View source for 2016–17 MOL Liga season

{{Infobox sports season
| title            = 2016–17 MOL Liga
| league           = [[MOL Liga|MOL&nbsp;Liga]]
| sport            = [[Ice hockey]]
| logo             = MOL Liga.png
| pixels           = 175px
| caption          =
| duration         = 
| no_of_teams      = 11
| attendance       =
| TV               = M4 Sport
| season           = Regular season
| season_champs    = [[DVTK Jegesmedvék]]
| season_champ_name= League Champion
| MVP              = {{flagicon|CAN}} Keegan Dansereau<br>(Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák)
| MVP_link         = #Scoring leaders
| top_scorer       = 
| top_scorer_link  =
| playoffs         = Playoffs
| playoffs_link    = #Playoffs
| conf1            = 
| conf1_link       =
| conf1_champ      =
| conf1-runner-up  = 
| conf2            =
| conf2_link       =
| conf2_champ      =
| conf2-runner-up  =
| playoffs_MVP     =
| playoffs_MVP_link=
| finals           =
| finals_link      =
| finals_champ     = [[DVTK Jegesmedvék]] (3rd title)
| finals_runner-up = [[MAC Budapest]]
| finals_MVP       = {{flagicon|USA}} Jon Booras (MAC Budapest)
| finals_MVP_link  =
| seasonslist      = MOL Liga#Seasons
| seasonslistnames = MOL Liga
| prevseason_link  = 2015–16 MOL Liga season
| prevseason_year  = 2015–16
| nextseason_link  = 2017–18 MOL Liga season
| nextseason_year  = 2017–18
}}
The '''2016–17 MOL Liga''' is a season of the [[MOL Liga]]. [[DVTK Jegesmedvék]] is the two-time defending champion after defeating [[MAC Budapest]] in the [[2015–16 MOL Liga season|2015-2016 season]]. A new team, the [[Serbia|Serbian]] based [[HK Beograd]] joined the league.


== Regular season ==
{| class="wikitable" width="60%" style="text-align: center"
|- style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#e0e0e0"
| width="5%" | Pl.
| width="30%" |
| width="5%" | GP
| width="5%" | W
| width="5%" | OTW
| width="5%" | OTL
| width="5%" | L
| width="10%" | Goals
| width="10%" | Pts
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 1. || style="text-align: left" | [[DVTK Jegesmedvék]] || 40 || 29 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 187:87 || 95
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 2. || style="text-align: left" | [[MAC Budapest]] || 40 || 28 || 2 || 3 || 7 || 189:90 || 91
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 3. || style="text-align: left" | [[Újpesti TE]] || 40 || 23 || 3 || 2 || 12 || 147:107 || 77
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 4. || style="text-align: left" | [[Debreceni HK]] || 40 || 20 || 3 || 3 || 14 || 166:117 || 69
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 5. || style="text-align: left" | [[ASC Corona 2010 Brașov]] || 40 || 18 || 6 || 1 || 15 || 142:125 || 67
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 6. || style="text-align: left" | [[Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák|Dab. Docler]] || 40 || 18 || 3 || 6 || 13 || 154:131 || 66
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 7. || style="text-align: left" | [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros ESMTK]] || 40 || 14 || 0 || 6 || 20 || 138:170 || 48
|- style="background-color:#BCD2EE"
| 8. || style="text-align: left" | [[Alba Volán Székesfehérvár|Fehérvári Titánok]] || 40 || 6 || 9 || 8 || 17 || 112:150 || 44
|-
| 9. || style="text-align: left" | [[CSM Dunărea Galați]] || 40 || 8 || 6 || 3 || 23 || 110:202 || 39
|-
| 10. || style="text-align: left" | [[HK Beograd]] || 40 || 9 || 2 || 2 || 27 || 107:182 || 33
|-
| 11. || style="text-align: left" | [[HSC Csíkszereda]] || 40 || 8 || 2 || 3 || 27 || 98:179 || 31
|}

===Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"|Home team
! colspan="11"|Away team
|-
! style="width:70px; background:#191970; color:white;"|Beograd
! style="width:70px; background:#0953A0; color:#FFC422;"|Corona B.
! style="width:70px; background:#005DC6; color:white;"|SC Csík.
! style="width:70px; background:#FF0000; color:white;"|Acélbikák
! style="width:70px; background:#0000FF; color:#FF0000;"|Dunărea
! style="width:70px; background:#E62020; color:white;"|Debrecen
! style="width:70px; background:#CC0000; color:white;"|DVTK
! style="width:70px; background:#0201C4; color:white;"|Fehérvár
! style="width:70px; background:#006633; color:white;"|FTC
! style="width:70px; background:#005DC6; color:white;"|MAC
! style="width:70px; background:#9600C8; color:white;"|UTE
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[HK Beograd]]
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 1:5<br /> 3:1
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  3:4<br /> 6:3
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 2:5<br /> 1:4
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   2:3<br /> 6:2
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  0:4<br /> 3:7
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      1:4<br /> 4:6
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  4:3 (OT)<br /> 2:0
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       4:5<br /> 3:0
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       3:4<br /> 2:7
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       2:3<br /> 1:4
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[ASC Corona 2010 Brașov]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   5:2<br /> 6:2
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  4:2<br /> 4:2
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 1:4<br /> 0:5*
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   6:4<br /> 12:4
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  5:3<br /> 5:7
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      0:1<br /> 1:4
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  2:1 (OT)<br /> 2:4
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       3:5<br /> 4:3
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       2:1<br /> 0:3
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       4:1<br /> 5:3
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[HSC Csíkszereda]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   4:6<br /> 5:3
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 4:2<br /> 0:3
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 2:4<br /> 1:3
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   5:2<br /> 1:2
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  1:4<br /> 4:5 (SO)
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      1:4<br /> 1:6
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  2:3 (SO)<br /> 4:2
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       2:3<br /> 3:2
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       3:6<br /> 0:7
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       1:3<br /> 1:3
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   4:3 (SO)<br /> 8:3
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 3:6<br /> 3:4 (OT)
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  10:4<br /> 6:3
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   4:2<br /> 6:7 (OT)
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  4:0<br /> 3:4 (OT)
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      2:3<br /> 2:5
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  5:2<br /> 2:1
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       8:1<br /> 5:4 (OT)
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       6:5<br /> 6:3
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       1:3<br /> 2:4
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[CSM Dunărea Galați]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   2:1<br /> 2:6
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 4:11<br /> 3:5
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  8:4<br /> 2:3
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 4:3 (OT)<br /> 3:0
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  2:1<br /> 6:5 (OT)
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      2:5<br /> 1:4
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  3:2 (OT)<br /> 7:5
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       2:3<br /> 6:2
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       1:3<br /> 1:7
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       3:6<br /> 1:2 (OT)
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Debreceni Hoki Klub|Debreceni HK]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   6:0<br /> 5:3
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 4:5 (OT)<br /> 4:2
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  14:2<br /> 4:1
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 4:1<br /> 7:8 (OT)
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   2:1 (OT)<br /> 8:0
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      2:0<br /> 6:8
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  2:3<br /> 4:3
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       5:1<br /> 9:5
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       1:9<br /> 2:4
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       3:4<br /> 2:1
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[DVTK Jegesmedvék]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   3:5<br /> 9:1
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 7:1<br /> 3:2 (OT)
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  10:0<br /> 7:2
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 5:4<br /> 5:2
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   7:0<br /> 12:1
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  3:1<br /> 4:2
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  1:2<br /> 4:0
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       3:2 (OT)<br /> 7:4
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       2:3 (SO)<br /> 4:1
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       5:3<br /> 2:3 (OT)
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|Fehérvári Titánok
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   4:3 (OT)<br /> 1:2 (OT)
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 3:6<br /> 1:5
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  5:6 (SO)<br /> 3:4 (SO)
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 2:3<br /> 6:5 (OT)
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   5:6 (OT)<br /> 6:5 (OT)
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  3:2<br /> 2:5
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      1:2 (OT)<br /> 1:7
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp; 
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       3:2 (OT)<br /> 5:4 (SO)
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       5:4<br /> 2:4
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       3:4<br /> 2:1 (OT)
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey)|Ferencvárosi TC]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   10:2<br /> 1:4
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 3:4 (OT)<br /> 6:2
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  3:4<br /> 4:3
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 3:2<br /> 2:5
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   3:0<br /> 9:0
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  4:7<br /> 3:2 
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      1:6<br /> 5:7
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  6:7 (SO)<br /> 3:4
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       1:5<br /> 4:8
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       3:2<br /> 3:2
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[MAC Budapest]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   7:2<br /> 8:2
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 0:1 (SO)<br /> 3:4 (SO)
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  2:1 (SO)<br /> 3:1
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 2:0<br /> 6:2
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   3:4 (OT)<br /> 15:2
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  5:4<br /> 1:3
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      4:3<br /> 6:3
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  6:0<br /> 4:2
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       2:1<br /> 9:3
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
| <!-- vs. UTE -->       3:4<br /> 4:0
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#F2F2F2;"|[[Újpesti TE (ice hockey)|Újpesti TE]]
| <!-- vs. Beograd -->   8:1<br /> 10:3
| <!-- vs. Corona B. --> 3:0<br /> 6:2
| <!-- vs. SC Csík. -->  4:3<br /> 4:1
| <!-- vs. Acélbikák --> 4:3 (OT)<br /> 4:1
| <!-- vs. Dunărea -->   4:1<br /> 8:1
| <!-- vs. Debrecen -->  3:5<br /> 5:1
| <!-- vs. DVTK -->      5:3<br /> 2:3
| <!-- vs. Fehérvár -->  5:2<br /> 2:3 (OT)
| <!-- vs. FTC -->       7:6<br /> 4:5
| <!-- vs. MAC -->       1:6<br /> 2:6
| bgcolor=#CCCCCC|&nbsp;
|}



