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{{Infobox sports season
| title            = 2016–17 Hockeyettan season
| league           = [[Hockeyettan]]
| sport            = [[Ice hockey]]
| duration         = 16 September 2016 – 19 February 2017
| no_of_teams      = 47
| attendance       = 
| top_scorer       = 
| promote          = [[IF Troja/Ljungby]]
| promote_from     = [[HockeyAllsvenskan]]
| relegate         = [[Åker/Strängnäs HC]]<br />[[Brunflo IK]]<br />[[Haninge Anchors HC]]*<br />[[IFK Tumba IK]]<br /><small>*For financial reasons</small>
| relegate_to      = Division 2
| seasonslist      = 
| seasonslistnames = [[Hockeyettan]]
| prevseason_year  = [[2015–16 Hockeyettan season|2015–16]]
| nextseason_year  = [[2017–18 Hockeyettan season|2017–18]]
}}
The '''2016–17 [[Hockeyettan]] season''' is the third season that the third tier of ice hockey in Sweden has been organized under that name. The regular season began on 16 September 2016 and ended on 19 February 2017, to be followed by promotion and relegation playoffs. The league was left with 47 teams after [[Kovlands IshF]] withdrew to a lower division due to financial reasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.st.nu/ishockey/div-2/kovland-drog-sig-ur-hockeyettan-har-ar-duon-som-blir-nya-tranare-i-herrlaget |title=Kovland drog sig ur hockeyettan – här är duon som blir nya tränare I herrlaget |date=2016-04-12 |publisher=Sundsvall Tidning}}</ref>

==Participating teams==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Hockeyettan North
! Hockeyettan South
! Hockeyettan West
! Hockeyettan East
|-
| valign=top | [[Asplöven HC]]<br />[[Brunflo IK]]<br />[[IF Sundsvall]]<br />[[Kalix HC]]<br />[[Kiruna IF]]<br />{{nowrap|[[Örnsköldsvik HF]]}}<br />[[Östersunds IK]]<br />[[Piteå HC]]<br />[[SK Lejon]]<br />[[Sollefteå HK]]<br />[[Tegs SK]]<br />[[Vännäs HC]]
| valign=top | [[HC Dalen]]<br />[[Halmstad HF]]<br />[[Hanhals IF]]<br />[[Helsingsborgs HC]]<br />[[IF Troja/Ljungby]]<br />[[Nybro Vikings IF]]<br />{{nowrap|[[Kallinge-Ronneby IF]]}}<br />[[Kristianstads IK]]<br />[[Tranås AIF]]<br />[[Tyringe SoSS]]<br />[[Vimmerby HC]]
| valign=top | {{nowrap|[[Åker/Strängnäs HC]]}}<br />[[Borlänge HF]]<br />[[Enköpings SK HK]]<br />[[Forshaga IF]]<br />[[Grästorps IK]]<br />[[IFK Arboga]]<br />[[Köping HC]]<br />[[Kumla HC]]<br />[[Lindlövens IF]]<br />[[Mariestad BoIS]]<br />[[Skövde IK]]<br />[[Surhammars IF]]
| valign=top | [[Hammarby Hockey|Hammarby IF]]<br />{{nowrap|[[Haninge Anchors HC]]}}<br />[[Hudiksvalls HC]]<br />[[Huddinge IK]]<br />[[IF Vallentuna BK]]<br />[[IFK Tumba IK]]<br />[[Nacka HK]]<br />[[Sollentuna HC]]<br />[[Valbo HC]]<br />[[Väsby IK HK|Väsby IK]]<br />[[Visby/Roma HK]]<br />[[Wings HC Arlanda]]
|}

