2015–16 NHL season, Regular season, Winter Classic
The 2016 NHL Winter Classic was held on January 1, 2016. The game, the eighth Winter Classic, saw the Montreal Canadiens defeat the Boston Bruins, 5–1, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a significant event in one of the NHL's best-known rivalries. A Bruins and Canadiens alumni game was also played on December 31, 2015. The Boston Pride women's professional hockey team played before the alumni game against Les Canadiennes of the Canadian Women's Hockey League to a 1–1 tie in the first ever Women's Winter Classic.


2015–16 NHL season, Regular season, Stadium Series
There were two Stadium Series games planned. The first one featured the Chicago Blackhawks and the Minnesota Wild at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday, February 21, 2016, where the Wild defeated the Blackhawks 6–1. The other game was the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Avalanche at Coors Field on Saturday, February 27, 2016, where the Red Wings defeated the Avalanche 5–3.


2015–16 NHL season, Regular season, All–Star Game
The 61st National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Nashville, Tennessee at Bridgestone Arena, home of the Nashville Predators, on January 31, 2016. The All-Star Game adopted a new, three-on-three tournament format; there were three 20-minute games, with four All-Star teams based on the league's four divisions. The Atlantic Division All-Stars faced the Metropolitan Division All-Stars, while the Central Division All-Stars played against the Pacific Division All-Stars. The winners of these two games then met in an All-Star Game Final. Had a tie remained after 20 minutes, then it would have immediately gone to a shootout to determine the winner; there would be no standard overtime. The Pacific Division All-Stars, led by fan-voted captain and MVP John Scott, won the tournament, beating the Atlantic All-Stars in the finals


2015–16 NHL season, Regular season, Postponed games
Three games were postponed due to the January 2016 United States blizzard: the Anaheim Ducks–Washington Capitals game originally scheduled for January 22, the Philadelphia Flyers–New York Islanders game originally scheduled for January 23, and the Pittsburgh Penguins–Washington Capitals game originally scheduled for January 24. The Penguins–Capitals game was rescheduled for March 1, while the Ducks–Capitals and Flyers–Islanders games were rescheduled for April 10.


2015–16 NHL season, Standings
Tie Breakers:1. Fewer number of games played. 2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW)3. Greatest number of points earned in head-to-head play (If teams played an unequal # of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.) 4. Greater Goal differential


2015–16 NHL season, Player statistics, Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on April 10, 2016.


2015–16 NHL season, Player statistics, Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at the conclusion of games played on April 10, 2016, while playing at least 1800 minutes.


2015–16 NHL season, Playoffs, Bracket
In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference.


2015–16 NHL season, Playoffs, Bracket
In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed; in the last two rounds, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record.


2015–16 NHL season, NHL awards
Awards were presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, to be held following the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs. Finalists for voted awards are announced during the playoffs and winners are presented at the award ceremony. Voting will conclude immediately after the end of the regular season. The Presidents' Trophy, the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are not presented at the awards ceremony. The Lester Patrick Trophy is announced during the summer and presented in the fall.


2015–16 NHL season, Milestones, First games
The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2015–16 season, listed with their first team.


2015–16 NHL season, Milestones, Last games
The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2015–16, listed with their team:


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines
The following is a list of all suspensions and fines enforced in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 2015–16 NHL season. It lists which players or coaches of what team have been punished for which offense and the amount of punishment they have received.


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines
Based on each player's average annual salary, divided by number of days in the season (186) for first time offenders and games (82) for repeat offenders, salary will be forfeited for the term of their suspension. Players' money forfeited due to suspension or fine goes to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund, while money forfeited by coaches, staff or organizations as a whole go to the NHL Foundation.


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines, Suspensions
‡ - suspension covered at least one 2016 post-season game


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines, Suspensions
# - Suspension was later reduced upon further review/successful appeal; information presented in italics


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines, Suspensions
R  - Player was considered a repeat offender under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (player had been suspended in the 18 months prior to this suspension)


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines, Fines
Players can be fined up to 50% of one day's salary, up to a maximum of $10,000.00 for their first offense, and $15,000.00 for any subsequent offenses. Fines listed in italics indicate that was the maximum allowed fine.


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines, Fines
Coaches, non-playing personnel, and teams are not restricted to such maximums.


2015–16 NHL suspensions and fines, Fines
Fines for players/coaches fined for diving/embellishment are structured uniquely and are only handed out after non-publicized warnings are given to the player/coach for their first offense. For more details on diving/embellishment fines:


2015–16 NHL transactions
The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the National Hockey League during the 2015–16 NHL season. It lists which team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or draft pick (s), if applicable. Players who have retired are also listed.


2015–16 NHL transactions
The 2015–16 trade deadline was on February 29, 2016. Any players traded or claimed off waivers after this date were eligible to play up until, but not in the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Contract terminations
A team and player may mutually agree to terminate a player's contract at any time.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Contract terminations
Teams may buy out player contracts (after the conclusion of a season) for a portion of the remaining value of the contract, paid over a period of twice the remaining length of the contract. This reduced number and extended period is applied to the cap hit as well.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Contract terminations
All players must clear waivers before having a contract terminated. Injured players cannot be bought out.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Free agency
Note: This does not include players who have re-signed with their previous team as an unrestricted free agent or as a restricted free agent.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Free agency, Imports
This section is for players who were not previously on contract with NHL teams in the past season. Listed is their previous team and the league that they belonged to.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Trades
* Retained Salary Transaction: Each team is allowed up to three contracts on their payroll where they have retained salary in a trade (i.e. the player no longer plays with Team A due to a trade to Team B, but Team A still retains some salary). Only up to 50% of a player's contract can be kept, and only up to 15% of a team's salary cap can be taken up by retained salary. A contract can only be involved in one of these trades twice.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Waivers
Once an NHL player has played in a certain number of games or a set number of seasons has passed since the signing of his first NHL contract (see here), that player must be offered to all of the other NHL teams before he can be assigned to a minor league affiliate.


2015–16 NHL transactions, Staff compensation
Prior to January 1, 2016 NHL teams received compensation for losing a coach, general manager or president of hockey operations to another team while they are still under contract. Teams received a second-round draft pick if a transaction happened during the season and a third-round pick if one occurred in the off-season (a coach's season ends when his team is eliminated from the playoffs, while seasons for GMs and presidents of hockey operations finish after the conclusion of the NHL Draft in June). Teams will have a three-year window to choose from when to lose their draft pick.


2015–16 NIFL Championship
The 2015–16 NIFL Championship (known as the Belfast Telegraph Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth and final season of the competition in this format since its establishment after a major overhaul of the league system in Northern Ireland, and the third season of the league as part of the Northern Ireland Football League (NIFL), which took over from the Irish Football Association (IFA) for the 2013–14 season onwards. The season began on 8 August 2015, and concluded on 30 April 2016.


2015–16 NIFL Championship, Changes from 2014–15, Competition changes
League restructure proposals to be introduced over a three-season period were approved by the NIFL on 25 June 2014. The second phase, coming into effect this season, amended the Championship rules:


2015–16 NIFL Championship, Changes from 2014–15, Team changes
Carrick Rangers won the previous season's Championship 1 title, winning promotion back to the top flight for the first time since their relegation in the 2011–12 season. In the bottom two, Dundela and PSNI were relegated to this season's Championship 2, while Lurgan Celtic and Annagh United went in the opposite direction after finishing first and second in Championship 2. For the second successive season, a club was relegated to regional football. Ballymoney United finished bottom of Championship 2 and were relegated to a regional division for the following season. As a result, Championship 2 reduced in size to 14 clubs.


2015–16 NIFL Championship, Championship 1, Results
Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.


