2016–17 Metal Ligaen season
Sports season
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The 2016–17 Metal Ligaen season was the 60th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league. Esbjerg Energy defended their 2016 Danish championship title by defeating Gentofte Stars four games to one in the finals. The regular season begun on 23 September 2016 and ended on 28 February 2017. The last final was played on 16 April 2017.
| 2016–17 Metal Liagen season | |
|---|---|
| League |  Metal Ligaen |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Duration | 23 September 2016 – 16 April 2017 |
| Games | 225 (45 per team) |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner | TV 2 Sport |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Aalborg Pirates |
| Season MVP | Dale Mitchell (Odense Bulldogs) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Esbjerg Energy |
| Runners-up | Gentofte Stars |
Teams
Teams licensed to play in the Metal Ligaen 2016–17
| Team | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Aalborg Pirates | Gigantium Isarena | 5,000 |
| Esbjerg Energy | Granly Hockey Arena | 4,200 |
| Frederikshavn White Hawks | Scanel Hockey Arena | 4,000 |
| Gentofte Stars | Gentofte Skøjtehal | 1,160 |
| Herlev Eagles | DFDS Seaways Arena | 1,740 |
| Herning Blue Fox | KVIK Hockey Arena | 4,105 |
| Odense Bulldogs | Bryggeriet Vestfyens Arena | 3,280 |
| Rungsted Seier Capital | Saxo Bank Arena | 2,460 |
| Rødovre Mighty Bulls | Rødovre Skøjte Arena | 3,600 |
| SønderjyskE Ishockey | SE Arena | 5,000 |
Source: Eliteprospects.com
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aalborg Pirates | 45 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 133 | 94 | +39 | 91 | Qualification to Metal Ligaen Play-offs |
| 2 | Odense Bulldogs | 45 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 143 | 96 | +47 | 88 | |
| 3 | Frederikshavn White Hawks | 45 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 133 | 92 | +41 | 84 | |
| 4 | Esbjerg Energy | 45 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 140 | 106 | +34 | 75 | |
| 5 | SønderjyskE | 45 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 130 | 117 | +13 | 75 | |
| 6 | Gentofte Stars | 45 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 100 | 95 | +5 | 73 | |
| 7 | Herning Blue Fox | 45 | 19 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 130 | 107 | +23 | 71 | |
| 8 | Rungsted Seier Capital | 45 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 141 | 131 | +10 | 67 | |
| 9 | Rødovre Mighty Bulls | 45 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 100 | 186 | −86 | 35 | |
| 10 | Herlev Eagles | 45 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 102 | 228 | −126 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2017. Source: Metal Ligaen
Play-offs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Frederikshavn | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Herning | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Frederikshavn | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Esbjerg | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Esbjerg | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | SønderjyskE | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Esbjerg | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Gentofte | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Odense | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rungsted | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Odense | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 6 | Gentofte | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Aalborg | 3 | 2 | Odense | 2g | |||||||||
| 6 | Gentofte | 4 | 3 | Frederikshavn | 9g | |||||||||
TV coverage
TV 2 Sport got the rights of covering the 2016–17 season of Metal Ligaen.
Regular season
| No. | Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23/09 | Esbjerg–Frederikshavn | 1–3 |
| 2 | 30/09 | Rungsted–Rødovre | 7–1 |
| 3 | 04/10 | Frederikshavn–SønderjyskE | 2–1 |
| 4 | 07/10 | Rødovre–Herlev | 5–1 |
| 5 | 11/10 | Odense–Herning | 3–2 (SO) |
| 6 | 14/10 | Herlev–Aalborg | 4–5 |
| 7 | 18/10 | SønderjyskE–Herning | 3–4 |
| 8 | 25/10 | Frederikshavn–Aalborg | 2–5 |
| 9 | 08/11 | SønderjyskE–Esbjerg | 4–3 |
| 10 | 11/11 | Herning–Odense | 5–4 |
| 11 | 15/11 | Aalborg–Rungsted | 4–2 |
| 12 | 18/11 | Herning–Aalborg | 3–6 |
| 13 | 22/11 | Esbjerg–Rungsted | 4–3 (OT) |
| 14 | 29/11 | Gentofte–Herlev | 5–2 |
| 15 | 06/01 | Odense–Rungsted | 5–1 |
| 16 | 31/01 | Rungsted–Esbjerg | 4–5 (OT) |
| 17 | 03/02 | SønderjyskE–Aalborg | 4–1 |
| 18 | 14/02 | SønderjyskE–Odense | 2–4 |
| 19 | 17/02 | Frederikshavn–Rungsted | 4–3 (SO) |
| 20 | 21/02 | Herning–Gentofte | 1–0 |
| 21 | 24/02 | Aalborg–Esbjerg | 2–5 |
| 22 | 28/02 | Aalborg–Frederikshavn | 1–0 |
Source: Metal Ligaen
Player statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on February 28, 2017.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dale Mitchell | Odense Bulldogs | 44 | 27 | 40 | 67 | +33 | 124 |
 Tony Romano | Odense Bulldogs | 42 | 28 | 26 | 54 | +36 | 47 |
| Harrison Reed | SønderjyskE | 45 | 27 | 24 | 51 | +15 | 30 |
| Peter Quenneville | Aalborg Pirates | 45 | 30 | 19 | 49 | +8 | 26 |
| Brendan Connolly | Rungsted Seier Capital | 42 | 20 | 28 | 48 | +4 | 186 |
| Brock Nixon | Esbjerg Energy | 45 | 20 | 27 | 47 | +28 | 24 |
| Jamie Johnson | Herning Blue Fox | 45 | 14 | 33 | 47 | +20 | 50 |
| Derek Damon | SønderjyskE | 44 | 16 | 29 | 45 | +21 | 77 |
| Ryan Martindale | Esbjerg Energy | 45 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +18 | 28 |
 Sebastian Strandberg | Odense Bulldogs | 40 | 13 | 32 | 45 | +22 | 16 |