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2016–17 EIHL season
League
Elite Ice Hockey League
Sport
Ice hockey
Duration
September - March
Regular season
League
Cardiff Devils[1]
Season MVP
Andrew Hotham (Cardiff Devils)[2]
Top scorer
Matt Beca (Braehead Clan)
75 points[3]
Challenge Cup
Champions
Cardiff Devils
Conference

Erhardt champions

Cardiff Devils[4]
  Erhardt runners-up
Belfast Giants

Gardiner champions

Braehead Clan[5]
  Gardiner runners-up
Dundee Stars
Playoffs
Champions
Sheffield Steelers[6]
  Runners-up
Cardiff Devils
Finals MVP
Ben Bowns (Cardiff Devils)[2]

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The 2016–17 Elite Ice Hockey League Season was the 14th season of the Elite Ice Hockey League. The regular season begun in early September and ended in March. Regular season champion Cardiff Devils were defeated in the playoff final by their Erhardt Conference rivals Sheffield Steelers 6–5 in double-overtime.[6]


From the 2016–17 season, the number of non British-trained players rose from 13 to 14, while the amount of work-permit players remained at 11, according to
a rule change first introduced in 2014.[7]




Contents






  • 1 Teams


  • 2 Standings


    • 2.1 Overall


    • 2.2 Erhardt Conference


    • 2.3 Gardiner Conference




  • 3 Playoffs


    • 3.1 Bracket


    • 3.2 Quarter-finals


      • 3.2.1 (E1) Cardiff Devils vs. (RS8) Manchester Storm


      • 3.2.2 (G1) Braehead Clan vs. (RS7) Dundee Stars


      • 3.2.3 (RS3) Sheffield Steelers vs. (RS4) Nottingham Panthers


      • 3.2.4 (RS2) Belfast Giants vs. (RS6) Fife Flyers




    • 3.3 Semi-finals


    • 3.4 Third-place match


    • 3.5 Grand Final




  • 4 Challenge Cup


  • 5 Statistics


    • 5.1 Scoring leaders


    • 5.2 Leading goaltenders




  • 6 References





Teams[edit]











Standings[edit]



Overall[edit]


All games counted towards the overall Elite League standings. Each team played 52 matches; 32 matches against their four Conference rivals, and 20 against the five teams from the other Conference. The Cardiff Devils became regular season champions for the first time in twenty years, with a 6–2 win over the Sheffield Steelers on 18 March 2017 at Ice Arena Wales.[1]























































































































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

OTL

RW

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

Cardiff Devils (Q)
52
39
10
3
32
200
136
+64
81
Regular season champions
Qualification to playoffs
2

Belfast Giants (Q)
52
35
13
4
30
195
145
+50
74
Qualification to playoffs
3

Sheffield Steelers (Q)
52
35
14
3
31
196
136
+60
73
4

Nottingham Panthers (Q)
52
26
20
6
22
169
175
−6
58
5

Braehead Clan (Q)
52
27
22
3
24
191
176
+15
57
6

Fife Flyers (Q)
52
25
24
3
20
174
186
−12
53
7

Dundee Stars (Q)
52
20
26
6
16
162
183
−21
46
8

Manchester Storm (Q)
52
18
26
8
17
141
168
−27
44
9

Coventry Blaze
52
19
28
5
13
147
198
−51
43

10

Edinburgh Capitals
52
16
33
3
11
154
226
−72
35

Source: EIHL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Drawing of lots.


Erhardt Conference[edit]


Only intra-conference games counted towards the Erhardt Conference standings. Each team played the other four teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 32 matches. The Cardiff Devils won the Conference for the second successive season, with a 4–3 win over the Belfast Giants on 25 March 2017 at Ice Arena Wales.[4]





















































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

OTL

RW

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

Cardiff Devils
32
21
8
3
18
119
96
+23
45
Conference champions
2

Belfast Giants
32
20
10
2
16
104
88
+16
42

3

Sheffield Steelers
32
18
12
2
17
121
88
+33
38
4

Nottingham Panthers
32
13
15
4
11
104
119
−15
30
5

Coventry Blaze
32
8
21
3
4
84
141
−57
19

Source: EIHL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Drawing of lots.


Gardiner Conference[edit]


Only intra-conference games counted towards the Gardiner Conference standings. Each team played the other four teams in the Conference eight times, for a total of 32 matches. The Braehead Clan won the Conference for the third successive season, with a 4–1 win over the Dundee Stars on 25 February 2017 at the Braehead Arena.[5]





















































































Pos
Team

Pld

W

L

OTL

RW

GF

GA

GD

Pts
Qualification
1

Braehead Clan
32
23
8
1
22
136
97
+39
47
Conference champions
2

Dundee Stars
32
17
12
3
14
117
106
+11
37

3

Fife Flyers
32
14
15
3
13
117
121
−4
31
4

Manchester Storm
32
13
16
3
12
93
101
−8
29
5

Edinburgh Capitals
32
13
18
1
8
101
139
−38
27

Source: EIHL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Games won in regulation time; 3) Number of games won; 4) Head-to-head results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 5) Fewest regulation losses; 6) Away game results, ranked by criteria 1 to 3; 7) Goals scored; 8) Drawing of lots.


