High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2011 European Trophy is the second European Trophy, a European ice hockey tournament held annually. It is 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 will take place in Austria, are scheduled to be played between 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.