2016-17 CapJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Capital Junior Hockey League season. This is the league's 45th season.

Membership Changes

 * none

Format
The top six teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The 1st and second place teams earn a first round bye. The third place team will play the sixth place team and the fourth place team will play the fifth place team in best-of-three series. The teams will then be re-seeded with first playing fourth and second playing third in a best-of-five series. The division semi-finals winners will be matched higher seed in one division plays the lower seed in the other division in the best-of-five semifinal series. The semifinal winners will meet in a best-of-seven series with the winner advancing to the 2017 Russ Barnes Trophy tournament which is being held in St. Paul, Alberta and being hosted by the St. Paul Canadiens for the opportunity to advance to the 2017 Keystone Cup which is being held in Arborg, Manitoba hosted by the Arborg Ice Dawgs for the Western Canadian Championship.

Qualifying Round

 * Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Sherwood Park Knights 2 games to none
 * Fort Saskatchewan Hawks defeated Strathcona Bruins 2 games to none
 * Beverly Warriors defeated Edmonton Mustangs 2 games to 1
 * Stony Plain Flyers defeated St. Albert Merchants 2 games to none

Quarterfinals

 * Beaumont Chiefs defeated Fort Saskatchewan Hawks 3 games to 1
 * Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Edmonton Royals 3 games to none
 * Stony Plain Flyers defeated Morinville Jets 3 games to 2
 * North Edmonton Red Wings defeated Beverly Warriors 3 games to none

Semifinals

 * Beaumont Chiefs defeated Stony Plain Flyers 4 games to none
 * Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated North Edmonton Red Wings 4 games to none

Final

 * Wetaskiwin Icemen defeated Beaumont Chiefs 4 games to 1