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.Daemyung Killer Whales, hockeyinasia , Retrieved June 12, 2016 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.Asia league team officials meet in Tokyo to discuss expansion and import players , Retrieved June 12, 2016
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 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 Below is the final standings in the regular season.
Place Team GP W OTW SOW SOL OTL L GF–GA Pts 1 y - Anyang Halla 48 3632205210–91120 2 y - PSK Sakhalin 48 3330228214–101109 3 x - Oji Eagles 48 28311312203–13496 4 x - Tohoku Free Blades 48 26110317185–13585 5 x - Nippon Paper Cranes 48 23113317169–15379 6 x - Nikko IceBucks 48 17431320157–15369 7 e - High1 48 10140330118–19743 8 e - Daemyung Killer Whales 48 7101237107–23126 9 e - China Dragon 48 4302138106–27421
y – Clinched first-round bye; x – Clinched playoff spot; e - Eliminated from playoff contention.
Playoffs
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