2011–12 EIHL season

2011–12 EIHL season
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2011–12 EIHL season
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 2003
No. of teams 10
Country  United Kingdom
TV partner(s) Sky Sports
Official website

eliteleague.co.uk

< 2010–11 / 2012–13 >

The 2011–12 Elite Ice Hockey League Season featured 10 teams. It started on 3 September 2011 and finished on 8 April 2012. The Fife Flyers replaced the Newcastle Vipers.[1]

Champions

Teams

Team Name Arena General Manager Joined Head Coach Captain Alternate Captain Alternate Captain
Belfast Giants Odyssey Arena Todd Kelman 2003 Doug Christianson Jeremy Rebek Nick Kuiper Adam Keefe
Braehead Clan Braehead Arena Kirsty Longmuir 2010 Drew Bannister Jordan Krestanovitch Tim Wedderburn
Cardiff Devils Cardiff Arena Simon Hodgkinson 2003 Gerad Adams Stuart MacRae Kenton Smith Phil Hill
Coventry Blaze SkyDome Arena Sally Mahers 2003 Paul Thompson Jonathan Weaver Dustin Wood Bryan Jurynec
Dundee Stars Dundee Ice Arena Charlie Ward 2010 Brent Hughes A.J. MacLean John Dolan
Edinburgh Capitals Murrayfield Ice Rink Matthew Tailford 2005 Richard Hartmann Jan Safar Daniel McIntyre Bari McKenzie
Fife Flyers Fife Ice Arena Tom Muir 2011 Todd Dutiaume Dan Ceman Kyle Horne Andy Samuel
Hull Stingrays Hull Arena Dianne Cowley 2006 Sylvain Cloutier Kurtis Dulle Jason Silverthorn Dmitry Rodin
Nottingham Panthers National Ice Centre Gary Moran 2003 Corey Neilson Danny Meyers David Clarke David Alexandre Beaurgard
Sheffield Steelers Sheffield Arena Andy Turner 2003 Ryan Finnerty Jonathan Phillips Rod Sarich Jeff Legue

Elite League Table

Regular season standings GP W L OTW OTL Pts
Belfast Giants 54 46 5 1 2 95
Sheffield Steelers 54 41 11 1 1 84
Nottingham Panthers 54 38 12 2 2 80
Cardiff Devils 54 32 12 4 6 74
Coventry Blaze 54 32 20 1 1 66
Braehead Clan 54 31 19 2 2 66
Hull Stingrays 54 16 34 2 2 36
Dundee Stars 54 13 35 3 3 32
Edinburgh Capitals 54 13 37 1 3 30
Fife Flyers 54 8 40 1 3 22

GP=Games Played W=Win, L=Lose, OTW=Over Time Wins, OTL=Over Time Loses, Pts=Points,

Elite League Play Offs

After the two legged quarter finals the end of season playoffs were held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham during the weekend of 7 and 8 April 2012. Regular season league winners Belfast Giants lost in the semi finals to Cardiff Devils. The title was won by the Nottingham Panthers after defeating Cardiff Devils 2–0, the second successive time that Nottingham had beaten Cardiff in the final.[2]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Belfast Giants 14 (5,9)
8 Dundee Stars 0 (0,0)
Belfast Giants 3
Cardiff Devils 4 (after OT)
4 Cardiff Devils 7 (3,4)
5 Coventry Blaze 4 (3,1)
Cardiff Devils 0
Nottingham Panthers 2
3 Nottingham Panthers 5 (5,0)
6 Braehead Clan 4 (1,3)
Nottingham Panthers 10
Hull Stingrays 3
2 Sheffield Steelers 4 (2,2)
7 Hull Stingrays 7 (5,2)

Challenge Cup

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 Pts
1 Belfast Giants (Q) 8 6 1 1 46 13 13
2 Braehead Clan (Q) 8 5 2 1 38 22 11
3 Dundee Stars 8 3 2 3 22 24 9
4 Fife Flyers 8 2 6 0 21 47 4
5 Edinburgh Capitals 8 1 6 1 22 42 3

Group B

Position Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
1 Nottingham Panthers (Q) 8 6 1 1 38 17 13
2 Cardiff Devils (Q) 8 4 2 2 24 20 10
3 Sheffield Steelers 8 4 2 2 21 20 10
4 Coventry Blaze 8 1 4 3 16 32 5
5 Hull Stingrays 8 0 6 2 15 26 2

Knockout Stages

Semi Finals Final
      
1 Braehead Clan 3 (3,0)
4 Nottingham Panthers 5 (2,3)
Nottingham Panthers 10 (5,5)
Belfast Giants 4 (1,3)
3 Cardiff Devils 5 (2,3)
2 Belfast Giants 6 (1,5)

References

  1.  in Blog (2012-02-11). "Slapshot Scotland". Slapshot Scotland. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
  2. "ELITE Ice Hockey League ◊ Official Website". Eliteleague.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-02.
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