# 2016–17 Austrian Hockey League season

The 2016–17 Austrian Hockey League season began on 15 September 2016 and ended on 7 April 2017. The defending champion was EC Red Bull Salzburg. On April 7, the Vienna Capitals won the Austrian Hockey Championship for the 2nd time in their history.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Dornbirner EC | Dornbirn | Messestadion Dornbirn | 4,270 |
| Moser Medical Graz 99ers | Graz | Merkur-Eisarena | 4,126 |
| HC TWK Innsbruck | Innsbruck | Tyrolean Ice Arena | 3,000 |
| EC KAC | Klagenfurt | Stadthalle Klagenfurt | 4,945 |
| EHC LIWEST Black Wings Linz | Linz | Keine Sorgen EisArena | 4,863 |
| EC Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | Eisarena Salzburg | 3,200 |
| UPC Vienna Capitals | Vienna | Albert Schultz Eishalle | 7,022 |
| EC Villacher SV | Villach | Stadthalle Villach | 4,500 |
| HC Orli Znojmo | Znojmo | Hostan Arena | 4,800 |
| SAPA Fehérvár AV19 | Székesfehérvár | Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall | 3,500 |
| HC Bolzano | Bolzano | Eiswelle | 7,200 |
| HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | Ljubljana | Tivoli Hall | 4,000 |

## Standings
### Regular season

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Goals | Diff. | Pts |
| 1 | Vienna Capitals | 44 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 151:95 | +56 | 98 |
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 44 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 158:111 | +47 | 87 |
| 3 | EHC Liwest Linz | 44 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 168:127 | +41 | 86 |
| 4 | HC Bolzano | 44 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 137:118 | +19 | 78 |
| 5 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 44 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 148:152 | -4 | 66 |
| 6 | EC KAC | 44 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 128:123 | +5 | 66 |
| 7 | EC VSV | 44 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 136:133 | +3 | 62 |
| 8 | Graz 99ers | 44 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 124:114 | +10 | 61 |
| 9 | Orli Znojmo | 44 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 109:128 | -19 | 58 |
| 10 | Dornbirner EC | 44 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 120:143 | -23 | 53 |
| 11 | Fehérvár AV19 | 44 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 119:151 | -32 | 53 |
| 12 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 44 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 85:188 | -103 | 24 |

### Placement round

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Goals | Diff. | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1 | Vienna Capitals | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30:24 | +6 | 25 (6) |
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46:31 | +15 | 25 (4) |
| 3 | EC KAC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41:19 | +22 | 23 (0) |
| 4 | EHC Black Wings Linz | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29:36 | -7 | 14 (2) |
| 5 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31:45 | -14 | 9 (0) |
| 6 | HC Bolzano | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28:50 | -22 | 7 (1) |

### Qualification round

| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Goals | Diff. | Pts (Bonus) |
| 1 | Graz 99ers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32:21 | +11 | 25 (4) |
| 2 | Orli Znojmo | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36:24 | +12 | 23 (2) |
| 3 | Dornbirner EC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32:23 | +9 | 19 (1) |
| 4 | EC VSV | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 35:37 | -2 | 17 (6) |
| 5 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21:39 | -18 | 11 (0) |
| 6 | Fehérvár AV19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26:38 | -12 | 8 (0) |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| P1 | Vienna Capitals | 4 | | | | | | |
| P5 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 0 | | | | | | |
| P5 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 0 | P1 | Vienna Capitals | 4 | | | |
| | | | P6 | HC Bolzano | 0 | | | |
| P4 | EHC Liwest Linz | 1 | P6 | HC Bolzano | 0 | | | |
| P6 | HC Bolzano | 4 | | | | | | |
| P6 | HC Bolzano | 4 | | | | P1 | Vienna Capitals | 4 |
| | | | | | | P3 | EC KAC | 0 |
| P2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | | | | | | | P3 | EC KAC | 0 |
| Q1 | Graz 99ers | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q1 | Graz 99ers | 1 | P2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | | | |
| | | | P3 | EC KAC | 4 | | | |
| Q2 | Orli Znojmo | 0 | P3 | EC KAC | 4 | | | |
| P3 | EC KAC | 4 | | | | | | |