The beloved Rampage finished the 2016-17 season with a 27-42-7 record, which was bottom 3 in the AHL and last in the Western Conference as well as their own Pacific Division. Offensively they were impotent, defensively they were somewhat better but not enough to matter. The lone bright spots statistically, either team or individual, were the 10th ranked penalty kill and Rocco Grimaldi scoring 31 goals to finish 3rd in the league.
San Antonio struggled with personnel issues all year. A horrifying run of injuries marred the Fall while callups and trades kept the lineup bouncing around during the Winter.