2016–17 BCIHL season

The 2016-17 season was the 11th in BCIHL history. It saw its first NHL alumni, Patrick Holland join the University of Victoria. Simon Fraser University would finish first[1] in the league clinching the regular season championship on the final day of the season with a 3-1 win over the Trinity Western Spartans. TWU's Evan Last finished as leading scorer.[2] In the playoffs Trinity Western defeated the four time defending league champion Selkirk College Saints two games to zero, and the University of Victoria upset regular season champions Simon Fraser University winning two games to zero. In the final the University of Victoria would once again come up with an upset, beating Trinity Western two games to one and claiming their 4th league championship.

2016–17 BCIHL Season
LeagueBCIHL
SportIce hockey
Number of teams5
TV partner(s)FastHockey
Regular season
League ChampionSimon Fraser University
Top scorerCanada Evan Last

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Simon Fraser University 24 18 0 2 4 104 50 +54 56
2 Trinity Western University 24 16 0 2 6 77 47 +30 50 Qualification to Playoffs
3 Selkirk College 24 14 0 1 9 86 70 +16 43
4 University of Victoria 24 9 0 1 14 74 99 −25 28
5 Eastern Washington University 24 3 0 1 20 50 125 −75 10
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2017 [1]. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored.

Playoffs
As of 4 March 2017.
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Simon Fraser University 0
4 University of Victoria 2
2 Trinity Western University 1
4 University of Victoria 2
2 Trinity Western University 2
3 Selkirk College † 0
† Defending champion

References
  1. Regular season standings Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "BC Intercollegiate Hockey League - Powered By esportsdesk.com". www.bcihl.ca.
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