2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey season

2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey
League Asia League Ice Hockey
Sport ice hockey
Duration August 27, 2016 – April 11, 2017[1]
Number of games 230
Number of teams 9
Regular season
Regular season leaders South Korea Anyang Halla
Playoffs
Finals champions South Korea Anyang Halla
  Runners-up Russia PSK Sakhalin
Finals MVP South KoreaMatt Dalton

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]

Participating teams

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 Japan Kushiro 2003
Anyang Halla South Korea Anyang 2003
Nikko Ice Bucks Japan Nikkō 2003
Oji Eagles Japan Tomakomai 2003
High1 South Korea Chuncheon 2005
China Dragon China Shanghai 2007
Tohoku Free Blades Japan Hachinohe 2009
Daemyung Killer Whales South Korea Incheon 2016
PSK Sakhalin Russia Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 2014

Regular season

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

Place Team GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF-GA Pts
1y - Anyang Halla483632205210–91120
2y - PSK Sakhalin483330228214–101109
3x - Oji Eagles4828311312203–13496
4x - Tohoku Free Blades4826110317185–13585
5x - Nippon Paper Cranes4823113317169–15379
6x - Nikko IceBucks4817431320157–15369
7e - High14810140330118–19743
8e - Daemyung Killer Whales487101237107–23126
9e - China Dragon484302138106–27421

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

Playoffs

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

  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, Retrieved June 12, 2016
  4. ↑ Asia league team officials meet in Tokyo to discuss expansion and import players, Retrieved June 12, 2016
  5. ↑ "Final standings, ALIH". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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