| 2016–17 National League B season | |
| League: | National League B |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Duration: | September 9, 2016 – February 12, 2017 |
| No Of Games: | 48 |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Season Champ Name: | Season Champions |
| Playoffs: | Playoffs |
| Conf1: | Semi-Final |
| Conf1 Champ: | SC Langenthal |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | HC Ajoie |
| Conf2: | Semi-Final |
| Conf2 Champ: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | HC La Chaux-de-Fonds |
| Finals: | Swiss champion NLB |
| Finals Champ: | SC Langenthal |
| Finals Runner-Up: | SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers |
| Seasonslistnames: | National League B |
| Prevseason Link: | 2015–16 National League B season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2017–18 National League B season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2017–18 |
The 2016–17 National League B season is the 70th ice hockey season of Switzerland's second tier hockey league, the National League B.[1] [2]
HC Ajoie is the defending champions as they have not handed in their application for a promotion to this year's NLA season.[3] [4] [5]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HC Ajoie | Porrentruy | Patinoire de Porrentruy | 4,300 | |
| HC La Chaux-de-Fonds | La Chaux-de-Fonds | Patinoire des Mélèzes | 7,200 | |
| GCK Lions | Küsnacht | Eishalle Küsnacht | 2,200 | |
| SC Langenthal | Langenthal | Schoren Halle | 4,500 | |
| EHC Olten | Olten | Kleinholz Stadion | 6,500 | |
| SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers | Rapperswil | Diners Club Arena | 6,200 | |
| Red Ice | Martigny | Forum d'Octodure | 4,500 | |
| HCB Ticino Rockets | Biasca | Pista Ghiaccio Biasca | 3,800 | |
| Hockey Thurgau | Weinfelden | Güttingersreuti | 3,200 | |
| EHC Visp | Visp | Litternahalle | 4,300 | |
| EHC Winterthur | Winterthur | Zielbau Arena | 3,000 | |
| EVZ Academy | Zug | Bossard Arena | 7,015 |
The regular season started on 9 September 2016 and ended on 12 February 2017.