2016–17 NOHL season (WFAC)

2016–17 Norwegian Hockey League
League	Norwegian Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	September 2016 – March 2017
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	TV 2 Sportskanalen
Regular season
Playoffs
Finals
NOHL seasons

The 2016–17 Norwegian Hockey League season will be the 78th season of Norway's premier ice hockey league.

The regular season will begin play in September 2016. There were no team changes from the 2015–16 season.

Participating teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Coach
Frisk Asker	Asker	Askerhallen	6,050	Sune Bergman
Bergen IK	Bergen	Bergen ishall	7,800	Geir Hoff
Bodø IK	Bodø	Nordlyshallen	6,550	Niko Eronen
Haugesund Seagulls	Haugesund	Haugesund Ishall	5,600	Tor Erik Nilsen
Lillehammer IK	Lillehammer	Kristins Hall	5,120	Mikael Kvarnström
Rosenborg IHK	Trondheim	Leangen Arena	8,200	Svein Enok Nørstebø
Sparta Warriors Sarpsborg	Sarpsborg	Sparta Amfi	5,064	Lenny Eriksson
Stavanger Oilers	Stavanger	DNB Arena	9,820	Pål Kristian Guldbrandsen
Stjernen IK	Fredrikstad	Stjernehallen	4,820	Jarmo Tolvanen
Storhamar IK	Hamar	CC Arena	8,091	Sjur Robert Nilsen
Tromsø IK	Tromsø	Nordlyshallen	6,700	Pekka Tirkkonen
Vålerenga IK	Oslo	Jordal Amfi	10,350	Roy Johansen

Standings

Pos	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Stavanger Oilers										Regular season champions
2	Vålerenga IK										Advance to playoffs
3	Tromsø IK
4	Lillehammer IK
5	Storhamar IL
6	Stjernen Hockey
7	Sparta Warriors
8	Frisk Asker
9	Rosenborg IHK										Eliminated
10	Bergen IK
11	Haugesund Seagulls										Qualification to Relegation playoffs
12	Bodø IK