==Autumn season==
===Hockeyettan North===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Östersunds IK
|22
|17
|0
|0
|5
|92
|37
| +55
|51
| rowspan="5" |Advance to Allettan North
|-
|2
!Piteå HC
|22
|14
|4
|1
|3
|82
|42
| +40
|51
|-
|3
!IF Sundsvall
|22
|16
|1
|0
|5
|93
|37
| +56
|50
|-
|4
!Asplöven HC
|22
|15
|2
|0
|5
|98
|47
| +51
|49
|-
|5
!Kalix HC
|22
|12
|2
|4
|4
|57
|50
| +7
|44
|-
|6
!Örnsköldsvik HF
|22
|12
|2
|1
|7
|91
|60
| +31
|41
| rowspan="7" |Advance to Hockeyettan North (spring)
|-
|7
!Kiruna IF
|22
|9
|1
|2
|10
|79
|63
| +16
|31
|-
|8
!Vännäs HC
|22
|5
|2
|1
|14
|47
|93
|−46
|20
|-
|9
!Brunflo IK
|22
|5
|1
|2
|14
|45
|95
|−50
|19
|-
|10
!Tegs SK
|22
|4
|1
|4
|13
|45
|86
|−41
|18
|-
|11
!Sollefteå HK
|22
|3
|1
|1
|17
|45
|106
|−61
|12
|-
|12
!SK Lejon
|22
|1
|2
|3
|16
|44
|102
|−58
|10
|}
===Hockeyettan South===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!IF Troja/Ljungby
|20
|14
|3
|0
|3
|83
|44
| +39
|48
| rowspan="5" |Advance to Allettan South
|-
|2
!Kristianstads IK
|20
|14
|2
|1
|3
|61
|35
| +26
|47
|-
|3
!Vimmerby HC
|20
|10
|1
|3
|6
|64
|56
| +8
|35
|-
|4
!Nybro Vikings IF
|20
|10
|1
|3
|6
|58
|51
| +7
|35
|-
|5
!Kallinge-Ronneby IF
|20
|10
|1
|2
|7
|60
|49
| +11
|34
|-
|6
!Tranås AIF
|20
|9
|3
|0
|8
|59
|56
| +3
|33
| rowspan="6" |Advance to Hockeyettan South (spring)
|-
|7
!Helsingborgs HC
|20
|6
|2
|1
|11
|52
|62
|−10
|23
|-
|8
!HC Dalen
|20
|7
|0
|2
|11
|43
|67
|−24
|23
|-
|9
!Tyringe SoSS
|20
|4
|3
|2
|11
|53
|68
|−15
|20
|-
|10
!Hanhals IF
|20
|4
|2
|2
|12
|48
|64
|−16
|18
|-
|11
!Halmstad HF
|20
|3
|1
|3
|13
|40
|69
|−29
|14
|}
===Hockeyettan West===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Borlänge HF
|22
|18
|1
|1
|2
|101
|43
| +58
|57
| rowspan="5" |Advance to Allettan South
|-
|2
!Mariestad BoIS
|22
|14
|3
|0
|5
|102
|42
| +60
|48
|-
|3
!Lindlövens IF
|22
|14
|2
|0
|6
|76
|51
| +25
|46
|-
|4
!Skövde IK
|22
|11
|2
|3
|6
|72
|64
| +8
|40
|-
|5
!Kumla HC
|22
|12
|1
|1
|8
|68
|51
| +17
|39
|-
|6
!Grästorps IK
|22
|10
|2
|2
|8
|65
|50
| +15
|36
| rowspan="7" |Advance to Hockeyettan West (spring)
|-
|7
!IFK Arboga
|22
|9
|0
|4
|9
|69
|60
| +9
|31
|-
|8
!Köping HC
|22
|10
|0
|1
|11
|51
|68
|−17
|31
|-
|9
!Enköpings SK
|22
|8
|3
|0
|11
|54
|69
|−15
|30
|-
|10
!Forshaga IF
|22
|8
|0
|1
|13
|56
|63
|−7
|25
|-
|11
!Åker/Strängnäs HC
|22
|2
|0
|1
|19
|36
|119
|−83
|7
|-
|12
!Surahammars IF
|22
|2
|0
|0
|20
|36
|106
|−70
|6
|}
===Hockeyettan East===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Huddinge IK
|22
|20
|0
|0
|2
|111
|37
| +74
|60
| rowspan="5" |Advance to Allettan North
|-
|2
!Visby/Roma HK
|22
|15
|1
|1
|5
|77
|46
| +31
|48
|-
|3
!Hudiksvalls HC
|22
|15
|0
|0
|7
|93
|51
| +42
|45
|-
|4
!Väsby IK
|22
|14
|1
|0
|7
|71
|50
| +21
|44
|-
|5
!Haninge Anchors HC
|22
|10
|4
|3
|5
|71
|63
| +8
|41
|-
|6
!Hammarby IF
|22
|11
|2
|1
|8
|74
|69
| +5
|38
| rowspan="7" |Advance to Hockeyettan East (spring)
|-
|7
!Sollentuna HC
|22
|11
|1
|2
|8
|72
|64
| +8
|37
|-
|8
!Wings HC Arlanda
|22
|7
|2
|1
|12
|55
|80
|−25
|26
|-
|9
!IF Vallentuna BK
|22
|6
|1
|2
|13
|56
|63
|−7
|22
|-
|10
!Valbo HC
|22
|3
|1
|3
|15
|45
|87
|−42
|14
|-
|11
!Nacka HK
|22
|4
|0
|0
|18
|47
|89
|−42
|12
|-
|12
!IFK Tumba
|22
|3
|0
|0
|19
|36
|109
|−73
|9
|}

