2016–17 Norwegian First Division

The 2016–17 First Division was the 27th season of Norway's second highest ice hockey league, Norwegian First Division.
The regular season began play on September 21, 2016, and was concluded on February 26, 2017.
The promotional and relegational playoffs began March 5, and ended March 23, 2017.
==Participating teams==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
Bergen 	Bergen 	Bergenshallen 	3,000
Comet 	Halden 	Halden Ishall 	2,200
Furuset 	Oslo 	Furuset Forum 	1,498
Gjøvik 	Gjøvik 	Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall	5,500
Grüner 	Oslo 	Grünerhallen 	500
Hasle-Løren 	Oslo 	Lørenhallen 	1,500
Moss 	Moss 	Moss Ishall 	500
Narvik 	Narvik 	Nordkraft Arena 	1,000
Nidaros 	Trondheim	Leangen Ishall 	3,000
Ringerike Panthers	Hønefoss 	Schjongshallen 	600
===Team changes===
*Nes withdrew from the national league system in July 2016, following failure to meet league requirements. The vacant spot was given to Furuset. 
* Due to struggling economy, the board of the Tønsberg Vikings withdraw from the league in August 2016. The vacant spot was given to Gjøvik.
==Regular season==
===Standings===
Updated as of February 26, 2017.
2016–17 season 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nidarosy 	36	25	6 	4	1	159	86 	+73 	84
Cometx 	36	20	6 	4	6	157	97 	+60 	76
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ringerike Panthers	36	21	9 	4	2	158	96 	+62 	73
Hasle-Løren 	36	19	10	6	1	158	113	+45 	70
Bergen 	36	19	13	3	1	156	128	+28 	64
Narvik 	36	17	12	2	5	151	137	+14 	60
Grüner 	36	14	13	3	6	145	130	+15 	54
Furuset 	36	9 	20	3	4	109	155	-46 	37
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Gjøvikr 	36	3 	28	1	4	74 	170	-96 	15
Mossr 	36	1 	31	0	4	81 	236	-155	7
x – clinched promotional playoff spot; y – clinched regular season league title; r – play in relegation series
Source: scoreboard.com
==Playoffs==
===Promotional Playoffs===
After the regular season ends, the two lowest ranked teams in the 2016–17 GET-ligaen and the two highest ranked teams in the First Division will compete for the right to play in the 2017–18 GET-ligaen. The tournament will be organized according to a double round robin format, where each club will play the others twice, home and away, for a total of six games. The points system and ranking method used, is the same as in the regular season.
===Standings===
Updated as of March 23, 2017.
2017–18 GET-ligaen playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Manglerud Starq 	6	4	1	1	0	26	15	+11	14
Kongsvinger Knightsq 	6	3	3	0	0	25	27	-2 	9
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nidarosr 	6	2	3	0	1	19	20	-1 	7
Cometr 	6	1	3	1	1	19	27	-8 	6
q – qualified for next years GET-league; r – will play in next years 1. division
Source: hockey.no
===Relegational Playoffs===
After the regular season had ended, the two lowest ranked teams in the First Division and the two highest ranked teams in the Second Division competed for the right to play in the 2016–17 First Division. However, as second teams could not play in the First division, Storhamar 2 was ineligible to compete in the playoffs. The tournament was organized to be played over one weekend, where each club played the others once, for a total of two games. The points system and ranking method used, was the same as in the regular season. The games was played in Tønsberg Ishall. 
====Standings====
Updated as of March 12, 2017.
2016–17 First Division playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tønsbergq 	2	2	0	0	7	3	4 	4	
Gjøvikq 	2	1	1	0	3	4	-1	2	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mossr 	2	0	2	0	1	4	-3	0	
q – will play in next years 1. division; r – will play in next years 2. division
Source: hockey.no
==References==
Category:2016 in ice hockey
Category:2017 in ice hockey