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{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2016–17 Metal Liagen season
| league = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Metal Ligaen]]
| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo =
| pixels = 
| caption =
| duration = 23 September 2016 – 16 April 2017
| no_of_teams = 10
| no_of_games = 225 (45 per team)
| attendance = 
| TV = TV 2 Sport
| season = Regular season
| season_champs = [[Aalborg Pirates]]
| MVP = Dale Mitchell ([[Odense Bulldogs]])
| MVP_link = #Scoring leaders
| top_scorer = 
| top_scorer_link =
| playoffs         = Playoffs
| playoffs_link    = #Playoffs
| finals = Finals
| finals_link = 
| finals_champ = [[Esbjerg Energy]]
| finals_runner-up = [[Gentofte Stars]]
| finals_MVP =|
| finals_MVP_link =
| seasonslist = Metal Ligaen
| seasonslistnames = Metal Ligaen
| prevseason_year = [[2015–16 Metal Ligaen season|2015–16]]
| nextseason_year = [[2017–18 Metal Ligaen season|2017–18]]
}}
The '''2016-17 [[Metal Ligaen]] season''' was the 60th season of ice hockey in [[Denmark]]. Ten teams participated in the league. [[Esbjerg Energy]] defended their 2016 Danish championship title by defeating [[Gentofte Stars]] four games to one in the finals. The regular season begun on 23 September 2016 and ended on 28 February 2017. The last final was played on 16 April 2017.

== Teams ==

Teams licensed to play in the [[Metal Ligaen]] 2016–17
{| class="wikitable"
! Team
! Arena
! Capacity
|-
| [[Aalborg Pirates]]
| [[Gigantium|Gigantium Isarena]]
| style="text-align:center;"|5,000
|-
| [[Esbjerg Energy]]            
| [[Granly Hockey Arena]]       
| style="text-align:center;"|4,200
|- 
| [[Frederikshavn White Hawks]] 
| [[Scanel Hockey Arena]]       
| style="text-align:center;"|4,000
|-
| [[Gentofte Stars]]            
| [[Gentofte Skøjtehal]]        
| style="text-align:center;"|1,160
|-
| [[Herlev Eagles]]             
| [[DFDS Seaways Arena]]        
| style="text-align:center;"|1,740
|-
| [[Herning Blue Fox]]          
| [[KVIK Hockey Arena]]         
| style="text-align:center;"|4,105
|-
| [[Odense Bulldogs]]           
| [[Bryggeriet Vestfyens Arena]] 
| style="text-align:center;"|3,280
|-
| [[Nordsjælland Cobras|Rungsted Seier Capital]]   
| [[Saxo Bank Arena]]           
| style="text-align:center;"|2,460
|-
| [[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]      
| [[Rødovre Skøjte Arena]]      
| style="text-align:center;"|3,600
|-
| [[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]      
| SE Arena                  
| style="text-align:center;"|5,000
|-
|}

<small>Source: [http://www.eliteprospects.com/league_home.php?leagueid=16 Eliteprospects.com]  </small>

==Regular season==

{| style="margin-left:1em;"
|-
|
{{Ishockeytabel start|team-width=180px}}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=1  |H=[[Aalborg Pirates]]           |V=27|OT-V=4 |OT-T=2 |T=12 |Mf=133|Mi=94 |F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=2  |H=[[Odense Bulldogs]]           |V=22|OT-V=9 |OT-T=4 |T=10 |Mf=143|Mi=96 |F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=3  |H=[[Frederikshavn White Hawks]] |V=23|OT-V=7 |OT-T=1 |T=14 |Mf=133|Mi=92 |F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=4  |H=[[Esbjerg Energy]] (M)        |V=18|OT-V=6 |OT-T=9 |T=12 |Mf=140|Mi=106 |F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=5  |H=[[SønderjyskE Ishockey]]      |V=20|OT-V=5 |OT-T=5 |T=15 |Mf=130|Mi=117 |F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=6  |H=[[Gentofte Stars]]            |V=19|OT-V=6 |OT-T=4 |T=16 |Mf=100|Mi=95 |F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=7  |H=[[Herning Blue Fox]]          |V=19|OT-V=2 |OT-T=10|T=14 |Mf=130|Mi=107 |F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=8  |H=[[Rungsted Seier Capital]]    |V=19|OT-V=2 |OT-T=6 |T=18 |Mf=141|Mi=131|F=grøn }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=9  |H=[[Rødovre Mighty Bulls]]      |V=7 |OT-V=4 |OT-T=6 |T=28 |Mf=100|Mi=186 }}
{{Ishockeytabel hold|Nr=10 |H=[[Herlev Eagles]]             |V=1 |OT-V=5 |OT-T=3 |T=36 |Mf=102|Mi=228 }}
{{Ishockeytabel slut}}
|}