==Spring season==
===Allettan North===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Huddinge IK
|18
|10
|3
|2
|3
|67
|40
| +27
|38
| rowspan="1" |Advance to Hockeyettan Finals
|-
|2
!Visby/Roma HK
|18
|9
|4
|3
|2
|59
|44
| +15
|38
| rowspan="2" |Advance to round 2
|-
|3
!IF Sundsvall
|18
|8
|5
|1
|4
|53
|35
| +18
|35
|-
|4
!Väsby IK
|18
|9
|0
|4
|5
|70
|60
| +10
|31
| rowspan="5" |Advance to round 1
|-
|5
!Piteå HC
|18
|7
|2
|3
|6
|56
|47
| +9
|28
|-
|6
!Hudiksvalls HC
|18
|5
|3
|3
|7
|48
|55
|−7
|24
|-
|7
!Asplöven HC
|18
|6
|1
|2
|9
|51
|66
|−15
|22
|-
|8
!Kalix HC
|18
|4
|3
|1
|10
|43
|54
|−11
|19
|-
|9
!Östersunds IK
|18
|4
|2
|3
|9
|45
|66
|−21
|19
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|10
!Haninge Anchors HC
|18
|4
|1
|2
|11
|49
|74
|−25
|16
|}
===Allettan South===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!IF Troja/Ljungby
|18
|13
|2
|1
|2
|79
|30
| +49
|44
| rowspan="1" |Advance to Hockeyettan Finals
|-
|2
!Kristianstads IK
|18
|12
|3
|1
|2
|78
|35
| +43
|43
| rowspan="2" |Advance to round 2
|-
|3
!Mariestad BoIS HC
|18
|10
|0
|2
|6
|48
|42
| +6
|32
|-
|4
!Vimmerby HC
|18
|8
|2
|0
|8
|53
|54
|−1
|28
| rowspan="5" |Advance to round 1
|-
|5
!Kallinge-Ronneby IF
|18
|8
|0
|4
|6
|43
|45
|−2
|28
|-
|6
!Nybro Vikings IF
|18
|7
|1
|4
|6
|37
|43
|−6
|27
|-
|7
!Skövde IK
|18
|6
|3
|0
|9
|47
|60
|−13
|24
|-
|8
!Borlänge HF
|18
|6
|1
|1
|10
|46
|54
|−8
|21
|-
|9
!Lindlövens IF
|18
|4
|1
|1
|12
|39
|67
|−28
|15
| rowspan="2" |
|-
|10
!Kumla HC Black Bulls
|18
|0
|3
|2
|13
|33
|73
|−40
|8
|}
===Hockeyettan North (spring)===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Örnsköldsvik HF
|12
|9
|0
|0
|3
|54
|21
| +33
|33
| rowspan="1" |Advance to playoffs
|-
|2
!Kiruna IF
|12
|7
|1
|1
|3
|46
|28
| +18
|29
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|3
!Tegs SK
|12
|5
|3
|0
|4
|31
|33
|−2
|23
|-
|4
!SK Lejon
|12
|6
|1
|1
