2016-17 LJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Lakehead Junior Hockey League season.  This is the league's first season under this name and 24th season overall.  The league was previously known as the Thunder Bay Junior B Hockey League prior to this season.
==Membership changes==
*The Smooth Rock Falls Thunder who withdrew just prior to the start of the 2015-16 regular season don't return
*The Thunder Bay Wildcats who withdrew on November 4, 2015 don't return
*The Thunder Bay Stars were sold during the spring of 2017 and will be renamed the Thunder Bay Fighting Walleye for the 2017-18 season.
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Nipigon Elks 	Nipigon 	Nippigon Community Centre
Schreiber Falcons 	Schreiber 	Schreiber Community Centre
Thunder Bay Kings AAA 	Thunder Bay	Fort William First Nations Arena
Thunder Bay Northern Hawks	Thunder Bay	Thunder Bay Tournament Centre
Thunder Bay Stars 	Thunder Bay	Thunder Bay Tournament Centre
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Thunder Bay Kings AAA 	22	21	1 	0	168	42 	42
Thunder Bay Northern Hawks	29	17	7 	5	176	100	39
Nipigon Elks 	30	16	9 	5	162	124	37
Thunder Bay Stars 	29	4 	21	4	112	221	12
Schreiber Falcons 	30	3 	23	4	78 	209	10
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The Thunder Bay AAA Kings are not involved in the playoffs as they are a lower level team. The four remaining teams qualify for the playoffs. The playoff champion advances to the 2017 Keystone Cup.
===Semifinals===
*Thunder Bay Northern Hawks defeated Schreiber Falcons 4 games to none
*Nipigon Elks defeated Thunder Bay Stars 3 games to 1; series conceded prior to game five
===Final===
*Nipigon Elks defeated Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 4 games to 1
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