2010 - 11 EIHL season The 2010 - 11 Elite Ice Hockey League season started on August 25 with the annual charity shield match between the Coventry Blaze and Belfast Giants . The League proper started on September 4th . This season has two new teams , the Braehead Clan and Dundee Stars . Sky Sports will show one weekly game on each Friday of Every week however they showed the Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers opening night game live and they will now show a live game once every month . League Mascot . The EIHL has appointed an official mascot called Rory who wears a light blue hockey jersey with the number 00 . Pre Season . Charity Shield . The 2010 Charity shield took place at 7 . 30pm on August 25 , 2010 . The match was contested between Coventry Blaze and the Belfast Giants . The Giants won the match 4 - 2 . Boston Bruins Select Game . On Saturday , October 2 the Belfast Giants select side , made of Elite League Players played a Boston Bruins select side at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast . Boston won the match 5 - 1 . Period 2 . Goals Penalties Period 3 . Goals Penalties Challenge Cup . The Challenge cup started on September 12th at 6pm with a match between the Cardiff Devils and Sheffield Steelers . Some group matches will be counted as league matches , while some will be stand - alone . Knockout Stages . Semi finals . Semi Final 1 . T . B . D . v T . B . D . ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) T . B . D . v T . B . D . ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 0 - 0 ) Aggregate Score 0 - 0 Semi Final 2 . T . B . D . v T . B . D . ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) T . B . D . v T . B . D . ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 0 - 0 ) Aggregate Score 0 - 0 Final . T . B . D . v T . B . D . ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 ) T . B . D . v T . B . D . ( 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 0 - 0 ) Aggregate Score 0 - 0 Fixtures and Results . September . Nottingham Panthers v Belfast Giants , National Ice Centre ( 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 3 - 3 1 - 0 Shoot out ) Saturday , 4 September 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Cardiff Devils , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena ( 0 - 0 , 3 - 0 , 2 - 1 5 - 1 ) Saturday 4 September 2010 Coventry Blaze v Nottingham Panthers , SkyDome Arena ( 3 - 4 , 0 - 2 , 1 - 1 4 - 7 ) Sunday 5 September 2010 Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants , Cardiff Arena ( 2 - 2 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 1 3 - 4 ) Sunday 5 September 2010 Dundee Stars v Sheffield Steelers , Dundee Ice Arena ( 0 - 4 , 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 0 - 6 ) Sunday 5 September 2010 Belfast Giants v Coventry Blaze , Odyssey Arena ( 1 - 1 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 4 - 1 ) Saturday , 11 September 2010 Nottingham Panthers v Cardiff Devils , National Ice Centre ( 1 - 1 , 0 - 2 , 4 - 1 5 - 4 ) Saturday , 11 September 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Dundee Stars , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena ( 3 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 7 - 0 ) Saturday 11 September 2010 Coventry Blaze v Belfast Giants , SkyDome Arena ( 0 - 2 , 2 - 0 , 1 - 0 3 - 2 ) Sunday , 12 September 2010 Cardiff Devils v Sheffield Steelers , Cardiff Arena ( 2 - 0 , 2 - 3 , 1 - 1 , 4 - 5 ) Sunday , 12 September 2010 ( C . C . ) Dundee Stars v Nottingham Panthers , Dundee Ice Arena ( 0 - 4 , 3 - 1 , 1 - 4 4 - 9 ) Sunday , 12 September 2010 Belfast Giants v Edinburgh Capitals , Odyssey Arena ( 0 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 3 - 1 , 5 - 1 ) Saturday 18 September 2010 ( C . C . ) Dundee Stars v Braehead Clan , Dundee Ice Arena ( 0 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 1 - 3 , 3 - 5 ) Saturday 18 September 2010 Nottingham Panthers v Coventry Blaze , National Ice Centre ( 4 - 0 , 2 - 2 , 0 - 2 , 6 - 4 ) Saturday 18 September 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Newcastle Vipers , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena ( 2 - 0 , 4 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 8 - 0 ) Saturday 18 September 2010 Newcastle Vipers v Sheffield Steelers , Whitley Bay Ice Rink ( 0 - 2 , 1 - 3 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 5 ) Sunday 19 September 2010 Coventry Blaze v Nottingham Panthers , SkyDome Arena ( 1 - 0 , 1 - 2 , 1 - 1 3 - 3 ) Sunday 19 September 2010 ( C . C . ) [ NOT A LEAGUE GAME ] Cardiff Devils v Belfast