2011 Champions Cup playoffs
The 2011 Champions Cup playoffs of the American Inline Hockey League (AIHL) began on April 9, 2011, after the 2010–11 AIHL regular season. The Finals ended on May 29, 2011, with the Oakland Goodlife defeating the Philadelphia Brawlers two games to none to win their first championship. Goodlife goaltender Kevin Silva was awarded the Playoff Most Valuable Player.
Playoff seeds
After the regular season, the standard of 26 teams qualified for the playoffs. The Oakland Goodlife were the Western Conference regular season champions and the Best Overall Record winners with the best record at 46 points. The Long Island 495ers earned a number 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with 40 points.
Eastern Conference
Colonial Division
- Scottdale Inferno – Colonial Division champions, 39 points
- Pittsburgh Bandits – 38 points
- Potomac Mavericks – 33 points
- Harrisburg Lunatics – 20 points
Great Lakes Division
- Buffalo Fusion – Great Lakes Division champions, 39 points
- Motor City Phoenix – 24 points
Mid Atlantic Division
- Philadelphia Brawlers – Mid Atlantic Division champions, 39 points
- New Jersey Grizzlies – 33 points (16 wins)
- New Jersey Nightmare – 33 points (15 wins)
- Philadelphia Liberty – 24 points
New England Division
- Long Island 495ers – New England Division champions and Eastern Conference regular season champions, 40 points
- Suffolk Sharks – 26 points
- Rhode Island Mulissha – 23 points
- Beantown Athletics – 22 points
Western Conference
Gulf Coast Division
- Mississippi Rolling Surge – Gulf Coast Division champions, 36 points
- Georgia Syndicate – 32 points
Pacific North Division
- Oakland Goodlife – Pacific North Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, and Best Overall Record winners; 46 points
- Ripon Savage – 32 points
- Northern California Mustangs – 20 points (+18 goal differential)
- San Jose Pirates – 20 points (–43 goal differential)
Pacific South Division
- Irvine Anarchy Black – Pacific South Division champions, 36 points
- Pama Cyclones – 30 points
- Huntington Beach Ducks – 27 points
- Corona Ducks – 19 points
Southwest Division
- Phoenix Dragons – Southwest Division champions, 37 points
- Tucson Slayers – 32 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.