==Playoffs==

{{8TeamBracket-Re-seeds
| RD1 = [[#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
| RD2 = [[#Semifinals|Semifinals]]
| RD3 = [[#Finals|Finals]]

| team-width=195

| RD1-seed1  = 1
| RD1-team1  = '''DVTK Jegesmedvék'''<sup>†</sup>
| RD1-score1 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed2  = 7
| RD1-team2  = Ferencvárosi TC
| RD1-score2 = 3

| RD1-seed3  = 3
| RD1-team3  = '''UTE
| RD1-score3 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed4  = 6
| RD1-team4  = Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák
| RD1-score4 = 3

| RD1-seed5  = 2
| RD1-team5  = '''MAC Budapest
| RD1-score5 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed6  = 8
| RD1-team6  = Fehérvári Titánok
| RD1-score6 = 1

| RD1-seed7  = 4
| RD1-team7  = '''Debreceni HK
| RD1-score7 = '''4'''
| RD1-seed8  = 5
| RD1-team8  = ASC Corona Brașov
| RD1-score8 = 3

| RD2-seed1  = 1
| RD2-team1  = '''DVTK Jegesmedvék'''<sup>†</sup>
| RD2-score1 = '''4'''
| RD2-seed2  = 3
| RD2-team2  = UTE
| RD2-score2 = 1

| RD2-seed3  = 2
| RD2-team3  = '''MAC Budapest
| RD2-score3 = '''4'''
| RD2-seed4  = 4
| RD2-team4  = Debreceni HK
| RD2-score4 = 1

| RD3-seed1  = 1
| RD3-team1  = '''DVTK Jegesmedvék'''<sup>†</sup>
| RD3-score1 = '''4'''
| RD3-seed2  = 2
| RD3-team2  = MAC Budapest
| RD3-score2 = 1
}}
;
:<sup>†</sup> Defending champion

=== Quarterfinals ===
The quarterfinals were played between 14 and 26 February 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! style="width:37.5%;"|Team 1
! style="width:7.5%;"| Series
! style="width:37.5%;"|Team 2
! style="width:5%;"| 1
! style="width:5%;"| 2
! style="width:5%;"| 3
! style="width:5%;"| 4
! style="width:5%;"| 5
! style="width:5%;"| 6
! style="width:5%;"| 7
|-
|align=right|'''[[DVTK Jegesmedvék]]''' || 4–3 ||align=left|[[Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey)|Ferencvárosi TC]] || 4:'''5''' || 1:'''3''' || '''6''':0 || '''4''':1 || 0:'''3''' || '''3''':1 || '''3''':0
|-
|align=right|'''[[MAC Budapest]]''' || 4–1 ||align=left|Fehérvári Titánok || '''7''':1 || '''3''':2 (OT)|| 2:'''3''' (SO)|| '''4''':3 (OT)|| '''3''':1 || || 
|-
|align=right|'''[[Újpesti TE (ice hockey)|UTE]]''' || 4–3 ||align=left|[[Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák]] || 0:'''1''' || 2:'''4''' || '''9''':4 ||'''3''':2 || '''4''':3 || 4:'''5''' (SO)|| '''3''':2 (OT)
|-
|align=right|'''[[Debreceni Hoki Klub|Debreceni HK]]''' || 4–3 ||align=left|[[ASC Corona 2010 Brașov]] || '''6''':3 || 2:'''5''' || '''3''':2 || 4:'''7''' || '''6''':1 || 1:'''3''' || '''4''':3
|}

