2011–12 EIHL season
LeagueElite Ice Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember – March
Regular season
ChampionsBelfast Giants
Playoffs
ChampionsNottingham Panthers
Challenge Cup
ChampionsNottingham Panthers

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]

Teams

Team NameArenaGeneral ManagerJoinedHead CoachCaptainAlternate CaptainAlternate Captain
Belfast GiantsOdyssey ArenaTodd Kelman2003Doug ChristiansonJeremy RebekNick KuiperAdam Keefe
Braehead ClanBraehead ArenaKirsty Longmuir2010Drew BannisterJordan KrestanovitchTim Wedderburn
Cardiff DevilsCardiff ArenaSimon Hodgkinson2003Gerad AdamsStuart MacRaeKenton SmithPhil Hill
Coventry BlazeSkyDome ArenaSally Mahers2003Paul ThompsonJonathan WeaverDustin WoodBryan Jurynec
Dundee StarsDundee Ice ArenaCharlie Ward2010Brent HughesA.J. MacLeanJohn Dolan
Edinburgh CapitalsMurrayfield Ice RinkMatthew Tailford2005Richard HartmannJan SafarDaniel McIntyreBari McKenzie
Fife FlyersFife Ice ArenaTom Muir2011Todd DutiaumeDan CemanKyle HorneAndy Samuel
Hull StingraysHull ArenaDianne Cowley2006Sylvain CloutierKurtis DulleJason SilverthornDmitry Rodin
Nottingham PanthersNational Ice CentreGary Moran2003Corey NeilsonDanny MeyersDavid ClarkeDavid Alexandre Beaurgard
Sheffield SteelersSheffield ArenaAndy Turner2003Ryan FinnertyJonathan PhillipsRod SarichJeff Legue

Elite League Table

Regular season standings GP W L OTW OTL Pts
Belfast Giants544651295
Sheffield Steelers5441111184
Nottingham Panthers5438122280
Cardiff Devils5432124674
Coventry Blaze5432201166
Braehead Clan5431192266
Hull Stingrays5416342236
Dundee Stars5413353332
Edinburgh Capitals5413371330
Fife Flyers548401322

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

PositionTeamGPWLTGFGAPts
1Belfast Giants (Q)8611461313
2Braehead Clan (Q)8521382211
3Dundee Stars832322249
4Fife Flyers826021474
5Edinburgh Capitals816122423

Group B

PositionTeamGPWLTGFGAPts
1Nottingham Panthers (Q)8611381713
2Cardiff Devils (Q)8422242010
3Sheffield Steelers8422212010
4Coventry Blaze814316325
5Hull Stingrays806215262

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)

References

  1.  in Blog (11 February 2012). "Slapshot Scotland". Slapshot Scotland. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. "ELITE Ice Hockey League ◊ Official Website". Eliteleague.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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