The 2010–11

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season started on 25 August 2010, with the annual Charity Shield match between

Coventry Blaze The Coventry Blaze are a British professional ice hockey team based in Coventry, England. They currently compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) and play their home games at SkyDome Arena. The club was founded in 1965 as the original '' ...

and

Belfast Giants The Belfast Giants (known officially as the Stena Line Belfast Giants due to sponsorship) are a professional ice hockey team based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They compete in the UK's Elite Ice Hockey League, Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). T ...

. 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

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broadcast one live game every Friday, and also showed the

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opening night game live followed by a live game once every month. The EIHL appointed an official

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called Rory, who wears a light blue

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and the number 00.

Teams

Elite League Table

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

Elite League playoffs

Nottingham Panthers vs Cardiff Devils April 2011

The end of season playoffs were held at the

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in Nottingham during the weekend of 2 and 3 April 2011. The weekend began with the biggest rivalry in the game, with the

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playing the

. 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 The Cardiff Devils () are a Welsh professional ice hockey team who play in the UK-based Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). The team plays at Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff Bay, currently known as ''Vindico Arena'' for sponsorship reasons. Cardiff' ...

and

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

after defeating

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

Group B

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

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.

Boston Bruins Select Game

On Saturday, 2 October, the Belfast Giants select side, made of Elite League Players played a

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select side at the

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in Belfast. Boston won the match 5–1.

Period 1

No scoring

Period 2

Goals Penalties

Period 3

Goals Penalties

References

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