2011–12 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga
LeagueErste Bank Eishockey Liga
SportIce hockey
Number of teams11
Regular season
WinnersBlack Wings Linz
ChampionsBlack Wings Linz
  Runners-upEC KAC
Top scorerIstván Sofron

The 2011–12 Austrian Hockey League was a season of the Austrian Hockey League (known as Erste Bank Eishockey Liga - or EBEL league - for sponsorship reasons). The Black Wings Linz won their second Austrian championship after 2003 by defeating the EC KAC in the Playoff-Final four games to one.

Teams

Team City/Area Arena Capacity Founded Joined EBEL
Red Bull Salzburg Austria Salzburg Eisarena Salzburg 3,600 1977
Graz 99ers Austria Graz Eisstadion Graz Liebenau 4,050 1999
EC KAC Austria Klagenfurt Stadthalle Klagenfurt 5,500 1909
Black Wings Linz Austria Linz Keine Sorgen Eisarena Linz 3,800 1992
Vienna Capitals Austria Vienna Albert Schultz Eishalle 4,500 2000
Villacher SV Austria Villach Villacher Stadthalle 4,800 1923
Acroni Jesenice Slovenia Jesenice Dvorana Podmežakla 6,000 1948 2006/07
Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia Ljubljana Dvorana Tivoli 4,500 1929 2007/08
SAPA Fehérvár AV 19 Hungary Székesfehérvár Ifjabb Ocskay Gábor Ice Hall 3,600 1960 2007/08
KHL Medveščak Zagreb Croatia Zagreb Dom Sportova / Arena Zagreb 6,000 / 15,024 1961 2009/10
Orli Znojmo Czech Republic Znojmo Hostan Arena 5,500 1933 2011/12

Regular season

Regular season

After 40 regular season games, the league was divided into two mid-season groups, who played games amongst each other. The first six teams qualified into the playoffs, but played a further 10 games each in the Placement Round to decide the best rankings. Earlier points were annulled, except for the 1st team receiving +4, the 2nd +3, the 3rd + 2, and the 4th +1 extra initial point(s) for this phase.

The last 5 teams played 8 games each in the Qualifying Round to reach the remaining two playoff spots. Earlier points were annulled except for the 7th receiving + 3, the 8th + 2, and the 9th + 1 extra initial point(s) for this phase. In the playoff games the better placed team at the end of these mid-season groups will have the right to play at home first. In the quarterfinals the 1st ranked team will play against the 8th ranked team, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th, 4th vs 5th - each in a best-of-seven series.

Key to colours in group tables
Top six placed teams advanced to the Placement Round
Last five placed teams advanced to the Qualifying Round
R Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Black Wings Linz402911414710462
2 KHL Medveščak Zagreb40241661359954
3 Red Bull Salzburg402416314412951
4 EC KAC402218412411448
5 Olimpija Ljubljana402119312211945
6 SAPA Fehérvár AV 19402020413212244
7 Villacher SV402119011210142
8 Vienna Capitals401723612013640
9 Graz 99ers401921111212339
10 Orli Znojmo401426610013734
11 Jesenice4093178214625

Placement Round

EHC Black Wings Linz started with +4, KHL Medveščak Zagreb with +3, EC Red Bull Salzburg with +2 and EC KAC with +1 points.

R Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Black Wings Linz10640322916
2 KHL Medveščak Zagreb10551312914
3 SAPA Fehérvár AV 1910730372614
4 Red Bull Salzburg10461324211
5 EC KAC1046026289
6 Olimpija Ljubljana1046135399

Qualifying round

Villacher SV started with +3, Vienna Capitals with + 2 and the Graz 99ers with +1 points.

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to Playoffs
R Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 Orli Znojmo8531282211
2 Vienna Capitals8441302011
3 Villacher SV8440161811
4 Graz 99ers8441181810
5 Jesenice835019336

Playoffs

In the semifinals the four winners of the quarterfinals will play as follows: the best ranked club (in the regular season) of the four semifinalists will play against the worst ranked club, the second best ranked club against the second worst ranked club - each in a best-of-seven series. The two winners of the semifinals will play a best-of-seven series in the final round.

If a playoff game is undecided at the end of the regular time after a 17 minutes break a 20-minute "Sudden Victory Overtime" will be played. Should the game still be undecided after the first overtime period after another 17 minutes break a second 20-minute "Sudden Victory Overtime" will be played and so on until the deciding goal is scored. Each team may only use four skaters; however, at least three skaters must be used.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Austria Black Wings Linz 4
8 Austria Vienna Capitals 3
1 Austria Black Wings Linz 4
6 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 1
2 Croatia KHL Medveščak 4
7 Czech Republic Orli Znojmo 0
1 Austria Black Wings Linz 4
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 Austria EC KAC 1
3 Hungary SAPA Fehérvár AV 19 2
6 Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 4
2 Croatia KHL Medveščak 1
5 Austria EC KAC 4
4 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2
5 Austria EC KAC 4

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