Giants , Cardiff Arena ( 1 - 2 , 2 - 0 , 2 - 0 , 5 - 2 ) Sunday 19 September 2010 Edinburgh Capitals v Dundee Stars , Murrayfield Ice Rink ( 1 - 2 , 1 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 3 - 2 ) Sunday 19 September 2010 ( C . C . ) [ NOT A LEAGUE GAME ] Sheffield Steelers v Cardiff Devils , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena ( 4 - 2 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 3 , 6 - 6 ) Wednesday 22 September 2010 ( C . C . ) [ NOT A LEAGUE GAME ] Coventry Blaze v Dundee Stars , SkyDome Arena ( 3 - 1 , 5 - 1 , 1 - 0 9 - 2 ) Saturday 25 September 2010 Newcastle Vipers v Belfast Giants , Whitley Bay Ice Rink ( 0 - 2 , 0 - 1 , 2 - 3 , 2 - 6 ) Saturday 25 September 2010 Nottingham Panthers v Braehead Clan , National Ice Centre ( 1 - 3 , 0 - 0 , 2 - 1 3 - 4 ) Saturday 25 September 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Edinburgh Capitals , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena ( 4 - 0 , 1 - 0 , 3 - 0 8 - 0 ) Saturday 25 September 2010 Coventry Blaze v Sheffield Steelers , SkyDome Arena ( 0 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 4 - 0 5 - 1 ) Sunday 26 September 2010 Cardiff Devils v Braehead Clan , Cardiff Arena ( 1 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 2 - 1 5 - 3 ) Sunday 26 September 2010 Edinburgh Capitals v Newcastle Vipers , Murrayfield Ice Rink ( 1 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 4 - 2 ) Sunday 26 September 2010 Dundee Stars v Belfast Giants , ( 0 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 4 - 2 , 5 - 4 ) Dundee Ice Arena Sunday 26 September 2010 Coventry Blaze v Edinburgh Capitals , ( 2 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 3 - 1 , 6 - 3 ) SkyDome Arena Wednesday 29 September 2010 Cardiff Devils v Edinburgh Capitals , Cardiff Arena ( 3 - 1 , 4 - 2 , 5 - 1 , 12 - 4 ) Thursday 30 September 2010 Dundee Stars v Coventry Blaze , Dundee Ice Arena ( 2 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 2 3 - 4 ) Thursday 30 September 2010 October . Braehead Clan v Newcastle Vipers , Braehead Arena ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 0 - 0 , 0 - 0 4 - 4 ) Braehead won 1 - 0 on penalties Friday 1 October 2010 Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers , Odyssey Arena ( 2 - 3 , 0 - 0 , 3 - 0 5 - 3 ) Sunday 3 October 2010 Edinburgh Capitals v Coventry Blaze , Murrayfield Ice Rink ( 1 - 2 , 3 - 1 , 0 - 3 4 - 6 ) Sunday 3 October 2010 Newcastle Vipers v Braehead Clan , Whitley Bay Ice Rink , ( 2 - 1 , 2 - 1 , 0 - 1 4 - 3 ) Sunday 3 October 2010 Hull Stingrays v Cardiff Devils , Hull Arena , ( 0 - 1 , 1 - 2 , 2 - 0 3 - 3 ) Sunday 3 October 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Dundee Stars , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena , ( 2 - 0 , 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 4 - 2 ) Sunday 3 October 2010 Belfast Giants v Cardiff Devils , ( 1 - 1 , 1 - 1 , 3 - 0 , 5 - 2 ) Odyssey Arena , Saturday 9 October 2010 Braehead Clan v Hull Stingrays , Braehead Arena , ( 2 - 0 , 2 - 2 , 2 - 0 , 6 - 2 ) Saturday 9 October 2010 Dundee Stars v Edinburgh Capitals , Dundee Ice Arena , ( 0 - 3 , 1 - 0 , 0 - 0 1 - 3 ) Saturday 9 October 2010 Newcastle Vipers v Coventry Blaze , Whitley Bay Ice Rink , ( 1 - 2 , 0 - 5 , 1 - 0 2 - 7 ) Saturday 9 October 2010 Nottingham Panthers v Sheffield Steelers , National Ice Centre , ( 0 - 1 , 0 - 1 , 1 - 2 1 - 4 ) Saturday 9 October 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Belfast Giants , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena , Sunday 10 October 2010 Coventry Blaze v Newcastle Vipers , SkyDome Arena , Sunday 10 October 2010 Cardiff Devils v Dundee Stars , Cardiff Arena , Sunday 10 October 2010 Edinburgh Capitals v Hull Stingrays , Murrayfield Ice Rink , Sunday 10 October 2010 Braehead Clan v Nottingham Panthers , Braehead Arena , Wednesday 13 October 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Hull Stingrays , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena , Wednesday 13 October 2010 ( C . C . ) Belfast Giants v Dundee Stars , Odyssey Arena , Thursday 14 October 2010 Cardiff Devils v Coventry Blaze , Cardiff Arena , Saturday 16 October 2010 Nottingham Panthers v Dundee Stars , National Ice Centre , Saturday 16 October 2010 Sheffield Steelers v Braehead Clan , Motorpoint Sheffield Arena , Saturday 16 October 2010 Newcastle Vipers v Hull Stingrays , Whitley Bay Ice Rink , Saturday 16 October 2010 Coventry Blaze v Cardiff Devils , SkyDome Arena , Sunday 17 October 2010 Braehead Clan v Dundee Stars , Braehead Arena , Friday 22 October 2010