2016-17 NJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Noralta Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 25th season dating back to its' founding as the North Central Junior Hockey League in 1992.
==Membership changes==
*The SEERA Stealth are not participating this year
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Edmonton Avalanche 	Edmonton 	Multiple (see below)
Edmonton Mavericks 	Edmonton 	Multiple (see below)
Fort Saskatchewan Traders	Fort Saskatchewan	
Lamont Arena, Fort Saskatchewan Sportsplex Arena, and Dow Centennial Centre
Gibbons Broncos 	Gibbons 	Gibbons Arena
Morinville Titans 	Morinville 	Morinville Arena
NorthEast Zone Northstars	Edmonton 	Multiple (see below)
RCAC Rivermen 	Edmonton 	Multiple (see below)
Seera Icemen 	Edmonton 	Multiple (see below)
Sherwood Park Renegades 	Sherwood Park 	
Millenium Place, Sherwood Shell Park, and Strathcona Olympiette Centre
St. Albert Comets 	St. Albert 	Go Auto Arena
SouthWest Zone Ice Kings 	Edmonton 	Multiple (see below)
SouthWest Zone Oil Kings 	Edmonton 	Multiple (see below)
===Edmonton Arenas===
The league's seven Edmonton based teams all split their games between 8 different rinks
*Callingwood Arenas (A & B)
*Castledowns Arenas (A & B)
*Grand Trunk Arena
*Kenilworth Arena
*Terwilligar Arenas (A & B)
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Edmonton Avalanche 	24	21	3 	0	158	54 	42
SWZ Oil Kings 	24	19	4 	1	141	87 	39
Sherwood Park Renegades	24	17	5 	2	157	102	36
NEZ Northstars 	24	16	7 	1	131	64 	33
Edmonton Mavericks 	24	14	8 	2	113	87 	30
St. Albert Comets 	24	13	8 	3	115	101	29
Gibbons Broncos 	24	9 	11	4	94 	114	22
Morinville Titans 	24	9 	14	1	102	122	19
SEERA Icemen 	24	5 	17	2	78 	137	12
RCAC Rivermen 	24	5 	18	1	98 	169	11
Ft. Sask Traders 	24	4 	19	1	78 	152	9
SWZ Ice Kings 	24	2 	20	2	57 	133	6
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top 8 teams qualify for the main playoffs.  The 9th-12 place teams qualify for the B playoffs and the 13th place team is eliminated from any further play.
The main playoffs have a best-of-three quarterfinal series with 1 playing 8, 2 playing 7, 3 playing 6 and 4 playing 5.  The teams are re-seeded for the best-of-three semifinals with the winners advancing to the best-of-three final
The two finalist plus one additional team advance to the 2017 Alberta Junior C Playoffs  which will be held with an additional 3 teams from the Calgary Junior C Hockey League.
The B playoffs have 9 playing 12 and 10 playing 11 in a best-of-three semifinal series.  The B semifinal winners advance to a best-of-three B final series.
===B Semifinal===
*Fort Sask Traders defeated RCAC Rivermen 2 games to none
===B Final===
*Ft. Sask Traders defeated SEERA Icemen 2 games to none
===Quarterfinals===
*Edmonton Avalanche defeated Morinville Titans 2 games to none
*SWZ Oil Kings defeated Gibbons Broncos 2 games to none
*Sherwood Park Renegades defeated St. Albert Comets 2 games to 1
*NEZ Northstars defeated Edmonton Mavericks 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*NEZ Northstars defeated Edmonton Avalanche 2 games to1
*SWZ Oil Kings defeated Sherwood Park Renegades 2 games to none
===Provincial Qualifier===
*Edmonton Avalanche defeated Sherwood Park Renegades 7-5
===Final===
*SWZ Oil Kings defeated NEZ Northstars 2 games to 1
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