title: 2016–17 BCIHL season
text: # 2016–17 BCIHL season
  
  The 2016-17 season was the 11th in BCIHL history. It saw its first NHL alumni, Patrick Holland join the University of Victoria. Simon Fraser University would finish first in the league clinching the regular season championship on the final day of the season with a 3-1 win over the Trinity Western Spartans. TWU's Evan Last finished as leading scorer. In the playoffs Trinity Western defeated the four time defending league champion Selkirk College Saints two games to zero, and the University of Victoria upset regular season champions Simon Fraser University winning two games to zero. In the final the University of Victoria would once again come up with an upset, beating Trinity Western two games to one and claiming their 4th league championship.
  
  ## Regular season
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Simon Fraser University | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 104 | 50 | +54 | 56 | |
  | 2 | Trinity Western University | 24 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 77 | 47 | +30 | 50 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 3 | Selkirk College | 24 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 86 | 70 | +16 | 43 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 4 | University of Victoria | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 74 | 99 | −25 | 28 | Qualification to Playoffs |
  | 5 | Eastern Washington University | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 50 | 125 | −75 | 10 | |
  
  ## Playoffs
  
      As of 4 March 2017.
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Simon Fraser University | 0 | | | |
  | 4 | University of Victoria | 2 | | | |
  | 4 | University of Victoria | 2 | 2 | Trinity Western University | 1 |
  | | | | 4 | University of Victoria | 2 |
  | 2 | Trinity Western University | 2 | 4 | University of Victoria | 2 |
  | 3 | Selkirk College $^†$ | 0 | | | |
  
      $^†$ Defending champion
  