2010–11 EIHL season

The 2010–11 Elite Ice Hockey League season started on 25 August 2010, with the annual Charity Shield match between Coventry Blaze and Belfast Giants. 
The game took place at 7.30 pm on 25 August 2010. The match ended in 4-2 victory for the Giants.
The League proper started on 4 September,. Two new teams joined for the 2010–11 season- the Braehead Clan and the Dundee Stars.
Sky Sports broadcast one live game every Friday, and also showed the Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers opening night game live followed by a live game once every month.
The EIHL appointed an official mascot called Rory, who wears a light blue hockey jersey and the number 00.
==Champions==
League-Sheffield Steelers
Playoffs-Nottingham Panthers
Challenge Cup-Nottingham Panthers
==Teams==
Team 	Arena(s)
Belfast Giants 	Odyssey Arena
Braehead Clan 	Braehead Arena
Cardiff Devils 	Cardiff Arena
Coventry Blaze 	SkyDome Arena
Dundee Stars 	Dundee Ice Arena
Edinburgh Capitals 	Murrayfield Ice Rink
Hull Stingrays 	Hull Arena
Newcastle Vipers 	Whitley Bay Ice Rink
Nottingham Panthers	National Ice Centre
Sheffield Steelers 	Motorpoint Arena/IceSheffield
==Elite League Table==
Regular season standings	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	Pts
Sheffield Steelers 	54	43	10	0 	1 	87
Cardiff Devils 	54	42	9 	2 	1 	87
Belfast Giants 	54	41	9 	2 	2 	86
Nottingham Panthers 	54	33	15	1 	5 	72
Braehead Clan 	54	28	23	0 	3 	59
Coventry Blaze 	54	23	27	2 	2 	50
Hull Stingrays 	54	23	28	3 	0 	49
Dundee Stars 	54	19	32	0 	3 	41
Newcastle Vipers 	54	12	40	0 	2 	26
Edinburgh Capitals 	54	6 	45	1 	2 	15
GP=Games Played
W=Win,
L=Lose,
OTW=Over Time Loses,
OTL=Shoot Out Loses,
Pts=Points,
==Elite League Playoffs==
The end of season playoffs were held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham during the weekend of 2 and 3 April 2011.
The weekend began with the biggest rivalry in the game, with the Sheffield Steelers playing the Nottingham Panthers. Sheffield took an early 2-goal advantage, but Panthers fought back, and went on to steal the game 4–3 in overtime, Robert Lachowicz scoring the winning goal. The second semi-final between Cardiff Devils and Belfast Giants saw Cardiff win by 4 goals to 1, seen by many as an upset, as Belfast were fancied to take the crown.
The title was won by the Nottingham Panthers after defeating Cardiff Devils 5–4 in a closely fought final, where again Nottingham came from two goals down.
==Challenge Cup==
* NOTE: Some Cup games double up as League games due to scheduling constraints.
Top 2 in each group qualify for Semi-Finals
(Q) means teams has qualified for Semi-Finals
===Group A===
Position	Team 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD 	Pts
1 	Belfast Giants (Q) 	8 	5	1	2	31	20	+11	12
2 	Newcastle Vipers (Q)	8 	4	2	2	32	29	+3 	10
3 	Braehead Clan 	8 	4	3	1	31	24	+7 	9
4 	Edinburgh Capitals 	8 	3	4	1	24	27	−3 	7
5 	Dundee Stars 	8 	0	6	2	18	36	−18	2
===Group B===
Position	Team 	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD 	Pts
1 	Nottingham Panthers (Q)	8 	3	1	4	23	15	+8 	10
2 	Cardiff Devils (Q) 	8 	3	1	4	33	31	+2 	10
3 	Sheffield Steelers 	8 	4	3	1	32	29	+3 	9
4 	Coventry Blaze 	8 	3	4	1	22	23	−1 	7
5 	Hull Stingrays 	8 	1	5	2	19	31	−12	4
===Challenge Cup Knockout Stages===
* The Knockout Stages will be played over 2-Legs, Home and Away. (Aggregate Scores shown, First and Second Leg scores in brackets)
==Aladdin 20–20 Cup==
The success of the Aladdin 20–20 Cup during the previous season led the EIHL to schedule a second such contest. The second 20–20 Cup took place in Nottingham on Saturday, 12 March 2011 and included four teams: the Nottingham Panthers, Sheffield Steelers, Coventry Blaze and Braehead Clan.
The Braehead Clan captured their first EIHL trophy, defeating the host Nottingham Panthers by a score of 3–0. Braehead goaltender J.F. Parras kept a clean sheet in the final and Adam Walker, Ryan Campbell and captain Brendan Cook all scored.
*Braehead Clan - Nottingham Panthers 3:1 
*Coventry Blaze - Sheffield Steelers 5:1 
*Nottingham Panthers - Sheffield Steelers 5:2
*Braehead Clan - Coventry Blaze 4:3 
*Nottingham Panthers - Coventry Blaze 3:0 
*Sheffield Steelers - Braehead Clan 2:1 
*Braehead Clan - Nottingham Panthers 3:0 - final 
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