2010–11 DEL season

The 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season is the 17th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). As reigning champions of the 2. Bundesliga, EHC München were promoted to the DEL.

2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season
LeagueDeutsche Eishockey Liga
SportIce Hockey
Number of teams14
Regular season
Season championsGrizzly Adams Wolfsburg
Top scorerDarin Olver
Finals
ChampionsEisbären Berlin

Prior to the season, the league was plagued by financial uncertainty and as a result the two Hesse teams, the Kassel Huskies and Frankfurt Lions, lost their licenses through insolvency.

Teams
Teams of the 2010–11 DEL season
Team City Arena
Augsburger Panther Augsburg Curt Frenzel Stadium
Eisbären Berlin Berlin O2 World
DEG Metro Stars Düsseldorf ISS Dome
Hamburg Freezers Hamburg Color Line Arena
Hannover Scorpions Hanover TUI Arena
ERC Ingolstadt Ingolstadt Saturn Arena
Iserlohn Roosters Iserlohn Eissporthalle Iserlohn
Kölner Haie Cologne Lanxess Arena
Krefeld Pinguine Krefeld König Palast
Adler Mannheim Mannheim SAP Arena
Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers Nuremberg Nuremberg Arena
Straubing Tigers Straubing Eisstadion am Pulverturm
Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg Eisarena Wolfsburg
EHC München Munich Olympia Eishalle

Regular season
Team GP W OTW SOW OTL SOL L Goals Points
1.Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg5226322613156:11696
2.DEG Metro Stars5226331217174:15893
3.Eisbären Berlin5224151516161:13890
4.Krefeld Pinguine5223043616143:13086
5.Hannover Scorpions5224114121154:16081
6.ERC Ingolstadt5219631320153:14379
7.Adler Mannheim5220254120131:13779
8.EHC München5218442420163:16176
9.Kölner Haie5216361620159:16273
10.Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers5220222224138:16572
11.Hamburg Freezers5215443521135:16169
12.Iserlohn Roosters5217135422150:15968
13.Straubing Tigers5215543124145:15967
14.Augsburger Panther5216043425162:17563
GP = Games Played, W = Wins, OTW = Overtime win, SOW = Shootout win, OTL = Overtime loss, SOL = Shootout loss, L = Loss
Color code:    = Direct Playoff qualification,    = Playoff qualification round,    = No playoff[1]

Playoffs

Playoff qualifications

The playoff qualifications were played between March 16 and 18, 2011 in the Best-of-three mode.

Series123
Adler Mannheim–Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers2:03:23:2–
EHC München–Kölner Haie0:23:4 3OT3:4–
OT = Overtime

Playoff brackets
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1. Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 3
9. Kölner Haie 0
1. Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 3
4. Krefeld Pinguine 0
4. Krefeld Pinguine 3
5. Hannover Scorpions 2
1. Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg 0
3. Eisbären Berlin 3
2. DEG Metro Stars 3
7. Adler Mannheim 1
2. DEG Metro Stars 2
3. Eisbären Berlin 3
3. Eisbären Berlin 3
6. ERC Ingolstadt 1

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in the Best-of-five mode starting March 23 until March 31.

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Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg–Kölner Haie3:04:15:14:2−−
DEG Metro Stars–Adler Mannheim3:12:73:21:05:2−
Eisbären Berlin–ERC Ingolstadt3:15:34:32:34:1−
Krefeld Pinguine–Hannover Scorpions3:26:43:53:4 OT3:25:1

Semifinals

The semifinals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 3 to April 12, 2011.

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Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg–Krefeld Pinguine3:04:24:3 OT2:1 2OT–−
DEG Metro Stars–Eisbären Berlin2:33:2 OT1:54:23:4 OT1:3

Finals

The finals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 14 to April 19, 2011.

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Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg–Eisbären Berlin0:32:44:54:5––

The Eisbären Berlin won the title for the 5th time.[2]

References
  1. "2010-11 DEL Standings" (in German). Pointstreak.com. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  2. "Berlin gets hockey title after thriller" (in German). Deutsche Eishockey Liga. 2011-04-19. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
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