2016-17 AJHL Season

This is the '''2016-17 Alberta Junior Hockey League season. '''This is the league's 53rd season dating back to its founding in 1964.

Membership Changes

 * None

Format
The top seven team in each division qualify for the playoffs with the top team in each division receiving a first round bye. The 2nd place team will play the 7th place team, the 3rd place will play 6th, and 4th place will play the 5th place team in best of five series. In the second round the first place team plays the lowest seeded first round winner and the other two first round winners play each other in best of seven series. The division semifinal winners will meet in the best of seven division final. The Viterra AJHL South Division and Viterra AJHL North Division playoff champions will meet in the best of seven AJHL Gas Drive Cup Final.

The playoff winning team will advance to the 2017 Western Canada Cup which is being held in Penticton, British Columbia. The top two finishers in that tournament will qualify for the 2017 Royal Bank Cup which is being held in Cobourg, Ontario.

North Division Quarterfinals

 * Whitecourt Wolverines defeated Grande Prairie Storm 3 games to none
 * Spruce Grove Saints defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3 games to none
 * Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3 games to 1

South Division Quarterfinals

 * Olds Grizzlys defeated Canmore Eagles 3 games to none
 * Calgary Canucks defeated Drumheller Dragons 3 game to 2
 * Okotoks Oilers defeated Camrose Kodiaks 3 games to none

North Division Semifinals

 * Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Bonnyville Pontiacs 4 games to 1
 * Whitecourt Wolverines defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4 games to 3

South Division Semifinals

 * Brooks Bandits defeated Olds Grizzlys 4 games to none
 * Okotoks Oilers defeated Calgary Canucks 4 games to none

North Division Final

 * Whitecourt Wolverines defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4 games to 2

South Division Final

 * Brooks Bandits defeated Okotoks Oilers 4 games to 1

Gas Drive Cup Final

 * Brooks Bandits defeated Whitecourt Wolverines 4 games to none