2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey season

The 2016–17 Asia League Ice Hockey season was the 14th season of Asia League Ice Hockey. The league consisted of nine teams from China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea. A new team for the season was the Daemyung Killer Whales.Daemyung Killer Whales, hockeyinasia , Retrieved June 12, 2016 Daemyung Sangmu left the league. In addition, two more teams from China applied to join the league prior to this season. However, their inclusion was not possible earlier than the 2017–18 season.Asia league team officials meet in Tokyo to discuss expansion and import players , Retrieved June 12, 2016
==Participating teams==
The table below reveals participating teams in the 2016–17 season, their residence, and when they joined Asia League Ice Hockey.
Club 	City/Area 	Joined ALIH
Nippon Paper Cranes 	Kushiro 	2003
Anyang Halla 	Anyang 	2003
Nikko Ice Bucks 	Nikkō 	2003
Oji Eagles 	Tomakomai 	2003
High1 	Chuncheon 	2005
China Dragon 	Shanghai 	2007
Tohoku Free Blades 	Hachinohe 	2009
Daemyung Killer Whales	Incheon 	2016
PSK Sakhalin 	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	2014
==Regular season==
Below is the final standings in the regular season.
Place	Team 	GP	W 	OTW	SOW	SOL	OTL	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1 	y - Anyang Halla 	48	36	3 	2 	2 	0 	5 	210–91 	120
2 	y - PSK Sakhalin 	48	33	3 	0 	2 	2 	8 	214–101	109
3 	x - Oji Eagles 	48	28	3 	1 	1 	3 	12	203–134	96
4 	x - Tohoku Free Blades 	48	26	1 	1 	0 	3 	17	185–135	85
5 	x - Nippon Paper Cranes 	48	23	1 	1 	3 	3 	17	169–153	79
6 	x - Nikko IceBucks 	48	17	4 	3 	1 	3 	20	157–153	69
7 	e - High1 	48	10	1 	4 	0 	3 	30	118–197	43
8 	e - Daemyung Killer Whales	48	7 	1 	0 	1 	2 	37	107–231	26
9 	e - China Dragon 	48	4 	3 	0 	2 	1 	38	106–274	21
y – Clinched first-round bye; x – Clinched playoff spot; e - Eliminated from playoff contention.
==Playoffs== 
== References ==
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Category:Asia League Ice Hockey seasons
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