|4
|35
|31
| +4
|21
|-
|5
!Vännäs HC
|12
|4
|0
|1
|7
|33
|43
|−10
|17
|-
|6
!Sollefteå HK
|12
|3
|1
|3
|5
|27
|41
|−14
|15
| rowspan="2" |Proceed to Hockeyettan qualifiers
|-
|7
!Brunflo IK
|12
|0
|2
|2
|8
|21
|50
|−29
|9
|}
===Hockeyettan South (spring)===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Tranås AIF
|15
|5
|4
|1
|5
|33
|44
|−11
|30
| rowspan="1" |Advance to playoffs
|-
|2
!Tyringe SoSS
|15
|7
|0
|4
|4
|41
|35
| +6
|28
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|3
!Helsingborgs HC
|15
|5
|3
|2
|5
|47
|43
| +4
|28
|-
|4
!Hanhals IF
|15
|6
|2
|1
|6
|50
|47
| +3
|25
|-
|5
!HC Dalen
|15
|6
|1
|1
|7
|37
|39
|−2
|25
|-
|6
!Halmstad HF
|15
|5
|1
|2
|7
|46
|46
|0
|20
| rowspan="1" |Proceed to Hockeyettan qualifiers
|}
===Hockeyettan West (spring)===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Grästorps IK
|12
|8
|0
|2
|2
|36
|24
| +12
|32
| rowspan="1" |Advance to playoffs
|-
|2
!Enköpings SK
|12
|6
|2
|2
|2
|52
|33
| +19
|27
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|3
!Köping HC
|12
|4
|3
|2
|3
|39
|28
| +11
|24
|-
|4
!IFK Arboga IK
|12
|5
|0
|1
|6
|31
|30
| +1
|21
|-
|5
!Forshaga IF
|12
|5
|0
|0
|7
|21
|34
|−13
|17
|-
|6
!Åker/Strängnäs HC
|12
|3
|3
|0
|6
|41
|44
|−3
|16
| rowspan="2" |Proceed to Hockeyettan qualifiers
|-
|7
!Surahammars IF
|12
|3
|0
|1
|8
|22
|49
|−27
|10
|}
===Hockeyettan East (spring)===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Sollentuna HC
|12
|7
|1
|1
|3
|45
|33
| +12
|29
| rowspan="1" |Advance to playoffs
|-
|2
!IF Vallentuna BK
|12
|7
|2
|0
|3
|46
|25
| +21
|28
| rowspan="4" |
|-
|3
!Valbo HC
|12
|7
|0
|3
|2
|44
|32
| +12
|26
|-
|4
!Hammarby IF
|12
|6
|0
|1
|5
|46
|35
| +11
|25
|-
|5
!Wings HC Arlanda
|12
|3
|4
|1
|4
|42
|43
|−1
|22
|-
|6
!Nacka HK
|12
|2
|0
|3
|7
|30
|52
|−22
|10
| rowspan="2" |Proceed to Hockeyettan qualifiers
|-
|7
!IFK Tumba
|12
|1
|2
|0
|9
|26
|59
|−33
|7
|}