2015–16 NIFL Championship, Championship 2, Results
Each team will play every other team twice (once at home, and once away) for a total of 26 games.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership
The 2015–16 NIFL Premiership (known as the Danske Bank Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of Northern Ireland's highest national football league in this format since its inception in 2008, the 115th season of Irish league football overall, and the third season of the league operating as part of the Northern Ireland Football League. The season began on 8 August 2015, and concluded with the final round of fixtures on 23 April 2016. The play-offs took place in May 2016.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership
Crusaders were the defending champions, after securing last season's title for the fifth time in the club's history on 18 April 2015 – their first title since the 1996–97 season. They successfully defended their title, winning the top flight title for the sixth time.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Teams
After finishing bottom of the table on their return to the top flight in the 2014–15 season following a four–year absence, Institute suffered relegation back to Championship 1 after only one season. Carrick Rangers replaced them for this season's Premiership, after winning the 2014–15 Championship 1 title to secure a return to the top flight for the first time in the three years since they were relegated in the 2011–12 season.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Teams
Warrenpoint Town finished in 11th place – the Promotion/relegation play-off place – and faced Championship 1 runners-up Bangor over two legs for the last remaining place in this season's Premiership. Following a 2–2 draw on aggregate after extra time in the second leg, Warrenpoint Town eventually won 3–1 on penalties to avoid relegation and retain their Premiership status for this season.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Teams, Stadia and locations
* Capacity numbers are approximate estimates, as no official figures have been released since 2010. * Carrick Rangers played some 'home' games at Seaview as a result of ongoing issues with their own playing surface at Taylors Avenue.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Results, Matches 1–22
During matches 1–22 each team will play every other team twice (home and away).


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Results, Matches 23–33
During matches 23–33 each team will play every other team for the third time (either at home, or away).


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Results, Matches 34–38
During matches 34–38 each team will play every other team in their half of the table once. As this will be the fourth time that teams play each other this season, home sides will be chosen so that they will have played each other twice at home and twice away.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, UEFA Europa League play-offs
A new method of Europa League qualification was introduced for this season. As a result of the Irish Cup winners (Glenavon) finishing third in the league, the four remaining teams from the top seven that have not already qualified for Europe (the teams in positions 4–7) competed in a series of play-offs for the final place in the Europa League. The play-offs were seeded, with the higher-placed qualifiers given home advantage when facing the lower-placed qualifiers in the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners then met in the final. If three teams qualify for the play-offs, the highest-placed qualifier will receive a bye into the final with home advantage.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, UEFA Europa League play-offs
Had the Irish Cup winners finished lower than seventh in the league, all five teams that finished in third to seventh would have qualified for the play-offs. This would have required an additional quarter-final match to be played by the two lowest-placed qualifiers in sixth and seventh, with the winner joining the other three clubs in the semi-finals.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, UEFA Europa League play-offs
Dungannon Swifts finished in seventh place, but they were ineligible for the Europa League play-offs, as they did not apply for a UEFA licence. Therefore, only one semi-final match was played and fourth-placed Cliftonville were given a bye to the final.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-off
Eleventh-placed Ballinamallard United will play Institute, the play-off qualifier from the 2015–16 NIFL Championship 1 over two legs for a place in the 2016–17 NIFL Premiership. The Premiership club will play the first leg away from home, with home advantage for the second leg.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-off
The matches were originally set to played on 6 May and 10 May 2016.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-off
On 9 May 2016, the IFA postponed the second leg until the conclusion of an investigation into allegations that Gary Haveron, the manager of Carrick Rangers may have failed to correctly serve a touchline ban. It is alleged that he was in the dugout at their 23 April match against Dungannon Swifts, which they won 3–1, instead sitting out another game when he was not actually banned.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-off
The possible ramifications of these allegations were that if it was found that Haveron did not properly serve the ban, the penalty would have been a minimum fine of £350 and Carrick Rangers would forfeit the game as a 0–3 loss. This three-point deduction would have moved Carrick to the bottom of the table and automatic relegation, Ballinamallard would have risen to 10th and safety and Warrenpoint town would have risen to 11th and would then face Institute in the Play-off.


2015–16 NIFL Premiership, Play-offs, NIFL Premiership play-off
Carrick Rangers were formally charged with a formal breach of Article 23.1 of the IFA Disciplinary code and on 14 May Carrick Rangers announced that they will contest the charge and will make a further statement following receipt of legal advice. On 18 May, however, no sanctions were imposed on the club after a disciplinary hearing and the second leg of the Play-off was rescheduled for 22 June.


2015–16 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
The 2015–16 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team represented the New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by eighth year head coach Jim Engles, played their home games at the Fleisher Center. After two seasons as the only Division I independent, they were first year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 8–6 in A-Sun play to finish in to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the A-Sun Tournament to Stetson. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Army, Boston University, and Texas–Arlington to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Columbia.


2015–16 NJIT Highlanders men's basketball team
On April 1, head coach Jim Engles resigned to become the head coach at Columbia. He finished at NJIT with an eight-year record of 111–139.


2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team
The 2015–16 NJIT Highlanders women's basketball team will represents New Jersey Institute of Technology during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth year head coach Steve Lanpher, play their home games at the Fleisher Center and were first year members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 4–26, 1–13 in A-Sun play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of A-Sun Tournament to Florida Gulf Coast.


2015–16 NK Celje season
The 2015–16 season was Celje's 25th season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league was created in 1991 with Celje as one of the league's founding members. Celje competed in the PrvaLiga, Cup and Europa League. The season for the club began on 2 July 2015 and ended on 25 May 2016.


2015–16 NK Celje season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 NK Domžale season
The 2015–16 season was Domžale's 18th season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the Slovenian top division, since the league was created. Domžale competed in the PrvaLiga, Cup and Europa League. The season for the club began on 2 July 2015 and ended on 21 May 2016.


2015–16 NK Domžale season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 NK Inter Zaprešić season
Nogometni Klub Inter Zaprešić (English: Football Club Inter Zaprešić) is a Croatian football club based in Zaprešić, a town northwest of the capital Zagreb founded in 1929.


2015–16 NK Inter Zaprešić season
They play in the Prva HNL after they were promoted from the Druga HNL at the end of the 2013–14 season.


2015–16 NK Krka season
The 2015–16 season is Krka's 5th season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league was created.


2015–16 NK Krka season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 NK Krško season
The 2015–16 season was Krško's 1st season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division.


2015–16 NK Krško season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 NK Maribor season
The 2015–16 season was the 56th season in the history of NK Maribor and the club's 25th consecutive season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga since the league establishment in 1991. The team participated in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian Football Cup, and UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 June 2015 to 31 May 2016.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, Supercup
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, Slovenian League, Matches
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, Slovenian Cup
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, Friendlies
Colour key: Green = Maribor win; Yellow = draw; Red = opponents win.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, Squad statistics, Appearances and goals
Correct as of 25 May 2016, match v. Celje. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. Only the players, which made at least one appearance for the first team, are listed.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, Squad statistics, Discipline
Correct as of 25 May 2016, match v. Celje. Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. The players squad numbers, playing positions, nationalities and statistics are based solely on match reports in Matches sections above and the official website of NK Maribor and the Slovenian PrvaLiga. If a player received two yellow cards in a match and was subsequently sent off the numbers count as two yellow cards, one red card.


2015–16 NK Maribor season, Squad statistics, Foreign players
Below is the list of foreign players who have made appearances for the club during the 2015–16 season. Players primary citizenship is listed first.


2015–16 NK Olimpija Ljubljana season
The 2015–16 season is Olimpija's 7th season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league was created.


2015–16 NK Olimpija Ljubljana season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 NK Osijek season
The 2015–16 season will be the 69th season in Osijek’s history and their twenty-fifth in the Prva HNL.


2015–16 NK Osijek season, Player seasonal records
Competitive matches only. Updated to games played 14 May 2016.


2015–16 NK Rudar Velenje season
The 2015–16 season is Rudar's 21st season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, Slovenian top division, since the league was created.


2015–16 NK Rudar Velenje season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 NK Zavrč season
The 2015–16 season was Zavrč's 3rd season in the Slovenian PrvaLiga, the top Slovenian division, since the league was created.


