2010–11 DEL season
The 2010–11 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season is the 17th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. As reigning champions of the 2. Bundesliga, EHC München were promoted to the DEL.
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
Regular season
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 playoffPlayoffs
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 | – |
OT = OvertimePlayoff brackets
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.
