2016–17 EIHL season

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

• Season on hockeyarchives.info

Elite Ice Hockey League seasons
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