2016-17 AESHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Avalon East Senior Hockey League season.  This is the league's 50th season dating back to its founding in 1967.
==Membership Changes==
*The Conception Bay North CeeBee Stars are renamed the Harbour Grace Cee Bee Stars when they relocate to the new Danny Cleary Community Centre in Harbour Grace
==Teams==
 	
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Team 	Centre 	Arena
Bell Island Blues 	Bell Island 	
Bell Island Arena & CBS Arena
Harbour Grace Cee Bee Stars	Harbour Grace	Danny Cleary Community Centre
Northeast Eagles 	Torbay 	Jack Byrne Arena
St. John's Capitals 	St. John's 	Goulds Sports Arena
Southern Shore Breakers 	Witless Bay 	Southern Shore Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	GF	GA 	Pts
Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars	21	18	2 	1 	89	41 	37
Northeast Eagles 	23	12	8 	3 	83	75 	27
Southern Shore Breakers 	24	12	11	1 	91	80 	25
St. John's Capitals 	23	9 	11	3 	73	79 	21
Bell Island Blues 	23	6 	17	0 	63	124	12
note: These are the final standings as several games in late January were cancelled were not be able to make it up as they would have no bearing on the final positions of the teams for the playoffs.  
==Playoffs==
The top four teams qualify for the playoffs. Both rounds are best of seven.
===Semifinals===
*Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars defeated St. John's 4 games to 1
*Northeast Eagles defeated Southern Shore Breakers 4 games to 3
===Final===
*Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars defeated Northeast Eagles 4 games to 2
The Harbour Grace CeeBee Stars advances to the 2017 Herder Memorial Trophy against the champion of the Central/West Senior Hockey League .
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