2015–16 NK Zavrč season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 NK Zavrč season, Competitions, PrvaLiga Play-off, Second leg
Note: Zavrč won the play-off fixture against Aluminij Kidričevo with the score 4–3 on aggregate but the club was unsuccessful in obtaining a licence to play in the top division for the next season, due to financial reasons.


2015–16 NLA season
The 2015–16 National League A season was the ninth ice hockey season of Switzerland's top hockey league, the National League A. Overall, it was the 78th season of Swiss professional hockey.


2015–16 NLA season
SC Bern went on to win the championship by defeating HC Lugano. This title is the team's 14th in its history at the top division of Switzerland's ice hockey championship.


2015–16 NLA season, Relegation playoffs – Playouts, 3rd round – League Qualification
In League Qualification series EHC Biel were supposed to play against HC Ajoie, who won the 2015–16 National League B playoffs, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.


2015–16 NLEX Road Warriors season
The 2015–16 NLEX Road Warriors season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga
The 2015–16 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the eighth season of the league at tier five (V) of the German football league system and the 26th overall. The league is split in a northern and southern division.


2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga
The season began on 14 August 2015 and finished on 12 June 2016, interrupted by a winter break from 19 December to 21 February.


2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga, North
The 2015–16 season of the NOFV-Oberliga Nord saw five new clubs in the league, FC Anker Wismar, Tennis Borussia Berlin, 1. FC Frankfurt, CFC Hertha 06 and SV Victoria Seelow, all promoted from the Verbandsligas while no club was relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost to the league.


2015–16 NOFV-Oberliga, South
The 2015–16 season of the NOFV-Oberliga Süd saw five new clubs in the league, Bischofswerdaer FV, FC International Leipzig, BSG Wismut Gera and FSV Barleben, all promoted from the Verbandsligas while VFC Plauen was relegated from the Regionalliga Nordost.


2015–16 NOJHL season
The 2015–16 NOJHL season is the 38th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).


2015–16 NOJHL season
In March 2016, the top teams of each division play for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. The Kirkland Lake Gold Miners will automatically compete in the Dudley Hewitt Cup as they are the host team for 2016. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the Cup champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2016 Royal Bank Cup.


2015–16 NOJHL season, Standings
x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched league title


2015–16 NOJHL season, 2016 Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship
Hosted by the Kirkland Lake Gold Miners in Kirkland Lake, Ontario.


2015–16 NTFL season
The 2015/16 NTFL season was the 95th season of the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL).


2015–16 NTFL season
St Marys have won there 31st premiership title while defeating Wanderers Eagles in the grand final by 2 points.


2015–16 NWHL season
The 2015–16 NWHL season is the first season of operation of the National Women's Hockey League. Four teams competed for the inaugural Isobel Cup: the Boston Pride, Buffalo Beauts, New York Riveters and Connecticut Whale.


2015–16 NWHL season, All-star game
The 1st NWHL All-Star Game was held January 24, 2016 at HarborCenter in Buffalo, the home of the Beauts.


2015–16 NWHL season, Transactions, NWHL draft
The 2015 NWHL draft took place in Boston on June 22, 2015. The draft was not binding on the players, who did not enter their names and did not have to give their consent. It was not clear that the players felt themselves bound by the decisions made in the draft. However, during the season the NWHL was frequently active on social media about draft picks' success in the NCAA, and on April 1, 2016 the NWHL announced  that the draft would be enforced insofar as there would be salary cap penalties for teams that signed other teams' draftees.


2015–16 NWHL season, Transactions, NWHL draft
A draft lottery was held by NWHL commissioner Dani Rylan, with the New York Riveters earning the first pick overall.


2015–16 NWHL season, Transactions, NWHL draft
Notable first round picks included University of Minnesota forward Hannah Brandt by Connecticut, Northeastern University forward Kendall Coyne by Boston, and University of Wisconsin defenseman Courtney Burke by Buffalo.


2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Championship
The 2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Cars Championship is the seventeenth season of the series, and the first under the NZ Touring Cars name. The field comprises two classes racing on the same grid. Class one features both V8ST and NZV8 TLX cars, while class two consists of older NZV8 TL cars.


2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Championship
Seven events will be played as competition in the 2015-16 season.


2015–16 NZ Touring Cars Championship, Calendar
Round 2 was held in support of the 2015 ITM 500 Auckland while Round 6 was in support of the 2016 New Zealand Grand Prix.


2015–16 Naft Tehran F.C. season
The 2014–15 season  is Naft Tehran's 6th season in the Pro League. They will also be competing in the Hazfi Cup & AFC Champions League. Naft Tehran is captained by Alireza Ezzati.


2015–16 Naft Tehran F.C. season, First Team Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Naft Tehran F.C. season, First Team Squad
For recent transfers, see List of Iranian football transfers summer 2015.


2015–16 Namibia Premier League
The 2015–16 Namibia Premier League is the 27th season of top-tier football in Namibia. The season started on 11 September 2014. Tigers won their first championship since the league's first season in 1985, clinching the title with a week to go and finishing nine points ahead of runners up Black Africa.


2015–16 Namibia Premier League
United Stars, Julinho Sporting and Flamingo finished in the bottom three spots and will be relegated to the First Division for the 2016-2017 season.


2015–16 Namibia Premier League, Teams
A total of 16 teams contested the league. Touch & Go F.C., Rebels F.C. and Benfica F.C. were each relegated to First Division after finishing 14th, 15th and 16th, respectively. Flamingos FC, Rundu Chiefs and Young Chiefs F.C. are all new additions to the competition this year.


2015–16 Namibia Premier League, Results
All teams play in a double round robin system (home and away).


2015–16 Nashville Predators season
The 2015–16 Nashville Predators season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. It was also the first time that the Predators played in a game 7 in a playoff series.


2015–16 Nashville Predators season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2015–16 Nashville Predators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs, Summary
After trailing 2-1 in the second period, the Predators opened their playoff run with a 3-2 victory over the Ducks. The Predators took a 2-0 lead in the series with a 3-2 victory over the Ducks. Back home in Nashville for Game 3, the Predators were shut out in a 3-0 loss and the Ducks pushed the series to 2-1. The Ducks evened the series in a 4-1 victory in Game 4. The Ducks pulled to a one-game lead over the Predators with a 5-2 victory in Game 5. Back in Nashville for Game 6, the Predators kept the series alive with a 3-1 victory over the Ducks. The Predators scored two goals in the first period and held off a late rally by the Ducks to win Game 7 2-1 and advance on to the Western Conference semifinals.


2015–16 Nashville Predators season, Schedule and results, Playoffs, Summary
Despite scoring the first goal, the Predators fell 5-2 to the Sharks in Game 1 of the second round. The Predators fell to a two-game deficit in a 3-2 loss to the Sharks in Game 2. After allowing a power play goal in the first period, the Predators scored four unanswered goals – including two on power plays – to take Game 3. A third overtime goal by Mike Fisher gave the Predators a 4-3 victory in Game 4 and evened the series at two games a piece. The Predators fell 5-1 to the Sharks in Game 5. Despite trailing two goals in the first period of Game 6, the Predators rallied back to tie the game in the third period and score the winning goal in overtime to force a Game 7, which they lost 5–0.


2015–16 Nashville Predators season, Player stats, Goaltenders
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record


2015–16 Nashville Predators season, Transactions
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Nashville Predators season, Draft picks
Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, that was held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2015–16 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season
The 2015–16 National Basketball League (Bulgaria) season was the 75th season of the Bulgarian NBL. The season started on October 10, 2015.


2015–16 National Basketball League (Czech Republic) season
The 2015–16 National Basketball League (Czech Republic) season was the 23rd season of the Czech NBL. The season started on October 10, 2015.


2015–16 National Basketball League (Czech Republic) season, In Popular Culture
The Czech NBL's 2015-16 season featured in the March 31, 2021 "Wikispeedia" episode of popular WFMU radio show and podcast "The Fuzzy Glove Hour with Ken and Andy".


2015–16 National Basketball League (England) season
The 2015–16 season  was the 44th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Manchester Magic won their second league title.


2015–16 National First Division
The 2015–16 National First Division is the second tier league in South Africa. The competition began on 22 August 2015.


