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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |  Anyang Halla |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Anyang Halla |
| Runners-up |  PSK Sakhalin |
| Finals MVP | Matt Dalton |
Participating teams edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ Asia League Ice Hockey 2016-2017 Game Schedule, Retrieved August 9, 2016
- ^ "Daemyung Killer Whales". www.elitepospects.com. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Daemyung Killer Whales, hockeyinasia Archived 2016-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved June 12, 2016
- ^ 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
- ^ "Final standings, ALIH". Retrieved 26 March 2017.
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