2015–16 Manchester Phoenix Season

During the '''2015-16 season''', the [[Manchester Phoenix]] participated in the semi-professional [[EPIHL|English Premier Ice Hockey League]].

It was announced during the off-season that the Phoenix would be playing out of Flintshire at the Deeside Ice Rink, for the 2015-2016 season, until a permanent new arena in Manchester is completed. Phoenix owner, Neil Morris, confirmed that ticket holders will be able to travel free for free to Deeside, with pick-up points spread around the city of [[Manchester]]. He said "The trip to Deeside takes just over 30 minutes, which will give fans the chance to mingle, make friends and strengthen The Famous Phoenix faithful."<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester Phoenix to play in Deeside for a season|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/sport/other-sport/manchester-phoenix-play-deeside-season-9574891|website=ChesterChronicle.co.uk|accessdate=2 July 2015}}</ref>

==Ticketing==
'''SEASON TICKETS'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Age Group
! Prices
|-
|Adult||£351.45
|-
|Concession||£256.39
|}

'''SINGLE GAME TICKETS'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Age Group
! Advance prices
! Day of game prices
|-
|Adult||£12.00||£12.50
|-
|Concession||£9.00||£9.50
|}
''Children get free entry when accompanied by an adult, unaccompanied children can purchase tickets on the door for £5.''

==Standings==

===English Premier League===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Team
! Pld.
! W
! OL
! L
! GF
! GA
! Pts.
|-
|[[Basingstoke Bison]] **||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Bracknell Bees]] *||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Guildford Flames]] *||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Hull Pirates]] *||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Manchester Phoenix]] *||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Milton Keynes Lightning]] *||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Peterborough Phantoms]] *||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Sheffield Steeldogs]] *||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Swindon Wildcats]]||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|[[Telford Tigers]]||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|}
[*] Secured play-off berth. [**] EPL League Champions
|}

==Schedule And Results==

===Pre-season===
Phoenix started their pre-season with a 3-3 draw away to Swindon Wildcats, before defeating the same opponent, 6-3, the following night. They then faced the Telford Tigers in a two-legged battle for the Red Hockey Cup. The Phoenix secured a narrow road victory before suffering a heavy defeat on home ice which resulted in the Tigers winning 12-7 on aggregate.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result
|-style="background: #ffffdd;"
|Saturday 29 August 2015||[[Swindon Wildcats]]||Away||align="center"|Tied 3-3
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Sunday 30 August 2015||[[Swindon Wildcats]]||Home||align="center"|Won 6-3
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Saturday 5 September 2015||[[Telford Tigers]]||Away||align="center"|Won 4-3
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Sunday 6 September 2015||[[Telford Tigers]]||Home||align="center"|Lost 9-3
|}

===Regular Season===
Stanislav Gron scored his and the Phoenix' second goal of the game against the Swindon Wildcats on Saturday 21 November 2015, however the goal was inexplicably awarded to Michal Satek.<ref>{{cite web|title=Phoenix edged out by Swindon|url=http://www.manchesterphoenix.co.uk/news/2703/phoenix-edged-swindon|website=ManchesterPhoenix.co.uk|accessdate=21 November 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Competition!!Goalscorers
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Saturday 12 September 2015||[[Hull Pirates]]||Away||Won 4-1||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Robin Kovar, Michal Satek, James Archer, Nico Aaltonen
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Sunday 13 September 2015||[[ Milton Keynes Lightning ]]||Home||Won 4-2||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Stanislav Gron (2), Robin Kovar, James Archer
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 19 September 2015||[[Basingstoke Bison]]||Away||Lost 6-2||align="center"|-||League/Cup||James Archer, Mark Thomas
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Sunday 20 September 2015||[[Guildford Flames]]||Home||Won 3-1||align="center"|-||League/Cup||James Archer, Robin Kovar, Gareth O’Flaherty
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 26 September 2015||[[Swindon Wildcats]]||Away||Lost 5-3||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Ben Wood, Nico Aaltonen, James Archer
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Sunday 27 September 2015||[[Sheffield Steeldogs]]||Home||Won 5-2||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Michal Satek (3), Robin Kovar (2)
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Saturday 3 October 2015||[[Bracknell Bees]]||Away||Won 4-2||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Nico Aaltonen, Robin Kovar, James Neil, Michal Satek
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Sunday 4 October 2015||[[Basingstoke Bison]]||Home||Lost 4-3||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Nico Aaltonen, James Archer, Michal Satek
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Wednesday 7 October 2015||[[Milton Keynes Lightning]]||Away||Lost 6-4||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Robin Kovar (2), Matthew Morris, James Neil
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 10 October 2015||[[Peterborough Phantoms]]||Home||Lost 5-2||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Michal Satek (2)
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Sunday 11 October 2015||[[Hull Pirates]]||Home||Lost 2-1 (OT)||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Simon Furnival
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 17 October 2015||[[Guildford Flames]]||Away||Lost 5-4 (PSO)||align="center"|1,523||League/Cup||James Archer, James Neil, Trent Hope, Robin Kovar
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Sunday 18 October 2015||[[Swindon Wildcats]]||Home||Won 5-3||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Stanislav Gron (3), Michal Satek, James Archer
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 24 October 2015||[[Peterborough Phantoms]]||Away||Lost 8-3||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Stanislav Gron, Robin Kovar, Jacob Corson-Heron
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 31 October 2015||[[Basingstoke Bison]]||Away||Lost 4-1||align="center"|-||League||James Archer
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Sunday 1 November 2015||[[Milton Keynes Lightning]]||Home||Lost 4-3 (OT)||align="center"|-||League||Ben Wood, Robin Kovar, Stanislav Gron
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Saturday 7 November 2015||[[Hull Pirates]]||Away||Won 6-1||align="center"|-||League||Ben Russell (2), Stanislav Gron (2), Michal Satek, Robin Kovar
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Sunday 8 November 2015||[[Telford Tigers]]||Home||Won 2-1||align="center"|-||League/Cup||Nico Aaltonen, Michal Satek
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 14 November 2015||[[Sheffield Steeldogs]]||Away||Lost 4-2||align="center"|-||League||Nico Aaltonen, Stanislav Gron
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Sunday 15 November 2015||[[Swindon Wildcats]]||Home||Lost 4-3 (OT)||align="center"|-||League||Michal Satek, Stanislav Gron, Richard Bentham
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
|Saturday 21 November 2015||[[Swindon Wildcats]]||Away||Lost 4-3||align="center"|-||League||Stanislav Gron (2), Ben Wood
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|Sunday 22 November 2015||[[Peterborough Phantoms]]||Home||Won 3-2 (OT)||align="center"|-||League||Ben Wood, Nico Aaltonen, Michal Satek
|-style="background: "
|-||[[-]]||-||-||align="center"|-||-||-
|-style="background: "
|-||[[-]]||-||-||align="center"|-||-||-
|}

===Play-Offs===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result!!Attendance!!Competition!!Goalscorers
|-style="background: "
|-||[[-]]||-||-||align="center"|-||-||-
|-style="background: "
|-||[[-]]||-||-||align="center"|-||-||-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.manchesterphoenix.co.uk/ Manchester Phoenix Official Website]

{{Manchester Phoenix seasons|state=expanded}}
{{British ice hockey}}

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