| Year: | 2011 |
| Size: | 150px |
| Dates: | 11 August – 18 December |
| Venues: | 42 |
| Cities: | 39 |
| Games: | 108 |
| Goals: | 600 |
| Attendance: | 237496 |
| Points: | 16 |
| Nextseason: | 2012 |
The 2011 European Trophy was the second European Trophy, a European ice hockey tournament held annually. It was also the sixth tournament since its predecessor, the Nordic Trophy, was launched in 2006. The regulation round began on 11 August 2011 and ended on 6 September 2011. The playoffs, which took place in Austria, were played 16–18 December 2011 in the Eisarena Salzburg in Salzburg, and the Albert Schultz Eishalle in Vienna, at the same time as the 2011 Channel One Cup. The playoff hosts, Red Bull Salzburg, won the playoffs and captured their first championship title in the European Trophy tournament, having lost in the quarterfinals last year.
A significant difference in this year's tournament was that the number of participating teams was increased from 18 to 24. To compensate this, the teams were divided into four divisions this year, instead of just two in the previous year's tournament. Another difference was that the playoffs, known as the Red Bulls Salute, were not played at the same time as the regulation round—the regulation round was played between August–September 2011, while the playoffs were played in December, three months later. Further, the junior edition was disbanded prior to this year's tournament.
The 24 teams in the tournament were, based on geographical location, divided into four divisions: the West Division, the North Division, the South Division, and the East Division. Each division consisted of 6 teams who played a round-robin in their division, and another three games against teams from the other three divisions (see the Division vs. Division games section), giving a total of 8 games per team. The top two teams of each division qualified for the playoffs, but as Red Bull Salzburg qualified for the playoffs as hosts (i.e. failed to reach one of the top two spots of the East Division), they replaced the worst second ranked team out of all four divisions, which was Eisbären Berlin.
Had at least two teams in the same division ended up tied in points, the following tie-breaker format was used:
As Red Bull Salzburg, who were automatically qualified for the playoffs, failed to reach one of the top two spots of the East Division, the same tie-breaker format was used to determine which second ranked team they would replace, which was Eisbären Berlin.[1]
| Division | Team | City | Home arena | Capacity | Joined NT/ET | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | Djurgårdens IF | Stockholm | Hovet | align=center | 8,094 | align=center | 2006 |
| HIFK | Helsinki | Helsinki Ice Hall | align=center | 8,200 | align=center | 2006 | |
| Jokerit | Helsinki | Hartwall Areena | align=center | 13,349 | align=center | 2008 | |
| Sparta Praha | Prague | Tesla Arena | align=center | 16,995 | align=center | 2010 | |
| Slavia Praha | Prague | O2 Arena | align=center | 18,000 | align=center | 2011 | |
| Luleå HF | Luleå | Coop Norrbotten Arena | align=center | 6,200 | align=center | 2011 | |
| South | Linköpings HC | Linköping | Cloetta Center | align=center | 8,500 | align=center | 2006 |
| HV71 | Jönköping | Kinnarps Arena | align=center | 7,038 | align=center | 2008 | |
| Adler Mannheim | Mannheim | SAP Arena | align=center | 10,600 | align=center | 2010 | |
| Bílí Tygři Liberec | Liberec | Tipsport Arena | align=center | 7,500 | align=center | 2011 | |
| ČSOB Pojišťovna Pardubice | Pardubice | ČEZ Aréna | align=center | 10,194 | align=center | 2011 | |
| Kometa Brno | Brno | Hala Rondo | align=center | 7,200 | align=center | 2011 | |
| East | Oulun Kärpät | Oulu | Oulun Energia Areena | align=center | 6,614 | align=center | 2006 |
| KalPa | Kuopio | Kuopion Jäähalli | align=center | 5,225 | align=center | 2011 | |
| Mountfield České Budějovice | České Budějovice | Budvar Arena | align=center | 6,421 | align=center | 2011 | |
| Plzeň 1929 | Plzeň | ČEZ Aréna | align=center | 8,420 | align=center | 2011 | |
| Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava | Slovnaft Arena | align=center | 10,000 | align=center | 2011 | |
| Vienna Capitals | Vienna | Albert Schultz Eishalle | align=center | 4,500 | align=center | 2011 | |
| West | Färjestad BK | Karlstad | Löfbergs Lila Arena | align=center | 8,647 | align=center | 2006 |
| Frölunda Indians | Gothenburg | Scandinavium | align=center | 12,044 | align=center | 2006 | |
| TPS | Turku | HK Arena | align=center | 11,820 | align=center | 2006 | |
| Tappara | Tampere | Hakametsä Areena | align=center | 7,800 | align=center | 2006 | |
| Eisbären Berlin | Berlin | O2 World | align=center | 14,200 | align=center | 2010 | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | Salzburg | Eisarena Salzburg | align=center | 3,200 | align=center | 2010 |
| Team is qualified for the playoffs | ||
| Team is eliminated from the tournament |
All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
All times are local (UTC+2).
All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
Time for the game played in Finland is UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
Time for the game played in Finland is UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
All times are local (UTC+2).
All times for the games played in Finland are UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
Time for the game played in Finland is UTC+3, while all times for the other games are UTC+2.
The playoffs are played as the Red Bulls Salute and take place in Salzburg and Vienna between 16–18 December 2011. The teams that lose the quarterfinals play in the classification games. The classification games decide which teams play in the respective games for 7th place and 5th place.
| Salzburg | Vienna | |
|---|---|---|
| Eisarena Salzburg | Albert Schultz Eishalle | |
| Capacity: 3 200 | Capacity: 7 000 | |
All times are local (UTC+1).
All times are local (UTC+1).
All times are local (UTC+1).
Time is local (UTC+1).
Time is local (UTC+1).
Time is local (UTC+1).
Time is local (UTC+1).
The final standings of the tournament:
 Red Bull Salzburg | ||
 Jokerit | ||
 Luleå HF | ||
| 4 | Linköpings HC | |
| 5 |  Pojišťovna Pardubice | |
| 6 | Plzeň 1929 | |
| 7 | Frölunda HC | |
| 8 | České Budějovice |
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are shown.
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 2 | F | |||
| 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | F | |||
| 11 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 45 | F | |||
| 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | F | |||
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 37 | F | |||
| 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 50 | F | |||
| 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | F | |||
| 10 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | F | |||
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | F | |||
| 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | Team | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255:00 | 140 | 8 | 1.88 | 94.29 | 0 | |||
| 243:17 | 99 | 6 | 1.48 | 93.94 | 1 | |||
| 474:09 | 300 | 19 | 2.40 | 93.67 | 1 | |||
| 213:33 | 110 | 7 | 1.97 | 93.64 | 1 | |||
| 492:54 | 235 | 15 | 1.83 | 93.62 | 1 |
The European Star Award is a three stars award given to the three best players in each game. The first star gets three points, the second gets two points, and the third gets one point. List shows the top ten players based on the number of European Star Award points.
| Player | Team | GP | Pts | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 11 | G | |||
| 11 | 11 | F | |||
| 9 | 10 | G | |||
| 10 | 10 | G | |||
| 11 | 10 | F | |||
| 6 | 8 | G | |||
| 7 | 8 | G | |||
| 8 | 8 | F | |||
| 8 | 7 | F | |||
| 8 | 7 | F |
| align=center | Country | align=center | Broadcaster | align=center | HD (High Definition) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | ČT4 | ČT HD | |||
 Slovakia | Huste.tv | ||||
| Sweden | Viasat Hockey | Viasat Sport HD | |||
| TV10 |