The2010–11 NAHL season was the27th season of theNorth American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2011 to April 2012 with a 58-game schedule for each team. TheTopeka RoadRunners won the regular season championship. TheFairbanks Ice Dogs defeated theMichigan Warriors 4 to 2 to capture the Robertson Cup.

• In April of 2009, the NAHL approved of an expansion team inDawson Creek, British Columbia.^[1] The franchise would be the first Canadian club un the NAHL 2004. However, in order to give the new club, theDawson Creek Rage, enough time to properly outfit themselves, their entry into the league was delayed until this season.

• On December 15, 2009, theFresno Monsters, a junior team in theWestern States Hockey League, were granted conditional approved to join the NAHL as an expansion franchise.^[2] The organization eventually decided to continue operating their original club in the WSHL as well as a separate Tier II franchise.

• Less than a month later, the NAHL added a second expansion team for 2010 when theAberdeen Wings were approved.^[3]

• A few days later, theChicago Hitmen received approval to join the league as an expansion franchise.^[4]

• At the beginning of March, theAustin Bruins were announced as another expansion club for this season.^[5]

• One day later, the NAHL approved the relocation of theNorth Iowa Outlaws.^[6] The club moved toOnalaska, Wisconsin and became theCoulee Region Chill.

• In late March, the NAHL approvedRio Rancho, New Mexico as the site for a new expansion franchise.^[7] The team would eventually be named 'New Mexico Mustangs'.

• In early May, the NAHL approved the relocation of theMarquette Rangers toFlint, Michigan.^[8] The franchise was renamed theMichigan Warriors.

• By the middle of the month, the NAHL was able to find new owners forAlbert Lea Thunder.^[9] The league had assumed control of the club in the middle of the season due toUSA Hockey rule violations and now permitted the franchise to relocate toTexas and become theAmarillo Bulls.

• A few days later, theCorpus Christi IceRays, a professional team from theCentral Hockey League, purchased theAlpena IceDiggers.^[10] The IceRays folded their professional club and moved all of their assets, including the team's name, to the NAHL.

• In early July, thePort Huron Fighting Falcons were added to the league as yet another expansion club.^[11] This brought the final number of teams joining the league up to seven.

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:^[12]

Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.^[13]

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage

Five teams qualify for the Robertson cup quarterfinals, the four division champions and the host (Topeka). If Topeka won their division final, the runner-up would receive the final qualifying spot.
The five qualifiers were then reseeded based upon their regular season record. The top three teams automatically advanced to the round-robin while the lowest two reams faced one another for the final spot.
The team with the best record in the Round Robin series would receive a bye to the championship game. The second and third place teams would meet in a semifinal match to determine the other finals qualifier.
For the Round Robin, ties were broken first by head-to-head matchup and then by goal differential.

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

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