==Hockeyettan Finals==
AllEttan North winner [[Huddinge IF]] and AllEttan South winner [[IF Troja/Ljungby]] met in a best of three series. Huddinge won the series 2–1 in games, and advanced to the [[#HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers|HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers]]. Troja proceeded to the [[#playoffs|playoffs]].

{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[IF Troja/Ljungby]]
|team2=[[Huddinge IK]]
|stadium2=Björkängshallen, [[Huddinge]]
|stadium1=Ljungby Arena, [[Ljungby]]
|date1=8 March
|date2=10 March
|date3=11 March
|won1=1
|won2=2
|won3=2
|home1=2
|score1=1–2
|recap1=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7812
|home2=1
|home3=1
|score2=2–4
|score3=1–2
|recap2=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7812
|recap3=http://stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7812
|series=Huddinge won series 2–1
}}

==Playoffs==
===Qualifying round===
The winners of the spring continuation groups met in an initial qualifying round. [[Örnsköldsvik HF|Örnsköldsvik]] and [[Tranås AIF|Tranås]] won their respective series and proceeded to round 1.

'''Örnsköldsvik vs Sollentuna'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Örnsköldsvik HF]]
|team2=[[Sollentuna HC]]
|stadium1=Skyttishallen, [[Örnsköldsvik]]
|stadium2=SVEAB Arena, [[Sollentuna Municipality|Sollentuna]]
|date1=23 February
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=1–4
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7813
|date2=25 February
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=4–1
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7813
|series=[[Örnsköldsvik HF]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Grästorp vs Tranås'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Grästorps IK]]
|team2=[[Tranås AIF]]
|stadium1=Åse & Viste Arena, [[Grästorp]]
|stadium2=Stiga Arena, [[Tranås]]
|date1=23 February
|home1=2
|won1=2
|score1=4–1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7813
|date2=25 February
|home2=1
|won2=2
|score2=0–1
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/ScheduleAndResults/Overview/7813
|series=[[Tranås AIF]] won series 2–0
}}

===Round 1===
In round 1, the surviving two teams from the qualifying round were joined by teams 2–5 from each of the two Allettan groups.  [[Väsby IK HK|Väsby IK]], [[Piteå HC]], [[Asplöven HC]], [[Vimmerby HC]], [[Kallinge-Ronneby IF]], and [[Nybro Vikings IF]] won their series and advanced to [[#Round 2|round 2]].

'''Väsby vs Tranås'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Väsby IK HK|Väsby IK]]
|team2=[[Tranås AIF]]
|stadium1=Vilundaparkens Ishall, [[Upplands Väsby]]
|stadium2=Stiga Arena, [[Tranås]]
|date1=2 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=3–5
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344622
|date2=4 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=4–3
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344628
|series=[[Väsby IK HK|Väsby IK]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Piteå vs Örnsköldsvik'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Piteå HC]]
|team2=[[Örnsköldsvik HF]]
|stadium1=LF Arena, [[Piteå]]
|stadium2=Skyttishallen, [[Örnsköldsvik]]
|date1=2 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=1–3
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344623
|date2=4 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=3–2
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344629
|series=[[Piteå HC]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Hudiksvall vs Asplöven'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Hudiksvalls HC]]
|team2=[[Asplöven HC]]
|stadium1=Glysishallen, [[Hudiksvall]]
|stadium2=ICA Arena, [[Haparanda]]
|date1=2 March
|home1=2
|won1=2
|score1=3–1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344624
|date2=4 March
|home2=1
|won2=2
|score2=3–4
|ot2=1
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344630
|series=[[Asplöven HC]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Vimmerby vs Skövde'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Vimmerby HC]]
|team2=[[Skövde IK]]
|stadium1=Vimmerby Ishall, [[Vimmerby]]
|stadium2=Billingehov, [[Skövde]]
|date1=2 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=2–3
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344625
|date2=4 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=5–3
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344631
|series=[[Vimmerby HC]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Kallinge-Ronneby vs Borlänge'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Kallinge-Ronneby IF]]
|team2=[[Borlänge HF]]
|stadium1=Soft Center Arena, [[Kallinge]]
|stadium2=Borlänge Ishall, [[Borlänge]]
|date1=2 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=1–2
|ot1=1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344626
|date2=4 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=2–1
|ot2=1
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344632
|series=[[Kallinge-Ronneby IF]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Nybro Vikings vs Kalix'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Nybro Vikings IF]]
|team2=[[Kalix HC]]
|stadium1=Liljas Arena, [[Nybro]]
|stadium2=PART Arena, [[Kalix]]
|date1=2 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=1–2
|ot1=1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344627
|date2=4 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=4–3
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344633
|series=[[Nybro Vikings IF]] won series 2–0
}}

===Round 2===
In round 2, the winning teams from round 1 were joined by teams 2–3 from each of the Allettan groups. [[Kristianstads IK]], [[Mariestad BoIS]], [[Visby/Roma HK]], [[Vimmerby HC]], and [[Piteå HC]] won their series and advanced to [[#Round 3|Round 3]].

