The 2010–11 season led to another first place regular season finish in the Mid-West and Mid-West Conference Playoff Championship win over the Boulder Bison. The Rhinos would lose the 2011 Thorne Cup Championship to the Idaho Jr. Steelheads without winning a game. The Rhinos would again represent the WSHL in the national tournament in Minnesota. The Rhinos’ first game ended in a tie with the Granite City Lumberjacks, the second was a win over the Northern Cyclones, and the third game was a win over the Chicago Hitmen. El Paso's 2-0-1 record earned a spot in the Tier III Junior A Finals round. Goaltender Trent Casper led the Rhinos to a 2–1 win over the Idaho Jr. Steelheads in the semifinal before losing to the Helena Bighorns in the national championship game.