The Western Collegiate Hockey Association named its 2016-17 all-conference teams and eight BCHL alums were included:
FIRST TEAM
| PLAYER (YEAR / HOMETOWN) | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| Gerald Mayhew (Sr. / Wyandotte, Mich.) | Forward | Ferris State University |
| Mitch McLain (Jr. / Baxter, Minn.) | Forward | Bowling Green State University |
| Marc Michaelis (Fr. / Mannheim, Germany) | Forward | Minnesota State University |
| Daniel Brickley (So. / Sandy, Utah) | Defenceman | Minnesota State University |
| Matt Roy (Jr. / Canton, Mich.) | Defenceman | Michigan Technological University |
| Michael Bitzer (Jr. / Moorhead, Minn.) | Goaltender | Bemidji State University |
SECOND TEAM
| PLAYER (YEAR / HOMETOWN) | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| C.J. Franklin (Jr. / Forest Lake, Minn.) | Forward | Minnesota State University |
| Mitch Hults (So. / Stoughton, Wis.) | Forward | Lake Superior State University |
| Phillip Marinaccio (Sr. / Nobleton, Ontario) | Forward | Bemidji State University |
| Corey Mackin (So. / Philadelphia, Pa.) | Forward | Ferris State University |
| Shane Hanna (Sr. / Salmon Arm, British Columbia) | Defenceman | Michigan Technological University |
| Sean Walker (Sr. / Keswick, Ontario) | Defenceman | Bowling Green State University |
| Atte Tolvanen (So. / Vihti, Finland) | Goaltender | Northern Michigan University |
THIRD TEAM
| PLAYER (YEAR / HOMETOWN) | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| Brad McClure (Jr. / Stratford, Ontario) | Forward | Minnesota State University |
| Dominik Shine (Sr. / Pinckney, Mich.) | Forward | Northern Michigan University |
| Gerry Fitzgerald (Jr. / Port Alberni, British Columbia) | Forward | Bemidji State University |
| Mark Friedman (Jr. / Toronto, Ontario) | Defenseman | Bowling Green State University |
| Kurt Gosselin (So. / Brighton, Mich.) | Defenseman | University of Alabama in Huntsville |
| Justin Kapelmaster (Fr. / Coral Springs, Fla.) | Goaltender | Ferris State University |
ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
| PLAYER (YEAR / HOMETOWN) | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| Marc Michaelis (Fr. / Mannheim, Germany) | Forward | Minnesota State University |
| Darien Craighead (Fr. / Surrey, British Columbia) | Forward | Northern Michigan University |
| Max Humitz (Fr. / Livonia, Mich.) | Forward | Lake Superior State University |
| Ian Scheid (Fr. / Coon Rapids, Minn.) | Defenseman | Minnesota State University |
| Alec Rauhauser (Fr. / Bismark, N.D.) | Defenseman | Bowling Green State University |
| Mitch Reinke (Fr. / Stillwater, Minn.) | Defenseman | Michigan Technological University |
| Zach Whitecloud (Fr. / Brandon, Manitoba) | Defenseman | Bemidji State University |
| Angus Redmond (Fr. / Langley, British Columbia) | Goaltender | Michigan Technological University |
