2016-17 RNJAHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Rive-Nord Junior A Hockey League season.
==Membership Changes==
*The Berthier Aigles joined the league
*The Mirabel Concordes merged with the Lachute Stars to form the Mirabel/Lachute Concordes
*The St-Lin Laurentides Gaulois withdrew
==Teams==
Team 	Centre 	Arena 	
Berthier Aigles 	D'Autray Regional County Municipality	Arena de Berthierville 	
Blainville Bastions 	Blainville 	Arena de Blaineville 	
Boisbriand/Ste-Therese Centurians	Boisbriand & Ste-Therese 	Arena Boisbriand & Arena Saint-Louis de Sainte-Therese	
CLL Ambassadeurs 	Le Gardeur (Repentigny) 	Arena Le gardeur 	
Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 	Joliette & Crabtree 	Centre récréatif Marcel-Bonin & Arena Roch Lasalle 	
La Plaine Cobras 	La Plaine 	Lex Complexes Sportifs Terrebonne 	
Lachenaie Chevaliers 	Lachenaie 	Arena de Lachenaie 	
Lorraine-Rosemere Nationals 	Lorraine 	Arena Rosemere 	
Mirabel/Lachute Concordes 	Mirabel & Lachute 	Arena du Complexe Du Val D'Espoir & Arena Saint-Canut 	
Repentigny Olympiques 	Repentigny 	Arena Repentigny 	
St-Gabriel Archers 	St Gabriel 	Arena Familprix St-Gabriel 	
Ste-Anne-des-Plaines Harfangs 	Ste-Anne-des-Plaines 	Centre Sportif Sainte-Anne des Plaines 	
St-Eustache Patriots 	St. Eustache 	Arena Forian-Guindon 	
Terrebonne Sieurs 	Terrebonne 	Arena de Terrebonne 	
==Standings==
The league (along with most junior leagues in Quebec) uses what is called a Fair Play Point which is a bonus point in the standings if the team meets certain requirements in terms of avoiding penalties.
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	FPP	Pts
Lorraine-Rosemere Nationals 	30	28	2 	0	199	68 	27 	83
Repentigny Olympiques 	30	17	7 	6	111	73 	29 	69
Terrebonne Sieurs 	30	19	7 	4	125	83 	26 	68
Lachenaie Chevaliers 	30	19	9 	2	132	100	26 	66
Ste-Anne-des-Plaines Harfangs 	30	15	11	4	100	81 	27 	61
CLL Ambassadeurs 	30	16	12	2	135	133	26 	60
Mirabel/Lachute Concordes 	30	15	11	4	131	117	25 	59
Blainville Bastions 	30	15	12	3	124	111	23 	56
St-Gabriel Archers 	30	13	13	4	110	108	26 	56
La Plaine Cobras 	30	8 	17	5	96 	126	28 	49
Boisbriand/Ste-Therese Centurians	30	9 	18	3	84 	120	22 	43
St-Eustache Patriots 	30	6 	20	4	61 	132	27 	43
Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 	30	5 	21	4	59 	132	26 	40
Berthier Aigles 	30	3 	22	5	90 	150	21 	32
Link to league standings
==Playoffs==
February 25-March 4
===Preliminary Rounds===
*Repentigny Olympiques defeated St-Gabriel Archers 4-0
*CLL Ambassadeurs defeated Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 2-1
*SADP Harfangs defeated St-Eustache Patriotes 8-2
*Lachenaie Chevaliers defeated Boisbriand/Ste/ Therese Centurions 4-3
*Terrebonne Sieurs defeated La Plaine Cobras 6-1
*Mirabel/Lachute Concordes defeated Berthier Aigles 6-5
*Lorraine-Rosemere Nationals defeated Blainville Bastions 5-1
*Repentigny Olympiques defated Joliette-Crabtree Cyclones 4-1
*CLL Ambassadeurs defeated St.-Gabriel Archers 4-2
*SADP Harfangs defeated Boisbriand/Ste-Therese Centurions 4-2
*Lachenaie Chevaliers defeated St-Eustache Patriotes 7-0
*Terrebonne Sieurs defeated Berthier Aigles 7-3
*Mirabel/Lachute Concordes defeated La Plaine Cobras 4-1
===Quarterfinals===
March 5
*SADP Harfangs defeated Repentigny Olympiques 4-1
*Lachenaie Chevaliers defeated CLL Ambassadeurs 6-1
*Terrebonne Sieurs defeated Blainville Bastions 7-2
*Lorraine-Rosemere Nationals defeated Mirabel/Lachute Concordes 5-0
===Semifinals===
March 11
*Terrebonne Sieurs defeated SADP Harfangs 5-3
*Lorraine-Rosemere Nationals defeated Lachenaie Chevaliers 3-1
===Final===
March 12
*Terrebonne Sieurs defeated Lorraine-Rosemere Nationals 5-4
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