2016-17 PJHL Season

This is the 2016-17 Prairie Junior Hockey League season. This was the league's 11th season under this name. The league was previously known as the South Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League from its founding in 1992 until merging with the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League in 2007 and taking its present name.

Membership Changes

 * The Ochapowace Thunder are taking a one-year leave of absence
 * The Tri-Town Thunder were renamed the Carrot River Outback Thunder
 * The Prince Albert Ice Hawks were renamed the Prince Albert Titans

Format
The top five teams from each division qualify for the playoffs. The fourth and fifth place teams play a best of three Survivor Series to determine the number four seed in each division. The Survivor Series winner plays the first place team and the second plays the third place team in the best of five division semfinals. The semifinal winner meet in the best of seven division final. The division winners meet in the best of seven league championship series.

The playoff champion advances to the 2017 Keystone Cup which is being held in Arborg, Manitoba and being hosted by the Arborg Ice Dawgs of the Keystone Junior Hockey League. The Keystone Cup is the Western Canada Junior B Championship. The league playoffs also double as the provincial championship for the Athol Murray Trophy.

North Division Survivor Series

 * Carrot River Outback Thunder defeated West Central Rage 2 games to none

South Division Survivor Series

 * Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Knox defeated Regina Silver Foxes 2 games to none

North Division Semifinals

 * Saskatoon Quakers defeated Carrot River Outback Thunder 4 games to 1
 * Saskatoon Westleys defeated Delisle Chiefs 4 games to none

South Division Semifinals

 * Regina Capitals defeated Fort Qu'Appelle Fort Knox  4 games to 1
 * Pilot Butte Storm defeated Assiniboia Southern Rebels 4 games to 3

North Division Final

 * Saskatoon Quakers defeated Saskatoon Westleys 4 games to 1

South Division Final

 * Regina Capitals defeated Pilot Butte Storm 4 games to none

President's Cup Championship

 * Regina Capitals defeated Saskatoon Quakers 4 games to 2