2016–17 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season

{{Short description|Estonian national championships in ice hockey}}

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2016–17 Meistriliiga season

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| league = Meistriliiga

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration = 22 October 2016 – 25 March 2017

| no_of_teams = 4

| attendance =

| TV = Delfi TV

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| season_champs = HC Viking

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| finals =

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| finals_champ = Narva PSK

| finals_runner-up = HC Viking

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| seasonslist = Meistriliiga (ice hockey) seasons

| seasonslistnames = Meistriliiga

| prevseason_link = 2015–16 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season

| prevseason_year = 2015–16

| nextseason_link = 2017–18 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season

| nextseason_year = 2017–18

}}

The 2016–17 Meistriliiga season was the 77th season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia.{{cite web |url=http://www.icehockey.ee/uncategorized/laupaeval-algab-jaahoki-eesti-meistriliiga-uus-hooaeg|title=Laupäeval algab Jäähoki Eesti Meistriliiga uus hooaeg|language=Estonian |work=Estonian Ice Hockey Association|date=21 October 2016}} The season began on 22 October 2016 and ended on 25 March 2017 with Narva PSK winning their 18th Estonian Championship trophy.{{cite web|title=Narva PSK alistas HC Vikingi 3:2 ja tuli Eesti jäähokimeistriks!|url=http://www.icehockey.ee/meistriliiga/narva-psk-alistas-hc-vikingi-32-ja-tuli-eesti-jaahokimeistriks|language=Estonian|date=25 March 2017|publisher=Estonian Ice Hockey Association}}

Teams

class="wikitable sortable"
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Estonia Junior TeamTallinn
HC TallinnTallinnŠkoda Ice Hall{{center|{{Nts|1000}}}}
HC VikingTallinnTondiraba Ice Hall{{center|{{Nts|7700}}}}
Narva PSKNarvaNarva Ice Hall{{center|{{Nts|1300}}}}

Regular season

=League table=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL OT

|source=[https://icehockey.thorgate.eu/season/9 Estonian Ice Hockey Association]

|team1=VIK |team2=TAL |team3=PSK |team4=JUN

|win_VIK=9 |OTwin_VIK=0 |OTloss_VIK=0 |loss_VIK=3 |gf_VIK=95 |ga_VIK=42

|win_TAL=7 |OTwin_TAL=0 |OTloss_TAL=0 |loss_TAL=5 |gf_TAL=74 |ga_TAL=54

|win_PSK=7 |OTwin_PSK=0 |OTloss_PSK=0 |loss_PSK=5 |gf_PSK=71 |ga_PSK=54

|win_JUN=1 |OTwin_JUN=0 |OTloss_JUN=0 |loss_JUN=11 |gf_JUN=37 |ga_JUN=127

|name_VIK=HC Viking

|name_TAL=HC Tallinn

|name_PSK=Narva PSK

|name_JUN=Estonia Junior Team

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.

|result1=F |result2=SF |result3=SF

|res_col_header=Q

|col_F=blue1 |text_F=Advance to Finals

|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Advance to Semifinals

}}

Playoffs

=Bracket=

{{3TeamBracket

| RD1-seed1=2

| RD1-team1=HC Tallinn

| RD1-score1=0

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2=Narva PSK

| RD1-score2=2

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=HC Viking

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-team2=Narva PSK

| RD2-score2=3

}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}