The 2016–17 NBL Canada season was the sixth season of the

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(NBLC).

League changes

The league added two teams for 2016–17: the

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, and the

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. The Saint John Mill Rats franchise also transferred ownership and was rebranded to the

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Offseason coaching changes

* The

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hired Dean Murray as their inaugural head coach. * The

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hired

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to replace Hugo López. However, Keathley left the team in the pre-season for personal reasons and was then replaced by Mike Leslie. * The

hired Serge Langis as their inaugural head coach. * The

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hired Brandon Lesovsky to replace Chris Thomas * The

retained

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as head coach during the franchise transition. * The

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' head coach from 2014–15, Bill Jones, returned from his one-year suspension.

Midseason coaching changes

*The Cape Breton Highlanders relieved inaugural head coach Dean Murray of his duties on January 22, 2017. The team promoted assistant coach Ben Resner to replace Murray. *The Niagara River Lions' head coach Grâce Lokole stepped down from his position and became the assistant coach on March 11, 2017. The team named current

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head coach Keith Vassell as the interim head coach.

Regular season

Source: ;Atlantic Division ;Central Division Notes *z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs *c – Clinched home court advantage for the division playoffs *x – Clinched playoff spot

Attendance

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Playoffs

Bold Series winner
''Italic'' Team with home-court advantage

Awards

Player of the Week award

End-of-season awards

Source:http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/101511/nbl-canada-announces-2017-end-of-season-awards *Most Valuable Players:

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*Canadian Player of the Year: Terry Thomas,

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*Newcomer of the Year:

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*Defensive Player of the Year:

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*Rookie of the Year:

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*Sixth Man of the Year: Antoine Mason,

*Coach of the Year:

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References

External links

NBL Canada website
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