2016-17 NSJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League season.  This is the leagues 11th season under this name and its' 37th season overall.  The league was previously known as the Mainland Junior B Hockey League from 1980 to 1992 and the Nova Scotia Junior B Hockey League from 1992 to 2006.
==Membership Changes==
*The Glace Bay Jr. Miners were renamed the Kameron Jr. Miners
==Teams==
Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division 	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division	Fred Fox Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brookfield Elks 	Brookfield 	Don Henderson Memorial Sportsplex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cole Harbour Colts 	Cole Harbour 	Cole Harbour Place 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
East Hants Penguins 	Elmsdale 	East Hants Sportsplex 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Liverpool Privateers 	Liverpool 	Queens Place Emera Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sackville Blazers 	Sackville 	Sackville Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Valley Maple Leafs 	Windsor 	Hants County Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division 	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division	Sid Rowe Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antigonish Bulldogs 	Antigonish 	Antigonish Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cumberland County Blues	Springhill 	Dr. Carson Arena 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kameron Jr. Miners 	Glace Bay 	Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pictou County Scotians 	Trenton 	Trenton Community Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Strait Pirates 	Port Hawkesbury 	Port Hawkesbury Civic Centre 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
The league has adopted a three point system for standings 3 points for a regulation win; 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for a overtime or shootout loss, no points for a regulation loss.
===Fred Fox Division===
Team 	GP	W 	OW	SW	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	PTS
Valley Maple Leafs 	34	19	2 	2 	10	1 	0 	145	116	66
Liverpool Privateers	33	19	1 	1 	9 	1 	2 	146	111	64
Cole Harbour Colts 	33	17	3 	0 	10	2 	1 	154	121	60
East Hants Penguins 	34	16	3 	1 	13	1 	0 	163	142	57
Sackville Blazers 	34	16	2 	1 	12	3 	0 	142	127	57
Brookfield Elks 	34	9 	1 	1 	21	1 	1 	125	170	33
===Sid Rowe Division===
Team 	GP	W 	OW	SW	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	PTS
Glace Bay Jr. Miners 	34	21	1 	0 	7 	0 	5 	149	94 	70
Antigonish Bulldogs 	34	11	0 	1 	15	5 	2 	109	128	42
Pictou County Scotians 	34	10	2 	1 	18	2 	1 	115	146	39
Strait Pirates 	34	7 	2 	5 	19	1 	0 	109	166	36
Cumberland County Blues	34	9 	2 	0 	20	2 	1 	104	140	34
note: the February 14th game between Liverpool and Cole Harbour was cancelled and was not made up as there was insufficient time to get the game played.
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify.  The first place team in each division plays the 4th place team and the 2nd place team plays the 3rd place team in the division semifinal round. The Division Semfinals winners meet in the division final and the division winners meet for the league championship.  All series are best-of-seven.  The playoff champion advances to the 2017 Don Johnson Memorial Cup.
===Fred Fox Division Semifinals===
*Valley Maple Leafs defeated East Hants Penguins 4 games to 3
*Liverpool Privateers defeated Cole Harbour Colts 4 games to 2
===Sid Rowe Division Semifinals===
*Glace Bay Jr. Miners defeated Strait Pirates 4 games to none
*Pictou County Scotians defeated Antigonish Bulldogs 4 games to 2
===Fred Fox Division Final===
*Liverpool Privateers defeated Valley Maple Leafs 4 games to 2
===Sid Rowe Division Final===
*Pictou County Scotians defeated Glace Bay Jr. Miners 4 games to 2
===League Championship===
*Pictou County Scotians defeated Liverpool Privateers 4 games to 2
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