99ers are back. There are also newcomers from Hungary: With the Kanadai Magyar Hokiklub Budapest, three clubs from this city are now participating. As in the EBYSL , a community of players from Eastern Hungary - the Debrecen-Miskolce Select - is now represented in the EBJL. This selection replaces the Miskolci Jegesmedvek JSE association. A club that is completely new to the various Erst Bank leagues has also been won: HC LVI Břeclav.
Jesenice
EC KAC
EC VSV
HK Olimpija
HK Slavija Ljubljana
KMH Budapest
MAC Budapest
EC Red Bull Salzburg
Orli Znojmo
Debrecen-Miskolci Select
Okanagan HC Europe
EHC Linz
Fehérvár AV19
Vasas SC
Vienna Capitals
HDK Maribor
LLZ / Graz 99ers
HC Břeclav
Map of all club locations for the 2015/16 season: Group A ( ), Group B ( ), Group C ( )
For the first time, the field of participants was divided into three groups (A, B and C) Group stage: 1.5 times round trip rounds within the group + 1 game against each team from the other two groups. Number of games: 27 games for each team in the group stage
Play-offs
For the play-offs, the three group winners and 4-8 are. placed teams from the overall table. The play-offs are played in a best-of-three series. The team that is better placed in the overall table has home rights. The top three in the group have the right to vote for the quarter-finals.
Austrian U18 champion
Austrian U18 champions cannot become an international (= non-Austrian) club or an association with the official academy status of the ÖEHV. Should no Austrian club win the EBJL final, the championship title will be played separately in a best-of-three series between the two Austrian clubs with the highest points in the basic round . Eligible to play for the Austrian U18 title are: EV VSV, EC KAC, EHC Linz, Vienna Capitals, LLZ Styria. South - EC Graz 99ers
Results
Overall table after the group stage
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = wins in regular time, OTS = wins after extra time ( overtime ), OTN = losses after extra time, N = defeats in regular time Explanations: Playoff participation above green line
group
Pl.
Sp
Goal difference
Points
1.
MAC Budapest
27
+121
75
2.
Fehérvár AV19
27
+145
71
3.
HD Mladi Jesenice
27
+93
70
4th
EC Red Bull Salzburg
27
+43
59
5.
VASAS SC
27
+43
54
6th
EC KAC
27
+27
49
7th
Vienna Capitals
27
+13
49
8th.
HC Orli Znojmo
27
−22
46
9.
Debrecen-Miskolce Select
27
−2
40
10.
HK Triglav Olimpija
27
−6
39
11.
HK Slavija Ljubljana
27
−13
36
12.
EC VSV
27
−21
34
13.
Okanagan Hockey Club Europe
27
−30
26th
14th
HDK Maribor
27
−53
20th
15th
KHM Budapest
27
−60
21st
16.
LLZ Styria South - Graz 99ers
27
−62
17th
17th
EH Linz
27
−68
14th
18th
HC LVI Břeclav
27
−148
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Playoff tree
Quarter finals
Semifinals
final
1
MAC Budapest
2
8th
HC Orli Znojmo
0
1
MAC Budapest
2
4th
EC Red Bull Salzburg
1
4th
EC Red Bull Salzburg
2
7th
Vienna Capitals
0
1
MAC Budapest
1
2
Fehérvár AV19
2
2
Fehérvár AV19
2
5
VASAS SC
0
2
Fehérvár AV19
2
4th
HD Mladi Jesenice
0
3
HD Mladi Jesenice
2
6th
EC KAC
1
master
In a best-of-three series, the Austrian championship title was played out between the KAC and the Vienna Capitals. The Vienna Capitals were able to prevail in 2 games.
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MAC Budapest
EC Red Bull Salzburg
HC Orli Znojmo
HDK Maribor