==Play-offs==

{{8TeamBracket-with third
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
| RD2 = Semifinals
| RD3 = Finals

| RD1-seed1  = 3
| RD1-team1  = '''[[Frederikshavn White Hawks|Frederikshavn]]'''
| RD1-score1 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed2  = 7
| RD1-team2  = [[Herning Blue Fox|Herning]]
| RD1-score2 = 2
| RD1-seed3  = 4
| RD1-team3  = '''[[Esbjerg Energy|Esbjerg]]'''
| RD1-score3 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed4  = 5
| RD1-team4  = [[SønderjyskE Ishockey|SønderjyskE]]
| RD1-score4 = 2
| RD1-seed5  = 2
| RD1-team5  = '''[[Odense Bulldogs|Odense]]'''
| RD1-score5 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed6  = 8
| RD1-team6  = [[Nordsjælland Cobras|Rungsted]]
| RD1-score6 = 0
| RD1-seed7  = 1
| RD1-team7  = [[Aalborg Pirates|Aalborg]]
| RD1-score7 = 3
| RD1-seed8  = 6
| RD1-team8  = '''[[Gentofte Stars|Gentofte]]'''
| RD1-score8 = '''4'''

| RD2-seed1  = 3
| RD2-team1  = [[Frederikshavn White Hawks|Frederikshavn]]
| RD2-score1 = 3
| RD2-seed2  = 4
| RD2-team2  = '''[[Esbjerg Energy|Esbjerg]]'''
| RD2-score2 = '''4'''
| RD2-seed3  = 2
| RD2-team3  = [[Odense Bulldogs|Odense]]
| RD2-score3 = 1
| RD2-seed4  = 6
| RD2-team4  = '''[[Gentofte Stars|Gentofte]]'''
| RD2-score4 = '''4'''

| RD3-seed1  = 4
| RD3-team1  = '''[[Esbjerg Energy|Esbjerg]]'''
| RD3-score1 = '''4'''
| RD3-seed2  = 6
| RD3-team2  = [[Gentofte Stars|Gentofte]]
| RD3-score2 = 1

| RD3-seed3  = 2
| RD3-team3  = [[Odense Bulldogs|Odense]]
| RD3-score3 = 2{{ref|goals|g}}
| RD3-seed4  = 3
| RD3-team4  = '''[[Frederikshavn White Hawks|Frederikshavn]]'''
| RD3-score4 = '''9'''{{ref|goals2|g}}
}}
:g.{{note|goals}}{{note|goals2}}The score for third place is goals, not games.

==TV coverage==

TV 2 Sport got the rights of covering the 2016–17 season of [[Metal Ligaen]].

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable"
! No.
! Date
! Match
! Result
|-
| 1
| 23/09
| Esbjerg–Frederikshavn
| 1–3
|-
| 2
| 30/09
| Rungsted–Rødovre
| 7–1
|-
| 3
| 04/10
| Frederikshavn–SønderjyskE
| 2–1
|-
| 4
| 07/10
| Rødovre–Herlev
| 5–1
|-
| 5
| 11/10
| Odense–Herning
| 3–2 (SO)
|-
| 6
| 14/10
| Herlev–Aalborg
| 4–5
|-
| 7
| 18/10
| SønderjyskE–Herning
| 3–4
|-
| 8
| 25/10
| Frederikshavn–Aalborg
| 2–5
|-
| 9
| 08/11
| SønderjyskE–Esbjerg
| 4–3
|-
| 10
| 11/11
| Herning–Odense
| 5–4
|-
| 11
| 15/11
| Aalborg–Rungsted
| 4–2
|-
| 12
| 18/11
| Herning–Aalborg
| 3–6
|-
| 13
| 22/11
| Esbjerg–Rungsted
| 4–3 (OT)
|-
| 14
| 29/11
| Gentofte–Herlev
| 5–2
|-
| 15
| 06/01
| Odense–Rungsted
| 5–1
|-
| 16
| 31/01
| Rungsted–Esbjerg
| 4–5 (OT)
|-
| 17
| 03/02
| SønderjyskE–Aalborg
| 4–1
|-
| 18
| 14/02
| SønderjyskE–Odense
| 2–4
|-
| 19
| 17/02
| Frederikshavn–Rungsted
| 4–3 (SO)
|-
| 20
| 21/02
| Herning–Gentofte
| 1–0
|-
| 21
| 24/02
| Aalborg–Esbjerg
| 2–5
|-
| 22
| 28/02
| Aalborg–Frederikshavn
| 1–0
|-
|}

==External links==
* [http://metalligaen.dk/ Metal Ligaen official website]

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