2010–11_DEL_season
2010–11 DEL season
Sports 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 | |
|---|---|
| League | Deutsche Eishockey Liga |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg |
| Top scorer | Darin Olver |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Eisbären Berlin |
| DEL seasons | |
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.
| Team | GP | W | OTW | SOW | OTL | SOL | L | Goals | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | 52 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 156:116 | 96 |
| 2. | DEG Metro Stars | 52 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 174:158 | 93 |
| 3. | Eisbären Berlin | 52 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 161:138 | 90 |
| 4. | Krefeld Pinguine | 52 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 143:130 | 86 |
| 5. | Hannover Scorpions | 52 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 154:160 | 81 |
| 6. | ERC Ingolstadt | 52 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 153:143 | 79 |
| 7. | Adler Mannheim | 52 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 131:137 | 79 |
| 8. | EHC München | 52 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 163:161 | 76 |
| 9. | Kölner Haie | 52 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 159:162 | 73 |
| 10. | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 52 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 138:165 | 72 |
| 11. | Hamburg Freezers | 52 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 135:161 | 69 |
| 12. | Iserlohn Roosters | 52 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 150:159 | 68 |
| 13. | Straubing Tigers | 52 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 145:159 | 67 |
| 14. | Augsburger Panther | 52 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 162:175 | 63 |
Color code: = Direct Playoff qualification, = Playoff qualification round, = No playoff[1]
Playoff qualifications
The playoff qualifications were played between March 16 and 18, 2011 in the Best-of-three mode.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adler Mannheim | – | Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers | 2:0 | 3:2 | 3:2 | – |
| EHC München | – | Kölner Haie | 0:2 | 3:4 3OT | 3:4 | – |
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.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | Kölner Haie | 3:0 | 4:1 | 5:1 | 4:2 | − | − |
| DEG Metro Stars | – | Adler Mannheim | 3:1 | 2:7 | 3:2 | 1:0 | 5:2 | − |
| Eisbären Berlin | – | ERC Ingolstadt | 3:1 | 5:3 | 4:3 | 2:3 | 4:1 | − |
| Krefeld Pinguine | – | Hannover Scorpions | 3:2 | 6:4 | 3:5 | 3:4 OT | 3:2 | 5:1 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 3 to April 12, 2011.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | Krefeld Pinguine | 3:0 | 4:2 | 4:3 OT | 2:1 2OT | – | − |
| DEG Metro Stars | – | Eisbären Berlin | 2:3 | 3:2 OT | 1:5 | 4:2 | 3:4 OT | 1:3 |
Finals
The finals were played in the Best-of-five mode, from April 14 to April 19, 2011.
| Series | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg | – | Eisbären Berlin | 0:3 | 2:4 | 4:5 | 4:5 | – | – |
The Eisbären Berlin won the title for the 5th time.[2]
- "2010-11 DEL Standings" (in German). Pointstreak.com. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- "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.