2015–16 National League
The 2015–16 National League season (known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons) was the first season under the new title of National League, the twelfth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-seventh season overall.


2015–16 National League
The National League covers the top two levels of Non-League football in England. The National League is the fifth highest level of the overall pyramid, while the National League North and National League South exist at the sixth level. The top team and the winner of the play-off of the Premier division will be promoted to League Two, while the bottom four are relegated to the North or South divisions. The champions of the North and South divisions will be promoted to the Premier division, alongside the play-off winners from each division. The bottom three in each of the North and South divisions are relegated to the premier divisions of the Northern Premier League, Isthmian League or Southern League.


2015–16 National League
On 6 April 2015, it was announced that as of the 2015–16 season the League was to undergo a name change from the Football Conference to the National League. As well as the name change, the league's logo has been re-designed and the league's broadcaster BT Sport has signed a new three-year contract. The structure of the league and the title sponsor Vanarama however remain the same.


2015–16 National League 1
The 2015–16 National League 1, known for sponsorship reasons as the SSE National League 1 is the seventh season of the third tier of the English rugby union system, since the professionalised format of the second tier RFU Championship was introduced; and is the twenty-ninth season since league rugby began in 1987.


2015–16 National League 1
Richmond are the current champions and will play in the Green King IPA Championship next season. Henley Hawks, Cinderford and Wharfedale are relegated. Henley and Cinderford to National League 2 South and Wharfedale to National League 2 North. Plymouth Albion went into administration on 8 April 2016 and an interim licence to run the club ended on 6 May 2016. Albion were deducted 30 points by the RFU and dropped from 5th place to 8th. The club have submitted a business case and await a decision by the RFU on 18 May. If the RFU reject the plan Albion could be relegated to the bottom of the league structure i.e. Devon League 2. If that happens Wharfedale will not be relegated and subsequently other teams down through the league structure could be reprieved.


2015–16 National League 1, Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one promotion place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the Greene King IPA Championship and the bottom three teams are relegated to either National League 2 North or National League 2 South depending on the geographical location of the team.


2015–16 National League 1, Participating teams and locations
Twelve of the sixteen teams participated in last season's competition. The 2014–15 champions Ealing Trailfinders are promoted to the 2015–16 RFU Championship and are replaced by Plymouth Albion who were relegated from the 2014–15 RFU Championship after spending thirteen seasons in the league above. The three teams relegated last season, are Old Albanian, (to the 2015–16 National League 2 South), and Macclesfield and Tynedale, (both to the 2015–16 National League 2 North). The promoted teams are Henley Hawks and Hull Ionians champions of the 2014–15 National League 2 South and 2014–15 National League 2 North respectively, and Ampthill who won the promotion play-off against Bishop's Stortford.


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Team
71 – 12 Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Team
46 - 0 Hartpury College away to Henley Hawks on 17 October 2015


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Team
Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Team
Hartpury College at home to Hull Ionians on 30 April 2016


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Team
Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 9 April 2016


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Player
Gareth Thompson for Hartpury College at home to Esher on 26 September 2015


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Player
Jonas Mikalcius for Hartpury College away to Henley Hawks on 17 October 2015 Spencer Sutherland for Esher at home to Coventry on 7 November 2015 Peter Homan for Darlington Mowden Park at home to Hull Ionians on 21 November 2015 Jonas Mikalcius for Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016 Ben Vellacott for Hartpury College at home to Blaydon on 23 January 2016 Aquile Smith for Hull Ionians at home to Cinderford on 20 February 2016 Jonas Mikalcius for Hartpury College at home to Wharfedale on 19 March 2016


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Player
Gareth Thompson for Hartpury College at home to Hull Ionians on 30 April 2016


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Player
Gareth Thompson for Hartpury College at home to Rosslyn Park on 9 April 2016


2015–16 National League 1, Season records, Player
Chris Johnson for Fylde away to Esher on 13 February 2016


2015–16 National League 2 North
The 2015–16 National League 2 North is the seventh season (29th overall) of the fourth tier of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.


2015–16 National League 2 North
There was talk of this being the last season in this format due to RFU changes to tier four which were supposed to result in a restructuring of the league from two regional divisions (north and south) to three (north, south-east and south-west) for the 2016–17 season but this seems to have been put on hold due to protests from the northern clubs who stood to lose revenue from a smaller fixture list.


2015–16 National League 2 North
Teams joining the division include Macclesfield and Tynedale (both relegated from National League 1), Sale and Sandal (both promoted from National League 3 North) and South Leicester (promoted from National League 3 Midlands). A further change this season saw Harrogate play their first game at their new ground at Rudding Lane – a move from their previous ground of Claro Road where they had been stationed for the past 119 years – beating local rivals Otley in front of a club record crowd of 1,050.


2015–16 National League 2 North
At the end of the season, Macclesfield made an instant return to National League 1 after their relegation the previous season by winning the championship with three games to go, defeating Chester 40-12 to take the title at Priory Park – the club's third National League 2 North title and a record so far in the division. The two bottom clubs at the end of the season were Huddersfield, who went down in Round 27, and Broadstreet, who followed one week later.


2015–16 National League 2 North
While both teams were fairly competitive (gaining 7 and 8 wins apiece)  the third relegation spot was much more keenly fought with five teams facing the drop up on the last round of the season. In the end it was Sandal who went down after one season spent in National League 2 North, losing their final game against Luctonians, while their relegation rivals all won.


2015–16 National League 2 North
It was a particularly interesting contest between Sandal and fellow promoted club, Sale, who were actually in the final relegation spot on the last day (although they did have a rescheduled game still to play) but the Heywood Road side won against high flying Caldy to stay in the division. Another interesting feature of the season was Caldy's Nick Royle whose 25 tries saw him finish not only as the top try scorer in the league but also as the record all-time try scorer in the division with 161 tries overall.


2015–16 National League 2 North
As league runners up to Macclesfield by some distance, Sedgley Park had to travel down to Hertfordshire to face the 2015–16 National League 2 South runners up, Old Albanian, who hosted the game due to a superior league record. In the end Old Albanian were too good for Sedgley Park, winning 24 – 0 to claim the final promotion place to the 2016–17 National League 1.


2015–16 National League 2 North, Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2016–17 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2015–16 National League 2 South with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either National League 3 Midlands or National League 3 North depending on the geographical location of the team.


2015–16 National League 2 North, Participating teams and locations
Eleven of the teams listed below participated in the 2014–15 National League 2 North season; Macclesfield and Tynedale were relegated from the 2014–15 National League 1, Sale (champions) and Sandal (play-offs) were promoted from National League 3 North while South Leicester (champions) were promoted from National League 3 Midlands.


2015–16 National League 2 North, Fixtures, Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 North and National League 2 South and  participate in a play-off for promotion to National Division 1. Old Albanian were runners-up in the 2015–16 National League 2 South and because they had a better record than the 2015–16 National League 2 North runners-up, Sedgley Park, they hosted the play-off match.


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
83 – 17 Sedgley Park at home to Sandal on 26 March 2016


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
53 – 6 Sedgley Park away to Harrogate on 7 May 2016


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
Sedgley Park at home to Sandal on 26 March 2016


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Team
Stourbridge at home to Caldy on 19 September 2015Preston Grasshoppers away to Stourbridge on 3 October 2015Caldy away to South Leicester on 10 October 2015


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Player
Lewis Barker for Macclesfield away to Huddersfield on 28 November 2015 Matt Riley for Sedgley Park at home to Sandal on 26 March 2016


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Player
Matt Riley for Sedgley Park at home to Sandal on 26 March 2016


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Player
Christopher Scott for Stourbridge at home to Caldy on 19 September 2015 Sean Taylor for Preston Grasshoppers away to Stourbridge on 3 October 2015


2015–16 National League 2 North, Season records, Attendances
South Leicester at home to Sedgley Park on 12 September 2015 South Leicester at home to Caldy on 10 October 2015


2015–16 National League 2 South
The 2015–16 National League 2 South is the seventh season (29th overall) of the fourth tier (south) of the English domestic rugby union competitions since the professionalised format of the second division was introduced.


