2011–12 AIHL Elite season

The 2011–12 AIHL Elite season was the 4th season of operation for the Elite Division of the American Inline Hockey League (AIHL). The Oakland Goodlife defeated the Scottdale Inferno in the Elite Championship 2–1 to win the team's second Champions Cup, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships.

Regular season

Standings

Each of the 33 teams played a 24-game season of an unbalanced schedule. Each division was responsible for their individual schedule formats. The first-place teams in each division place first. The top two (for divisions with four teams), or three (for divisions with five or more teams), from the rest of the teams in each division will also qualify for the playoffs, making a total of three or four playoff teams in each division. Because the Western Conference only has three divisions, the team finishing with the top regular season record in the conference will receive a double-bye to the conference semifinals as the top seed.

By division

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

By conference

Playoffs

Playoff seeds

After the regular season, the standard 25 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Long Island 495ers were the Eastern Conference regular season champions and Best Overall Record winners with a perfect season of 48 points, had to withdraw from playoff competition due to not being able to field a team for the playoffs. The Irvine Anarchy were the Western Conference regular season champions, finishing the season with 41 points, thus receiving a double-bye to the conference semifinals.

Eastern Conference

New England Division

1. New York Terror – 34 points
2. New Jersey Surge – 27 points
3. New England Insanity – 14 points

* – The Long Island 495ers who were the New England Division, Eastern Conference, and Best Overall Record winners, were forced to withdraw from playoff competition.

Mid Atlantic Division

1. New Jersey Grizzlies – Mid Atlantic Division champions – 39 points
2. South Jersey Cougars – 34 points
3. New Jersey Nightmare – 24 points
4. Pottstown Team Blue – 18 points

Colonial Division

1. Scottdale Inferno – Colonial Division champions – 39 points
2. Delco Demons – 36 points
3. Philadelphia Liberty – 32 points
4. Potomac Mavericks – 16 points

Great Lakes Division

1. Pittsburgh Bandits – Great Lakes Division champions – 40 points
2. Motor City Phoenix – 24 points
3. Buffalo Fusion – 23 points

Western Conference

Pacific North Division

1. Oakland Goodlife – Pacific North Division champions – 38 points
2. Silicon Valley Quakes – 30 points
3. Ripon Savage – 26 points
4. East Bay Jawz – 15 points

Pacific South Division

1. Irvine Anarchy – Pacific South Division and Western Conference regular season champions – 41 points
2. Corona Ducks – 27 points
3. Orange County Vanquish – 26 points

Southwest Division

1. Las Vegas Aces – Southwest Division champions – 40 points
2. Phoenix Dragons – 38 points
3. Tucson Slayers – 30 points
4. Arizona Arsenal – 9 points

Bracket

AIHL Elite awards

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

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

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See also

• 2011 in sports
• 2012 in sports
• 2012 AIHL Elite playoffs