2016-17 NCHA Men's Season

This is the 2016-17 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Men's season.
==Membership Changes==
*On June 14, 2016 the conference announced that they were adding the Trine Thunder to the conference for the 2017-18 season.  In the same annoucement the conference also added three women's teams to that part of the conference for 2017-18 as well
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Adrian Bulldogs 	Adrian, Michigan 	Arrington Ice Arena
Aurora Spartans 	Aurora, Illinois 	Fox Valley Ice Arena
Concordia Falcons 	Mequon, Wisconsin 	Ozaukee Ice Center
Finlandia Lions 	Hancock, Michigan 	Houghton County Arena
Lake Forest Foresters 	Lake Forest, Illinois 	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lawrence Vikings 	Appleton, Wisconsin 	Appleton Arena
Marian Sabres 	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Blue Line Ice Center
Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders	Milwaukee, Wisconsin 	Kern Center
Northland Lumberjacks 	Ashland, Wisconsin 	Bay Area Civic Center
St. Norbert Green Knights 	De Pere, Wisconsin 	Cornerstone Community Center
St. Scholastica Saints 	Duluth, Minnesota 	MARS Lakeview Arena
==Standings==
South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Adrian Bulldogs 	20 	17 	3 	0 	99 	39 	34 	29 	20 	7 	2 	130 	67
Marian Sabres 	20 	12 	7 	1 	64 	56 	25 	27 	15 	10 	2 	88 	79
Lake Forest Foresters 	20 	12 	8 	0 	70 	57 	24 	26 	16 	10 	6 	93 	70
Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders	20 	9 	7 	4 	59 	56 	22 	25 	12 	8 	5 	76 	70
Concordia Falcons 	20 	10 	9 	1 	56 	60 	21 	25 	13 	11 	1 	72 	74
Aurora Spartans 	20 	4 	14 	2 	38 	79 	10 	25 	4 	19 	2 	43 	107
North Division 	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
St. Norbert Green Knights	20 	15 	4 	1 	78 	31 	31 	29 	22 	6 	1 	109 	48
St. Scholastica Saints 	20 	10 	9 	1 	69 	66 	21 	27 	13 	13 	1 	84 	82
Northland Lumberjacks 	20 	9 	10 	1 	69 	72 	19 	26 	11 	13 	2 	84 	96
Lawrence Vikings 	20 	5 	12 	3 	49 	61 	13 	25 	6 	16 	3 	59 	85
Finlandia Lions 	20 	0 	20 	0 	25 	99 	0 	25 	0 	25 	0 	30 	125
==Harris Cup Playoffs (Conference Tournament)==
===Format===
The top three teams in each division qualify for the playoffs.  In the first round the second seed plays the third seed in a single game playoff.  The team are re-seeded for the semifinals, they are seeded one through four regardless of division by conference record.  The top seed plays the 4th seed and the 2nd seed plays the 3rd seed in a 2 plus mini-game format, where if the teams are tied in points a mini-game is held after the second game to determine the series winner.  The semifinal winners meet in the Harris Cup Final for the championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Marian Sabres defeated Lake Forest Foresters 5-2
*St. Scholastica Saints vs Northland Lumberjacks 3-1
===Semifinals===
*Adrian Bulldogs defeated Marian Sabres 2-1
*St. Norbert Green Knights defeated St. Scholastica Saints 4-0
===Final===
*St. Norbert Green Knights defeated Adrian Bulldogs 3-2
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