=== Semifinals ===
The quarterfinals were played between 28 February and 12 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:75%;"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! style="width:37.5%;"|Team 1
! style="width:7.5%;"| Series
! style="width:37.5%;"|Team 2
! style="width:5%;"| 1
! style="width:5%;"| 2
! style="width:5%;"| 3
! style="width:5%;"| 4
! style="width:5%;"| 5
! style="width:5%;"| 6
! style="width:5%;"| 7
|-
|align=right|'''[[DVTK Jegesmedvék]]''' || 4–1 ||align=left|[[Újpesti TE (ice hockey)|UTE]] || 1:'''2''' || '''4''':1 || '''4''':2 || '''5''':2 || '''2''':1 ||   ||   
|-
|align=right|'''[[MAC Budapest]]''' || 4–1 ||align=left|[[Debreceni Hoki Klub|Debreceni HK]] || '''6''':1 || '''5''':1 || '''7''':2 || 2:'''4''' || '''5''':1 ||   ||  
|}

=== Finals ===
The final games were played between 14 March and 28 March 2017 in a best-of-seven mode.

==== (1) [[DVTK Jegesmedvék]] vs. (2) [[MAC Budapest]] ====
{{NHLPlayoffs
|team1=DVTK Jegesmedvék
|team2=MAC Budapest
|stadium1=[[Miskolc Ice Hall]]
|stadium2=[[Tüskecsarnok]]
|date1=14 March 2017
|score1= 5–4
|ot1=1
|recap1=http://www.regi.icehockey.hu/magyar/merkozes.php?mit=23461/
|won1=1


|date2=16 March 2017
|home2=2
|score2=3–0
|recap2=http://www.regi.icehockey.hu/magyar/merkozes.php?mit=23462
|won2=2


|date3=18 March 2017
|home3=1
|score3= 4–3
|recap3=http://www.regi.icehockey.hu/magyar/merkozes.php?mit=23463
|won3=1


|date4=20 March 2017
|home4=2
|score4= 3–4
|recap4=http://www.regi.icehockey.hu/magyar/merkozes.php?mit=23464
|won4=1


|date5=22 March 2017
|home5=1
|score5= 2–1
|recap5=http://www.regi.icehockey.hu/magyar/merkozes.php?mit=23465
|won5=1

|series=DVTK Jegesmedvék won series 4–1
}}

==Final rankings==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:200px;"
|- style="background:#F7F6A8;"
|align=center|[[Image:gold medal icon.png]]|| [[DVTK Jegesmedvék]]
|- style="background:#DCE5E5;"
|align=center|[[Image:silver medal icon.png]]|| [[MAC Budapest]]
|- style="background:#FFDAB9;"
|align=center|[[Image:bronze medal icon.png]]|| [[Újpesti TE (ice hockey)|UTE]]
|-
|align=center|4|| [[Debreceni Hoki Klub|Debreceni HK]]
|-
|align=center|5|| [[ASC Corona 2010 Brașov]]
|-
|align=center|6|| [[Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák]]
|-
|align=center|7|| [[Ferencvárosi TC (ice hockey)|Ferencvárosi TC]]
|-
|align=center|8|| [[Alba Volán Székesfehérvár|Fehérvári Titánok]]
|-
|align=center|9|| [[CSM Dunărea Galați|Dunărea Galați]]
|-
|align=center|10|| [[HK Beograd]]
|-
|align=center|11|| [[HSC Csíkszereda|Sport Club Csíkszereda]]
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.icehockey.hu/ Hungarian Hockey Association (MJSZ)]

[[Category:2016 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:2017 in ice hockey]]

{{Wikipedia}}