2015–16 National League 2 South
There was talk of this being the last season in this format due to RFU changes to tier four which were supposed to result in a restructuring of the league from two regional divisions (north and south) to three (north, south-east and south-west) for the 2016–17 season but this seems to have been put on hold due to protests from the northern clubs who stood to lose revenue from a smaller fixture list.


2015–16 National League 2 South
New faces to the division include Old Albanians (relegated from National League 1), Bury St Edmunds and Barnes (both promoted from National League 3 London & SE) and Redingensians Rams (promoted from National League 3 South West). The league system is 4 points for a win, 2 points for a draw and additional bonus points being awarded for scoring 4 or more tries and/or losing within 7 points of the victorious team.


2015–16 National League 2 South
In terms of promotion the league champions are promoted to National League 1 while the second-placed team play-off against the second-placed team from National League 2 North (at the home ground of the club with the superior league record) for the final promotion place. During the course of the season the two league derby games between the Launceston and Redruth also double up as the Cornish Super Cup with Redruth being the defending 2014–15 champions. Redruth retained the cup, winning the Christmas fixture at the Recreation Ground 17 – 0 before winning away at Polson Bridge 34 – 17 to take the cup 51 – 17 on aggregate.


2015–16 National League 2 South
After a truly dreadful season, Launceston were the first team to be relegated, losing 13 – 19 away to relegation rivals Southend Saxons on the 5 March 2016 with seven games still left to play.


2015–16 National League 2 South
The relegation of the Cornish club was not surprising to many of the fans at Polson Bridge as they had lost almost a full team to Plymouth Albion during the pre-season — victims of both Albion's relegation from the Championship and that the Albion director of rugby, Graham Dawe, having coached (and subsequently signed) many of the Launceston players while in charge of the Cornwall team that had won the 2015 Bill Beaumont Cup.


2015–16 National League 2 South
This, coupled by the club being on their third head coach in a little over a year, contributed to what was perhaps the worst season in the club's league history with the club failing to win a game and conceding over 1,000 points (it was also one of the poorest performances in National League 2, comparable with Newbury in 2010–11 who at least managed to win a game).


2015–16 National League 2 South
The remaining relegation places were much more keenly contested with Southend Saxons — who had only just survived the previous season — being the next team to be relegated with three games to go after losing 36 – 15 away to high flying Cambridge. The third and final relegation place fell to Dorking — who had finished 6th the previous season — losing 32 – 20 away to relegation rivals Worthing Raiders in round 29 of the competition, to condemn the Surrey-based club to the drop with one game still to go. Launceston would drop to National League 3 South West while Southend and Dorking would go into National League 3 London & SE.


2015–16 National League 2 South
While the relegation spots were fairly cut and dried, the championship went right to the wire, being keenly contested by two sides — Cambridge and Old Albanian — who were way ahead of the trailing pack. Cambridge ended up the league champions by just two points, after both sides won their last games, having almost blown it the week before by losing their derby fixture against Bury St Edmunds, but managed to claim two bonus points during the defeat.


2015–16 National League 2 South
This, combined with Cambridge's home and away victories against Old Albanian, meant that they claimed the title and a return to National League 1 after a three-year absence. After just missing out on the league title, Old Albanian had a second shot at promotion when they hosted the promotion playoff game against 2015–16 National League 2 North runners up,  Sedgley Park, with home advantage given due to having the superior league record. Old Albanian proved their class by defeating the northern side, 24 - 0, and returned to the 2016–17 National League 1 after just one year away.


2015–16 National League 2 South, Structure
The league consists of sixteen teams with all the teams playing each other on a home and away basis to make a total of thirty matches each. There is one automatic promotion place, one play-off place and three relegation places. The champions are promoted to the 2016–17 National League 1 and the runners-up play the second-placed team in the 2015–16 National League 2 North with the winner being promoted. The last three teams are relegated to either National League 3 London & SE or National League 3 South West depending on the geographical location of the team (in some cases teams may join the Midlands regional leagues).


2015–16 National League 2 South, Participating teams and locations
Twelve of the teams listed below participated in the 2014–15 National League 2 South season; Old Albanians were relegated from the 2014–15 National League 1, Bury St Edmunds (champions) and Barnes (play-off) were promoted from National League 3 London & SE, Redingensians Rams (champions) were promoted from National League 3 South West.


2015–16 National League 2 South, Results, Promotion play-off
Each season, the runners-up in the National League 2 South and National League 2 North participate in a play-off for promotion to National Division 1. Old Albanian having the best record hosted the match against the north runner-up, Sedgley Park.


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Team
109 - 0 Cambridge at home to Launceston on 2 April 2016


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Team
79 - 0 Bury St Edmunds away to Launceston on 19 March 2016


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Team
Worthing Raiders at home to Taunton Titans on 12 December 2015Canterbury at home to Redingensians Rams on 9 January 2016Old Elthamians at home to Canterbury on 23 April 2016


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
Oscar Heath for Chinnor at home to Southend Saxons on 30 April 2016


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
Nick Mason for Taunton Titans at home to Launceston on 12 March 2016 Michael Ayrton for Cambridge at home to Launceston on 2 April 2016


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
Gerhard Boshoff for Cambridge at home to Launceston on 2 April 2016


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Player
Matthew McLean for Worthing Raiders at home to Taunton Titans on 12 December 2015 Tom Best for Canterbury at home to Redingensians Rams on 9 January 2016 Tom White for Old Elthamians at home to Canterbury on 23 April 2016


2015–16 National League 2 South, Season records, Attendances
Barnes at home to Taunton Titans on 2 January 2016


2015–16 National League 3 Midlands
This is a list of every 2015–16 National League 3 Midlands matchday results.


2015–16 National League B season
The 2015–16 National League B season was the 69th ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league, the National League B.


2015–16 National League B season
HC Ajoie went on to win the championship by defeating SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers in the finals. This title is the team's second in its history since 1992 when they won their first National League B championship.


2015–16 National League B season, Regular season
The regular season started on September 11, 2015 and ended on February 13, 2016.


2015–16 National League B season, Playoffs
The playoffs started on February 16, 2016 and ended on April 1, 2016.


2015–16 National League B season, League Qualification
In League Qualification series HC Ajoie were supposed to play against EHC Biel, but the series were cancelled after HC Ajoie have not handed in their application for a promotion to next year's NLA season.


2015–16 National One Day Cup
The 2015–16 National One Day Cup was the thirty-first edition of the National One Day Championship, the premier List A cricket domestic competition in Pakistan. It was held from 10 to 29 January 2016.


2015–16 National One Day Cup
The trophy was shared by National Bank of Pakistan and Islamabad after the final was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.


2015–16 National One Day Cup, Group stage
The top two teams in each group after the round-robin stage (highlighted) qualified for the knockout stage.


2015–16 National Premier League
The 2015–16 Red Stripe Premier League is the highest competitive football league in Jamaica. It is the 42nd edition of the competition. It started on September 6, 2015 and ended on May 17, 2016.


2015–16 National Premier League, Playoffs
The two finalists qualify for the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship. All times EST (UTC−5).


2015–16 National Ringette League season
The 2015–16 National Ringette League season for the sport of ringette was the 12th season of the National Ringette League and began on October 3, 2015 and ended on April 9, 2016.


2015–16 National Ringette League season
The Cambridge Turbos won the national championship, winning their fifth national title.


2015–16 National Ringette League season, Teams
Quebec City Cyclones and Prairie Fire did not join the league for three straight seasons.


2015–16 National Ringette League season, Regular Seasons
East Division teams would play 28 games which consisted 1, 2 or 4 games against same division team and some of those team will played against West Division teams none, 2 or 4 games.


2015–16 National Ringette League season, Regular Seasons
West Division teams would play 26 games which consisted 6 games against same division team and play none, 2 or 4 game against East Division teams.


2015–16 National Ringette League season, Regular Seasons, Season Opener
This was the first game of the season and was sponsored by Fuelling Women Championship.


