2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey season

The 2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 14th season of Asia League Ice Hockey. The league consisted of nine teams from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. A new team for the season was the Daemyung Killer Whales.[2][3] Daemyung Sangmu left the league. In addition, two more teams from China applied to join the league prior to this season. However, their inclusion was not possible earlier than the 2017–18 season.[4]

2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey
LeagueAsia League Ice Hockey
Sportice hockey
DurationAugust 27, 2016 – April 11, 2017[1]
Number of games230
Number of teams9
Regular season
Regular season leadersSouth Korea Anyang Halla
Playoffs
Finals championsSouth Korea Anyang Halla
  Runners-upRussia PSK Sakhalin
Finals MVPSouth KoreaMatt Dalton
Asia League Ice Hockey seasons
2017–18 →

Participating teams

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The table below reveals participating teams in the 2016–17 season, their residence, and when they joined Asia League Ice Hockey.

Club City/Area Joined ALIH
Nippon Paper Cranes   Kushiro 2003
Anyang Halla   Anyang 2003
Nikko Ice Bucks   Nikkō 2003
Oji Eagles   Tomakomai 2003
High1   Chuncheon 2005
China Dragon   Shanghai 2007
Tohoku Free Blades   Hachinohe 2009
Daemyung Killer Whales   Incheon 2016
PSK Sakhalin   Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 2014

Regular season

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Below is the final standings in the regular season.[5]

Place Team GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF–GA Pts
1 y - Anyang Halla 48 36 3 2 2 0 5 210–91 120
2 y - PSK Sakhalin 48 33 3 0 2 2 8 214–101 109
3 x - Oji Eagles 48 28 3 1 1 3 12 203–134 96
4 x - Tohoku Free Blades 48 26 1 1 0 3 17 185–135 85
5 x - Nippon Paper Cranes 48 23 1 1 3 3 17 169–153 79
6 x - Nikko IceBucks 48 17 4 3 1 3 20 157–153 69
7 e - High1 48 10 1 4 0 3 30 118–197 43
8 e - Daemyung Killer Whales 48 7 1 0 1 2 37 107–231 26
9 e - China Dragon 48 4 3 0 2 1 38 106–274 21

y – Clinched first-round bye; x – Clinched playoff spot; e - Eliminated from playoff contention.

Playoffs

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Opening faceoff of game one of the Final between Anyang Halla and Sakhalin.
First round Semifinal Final
2 Sakhalin 3
3 Oji Eagles 0 6 Nikko 1
6 Nikko 2 1 Anyang Halla 3
2 Sakhalin 0
1 Anyang Halla 3
4 Tohoku 2 4 Tohoku 0
5 Nippon 0

References

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  1. ^ Asia League Ice Hockey 2016-2017 Game Schedule, Retrieved August 9, 2016
  2. ^ "Daemyung Killer Whales". www.elitepospects.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Daemyung Killer Whales, hockeyinasia Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 12, 2016
  4. ^ Asia league team officials meet in Tokyo to discuss expansion and import players Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 12, 2016
  5. ^ "Final standings, ALIH". Retrieved 26 March 2017.