# 2010–11 DEL season

The 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season is the 17th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). As reigning champions of the 2. Bundesliga, EHC München were promoted to the DEL.
Prior to the season, the league was plagued by financial uncertainty and as a result the two Hesse teams, the Kassel Huskies and Frankfurt Lions, lost their licenses through insolvency.

## Teams

| Team | City | Arena |
| Augsburger Panther | Augsburg | Curt Frenzel Stadium |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | O2 World |
| DEG Metro Stars | Düsseldorf | ISS Dome |
| Hamburg Freezers | Hamburg | Color Line Arena |
| Hannover Scorpions | Hanover | TUI Arena |
| ERC Ingolstadt | Ingolstadt | Saturn Arena |
| Iserlohn Roosters | Iserlohn | Eissporthalle Iserlohn |
| Kölner Haie | Cologne | Lanxess Arena |
| Krefeld Pinguine | Krefeld | König Palast |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena |
| Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | Nuremberg | Nuremberg Arena |
| Straubing Tigers | Straubing | Eisstadion am Pulverturm |
| Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams | Wolfsburg | Eisarena Wolfsburg |
| EHC München | Munich | Olympia Eishalle |

## Regular season

| | Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Points |
| 1. | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 52 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 156:116 | 96 |
| 2. | DEG Metro Stars | 52 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 174:158 | 93 |
| 3. | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 161:138 | 90 |
| 4. | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 143:130 | 86 |
| 5. | Hannover Scorpions | 52 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 154:160 | 81 |
| 6. | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 153:143 | 79 |
| 7. | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 131:137 | 79 |
| 8. | EHC München | 52 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 163:161 | 76 |
| 9. | Kölner Haie | 52 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 159:162 | 73 |
| 10. | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 52 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 138:165 | 72 |
| 11. | Hamburg Freezers | 52 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 135:161 | 69 |
| 12. | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 150:159 | 68 |
| 13. | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 145:159 | 67 |
| 14. | Augsburger Panther | 52 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 162:175 | 63 |

## Playoffs
### Playoff qualifications

The playoff qualifications were played between March 16 and 18, 2011 in the Best-of-three mode.
| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Adler Mannheim | – | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 2:0 | 3:2 | 3:2 | – |
| EHC München | – | Kölner Haie | 0:2 | 3:4 3OT | 3:4 | – |

### Playoff brackets

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1. | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 3 | | | | | | |
| 9. | Kölner Haie | 0 | | | | | | |
| 9. | Kölner Haie | 0 | 1. | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 3 | | | |
| | | | 4. | Krefeld Pinguine | 0 | | | |
| 4. | Krefeld Pinguine | 3 | 4. | Krefeld Pinguine | 0 | | | |
| 5. | Hannover Scorpions | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5. | Hannover Scorpions | 2 | | | | 1. | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 0 |
| | | | | | | 3. | Eisbären Berlin | 3 |
| 2. | DEG Metro Stars | 3 | | | | | | | 3. | Eisbären Berlin | 3 |
| 7. | Adler Mannheim | 1 | | | | | | |
| 7. | Adler Mannheim | 1 | 2. | DEG Metro Stars | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3. | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | | | |
| 3. | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | 3. | Eisbären Berlin | 3 | | | |
| 6. | ERC Ingolstadt | 1 | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in the Best-of-five mode starting March 23 until March 31.
| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | Kölner Haie | 3:0 | 4:1 | 5:1 | 4:2 | − | − |
| DEG Metro Stars | – | Adler Mannheim | 3:1 | 2:7 | 3:2 | 1:0 | 5:2 | − |
| Eisbären Berlin | – | ERC Ingolstadt | 3:1 | 5:3 | 4:3 | 2:3 | 4:1 | − |
| Krefeld Pinguine | – | Hannover Scorpions | 3:2 | 6:4 | 3:5 | 3:4 OT | 3:2 | 5:1 |

### Semifinals

The semifinals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 3 to April 12, 2011.
| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | Krefeld Pinguine | 3:0 | 4:2 | 4:3 OT | 2:1 2OT | – | − |
| DEG Metro Stars | – | Eisbären Berlin | 2:3 | 3:2 OT | 1:5 | 4:2 | 3:4 OT | 1:3 |

### Finals

The finals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 14 to April 19, 2011.
| | | | Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | Eisbären Berlin | 0:3 | 2:4 | 4:5 | 4:5 | – | – |
The Eisbären Berlin won the title for the 5th time.