2015–16 National T20 Cup
The Haier Q8 T20 CUP 2015–2016 is the Twelve season of the National T20 Cup in Pakistan, sponsored by Haier. The qualifying round of the event commences on Sept. 1 and runs up to Sept. 5, 2015. Eight Teams will participate in qualifying round. The Winner of both semi-finals of qualifying round shall make it to the main round.


2015–16 National T20 Cup
Twelve teams will contest for Cool & Cool Presents Haier Mobile T20 CUP 2015–2016 in the main tournament. The main tournament will commence on Sept. 8 and its semifinals will be played on Sept 14 and the final took place on September 15.


2015–16 National T20 Cup, Tournament
The tournament was held between 1 and 15 September 2015. Tournament is a Qualifying Round, Round Robin and Knockout tournament.


2015–16 National Youth League (Australia)
The 2015–16 National Youth League (Also known as the Foxtel National Youth League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Australian National Youth League competition. The season ran in a different, reduced format to previous years, and in parallel with the 2015–16 A-League season.


2015–16 National Youth League (Australia), Format
This season was run with a new format. From 2016, all A-League clubs now have youth teams entered into their local conferences of the National Premier Leagues. By having NPL teams, there is now less reliance on the NYL to provide an avenue for youth players to their respective clubs. There was also pressure from A-League clubs to reduce travel budgets. As such the season was shortened from 18 games per team to 8 games plus a Grand Final.


2015–16 National Youth League (Australia), Format
The existing ten NYL teams were divided into two conferences of five teams: Conference A consisted of teams from WA, SA, Victoria and Queensland, while teams from ACT and NSW were in Conference B. All teams played all other teams in their conference on a home and away basis. After the home and away series a Grand Final was played between the top teams from each conference.


2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represents the United States Naval Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by fifth year head coach Ed DeChellis, play their home games at Alumni Hall and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Lafayette in the first round of the Patriot League Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Lehigh. Despite having 19 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2015–16 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team, Previous season
The Midshipmen finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in Patriot League play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament where they lost to Colgate.


2015–16 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, led by eighth year head coach Stefanie Pemper, played their home games at Alumni Hall and are members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 15–15, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Women's Tournament to Loyola (MD).


2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Tim Miles in his fourth season, the Cornhuskers played their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in 11th place. In the Big Ten Tournament they defeated Rutgers and Wisconsin to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Maryland.


2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Cornhuskers finished the 2014–15 Season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Penn State.


2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team will represent University of Nebraska–Lincoln during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cornhuskers, led by 14th year head coach Connie Yori, play their home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Tournament to Rutgers. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Northern Iowa in the first round.


2015–16 Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball team
On April 5, 2016, Connie Yori resigns following an alleged investigation into how she treated her players. She finished at Nebraska with a 14-year record of 280–166.


2015–16 Nedbank Cup
The Nedbank Cup is a South African club football (soccer) tournament. The knockout tournament, based on the English FA Cup format, was one of a weak opponent facing a stronger one. The competition was sponsored by ABSA until 2007, after which Nedbank took over sponsorship.


2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season
The Neftchi Baku 2015–16 season is Neftchi Baku's 24th Azerbaijan Premier League season. Neftchi will compete Azerbaijan Premier League and  in the 2015–16 Azerbaijan Cup and UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Neftchi Baku PFK season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, also known as NB I, is the 117th season of top-tier football in Hungary. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga for sponsorship reasons. The season began 17 July 2015 and will conclude on 8 May 2016. Videoton are the defending champions having won their second Hungarian championship last season.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I
Last season an extra four teams were relegated to the Nemzeti Bajnokság III. Győr had financial and licensing issues. Kecskemét, Pécs and Nyíregyháza all had licensing issues. Therefore, from this season twelve teams compete for the championship title, playing 33 rounds.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams
Dunaújváros and Pápa finished the 2014–15 season in the last two places and thus were relegated to NB II division.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams
The two relegated teams were replaced with the champions and the runners-up 2014–15 NB II Vasas and Békéscsaba. Each of the first two teams in the first division.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams, Stadium and locations
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Teams, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Results
In the first 22 rounds every team plays against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. In the remaining 11 rounds, the first six placed team from the previous season will play six matches at home and five matches away, and the other six teams will play five matches at home and six matches away.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Attendances
Updated to games played on 20 April 2016Source: , , Notes:1: Team played last season in NB II2: MTK play their home matches in Illovszky Rudolf Stadion, because Hidegkuti Nándor stadion is under reconstruction


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Best players
After the season Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség chose the best players of this season.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball)
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H férfi kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 64th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Handball league.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Team information
The following 14 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Team information, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's handball), Relegation round (Alsóház)
That team before the round was started, got bonus points, they received to them to bee based ranked in regular season; Sport36-Komló has got 11 bonus points, Kőnig-Trade Balmazújváros 10 bonus point, B.Braun Gyöngyös 8 points, Orosházi FKSE-LINAMAR 7 points, Ceglédi KKSE 5 points, Mezőkövesdi KC 4 points, Eger SBS Eszterházy 2 points, PLER-Budapest 1 point.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's volleyball)
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the 71st season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Volleyball league.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's volleyball)
In season 2015/2016 Hungary will be representing by Kaposvár Volley in CEV Challenge Cup.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's volleyball), Team information
The following 11 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (men's volleyball), Playoffs
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball)
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (known as the K&H női kézilabda liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 65th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungarian premier Handball league.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Team information, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I, with their president, head coach, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Playoffs
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), Playoffs, Finals
Győri Audi ETO KC won the FINAL, 53–43 on aggregate.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's handball), 5th–8th placement matches
Teams in bold won the placement matches. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each placement game.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's volleyball)
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the 71st season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, Hungary's premier Volleyball league.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's volleyball), Team information
The following 12 clubs compete in the NB I during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I (women's volleyball), Playoffs
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball)
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A was the 84th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest tier professional basketball league in Hungary.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Teams
The following 14 clubs competed in the NB I/A during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Playoffs
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Playoffs, Finals
In the finals, teams play against each other which must win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team win three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher Regular season place will be played the first, the third and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Play-out
13th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 14th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball)
The 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A was the 79th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A, the highest tier professional basketball league in Hungary.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball), Teams
The following 10 clubs competed in the NB I/A during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball), Playoffs
Teams in bold won the playoff series. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoff seeding. Numbers to the right indicate the score of each playoff game.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball), Playoffs, Finals
In the finals, teams play against each other which must win three games to win the title. Thus, if one team win three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher Regular season place will be played the first, the third and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (women's basketball), Play-out
9th placed team hosted Games 1, plus Game 3 if necessary. 10th placed team hosted Game 2.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (men's handball)
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B is the 64th season of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B, Hungary's premier Handball league.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (men's handball), Team information, Western Group (Nyugat)
The following 14 clubs compete in the NB I/B (Western) during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság I/B (men's handball), Team information, Eastern Group (Kelet)
The following 14 clubs compete in the NB I/B (Eastern) during the 2015–16 season:


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II is Hungary's second-level football competition. The championship was won by Gyirmót FC Győr and they were also promoted to the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság I along with Mezőkövesd-Zsóry SE. Three teams including Szigetszentmiklósi TK, Dunaújváros PASE, and FC Ajka were relegated to the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság III.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Teams
At the end of 2014-15 season, Vasas and Békéscsaba promoted to Nemzeti Bajnokság I.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Teams
Two teams were relegated to Nemzeti Bajnokság III : Cegléd and Kaposvári Rákóczi.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Teams
The winners of the three 2014–15 Nemzeti Bajnokság III series were promoted to NB III: Budaörs, Vác and Várda.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Teams, Stadium and locations
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, with their location, stadium and stadium capacity.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, Teams, Personnel and kits
Following is the list of clubs competing in 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság II, with their manager, captain, kit manufacturer and shirt sponsor.


