2011–12 EIHL season
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Current season, competition or edition: 2011–12 EIHL season |
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| 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]
Contents
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
- 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 | 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
- The Knockout Stages will be played over 2-Legs, Home and Away. (Aggregate Scores shown, First and Second Leg scores in brackets)
| 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) | |||||||