'''Kristianstad vs Nybro Vikings'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Kristianstads IK]]
|team2=[[Nybro Vikings IF]]
|stadium1=Kristianstads Ishall, [[Kristianstad]]
|stadium2=Liljas Arena, [[Nybro]]
|date1=9 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=0–1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344650
|date2=11 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=5–4
|ot2=1
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344640
|series=[[Kristianstads IK]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Mariestad vs Asplöven'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Mariestad BoIS HC]]
|team2=[[Asplöven HC]]
|stadium1=Katrinhallen Ishall, [[Mariestad]]
|stadium2=ICA Arena, [[Haparanda]]
|date1=9 March
|home1=2
|won1=2
|score1=2–1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344651
|date2=11 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=6–4
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344646
|date3=12 March
|home3=1
|won3=1
|score3=2–1
|recap3=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344641
|series=[[Mariestad BoIS HC]] won series 2–1
}}

'''Visby/Roma vs Kallinge-Ronneby'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Visby/Roma HK]]
|team2=[[Kallinge-Ronneby IF]]
|stadium1=Visby Ishall, [[Visby]]
|stadium2=Soft Center Arena, [[Kallinge]]
|date1=9 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=0–1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344652
|date2=11 March
|home2=1
|won2=2
|score2=1–2
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344642
|date3=12 March
|home3=1
|won3=1
|score3=2–1
|recap3=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344647
|series=[[Visby/Roma HK]] won series 2–1
}}

'''IF Sundsvall vs Vimmerby'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[IF Sundsvall Hockey|IF Sundsvall]]
|team2=[[Vimmerby HC]]
|stadium1=Sundsvall Energi Arena, [[Sundsvall]]
|stadium2=Vimmerby Ishall, [[Vimmerby]]
|date1=9 March
|home1=2
|won1=2
|score1=3–2
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344653
|date2=11 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=5–4
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344648
|date3=12 March
|home3=1
|won3=2
|score3=2–3
|recap3=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344643
|series=[[Vimmerby HC]] won series 2–1
}}

'''Väsby vs Piteå'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Väsby IK HK|Väsby IK]]
|team2=[[Piteå HC]]
|stadium1=Vilundaparkens Ishall, [[Upplands Väsby]]
|stadium2=LF Arena, [[Piteå]]
|date1=9 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=4–5
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344644
|date2=11 March
|home2=1
|won2=2
|score2=2–7
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344649
|date3=12 March
|home3=1
|won3=2
|score3=1–2
|ot3=1
|recap3=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344654
|series=[[Piteå HC]] won series 2–1
}}

===Round 3===
In round 3, the winning teams from round 2 were joined by the losing team from the [[#Hockeyettan finals|Hockeyettan finals]], [[IF Troja/Ljungby]]. The winning teams, [[Kristianstads IK]], [[Visby/Roma HK]], and [[IF Troja/Ljungby]], advanced to the [[#HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers|HockeyAllsvenskan qualifiers]].

'''Kristianstad vs Vimmerby'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Kristianstads IK]]
|team2=[[Vimmerby HC]]
|stadium1=Vimmerby Ishall, [[Vimmerby]]
|stadium2=Kristianstads Ishall, [[Kristianstad]]
|date1=15 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=4–1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344655
|date2=17 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=5–2
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344658
|series=[[Kristianstads IK]] won series 2–0
}}

'''Visby/Roma vs Piteå'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[Visby/Roma HK]]
|team2=[[Piteå HC]]
|stadium1=Visby Ishall, [[Visby]]
|stadium2=LF Arena, [[Piteå]]
|date1=15 March
|home1=2
|won1=1
|score1=1–4
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344656
|date2=17 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=4–0
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344659
|series=[[Visby/Roma HK]] won series 2–0
}}

'''IF Troja/Ljungby vs Mariestad'''
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=[[IF Troja/Ljungby]]
|team2=[[Mariestad BoIS HC|Mariestad BoIS]]
|stadium1=Ljungby Arena, [[Ljungby]]
|stadium2=Katrinhallen Ishall, [[Mariestad]]
|date1=15 March
|home1=2
|won1=2
|score1=2–1
|ot1=1
|recap1=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344657
|date2=17 March
|home2=1
|won2=1
|score2=3–2
|recap2=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344660
|date3=18 March
|home3=1
|won3=1
|score3=3–2
|recap3=stats.swehockey.se/Game/Events/344663
|series=[[IF Troja/Ljungby]] won series 2–1
}}

