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{{Infobox football club season
|club = Ranchi Rays
|season = 2017
|ownertitle =
|owner =
|chrtitle = Coach
|chairman = Harendra Singh
|manager = Sumit Seth
|stadium = [[Astroturf Hockey Stadium]]
|league = [[Hockey India League]]
|league result = [[2017 Hockey India League#Standings|5th]]
|league topscorer = [[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Ashley Jackson]]<br/>[[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]]<br/>(3 each)
|largest win = 7–2 (vs [[Kalinga Lancers]], 26 January)
|largest loss = 0–7 (vs [[Punjab Warriors]], 1 February)
|pattern_name1 = Home and away
|pattern_la1 = _yellow_stripes
|pattern_b1 = __yellowthinlines
|pattern_ra1 = _yellow_stripes
|pattern_sh1 = _yellowsides
|pattern_so1 = _2_yellow_stripes
|leftarm1 = EF2732
|body1 = EF2732
|rightarm1 = EF2732
|shorts1 = EF2732
|socks1 = EF2732
|updated = 1 February 2017
|prevseason = [[2016 Ranchi Rays season|2016]]
|nextseason = ''2018''
}}

The '''2017 season''' is [[Ranchi Rays]]' third season in the [[Hockey India League]]. The season covers the period from 21 January to 26 February 2017.

==League==
The fixtures for [[2017 Hockey India League|2017 season]] were drawn on 22 November 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey India Announces The Schedule For The Fifth Season Of The Coal India Hockey India League|url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/news-2016/hockey-india-announces-the-schedule-for-the-fifth-season-of-the-coal-india-hockey-india-league/|publisher=Hockey India|accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref> Playing their first game of the season against [[Dabang Mumbai]], Rays secured a 3–3 in the away game. [[Christopher Rühr]] played roles in both goals for Rays, in the form of an assist to [[Simranjeet Singh]] in the first and a penalty shoot conversion in the second, thereby taking the team to a 3–1 lead before Mumbai equalised in the final minute with a field goal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marar|first1=Nandakumar|title=Hockey India League: Mumbai snatches draw against Ranchi Rays|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/hockey/hockey-india-league-mumbai-snatches-draw-against-ranchi-rays/article9495687.ece|publisher=sportstarlive.com|accessdate=31 January 2017|date=21 January 2017}}</ref> Rays lost their second game to [[Kalinga Lancers]] away with a 2–4 margin, with [[Sarvanjit Singh]] scoring the lone goal, a field goal, in the 53rd minute after Lancers scored two field goals.<ref>{{cite web|title=Turner’s double strike sets up win for Kalinga Lancers|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/hockey/turners-double-strike-sets-up-win-for-kalinga-lancers/article9497957.ece|publisher=sportstarlive.com|accessdate=31 January 2017|date=24 January 2017}}</ref> Hosting Lancers at home, Rays earned a revenge win in the form of a 7–2 victory. [[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Jackson]] converted Rays' second penalty into a goal from [[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]]'s injection, following [[Trent Mitton]]'s miss in the 17th minute. [[Mohammad Amir Khan]] successfully deflected Sumit's pass into the post in the 30th minute giving his team a 3–0 lead, before Rühr converted Jackson's pass into a goal in the 31st minute. Rays' final goal came in the 44th minute after Manpreet Singh scored through a gap following an assist from [[Gurbaj Singh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=HIL: Rampant Ranchi drubs Kalinga Lancers 7-2|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/hockey/hil-rampant-ranchi-drubs-kalinga-lancers-72/article9503276.ece|publisher=sportstarlive.com|accessdate=31 January 2017|date=26 January 2017}}</ref> Rays played their next game against [[Delhi Waveriders]] at home to a goalless draw. They failed to convert a penalty corner into a goal and were also successful in fending off two of Waveriders' attempts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Delhi Waveriders Hold Ranchi Rays 0-0 In A Close Encounter|url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/news/delhi-waveriders-hold-ranchi-rays-0-0-in-a-close-encounter/|publisher=Hockey India|accessdate=31 January 2017|date=28 January 2017}}</ref>