Playoffs[edit]



Bracket[edit]
















































































































































 
Quarter-finals
(1–2 April)

Semi-finals
(8 April)

Grand Final
(9 April)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E1

Cardiff Devils

3

3

6

E1

Cardiff Devils

4
 

RS8

Manchester Storm
2
1
3

RS7

Dundee Stars
2
 

 
G1

Braehead Clan
1
0
1

RS7

Dundee Stars

3

3

6
 
 
E1

Cardiff Devils
5



 
RS3

Sheffield Steelers

6

 
RS3

Sheffield Steelers
2

5

7

RS4

Nottingham Panthers

5
1
6

Third place game
(9 April)

 
RS2

Belfast Giants

4

4

8

RS3

Sheffield Steelers

2

RS6

Fife Flyers
2
1
3

RS2

Belfast Giants
0
 

RS7

Dundee Stars
8

RS2

Belfast Giants

15



Quarter-finals[edit]



(E1) Cardiff Devils vs. (RS8) Manchester Storm[edit]














































































Cardiff Devils win 6–3 on aggregate.







(G1) Braehead Clan vs. (RS7) Dundee Stars[edit]














































































Dundee Stars win 6–1 on aggregate.







(RS3) Sheffield Steelers vs. (RS4) Nottingham Panthers[edit]



















































































Sheffield Steelers win 7–6 on aggregate.







(RS2) Belfast Giants vs. (RS6) Fife Flyers[edit]














































































Belfast Giants win 8–3 on aggregate.







Semi-finals[edit]








8 April 2017
13:00
Cardiff Devils
4–2
(0–2, 1–0, 3–0)
Dundee Stars National Ice Centre, Nottingham






























8 April 2017
17:00
Sheffield Steelers
2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
Belfast Giants National Ice Centre, Nottingham























Third-place match[edit]








9 April 2017
12:00
Dundee Stars
8–15
(4–4, 2–5, 2–6)
Belfast Giants National Ice Centre, Nottingham























Grand Final[edit]








9 April 2017
16:00
Sheffield Steelers
6–5 (2OT)
(1–3, 4–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Cardiff Devils National Ice Centre, Nottingham























Challenge Cup[edit]


The Challenge Cup was won by the Cardiff Devils, who came from behind to beat the Sheffield Steelers 3-2.[8]


The win meant Cardiff had won the Challenge Cup twice in the previous three years, with their other victory coming in 2014-15, also against the Steelers.



Statistics[edit]



Scoring leaders[edit]


The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.[3]






































































































Player
Team

GP

G

A

Pts

PIM

Matt Beca

Braehead Clan
52
27
48
75
28

Scott Pitt

Braehead Clan
52
32
42
74
26

Vinny Scarsella

Dundee Stars
52
18
54
72
4

Alex Leavitt

Braehead Clan
52
24
45
69
57

Mathieu Roy

Sheffield Steelers
52
28
29
57
28

Blair Riley

Belfast Giants
52
28
28
56
77

Chris Higgins

Belfast Giants
49
20
35
55
107

Mathew Sisca

Fife Flyers
50
17
38
55
44

Ryan Dingle

Fife Flyers
41
31
23
54
32

Kevin Bruijsten

Dundee Stars
47
23
31
54
10


Leading goaltenders[edit]


The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average, playing at least 2100 minutes, at the conclusion of the regular season.[9]











































































Player
Team

GP

TOI

W

L

GA

SO

SV%

GAA

Ben Bowns

Cardiff Devils
46
2616:43
33
7
103
3
.912
2.36

Ervīns Muštukovs

Sheffield Steelers
51
3053:14
34
14
130
1
.913
2.55

Stephen Murphy

Belfast Giants
39
2284:16
25
10
97
3
.905
2.55

Mike Clemente

Manchester Storm
52
3108:38
18
26
150
3
.910
2.90

Miika Wiikman

Nottingham Panthers
41
2294:47
23
12
115
2
.901
3.01


References[edit]





  1. ^ ab "Cardiff Devils beat Sheffield Steelers 6-2 to win Elite League". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Devils enjoy awards success". EliteLeague.co.uk. Elite Ice Hockey League. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.


  3. ^ ab "Top Scorers". EliteLeague.co.uk. Elite Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 29 March 2017.


  4. ^ ab "Elite League: Cardiff Devils 4-3 Belfast Giants". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017. The Devils have now secured the Erhardt Conference title.


  5. ^ ab "REPORT: Braehead Clan 4 Dundee Stars 1". Braehead Clan. Elite Ice Hockey League. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017. Glasgow's Braehead Clan have won the Gardiner Conference title for the third season in a row and their fourth in five years after defeating Dundee Stars 4–1.


  6. ^ ab Westerdale, Bob (9 April 2017). "Epic win: Sheffield Steelers are Play Off kings after 6-5 double-overtime victory over Cardiff Devils". Sheffield Star. Johnston Press. Retrieved 9 April 2017.


  7. ^ http://www.eurohockey.com/article/3414-eihl-rules-changes-ahead-of-201415.html


  8. ^ https://www.bbc.com/sport/ice-hockey/39174189


  9. ^ "Top Goalies". EliteLeague.co.uk. Elite Ice Hockey League. Retrieved 29 March 2017.















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