2016–17 USPHL Premier season
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The 2016–17 USPHL Premier season was the 4th season of the Premier Division of the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) and last as the league's primary level. This is the final year that the USPHL operated under sanctioning from USA Hockey. The regular season ran from September 2016 to February 2017 with an unbalanced schedule. The Islanders Hockey Club won the regular season championship and went on to defeat the Boston Junior Bruins 2 games to 0 for the Dineen Cup.
LeagueUnited States Premier Hockey League
Premier
Premier
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 2016 – February 2017
Postseason
March 2017
September 2016 – February 2017
Postseason
March 2017
Games45
| 2016–17 USPHL Premier season | |
|---|---|
| League | United States Premier Hockey League Premier |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 2016 – February 2017 Postseason March 2017 |
| Games | 45 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Islanders Hockey Club |
| Top scorer | Austin Lemieux (Islanders Hockey Club) |
| Dineen Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Islanders Hockey Club |
| Runners-up | Boston Junior Bruins |
Member changes
- Prior to the start of the season, both the Portland Jr. Pirates and Rochester Jr. Americans were both removed from the league.[1]
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[2]
Note: z = clinched regular season title
Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| z – Islanders Hockey Club | 45 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 77 | 209 | 100 |
| New Jersey Hitmen | 45 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 68 | 200 | 102 |
| Boston Junior Bruins | 45 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 170 | 102 |
| Syracuse Stars | 45 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 57 | 179 | 152 |
| Connecticut Jr. Rangers | 45 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 44 | 133 | 142 |
| South Shore Kings | 45 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 43 | 144 | 148 |
| Springfield Pics | 45 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 42 | 138 | 174 |
| Philadelphia Jr. Flyers | 45 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 40 | 131 | 175 |
| P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 45 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 36 | 124 | 174 |
| Okanagan Eagles | 45 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 67 | 226 |
Dineen Cup playoffs
Divisional Round
Teams are reseeded after the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds.
| Preliminary (Best-of-1) | Quarterfinals (Best-of-3) | Semifinals (Best-of-3) | Championship (Best-of-3) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Islanders Hockey Club | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Springfield Pics | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Okanagan Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Islanders Hockey Club | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Springfield Pics | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Jersey Hitmen | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Springfield Pics | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Philadelphia Jr. Flyers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | P.A.L. Jr. Islanders | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Islanders Hockey Club | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Boston Junior Bruins | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston Junior Bruins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Shore Kings | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Boston Junior Bruins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Syracuse Stars | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Syracuse Stars | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Connecticut Jr. Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)