2016–17 Champions Hockey League
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 August 2016 – 7 February 2017 |
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
Champions 
|
 Frölunda HC (2nd title)
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Runner-up 
|
 HC Sparta Praha
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Third place 
|
 Fribourg-Gottéron Växjö Lakers
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 157 |
| Goals scored | 795 (5.06 per match) |
| Attendance | 508,624 (3,240 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
 Casey Wellman(14 points) |
| MVP |
Joel Lundvqist
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The 2016–17 Champions Hockey League is the third season of the Champions Hockey League, a European ice hockey tournament launched by 26 founding clubs, six leagues and the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The season started on 16 August 2016 with the group stage and ended with the final game on 7 February 2017 with Frölunda defeating Sparta Prague, 4–3 in overtime.
A total of 48 teams from different European first-tier leagues participated in the 2016–17 Champions Hockey League.
The teams were selected based on different licenses for the founding teams, leagues and wildcards.
Notes:
The format remained the same as in the previous season. The group stage began on 16 August and finished on 11 September 2016. The 48 teams were divided into 16 groups of three teams each. Each team played a double round-robin in their group, facing each team at home and on the road, giving 4 games per team. The 16 group winners and the 16 runners-up qualified for the playoffs.
The 16 groups were determined by a draw taking place on 3 May 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. The 48 teams had been ranked and placed into three pots of 16 teams each. Following the draw, each group consisted of one team from each pot. The seedings were as follows:
Frölunda HC
Tappara Bílí Tygři Liberec SC Bern
Red Bull München
Red Bull Salzburg Skellefteå AIK HIFK Sparta Prague ZSC Lions Luleå Hockey Oulun Kärpät HC Plzeň HC Davos Växjö Lakers JYP
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