| 2016–17 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga | |
| League: | Erste Bank Eishockey Liga |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | 15 September 2016 – 7 April 2017 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Vienna Capitals |
| Mvp: | Riley Holzapfel |
| Mvp Link: | Ron Kennedy Trophy |
| Top Scorer: | Corey Locke |
| Finals Champ: | Vienna Capitals |
| Finals Runner-Up: | EC KAC |
| Seasonslist: | Austrian Hockey League#Seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Austrian Hockey League |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015–16 season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017–18 season |
The 2016–17 Austrian Hockey League season began on 15 September 2016 and ended on 7 April 2017. The defending champion was EC Red Bull Salzburg. On April 7, the Vienna Capitals won the Austrian Hockey Championship for the 2nd time in their history.[1]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
| 4,270 | ||||
| 4,126 | ||||
| 3,000 | ||||
| 4,945 | ||||
| 4,863 | ||||
| 3,200 | ||||
| 7,022 | ||||
| 4,500 | ||||
| 4,800 | ||||
| 3,500 | ||||
| 7,200 | ||||
| 4,000 |
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Goals | Diff. | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna Capitals | 44 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 151:95 | +56 | 98 | |
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 44 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 158:111 | +47 | 87 | |
| 3 | EHC Liwest Linz | 44 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 168:127 | +41 | 86 | |
| 4 | HC Bolzano | 44 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 137:118 | +19 | 78 | |
| 5 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 44 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 148:152 | -4 | 66 | |
| 6 | EC KAC | 44 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 128:123 | +5 | 66 | |
| 7 | EC VSV | 44 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 136:133 | +3 | 62 | |
| 8 | Graz 99ers | 44 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 124:114 | +10 | 61 | |
| 9 | Orli Znojmo | 44 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 109:128 | -19 | 58 | |
| 10 | Dornbirner EC | 44 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 120:143 | -23 | 53 | |
| 11 | Fehérvár AV19 | 44 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 119:151 | -32 | 53 | |
| 12 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 44 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 85:188 | -103 | 24 |
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Goals | Diff. | Pts (Bonus) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vienna Capitals | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30:24 | +6 | 25 (6) | |
| 2 | EC Red Bull Salzburg | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46:31 | +15 | 25 (4) | |
| 3 | EC KAC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41:19 | +22 | 23 (0) | |
| 4 | EHC Black Wings Linz | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29:36 | -7 | 14 (2) | |
| 5 | HC TWK Innsbruck | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 31:45 | -14 | 9 (0) | |
| 6 | HC Bolzano | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 28:50 | -22 | 7 (1) |
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTW | OTL | Goals | Diff. | Pts (Bonus) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graz 99ers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32:21 | +11 | 25 (4) | |
| 2 | Orli Znojmo | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36:24 | +12 | 23 (2) | |
| 3 | Dornbirner EC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32:23 | +9 | 19 (1) | |
| 4 | EC VSV | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 35:37 | -2 | 17 (6) | |
| 5 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21:39 | -18 | 11 (0) | |
| 6 | Fehérvár AV19 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26:38 | -12 | 8 (0) |