==Hockeyettan qualifiers==
===Hockeyettan North qualifier===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Sollefteå HK
|10
|8
|1
|1
|0
|46
|15
| +31
|27
| rowspan="1" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season
|-
|2
!Bodens HF (P)
|10
|7
|2
|1
|0
|41
|16
| +25
|26
| rowspan="1" |Selected for play in the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography
|-
|3
!Brunflo IK (R)
|10
|4
|0
|1
|5
|34
|40
|−6
|13
| rowspan="4" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Division 2 season
|-
|4
!Ånge IK
|10
|3
|1
|0
|6
|30
|54
|−24
|11
|-
|5
!Njurunda SK
|10
|1
|1
|2
|6
|21
|44
|−23
|7
|-
|6
!Kiruna AIF
|10
|2
|0
|0
|8
|35
|38
|−3
|6
|}

===Hockeyettan South qualifier===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Halmstad HF
|8
|6
|0
|0
|2
|17
|12
| +5
|18
| rowspan="1" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season
|-
|2
!HA 74 Sävsjö (P)
|8
|5
|0
|0
|3
|32
|27
| +5
|15
| rowspan="1" |Selected for play in the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography
|-
|3
!Mjölby HC
|8
|4
|1
|1
|2
|29
|24
| +5
|15
| rowspan="3" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Division 2 season
|-
|4
!Kalmar HC
|8
|2
|0
|1
|5
|26
|32
|−6
|7
|-
|5
!Värnamo GIK
|8
|1
|1
|0
|6
|17
|26
|−9
|5
|}

===Hockeyettan West qualifier===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Surahammars IF
|10
|7
|2
|0
|1
|43
|20
| +23
|25
| rowspan="1" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season
|-
|2
!Grums IK (P)
|10
|7
|0
|1
|2
|41
|26
| +15
|22
| rowspan="1" |Selected for play in the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography
|-
|3
!Söderhamn/Ljusne HC
|10
|4
|1
|2
|3
|28
|30
|−2
|16
| rowspan="4" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Division 2 season
|-
|4
!Åker/Strängnäs HC (R)
|10
|3
|2
|1
|4
|43
|42
| +1
|14
|-
|5
!Falu IF
|10
|2
|0
|1
|7
|27
|38
|−11
|7
|-
|6
!Oppala IK
|10
|1
|1
|1
|7
|18
|44
|−26
|6
|}
===Hockeyettan East qualifier===
{| class="wikitable"
!<abbr>Pos</abbr>
!Team
!<abbr>Pld</abbr>
!<abbr>W</abbr>
!<abbr>OTW</abbr>
!<abbr>OTL</abbr>
!<abbr>L</abbr>
!<abbr>GF</abbr>
!<abbr>GA</abbr>
!<abbr>GD</abbr>
!<abbr>Pts</abbr>
!Qualification
|-
|1
!Hanvikens SK (P)
|10
|8
|0
|0
|2
|40
|21
| +19
|24
| rowspan="1" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season
|-
|2
!Gripen HC (P)
|10
|7
|0
|0
|3
|41
|33
| +8
|21
| rowspan="1" |Selected for play in the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season to maintain group geography
|-
|3
!Nacka HK
|10
|5
|1
|0
|4
|41
|35
| +6
|17
| rowspan="1" |Selected for play in the 2017–18 Hockeyettan season after the Haninge Anchors organization was denied an elite-level hockey license
|-
|4
!Eskilstuna Linden Hockey
|10
|5
|0
|1
|4
|46
|4
| +42
|16
| rowspan="3" |Qualify for the 2017–18 Division 2 season
|-
|5
!IFK Tumba IK (R)
|10
|2
|0
|0
|8
|26
|40
|−14
|6
|-
|6
!Nynäshamns IF HC
|10
|2
|0
|0
|8
|34
|59
|−25
|6
|}

==References==
<references />

{{Hockeyettan}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Hockeyettan season}}

[[Category:2017 in ice hockey]]

{{Wikipedia}}