2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III
The 2015–16 Nemzeti Bajnokság III was Hungary's third-level football competition. The championship was won by Ferencvárosi TC II, Kozármisleny SE, and Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC. However, Ferencvárosi TC II could not promote to the 2016–17 Nemzeti Bajnokság II since reserve teams can only play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság III. Therefore, the second best team, Mosonmagyaróvári TE were promoted to the Nemzeti Bajnokság II.


2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Montana, Eastern Washington, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Morehead State. They defeated Morehead State 2 games to 1 to become the CBI champions.


2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished season 9–22, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to UNLV. At the end of the season, head coach David Carter was fired. He compiled a record of 98–97 in six seasons.


2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack women's basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by ninth year head coach Jane Albright, play their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to Utah State.


2015–16 New Democracy leadership election
The 2015–16 New Democracy leadership election refers to the two-round election to determine the next president of New Democracy, after the resignation of Antonis Samaras on 5 July 2015. The first round was held on 20 December 2015 and the second round was held on 10 January 2016. Kyriakos Mitsotakis was elected as the new president.


2015–16 New Democracy leadership election, Procedure
Whilst the election had originally been expected to be held on 30 August 2015, 57 MPs called for interim leader Vangelis Meimarakis to stay on until spring 2016, postponing the leadership election. However, following ND's election loss in the early September 2015 elections, leadership elections were planned to be held before year's end.


2015–16 New Democracy leadership election, Procedure
The central electoral committee of the party met on 24 September at the request of interim leader Vangelis Meimarakis, to begin the electoral process. They set out a timetable as follows:


2015–16 New Democracy leadership election, Procedure, Technical issues
On 21 November, when testing the electronic voting system, the Central Electoral Committee found a number of issues, which meant that the election could not start at the scheduled time of 07:00 on 22 November. Furthermore, another issue arose on the evening of the 22 that caused the Central Electoral Committee to replace 50 electoral delegates. They then took a unanimous decision to postpone the election.


2015–16 New Democracy leadership election, Procedure, Technical issues
Mitsotakis issued a statement saying: "We owe a big apology to all the New Democracy supporters, and also to all Greek citizens. Unfortunately the election process can no longer take place today. This is no time to be seeking who is responsible. The time for that will come later." Meimarakis threatened to withdraw his candidacy if the election was not postponed, and Georgiadis called the failure a "fiasco" and asked for the resignation of all the members of the Central Electoral Committee.


2015–16 New Democracy leadership election, Procedure, Technical issues
Both Mitsotakis and Tzitzikostas called for Meimarakis to step down as interim leader and appoint a new interim leader. On 24 November, Meimarakis appointed Ioannis Plakiotakis, the secretary of the parliamentary group, as a Vice President of New Democracy. Later that day, Meimarakis resigned as the interim President, appointing Plakiotakis as the new interim President.


2015–16 New Democracy leadership election, Results
The results of the election. In the first round only the valid votes were announced.


2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team  represented the University of New Hampshire during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 11th year head coach Bill Herrion, played their home games at Lundholm Gym and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–5 in America East play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Binghamton in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament where they lost to Vermont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fairfield in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Coastal Carolina.


2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of New Hampshire in the America East Conference. The Wildcats are led by sixth-year head coach Maureen Magarity and once again played their home games in Lundholm Gym. They finished the season 12–18, 6–10 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Women's Tournament to Maine.


2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats women's basketball team, Media
All non-televised home games and conference road games streamed on either ESPN3 or AmericaEast.tv. Select home games aired on Fox College Sports, Live Well Network, or WBIN. Most road games streamed on the opponent's website. All conference home games and select non-conference home games were broadcast on the radio on WPKX, WGIR and online on the .


2015–16 New Hampshire Wildcats women's ice hockey season
The New Hampshire Wildcats represented the University of New Hampshire in Women's Hockey East Association play during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2015–16 New Jersey Devils season
The 2015–16 New Jersey Devils season was the 42nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 34th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. The team's regular season began on October 9, 2015, against the Winnipeg Jets. The Devils once again missed the playoffs.


2015–16 New Jersey Devils season, Schedule and results, Pre-season
Notes: Game was played at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.


2015–16 New Jersey Devils season, Schedule and results, Regular season
Legend:  Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)


2015–16 New Jersey Devils season, Player statistics
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. ‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.


2015–16 New Jersey Devils season, Transactions
The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 New Jersey Devils season, Draft picks
Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 26–27, 2015, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by third year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Nevada.


2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team, Previous season
The Lobos finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to Air Force.


2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team will represent the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lobos, led by fifth year head coach Yvonne Sanchez. They play their home games at The Pit with one game at Johnson Gymnasium and were a members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Women's Tournament where they lost to Colorado State. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to North Dakota in the first round.


2015–16 New Mexico Lobos women's basketball team
On March 18, the school fired Yvonne Sanchez. She finished at New Mexico with a 5 year record of 77–81.


2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team represented New Mexico State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by ninth year head coach Marvin Menzies, played their home games at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 13–1 in WAC play to win the WAC regular season championship. They defeated UMKC to advance to the championship game of the WAC Tournament where they lost to Cal State Bakersfield. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Saint Mary's.


2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team
On April 16, 2016, head coach Marvin Menzies left the school to accept the head coaching position at UNLV. On April 26, the school hired Paul Weir, an assistant coach under Menzies, as head coach.


2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies men's basketball team, Previous season
The Aggies finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record 23–11, 13–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Cal State Bakersfield and Seattle to be champions of the WAC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Kansas.


2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Mexico State Aggies women's basketball team will represent New Mexico State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Mark Trakh, play their home games at the Pan American Center and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–5, 13–1 in WAC play to win the regular season WAC championship. They defeated Utah Valley and Texas–Rio Grande Valley to be champions of the WAC Women's Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arizona State.


2015–16 New Orleans Pelicans season
The 2015–16 New Orleans Pelicans season was the 14th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was also the first season since 2014, that the Pelicans did not reach the playoffs under the "Pelicans" name. Following the season, tragedy struck as Bryce Dejean-Jones was shot dead while shouting for his girlfriend for his daughter's first birthday at the Dallas apartment. Dejean-Jones death was the first for active NBA player since Eddie Griffin, who died in a car accident in 2007.


2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers were led by fifth year head coach Mark Slessinger and played their home games at Lakefront Arena. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place Southland play. They lost to Southeastern Louisiana in the first round of the Southland Tournament.


2015–16 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team, Preseason
The Privateers were picked to finish eighth (8th) in the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and tenth (10th) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.


2015–16 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Privateers, led by fifth year head coach Keeshawn Davenport, played their home games at Lakefront Arena. They are members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 8–13, 5–13 in Southland play to finish in eleventh place. They failed to qualify for the Southland Women's Tournament.


2015–16 New Orleans Privateers women's basketball team, Roster
Alpha English (San José State) Jordan Hines (McNeese State) Wyketha Harrell (UMKC)


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
Over 1,200 women were reportedly sexually assaulted during the 2015–16 public New Year's Eve's celebrations in Germany, in most cases by men of non-European origin. Multiple women reported being raped. In many of the incidents, women in public places had been surrounded and assaulted by groups of men. The  Bundeskriminalamt (German Federal Criminal Police) confirmed in July 2016 that 1,200 women had been sexually assaulted on that New Year's night.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
By 4 January 2016, the German national media reported that in Cologne, the sexual assaulters had mostly been described as "North African", "Arab", "dark-skinned" and "foreign".


