2010–11 EIHL season
Current season, competition or edition: 2010–11 EIHL season
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| TV partner(s) | Sky Sports |
| Official website | < 2009-10 / 2011-12 > |
The 2010–11 Elite Ice Hockey League season started on 25 August 2010, with the annual Charity Shield match between Coventry Blaze and Belfast Giants. 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 Dundee Stars.
Sky Sports broadcast one live game every Friday, and also showed the Belfast Giants v Nottingham Panthers opening night game live followed by a live game once every month.
The EIHL appointed an official mascot called Rory, who wears a light blue hockey jersey and the number 00.
Challenge Cup-Nottingham Panthers
GP=Games Played W=Win, L=Lose, OTW=Over Time Loses, OTL=Shoot Out Loses, Pts=Points,
The end of season playoffs were held at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham during the weekend of 2 and 3 April 2011.
The weekend began with the biggest rivalry in the game, with the Sheffield Steelers playing the Nottingham Panthers. 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 and Belfast Giants saw Cardiff win by 4 goals to 1, seen by many as an upset, as Belfast were fancied to take the crown.
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