2016-17 CWUAA Season

This is the 2016-17 Canada West Universities Athletic Association season. In mid-season the national body changed its name to U Sports. Here are the navigation shortcuts to other seasons and conferences:
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:National: 2017 University Cup
:ACAC: 2016-17 ACAC Season
:BCIHL: 2016-17 BCIHL Season
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Saskatchewan Huskies 	28	21	5 	2 	106	61 	44
Alberta Golden Bears 	28	18	8 	2 	97 	72 	38
Calgary Dinosaurs 	28	18	9 	1 	83 	77 	37
Mount Royal Cougars 	28	15	11	2 	99 	80 	32
Manitoba Bisons 	28	14	12	2 	96 	88 	30
UBC Thunderbirds 	28	12	13	3 	76 	95 	27
Lethbridge Pronghorns	28	11	14	3 	90 	103	25
Regina Cougars 	28	3 	22	3 	60 	131	9
==Playoffs==
All series best of 3.
===Quarter-Finals===
* Feb 17: Mount Royal 6 Manitoba 1
* Feb 18: Manitoba 3 Mount Royal 2
* Feb 19: Mount Royal 7 Manitoba 1
Mount Royal Cougars beat Manitoba Bisons 2 wins to 1.
* Feb 17: Calgary 5 UBC 4 (ot)
* Feb 18: Calgary 5 UBC 2
Calgary Dinosaurs beat UBC Thunderbirds 2 wins to 0.
===Semi-Finals===
* Feb 24: Saskatchewan 4 Mount Royal 3
* Feb 25: Saskatchewan 3 Mount Royal 2
Saskatchewan Huskies beat Mount Royal Cougars 2 wins to 0.
* Feb 24: Alberta 5 Calgary 4 (ot)
* Feb 25: Alberta 3 Calgary 2
Alberta Golden Bears beat Calgary Dinosaurs 2 wins to 0.
===Final===
* Mar 3: Alberta 4 Saskatchewan 3
* Mar 4: Saskatchewan 2 Alberta 0
* Mar 5: Alberta 6 Saskatchewan 3
Alberta Golden Bears beat Saskatchewan Huskies 2 wins to 1.
University of Alberta Golden Bears (as conference champions) and University of Saskatchewan Huskies(as conference runner-up) advanced to the 2017 University Cup tournament.
Sources: LeagueStat and HockeyTech.
==Photos==
to be added
==Also see==
National links:
*Canadian Interuniversity Sport aka U Sports
*List of University Cup Playoffs (from 1962-63 to present)
*List of University Cup Champions
Western links:
*Canada West Universities Athletic Association * includes past champions and external links
*List of CWUAA Seasons (from 1972-73 to present)
*Great Plains Athletic Conference
*List of GPAC Seasons (from 1972-73 to 1984-85)
*List of WCIAA Seasons (from 1962-63 to 1971-72)
*List of WCIAU Seasons (from 1918-19 to 1961-62)
Atlantic links:
*Atlantic University Sport
*List of AUS Seasons (from 1919-20 to present)
Ontario-Quebec links:
*Ontario University Athletics
*RSEQ (formerly Quebec Student Sports Federation)
*List of OUA Seasons (from 1902-03 to present, includes QOAA & OUAA)
*Ontario Intercollegiate Athletic Association (with seasons from 1965 to 1971)
*Ottawa St. Lawrence Conference (with seasons from 1951 to 1971)
*List of QUAA Seasons (from 1971-72 to 1986-87)
*List of Intermediate Intercollegiate Seasons (from 1902-03 to 1938-39)
*Ontario-Quebec Intermediate Intercollegiate series (from 1902-03 to 1934-35)
*Senior Intercollegiate League (1945-46)
*International Intercollegiate League (from 1936-37 to 1939-40)
*West Point Weekend
College links:
*Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference
*British Columbia Intercollegiate Hockey League (from 2005-06 to present)
*Canadian Colleges Athletic Association (from 1975 to 2001)
*List of OCAA Seasons (from 1967-68 to 2003-04)
==External Links==
*CIS Men's Hockey Site
*U Sports Men's Hockey Site
*Canada West Men's Hockey Site
*LeagueStat Daily Scores
*Alberta Golden Bears
*Calgary Dinosaurs
*Lethbridge Pronghorns
*Manitoba Bisons
*Mount Royal Cougars
*Regina Cougars
*Saskatchewan Huskies
*UBC Thunderbirds
*CanadaWest.tv
==Sources==
*CanadaWest.org - History page with annual pdf Season Stats, Playoff Stats, and Year in Review
*Canada West's LeagueStat Stats
*CW History/Records/Years in Review in pdf
*2016-17 U Sports Schedule/Results
*2017 U Sports Playoff Schedule/Results
*2016-17 CW LeagueStat
*2016-17 CW Composite Schedule/Results
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Category:Western Canada University Hockey