2016–17 EIHL season

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The 2016–17 Elite Ice Hockey League season was the 14th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season begun in early September and ended in March. Regular season champion Cardiff Devils were defeated in the playoff final by their Erhardt Conference rivals Sheffield Steelers 6–5 in double-overtime.

From the 2016–17 season, the number of non British-trained players rose from 13 to 14, while the amount of work-permit players remained at 11, according to a rule change first introduced in 2014.

Regular season

Pl. Team GP W OT/SOL L Goals Pts
1. Cardiff Devils 52 39 3 10 200:136 81
2. Belfast Giants 52 35 4 13 195:145 74
3. Sheffield Steelers 52 35 3 14 196:136 73
4. Nottingham Panthers 52 26 6 20 169:175 58
5. Braehead Clan 52 27 3 22 191:176 57
6. Fife Flyers 52 25 3 24 174:186 53
7. Dundee Stars 52 20 6 26 162:183 46
8. Manchester Storm 52 18 8 26 141:168 44
9. Coventry Blaze 52 19 5 28 147:198 43
10. Edinburgh Capitals 52 16 3 33 154:226 35

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Cardiff Devils Manchester Storm 3:2 3:1
Braehaed Clan Dundee Stars 1:3 0:3
Sheffield Steelers Nottingham Panthers 2:5 5:1
Belfast Giants Fife Flyers 4:2 4:1

Semifinals

  • Cardiff Devils - Dundee Stars 4:2 (0:2, 1:0, 3:0)
  • Sheffield Steelers - Belfast Giants 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)

3rd place game

  • Belfast Giants - Dundee Stars 15:8 (4:4, 5:2, 6:2)

Final

  • Sheffield Steelers - Cardiff Devils 6:5 2OT (1:3, 4:1, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0)

Challenge Cup

Group A

Position Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1 Belfast Giants (Q) 8 5 1 1 1 31 20 13
2 Dundee Stars (Q) 8 4 1 1 2 32 23 11
3 Braehead Clan (Q) 8 2 1 3 2 24 25 9
4 Edinburgh Capitals (Q) 8 2 2 0 4 22 31 8
5 Fife Flyers 8 1 1 1 5 22 32 5

Group B

Position Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1 Sheffield Steelers (Q) 8 5 1 0 2 42 34 12
2 Nottingham Panthers (Q) 8 5 1 0 2 28 22 12
3 Cardiff Devils (Q) 8 3 1 0 4 26 25 8
4 Manchester Storm (Q) 8 2 0 2 4 25 33 6
5 Coventry Blaze 8 2 0 1 5 21 28 5

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
  • Sheffield Steelers - Edinburgh Capitals 2:2 (0:1, 1:0, 1:1), 7:1 (1:1, 3:0, 3:0)
  • Nottingham Panthers - Brahead Clan 3:3 (2:0, 0:1, 1:2), 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:1)
  • Belfast Giants - Manchester Storm 3:3 (0:0, 1:3, 2:0), 4:3 OT (1:3, 0:0, 2:0, 1:0)
  • Cardiff Devils - Dundee Stars 4:1 (1:0, 0:0, 3:1), 4:2 (1:1, 2:1, 1:0)
Semifinals
  • Cardiff Devils - Belfast Giants 4:5 (2:1, 2:1, 0:3), 5:1 (2:0, 2:1, 1:0)
  • 'Sheffield Steelers - Nottingham Panthers 2:1 (0:1, 1:0, 1:0), 3:0 (1:0, 0:0, 2:0)
Final
  • Cardiff Devils - Sheffield Steelers 3:2 (1:2, 1:0, 1:0)

External links


Elite Ice Hockey League seasons
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