# 2016–17 National League B season

The 2016–17 National League B season is the 70th ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league, the National League B.
HC Ajoie is the defending champions as they have not handed in their application for a promotion to this year's NLA season.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,500 |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 |
| Red Ice | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 4,500 |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Pista Ghiaccio Biasca | 3,800 |
| Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zielbau Arena | 3,000 |
| EVZ Academy | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |

## Regular season

The regular season started on 9 September 2016 and ended on 12 February 2017.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SC Langenthal | 48 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 181 | 105 | +76 | 110 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 48 | 30 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 198 | 137 | +61 | 102 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Red Ice | 48 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 152 | 115 | +37 | 93 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 48 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 174 | 139 | +35 | 91 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | EHC Olten | 48 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 176 | 130 | +46 | 91 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 6 | HC Ajoie | 48 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 202 | 136 | +66 | 86 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 48 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 162 | 159 | +3 | 68 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 8 | Hockey Thurgau | 48 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 135 | 161 | −26 | 57 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 9 | EHC Winterthur | 48 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 121 | 195 | −74 | 46 | |
| 10 | EVZ Academy | 48 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 102 | 180 | −78 | 42 | |
| 11 | HCB Ticino Rockets | 48 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 127 | 195 | −68 | 40 | |
| 12 | GCK Lions | 48 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 106 | 184 | −78 | 38 | |

## Playoffs

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | SC Langenthal | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hockey Thurgau | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hockey Thurgau | 0 | | | 1 | SC Langenthal | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | HC Ajoie | 1 | | | |
| 2 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 4 | | | 6 | HC Ajoie | 1 | | | |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | EHC Visp | 1 | | | | | | 1 | SC Langenthal | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | SC Langenthal | 4 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 4 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 3 |
| 3 | Red Ice | 1 | | | | | | | | | 4 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 3 |
| 6 | HC Ajoie | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | HC Ajoie | 4 | | | 2 | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4 | | | |
| 4 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4 | | | 4 | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | 4 | | | |
| 5 | EHC Olten | 1 | | | | | | | | |