Playing at home, Rays lost to [[Punjab Warriors]] by a 0–7 margin in their next game on 1 February. Despite having created many chances at goal including nine penalty corners, they failed to convert any.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sarangi|first1=Y. B.|title=Punjab Warriors thrashes Ranchi Rays
|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Punjab-Warriors-thrashes-Ranchi-Rays/article17130243.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=2 February 2017}}</ref> They played their next game against [[Dabang Mumbai]] the next day at home. Jackson deflected a Manpreet Singh-pass in the fifth minute into the goal to equal Mumbai's second minute field goal to 2–2. Mohammad Amir Khan then tapped a rebound from a shot from [[Flynn Ogilvie]] in the 16th minute to go 4–2. A 49th-minute penalty stroke conversion by Jackson took Rays' lead to 5–3, before [[Imran Khan (field hockey)|Imran Khan]] scored in the 57th minute assisted by Simranjeet Singh, taking the lead to 7–3. Captain Jackson was handed a [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow card]] after his team was found playing 12 members in the field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashley Jackson Scores Twice In Ranchi Rays 7-3 Win Against Dabang Mumbai|url=http://league.hockeyindia.org/default/ashley-jackson-scores-twice-in-ranchi-rays-7-3-win-against-dabang-mumbai/|publisher=Hockey India|accessdate=3 February 2017|date=2 February 2017}}</ref> In their final away game of the season, Rays played [[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]] to a goalless draw.<ref>{{cite web|title=Uttar Pradesh Wizards and Ranchi Rays play out goalless draw|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/uttar-pradesh-wizards-and-ranchi-rays-play-out-goalless-draw-4508156/|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=8 February 2017|date=4 February 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Date
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result<br/>F–A
!Scorers
|-style="background:#d3d3d3;"
|21 January
|[[Dabang Mumbai]]
|A
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/609/reports/matchreport 3–3]
|[[Simranjeet Singh|Si. Singh]] {{fhgoal|FG|32}}, [[Christopher Rühr|Rühr]] {{fhgoal|PS|39}}
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|23 January
|[[Kalinga Lancers]]
|A
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/611/reports/matchreport 2–4]
|[[Sarvanjit Singh|Sa. Singh]] {{fhgoal|FG|53}}
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|26 January
|[[Kalinga Lancers]]
|H
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/613/reports/matchreport 7–2]
|[[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Jackson]] {{fhgoal|PC|24}}, [[Mohammad Amir Khan|Khan]] {{fhgoal|FG|30}}, [[Christopher Rühr|Rühr]] {{fhgoal|FG|31}}, [[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|M. Singh]] {{fhgoal|FG|44}}
|-style="background:#d3d3d3;"
|28 January
|[[Delhi Waveriders]]
|H
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/615/reports/matchreport 0–0]
|
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|1 February
|[[Punjab Warriors]]
|H
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/619/reports/matchreport 0–7]
|
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|2 February
|[[Dabang Mumbai]]
|H
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/620/reports/matchreport 7–3]
|[[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Jackson]] (2) {{fhgoal|FG|5|PS|49}}, [[Mohammad Amir Khan|MA Khan]] {{fhgoal|FG|16}}, [[Imran Khan (field hockey)|I. Khan]] {{fhgoal|FG|57}}
|-style="background:#d3d3d3;"
|4 February
|[[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]
|H
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/622/reports/matchreport 0–0]
|
|-
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|9 February
|[[Punjab Warriors]]
|A
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/626/reports/matchreport 0–1]
|
|-style="background:#fbb;"
|16 February
|[[Uttar Pradesh Wizards]]
|A
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/632/reports/matchreport 0–4]
|
|-style="background:#c3fdb8;"
|21 February
|[[Delhi Waveriders]]
|A
|[https://hockeyindia.altiusrt.com/matches/637/reports/matchreport 6–2]
|[[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]] (2) {{fhgoal|FG|9|FG|32}}, [[Imran Khan (field hockey)|I. Khan]] {{fhgoal|FG|37}}
|}

===Points Table===
{{2017 Hockey India League table}}

==Team==
Prior to the players' auction held in November 2016, the franchise of Rays retained a majority of their players from the [[2016 Ranchi Rays season|previous season]] and made only two new signings. [[Gurbaj Singh]] was bought for {{USD}}99,000, the highest in the league, and [[Christopher Rühr]] for {{USD}}75,000, another expensive signing, the highest for a foreign player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gurbaj Singh most expensive buy in HIL 2017 closed bid|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/hockey/gurbaj-singh-most-expensive-buy-in-hil-2017-closed-bid-4378908/|publisher=The Indian Express|accessdate=31 January 2017|date=16 November 2016}}</ref>

==Squad statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|No.
!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.
!rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Name
!colspan="2" width="85"|League
!colspan="2" width="85"|Discipline
|-
!Apps
!Goals
![[File:Yellow card.svg|13px]]
![[File:Red card.svg|13px]]
|-
|align="left"|1||align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tyler Lovell]]
|10||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|3||align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vikramjit Singh (field hockey)|Vikramjit Singh]]
|0(10)||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|6||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kothajit Singh]]
|10||0||1||0
|-
|align="left"|7||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Manpreet Singh (field hockey)|Manpreet Singh]]
|10||3||0||0
|-
|align="left"|8||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ashley Jackson (field hockey)|Ashley Jackson]]
|10||3||1||0
|-
|align="left"|9||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Imran Khan (field hockey)|Imran Khan]]
|1(9)||2||0||0
|-
|align="left"|10||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sarvanjit Singh]]
|7(3)||1||0||0
|-
|align="left"|11||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Trent Mitton]]
|4(6)||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|13||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurbaj Singh]]
|10||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|16||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sumit (field hockey)|Sumit]]
|5(5)||0||1||0
|-
|align="left"|17||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Christopher Rühr]]
|6(2)||2||0||0
|-
|align="left"|18||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barry Middleton]]
|10||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|19||align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tim Deavin]]
|0(10)||0||1||0
|-
|align="left"|20||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sumit Kumar (field hockey)|Sumit Kumar]]
|1(8)||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|22||align="left"|FW||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohammad Amir Khan]]
|5(5)||2||0||0
|-
|align="left"|24||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Simranjeet Singh]]
|4(6)||1||0||0
|-
|align="left"|25||align="left"|GK||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Akash Chikte]]
|0(4)||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|26||align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Birendra Lakra]]
|7(3)||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|30||align="left"|MF||align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Flynn Ogilvie]]
|0(10)||0||0||0
|-
|align="left"|31||align="left"|DF||align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Fergus Kavanagh]]
|10||0||0||0
|}

==References==
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