The 2016–17 Ligue Magnus season was the 96th season of the Ligue Magnus, the top level of ice hockey in France. The regular season ran from 13 September 2016 to 24 February 2017. The Rapaces de Gap finished atop the standings. The postseason ran from 28 February to 7 April 2017. The Rapaces de Gap defeated the Dragons de Rouen 4 games to 2 for the league championship. Pionniers de Chamonix-Morzine was relegated to Division 1 at the end of the season.
League restructured In 2016, Ligue Magnus reorganized the league as a 12-team circuit, dropping 2 teams from the league. Concurrently, the league then expanded the schedule to double the number of matches between teams from two per season to four. This caused each member team's slate of games to go from 26 to 44.
Membership changes Due to the restructure, both Diables Rouges de Briançon and LHC Les Lions were set to be demoted to Division 1. However, Morzine-Avoriaz came to an agreement with Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc to merge the two teams and form a new club called Pionniers de Chamonix-Morzine. The new unified club would play home games in both Chamonix and Morzine during the season.
In June, Brest Albatros Hockey announced that, due to financial difficulty, they would withdraw from the league and join Division 1. Because they violated the terms of their license, the club was fined €10,000 and barred from postseason play for the 2016–17 season. As a result, LHC Les Lions was allowed to remain in the league while Briançon was relegated in favor of Division 1 champion, Aigles de Nice.
Teams
Team City Arena CoachGothiques d'Amiens Amiens Coliséum Mario RicherDucs d'Angers Angers Angers IceParc Jean-François JodoinBoxers de Bordeaux Bordeaux Patinoire de Mériadeck Philippe BozonPionniers de Chamonix-Morzine Chamonix,Morzine Centre Sportif Richard Bozon,Škoda Arena Stéphane Gros, Christophe VilleDucs de Dijon Dijon Patinoire Trimolet Jonathan ParedesGamyo Épinal Épinal Patinoire de Poissompré Stéphane Barin Brad GrattonRapaces de Gap Gap Patinoire Brown-Ferrand Luciano BasileBrûleurs de Loups Grenoble Patinoire Pole Sud Edo TerglavLHC Les Lions Lyon Patinoire Charlemagne Mitja ŠivicAigles de Nice Nice Patinoire Jean Bouin Stanislav SutorDragons de Rouen Rouen Centre sportif Guy-Boissière Fabrice LhenryÉtoile Noire de Strasbourg Strasbourg Patinoire Iceberg Daniel Bourdages
Regular season Standings
Statistics Scoring leaders
Player Team LHC Les Lions LW 43 24 37 61 36 LHC Les Lions LW 43 26 32 58 42 Brûleurs de Loups C/W 44 23 34 57 30 Boxers de Bordeaux C/LW 42 30 24 54 59 Gothiques d'Amiens C/RW 44 20 30 50 42 Gothiques d'Amiens C 43 21 27 48 62 LHC Les Lions LW/RW 44 19 28 47 28 Dragons de Rouen C 44 17 29 46 39 Dragons de Rouen LW/RW 44 21 22 43 14 Rapaces de Gap RW 41 19 24 43 20 Rapaces de Gap LW/RW 30 15 28 43 24 Boxers de Bordeaux C 41 12 31 43 10
Leading goaltenders The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 1/3 of their team's minutes.
Player Team Rapaces de Gap 37 2176 25 12 74 4 .912 2.04 Boxers de Bordeaux 39 2331 16 13 84 3 .921 2.16 Brûleurs de Loups 30 1777 23 7 67 2 .922 2.26 LHC Les Lions 34 2019 20 13 76 3 .933 2.26 Dragons de Rouen 43 2396 30 11 92 3 .913 2.30
Playoffs Championship
Note: * denotes overtime Note: ** denotes overtime and shootout
Relegation
References
External links Official website Elite Prospects Hockey DB Flash Score USA