What is 2016–17 NHL season?
{{Infobox sports season | title = 2016–17 NHL season | league = [[National Hockey League]] | sport = [[Ice hockey]] | logo = | pixels = | caption = The NHL's centennial logo | duration = October 12, 2016 – June 11, 2017 | no_of_games = 82 | no_of_teams = 30 | TV = [[Hockey Night in Canada|CBC]], [[NHL on Sportsnet|Sportsnet]], [[TVA Sports]] (Canada)<br>[[Wednesday Night Rivalry|NBCSN]], [[NHL on NBC|NBC]], [[CNBC#Non-business programming|CNBC]], [[NHL on USA|USA]] (United States) | attendance = | draft = Draft | draft_link = 2016 NHL Entry Draft | top_pick_link = List of first overall NHL draft picks | top_pick = [[Auston Matthews]] | picked_by = [[Toronto Maple Leafs]] | season = Regular season | season_champ_name = [[Presidents' Trophy]] | season_champs = [[Washington Capitals]] | MVP = [[Connor McDavid]] ([[Edmonton Oilers|Oilers]]) | MVP_link = Hart Memorial Trophy | top_scorer = Connor McDavid (Oilers) | top_scorer_link = Art Ross Trophy | playoffs = Playoffs | playoffs_link = 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs | finals = Stanley Cup | finals_link = 2017 Stanley Cup Finals | finals_champ = [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] | finals_runner-up = [[Nashville Predators]] | playoffs_MVP = [[Sidney Crosby]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]]) | playoffs_MVP_link = Conn Smythe Trophy | nextseason_year = [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18]] | prevseason_year = [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16]] | seasonslist = List of NHL seasons | seasonslistnames = NHL }} The '''2016–17 NHL season''' was the [[List of NHL seasons|100th season]] of operation (99th season of play) of the [[National Hockey League]]. There were 82 games for each team in the regular season from October 12, 2016 to April 9, 2017. The [[2017 Stanley Cup playoffs]] began on April 12 and ended on June 11 when the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] won game six of the 2017 Stanley Cup Final against the [[Nashville Predators]]. This was the penguins' fifth Stanley Cup in their history and their third in nine seasons. They also won the Stanley Cup in 2016 and that means they are the first t