2016-17 CSC Season

The 2016–17 CSC season was the fifth season of operation of the Conn Smythe Corner (CSC). The regular season began on October 12, 2016 and ended on March 24, 2017, with the playoffs to follow until April 2.

To accommodate players participating in the hopefully short-lived World Cup of Hockey, this season started about one week later than usual, resulting in a condensed NHL schedule throughout the season.

Team Movement
Two franchises were moved following the end of the 2015-2016 CSC season, both members of the Original 16 franchises.

The Brooklyn Americans relocated to Vancouver and became the Vancouver Blazers. Showrav Das was named GM of Vancouver's second CSC team, though only after Jade Karim stepped down due to mysterious and much-debated circumstances..

In a surprise move, CAL Golden Seals general manager Charles Raizenne announced his retirement as GM, though he would remain a co-commissioner. The storied Golden Seals would ultimately move and became the Springfield Indians, with Alexandre Lajoie at the helm as GM.

The PTO Draft
Immediately after the 2017 CSC draft, the first PTO Draft was held. Players selected here were NOT on an NHL team, and as a result had an "NA" designation on Yahoo!. Upon making an NHL team, the CSC franchise with a given players rights has two weeks to decide whether or not to add said player before losing the player's rights. Draft order is randomly selected.

The results of the 2017 PTO Draft were:

SEA Metropolitans: Hunter Shinkaruk

KC Scouts: Cody McLeod

VAN Millionaires: Vladimir Sobotka

Atlanta Thrashers: Artturi Lehkonen

Cornwall Aces: Lawson Crouse

Springfield Indians: Brandon Pirri

Colrado Rockies: Esa Lindell

Atlanta Flames: Andrej Nestrasil

Cleveland Barons: Andreas Athanasiou

St. Louis Eagles: Marco Scandella

Montreal Wanderers: Travis Konecny

Montreal Maroons: Julius Honka

Vancouver Blazers: Mikhail Sergachev

Philly Quakers: Nikita Zaitsev

Hartford Whalers: Hudson Fasching

QC Athletic Club: N/A

QC Athletic Club passed on their selection during the PTO draft, and so has no player here.

League Structure
The CSC maintained a conference structure during the 2016-17 season.

The Draft
The fifth CSC Draft was held on September 24th, with the draft order being determined based on the previous season's results. The higher a team's finish in the regular season, the higher the draft pick, with the two finalists picking first and second. Due to an offseason trade, the Atlanta Flames held the first round pick of the league champion Colorado Rockies. Flames GM Carlos Ranjan would select Alex Ovechkin first overall.

Regular season
Beginning on October 12th, each team would play 20 matches. Each team would play each other at least once, with twelve matches within a team's conference.

Postponements
The Detroit Red Wings – Carolina Hurricanes game scheduled for December 19, 2016, at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina was postponed due to poor ice conditions. The game was rescheduled for March 27, 2017. This resulted in the two teams playing in Raleigh on consecutive nights, as they were already scheduled to play each other on March 28, and caused Detroit to play games on three consecutive nights.

The Winnipeg Jets – New Jersey Devils game scheduled for March 14, 2017, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey was postponed due to the effects of the March 2017 nor'easter. The game was rescheduled for March 28. This resulted in both teams forfeiting a three-day break from March 27–29.

Standings
{| class="wikitable" !Rank !Team !W-L-T !Pct !Div !Pts !Waiver Bdgt !Waiver !Moves
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |

Lyberopoulos Conference

 * 2
 * SEA Metropolitans
 * 15-5-0
 * .750
 * 10-2-0
 * 7364.25
 * $5350000
 * 4
 * 41
 * 3
 * Colorado Rockies
 * 17-3-0
 * .850
 * 11-1-0
 * 8045.00
 * $15200000
 * 12
 * 22
 * 5
 * Springfield Indians
 * 12-8-0
 * .600
 * 5-7-0
 * 7245.00
 * $200000
 * 6
 * 31
 * 8
 * St. Louis Eagles
 * 10-10-0
 * .500
 * 7-5-0
 * 7128.75
 * $32750000
 * 15
 * 28
 * 12
 * QC Athletic Club
 * 8-12-0
 * .400
 * 6-6-0
 * 6811.75
 * $22950000
 * 16
 * 30
 * 13
 * Cornwall Aces
 * 7-13-0
 * .350
 * 4-8-0
 * 6510.25
 * $40500000
 * 14
 * 13
 * 15
 * Philadelphia Quakers
 * 5-15-0
 * .250
 * 2-10-0
 * 6377.00
 * $25750000
 * 2
 * 24
 * 16
 * Montreal Maroons
 * 3-17-0
 * .150
 * 3-9-0
 * 5956.75
 * $43000000
 * 3
 * 4
 * colspan="9" |
 * 3-17-0
 * .150
 * 3-9-0
 * 5956.75
 * $43000000
 * 3
 * 4
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |

Raizenne Conference

 * 1
 * Montreal Wanderers
 * 12-8-0
 * .600
 * 8-4-0
 * 7597.25
 * $8500000
 * 5
 * 50
 * 4
 * Cleveland Barons
 * 17-3-0
 * .850
 * 10-2-0
 * 8151.25
 * $10250000
 * 9
 * 48
 * 6
 * Atlanta Flames
 * 13-7-0
 * .650
 * 8-4-0
 * 8476.75
 * $24700000
 * 10
 * 66
 * 7
 * Vancouver Blazers
 * 10-10-0
 * .500
 * 5-7-0
 * 7134.25
 * $35900000
 * 7
 * 18
 * 9
 * KC Scouts
 * 9-11-0
 * .450
 * 4-8-0
 * 6989.25
 * $24350000
 * 8
 * 23
 * 10
 * Atlanta Thrashers
 * 8-12-0
 * .400
 * 4-8-0
 * 7571.25
 * $8000000
 * 13
 * 42
 * 11
 * Hartford Whalers
 * 8-12-0
 * .400
 * 6-6-0
 * 6985.50
 * $28450000
 * 1
 * 15
 * 14
 * VAN Millionaires
 * 6-14-0
 * .300
 * 3-9-0
 * 6687.50
 * $20600000
 * 11
 * 23
 * }
 * 6-14-0
 * .300
 * 3-9-0
 * 6687.50
 * $20600000
 * 11
 * 23
 * }

Milestones
The Montreal Wanderers would become the second team to reach two championship victories, the first being the Atlanta Thrashers.

One year after the record for wins in a season was set by the SEA Metropolitans, said record was matched by two teams: the Cleveland Barons and the Colorado Rockies.The Barons and Rockies did, however, set the record for highest win percentage in a season at .667.

The Montreal Wanderers reached the playoffs for the fifth season in a row, and they remain the only team to reach the playoffs in each season of the CSC's history.

After a tremendous season, Brent Burns became the first defenceman to lead the CSC in points.