2011-06-30

2010-11 AIHL season

2010–11 AIHL season

2010–11 AIHL season
League American Inline Hockey League
Sport Inline hockey
Duration December 4, 2010 – May 29, 2011
Regular season
Oakland GoodLife
Season
Playoffs
Eastern champions
Eastern runners-up Scottdale Inferno
Western champions Oakland GoodLife
Western runners-up
Playoffs (Oakland)
Finals champions Oakland GoodLife
Runners-up
AIHL seasons

The 2010–11 AIHL season was the 3rd season of the American Inline Hockey League (AIHL). The season started on December 4, 2010. The was held at in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home arena of the Pittsburgh Bandits, after the conclusion of the Champions Cup playoffs. The ended on May 29, with the Oakland GoodLife defeating the in two games.

League business

Season schedule

For the 2010–11 schedule was reduced from 32 games to a 24-game schedule. Each division is still responsible for deciding its own scheduling format.

Franchise changes

Expansion

The , and Oakland GoodLife were all expansion teams for the 2010–11 season.

The Harrisburg Lunatics, an original member of the Professional Inline Hockey Association, announced they would compete in both leagues for 2010–11 season.

Contraction

The Boston Swamp Rats, , Garden State Savage Wolves, , , , , , and all folded before the season.

Relocation

The relocated to Warwick, Rhode Island and became the .

Mergers

The organization merged with the expansion Philadelphia Liberty and became the Liberty's minor league affiliate.

Name changes

The Corona Jr. Ducks dropped the 'Jr.' from their name to become simply the .

The defending champion Huntington Beach Elite changed their name to the as a part of the NHL's Anaheim Ducks owning their home arena.

Realignment

With the AIHL adding five new teams in the Great Lakes region, the AIHL realigned it's conferences. The was added to the Eastern Conference. The was moved from the Eastern Conference to the Western Conference, bringing both conferences to four divisions each.

Regular season

Standings

By division

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

By Conference

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Playoffs

After the regular season, 26 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Oakland GoodLife had the #1 overall seed for having the best record in the league, at 46 points.

Playoff bracket

In the first two rounds, the highest seed in each division is matched against the lowest seed in their division. The higher-seeded team is awarded home floor advantage, where the series is played at the higher-seeded team's home arena. In the final three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference is match against the lowest remaining seed. All games in the final three rounds are played at a neutral site. The home team is determined based on regular season points. Each best-of-three series follows a 1–1–1 format: the higher-seeded team plays as home team for game one (plus three if necessary), and the lower-seeded team is as home team for game two.

Division SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference SemifinalsConference FinalsChampions Cup Finals
1Scottdale Inferno2
4Harrisburg Lunatics0
1Scottdale Inferno2
Colonial Division
2Pittsburgh Bandits0
2Pittsburgh Bandits2
3Potomac Mavericks1
NE10
MA12
12
20
MA12
Eastern Conference
C1Scottdale Inferno1
12
4Philadelphia Liberty1
12
Mid Atlantic Division
2New Jersey Grizzlies0
2New Jersey Grizzlies2
3New Jersey Nightmare1
GL11
C1Scottdale Inferno2
12
40
12
New England Division
20
22
30
MA10
PN1Oakland GoodLife2


1
2
PN1Oakland GoodLife2
PS30
1Oakland GoodLife2
4San Jose Pirates0
1Oakland GoodLife2
Pacific North Division
30
22
30
PN1Oakland GoodLife2
Western Conference
SW11
11
42
40
Pacific South Division
32
2Pama Cyclones0
32
GC10
SW12
1Phoenix Dragons0
22

Champions Cup Final

AIHL awards

Player stats

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season.

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season.

See also

External links






Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_AIHL_season