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
On 5 January 2016, the German government and the Cologne police speculated that the attacks might have been organized. However, by 21 January, the North Rhine-Westphalian government declared that there were no indications of premeditated organized attacks, and on 11 February, the new Cologne police president stated the same. Instead, the Cologne police chief suggested that the perpetrators had come from countries where such sexual assaults by groups of men are common.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
That suggestion was confirmed in a Federal Criminal Police report in June 2016, which also identified five more factors contributing to the occurrence of the attacks: group pressure, absence of police intervention, frustrations of migrants, disinhibition from the use of alcohol or drugs, and disinhibition from the absence of social ties in Germany.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
By April 2016, statistics recorded by authorities indicated that out of the identified 153 suspects in Cologne who were convicted of sexual offenses and other crimes during New Year's Eve 2015–16, two-thirds were originally from Morocco or Algeria, 44% were asylum seekers, another 12% were likely to have been in Germany illegally, and 3% were underaged unaccompanied refugees.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany
By July 2016, the police stated that half of the 120 identified suspects of sexual offences on the New Year's Eve had arrived in Germany during the year 2015, most of those 120 had come from North Africa, and four suspects nationwide had been convicted. By November 2016, around 200 suspects of the sexual assaults had been identified nationwide.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
German: #polizei #köln #leverkusen Ausgelassene Stimmung – Feiern weitgehend friedlich – Infos unter


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
There are conflicting accounts about when reports of sexual assaults during New Year's Night 2015–16 first reached the Cologne police. One high-ranking Cologne police officer reported that in the evening around 22:00 p.m. on 31 December 2015, passers-by in the plaza between the Cologne Central Train Station and the Cologne Cathedral informed police officers on the spot about fights, robberies and sexual assaults on women taking place in and around the train station; The New York Times wrote however that only after midnight did the police hear of the assaults, and the German newspaper Die Welt suggested the same. During the night, three emergency calls concerning harassment or robbery near the railway station and the cathedral had reached Cologne police headquarters.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
In a press release on 1 January at 8:57 a.m. or 11:45 a.m., the Cologne police announced that the night had been "mostly peaceful" ("weitgehend friedlich") – also rendered as: "relaxed" ("entspannt"). At 13:21 h, the large local newspaper Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger reported: Sexual harassment in the New Year's Eve (…) In the Cologne Central Train Station, several women have been harassed by unknown men". Also the Cologne tabloid Express that day at 21:08 reported the incidents: "New Year's Eve, Central Train Station: Young women sexually harassed". During the rest of 1 January, several more notifications of sexual assaults or robberies reached the Cologne police.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
On Saturday, 2 January, at 16:58h, the Cologne police in a new press release reported the harassment incidents: nearly 30 criminal notifications of attacks and robberies on women, in some cases indecently touching of women, according to witnesses by groups of men with "north-African appearance". That news was quickly, but selectively, copied by the prominent newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, which reported the sexual attacks but not the ethnic profile of the suspects. Also the national commercial TV channel RTL that day reported the sexual assaults in Cologne in the New Year's Eve.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
On Monday, 4 January 2016, 14:00 p.m., Cologne's police president Wolfgang Albers at a press conference stated that "a very large number of sexual assaults" had been committed in Cologne's New Year's Night by groups of young men "from appearance largely from the north African or Arab world", all witnesses having uttered this same racial description. The Cologne police force at that moment had received 60 crime reports, 15 or 20 of which were of sexual assaults, in one case in legal terms rape.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
With that press conference, publicity about the Cologne sexual attacks started to spread in news media around the world. The German public-service TV broadcaster ZDF though did not report on the Cologne developments in its news bulletin Heute Journal on 4 January 19:00h at all, for the reasons that they could not yet find an eyewitness willing to talk on camera nor confirmation of the ethnicity of the suspects. The 20:00h news bulletin Tagesschau from the German public-service TV broadcaster ARD however did report on the Cologne events, including the police statement that the offenders, judged by their looks, had come from the Arab or North-African regions.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
On 5 January 2016, 90 reports of criminal incidents had been received by the Cologne police concerning New Year's Eve,22 or 23 of which were sexual assaults. Challenged that day by a journalist, about his police force's first announcement on 1 January, as that the situation in the New Year's Eve had been sort-of "relaxed" ("entspannt"), police chief Albers now said: that statement "was wrong". By 6 January 106 reports had been filed about various crimes, three quarters of them suggested a sexual component, on 6 or 7 January they appeared to include two alleged rapes.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
By 8 January 170 women had reported various crimes during New Year's Eve in Cologne, including two rapes. By 11 January, the total number of complaints was 553, with sexual offences comprising nearly half of the cases. By 15 January, the total number of complaints was 676; 347 of these included sexual offences. On 21 January, the total number of complaints was 821; 359 of them included sexual offences, three of them rape; while some complaints included more than one victim, 1,049 people were affected in total.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Cologne
By 30 January 2016, the number of complaints and reports of sexual offences concerning last New Year's Eve in Cologne was 433. By 15 February, the number of complaints over sexual offences had risen to 467. As of 18 March, the Cologne Public Prosecutor reported 1,139 crime complaints filed concerning New Year's Eve, 485 of them were about sexual offences. By 6 April, the total number of reported crimes in Cologne's New Year's Night was 1,529, a total of 1,218 victims were involved, 529 of them were victims of sexual offences. In July 2016, the Bundeskriminalamt (German Federal Criminal Police) estimated that around 650 women had been sexually assaulted in Cologne in the New Year's Eve. By 25 November 2016, 509 sexual offences had been reported concerning Cologne's last New Year's Eve, among them 22 rapes.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Stuttgart
The local newspaper Stuttgarter Nachrichten on its website on 3 January 2016 reported that in the city centre of Stuttgart in the Silvesternacht (New Year's Eve) two 18-year-old women had been sexually assaulted by a group of around fifteen men of about 30–40 year-old, black-haired "southern people" with "Arab" looks.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Stuttgart
On 5 January, the same website reported that a handful of further purported victims had reported themselves, not specifying how many of them had purportedly been sexually assaulted. These Stuttgarter incidents were briefly mentioned in international news media as of 5 January in the slipstream of their reporting on the Cologne sexual assaults. By 17 January 2016, the number of complaints of sexual offences in Stuttgart was 17.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Hamburg
During New Year's Eve 2015–16, only one telephone call concerning sexual harassment, at 3:00 a.m., reached the Hamburger police. On New Year's Day, 14 people have reported to the Hamburger police to have been sexually assaulted in the New Year's Eve, but those earliest reports were then lost in the police records, to be rediscovered around 20 January.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Hamburg
On 5 January 2016, the Hamburg police were aware of 13 women having reported to have been sexually assaulted in the New Year's Night, and that day – possibly incited by the news from Cologne the previous day, as a political scientist suggested – a spokesman of the Hamburger police announced that in Hamburg's pleasure quarter St. Pauli in the New Year's Night (Silvesternacht) women between 18 and 24 years old had been sexually harassed and robbed, "in some cases simultaneously by several men in groups of different sizes with southern or Arab looks", possibly groups "between 20 and 40 persons".


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Hamburg
That same day these Hamburger incidents were briefly mentioned in international news media, in the slipstream of their extensive reporting on the Cologne sexual assaults. On 6 January, the number of complaints of sexual harassment in Hamburg had increased to 39, not counting the 14 cases reported on 1 January that wouldn't be rediscovered until around 20 January.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Hamburg
The number of complaints about either sexual harassment or robbery on New Year's Night in Hamburg rose further: 53 complaints on 5 January, 70 complaints on 8 January, 108 complaints on 10 January, 153 complaints on 11 January, 195 complaints on 14 January.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Hamburg
On 14 January, the weekly paper Die Zeit reported over 150 complaints in Hamburg strictly concerning sexual attacks. On 15 January 205 complaints had been registered in Hamburg, most of them about sexual harassment, involving 306 victims. On 21 January, it were 218 complaints regarding 351 victims, and on 4 February 236 complaints including two for rape, involving 400 women reportedly being sexually harassed. The Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police) in July 2016 confirmed that in Hamburg over 400 women reported being victims of sexual violence on New Year's Eve.


2015–16 New Year's Eve sexual assaults in Germany, Developing publicity over the extent of the assaults, Frankfurt
In the afternoon of 5 January 2016, several women reported to the police in Frankfurt am Main that they had been sexually assaulted in the New Year's Eve, in one case by a group of ten "North African" men speaking poor English with Arabic accents. This was reported in German news media on 6 January, and briefly reported in international news media as of 7 January 2016 in the slipstream of their reporting on the Cologne sexual assaults.