2016-17 VIJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League season  This is the league's 52nd season.
==Membership Changes==
*none
==The Teams==
North Division 	North Division 	North Division 	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division	North Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Campbell River Storm 	Campbell River, British Columbia	Rod Brind'Amour Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Comox Valley Glacier Kings	Comox Valley, British Columbia 	Comox Valley Sports Centre	 	 	 	 	
Nanaimo Buccaneers 	Nanaimo, British Columbia 	Nanaimo Ice Centre 	 	 	 	 	
Oceanside Generals 	Parksville, British Columbia 	Oceanside Place 	 	 	 	 	
South Division 	South Division 	South Division 	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division	South Division
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Kerry Park Islanders 	Mill Bay, British Columbia 	Kerry Park Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Peninsula Panthers 	Saanichton, British Columbia 	Panorama Recreation Centre	 	 	 	 	
Saanich Braves 	Saanich, British Columbia 	George Pearkes Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Victoria Cougars 	Victoria, British Columbia 	Archie Browning Arena 	 	 	 	 	
Westshore Wolves 	Victoria, British Columbia 	The Q Centre 	 	 	 	 	
==Standings==
===North Division===
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Campbell River Storm 	48	34	12	0	2 	217	126	70
Nanaimo Buccaneers 	48	31	16	0	1 	186	136	63
Comox Valley Glacier Kings	48	21	21	1	5 	178	198	48
Oceanside Generals 	48	12	33	1	2 	140	218	27
===South Division===
Team 	GP	W 	T 	L	OL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Victoria Cougars 	48	35	8 	0	5 	208	124	75
Saanich Braves 	48	29	15	1	3 	191	147	62
Kerry Park Islanders	48	22	24	1	1 	157	170	46
Westshore Wolves 	48	20	23	2	3 	148	175	45
Peninsula Panthers 	48	9 	36	0	3 	127	258	21
==Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Playoffs==
===Format===
All teams qualify for the playoffs.  The 4th place team in the north division plays the 5th place team in the south division in a one game playoff with the winner becoming the 4 seed in the north division.  All series with the exception of the elimination game are best-of-seven.
The playoff champions advance to the 2017 Cyclone Taylor Cup being held in Creston, British Columbia for the province's Junior B championship.  The winner of that tournament advances to the 2017 Keystone Cup being held in Arborg, Manitoba for the Western Canada Junior B championship.
===Wildcard Game===
*Peninsula Panthers defeated Oceanside Generals 3-1
===North Division Semifinals===
*Campbell River Storm defeated Peninsula Panthers 4 games to none
*Nanaimo Buccaneers vs Comox Valley Glacier Kings 4 games to 1
===South Division Semifinals===
*Victoria Cougars defeated Westshore Wolves 4 games to 2
*Kerry Park Islanders defeated Saanich Braves 4 games to 2
===North Division Final===
*Campbell River Storm vs Nanaimo Buccaneers 4 games to 1
===South Division Final===
*Victoria Cougars defeated Kerry Park Islanders 4 games to 1
===Brent Patterson Memorial Trophy Final===
* Campbell River Storm defeated Victoria Cougars 4 games to 3
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