2016–17 England Hockey League season
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The 2016–2017 English Hockey League season took place from September 2016 until April 2017. The regular season consisted of two periods September until December and then February until March. The end of season play offs known as the League Finals Weekend was held on the 22 & 23 of April.
Surbiton won the Men's Premier League title despite being 3-0 down in the final against Wimbledon with only 10mins to go. Surbiton also won the Investec Women's Premier League as well as finishing top of the regular season league standings, making it their 4th in a row. Whilst Canterbury finished one off the bottom and survived the relegation playoffs for the 3rd time in a row as Loughborough Students were relegated having just got up into the top flight last season. Sevenoaks beat Team Bath Buccaneers and Durham University to secure promotion and go up to the top flight next season in the men's competition. In the women's Reading got relegated and Buckingham beat Wimbledon and Brooklands Poynton to secure promotion, as Bowdon Hightown won the group to keep their place in the Premier League.
The Men's Cup was won by Reading with the biggest score difference in 15years against Canterbury in the final. The Investec Women's Cup was won by Surbiton.
Due to Wimbledon's success in the Euro Hockey League a third team from England is allowed to join the competition meaning a 3rd/4th playoff is necessary.
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