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2006 AIHL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2006 AIHL season |
| league | Australian Ice Hockey League |
| sport | Ice hockey |
| color | black |
| color_text | white |
| duration | 8 April 2006 – 3 September 2006 |
| season | Regular season |
| season_champ_name | V.I.P. Cup |
| season_champs | Melbourne Ice (1st title) |
| top_scorer | Marcel Kars (66 points) |
| (North Stars) | |
| finals | Goodall Cup |
| finals_link | Goodall Cup |
| finals_champ | Newcastle North Stars |
| finals_runner-up | Adelaide Avalanche |
| nextseason_year | 2007 |
| prevseason_year | 2005 |
| seasonslistnames | AIHL |
(North Stars) | finals_runner-up = Adelaide Avalanche
The 2006 AIHL season was the seventh season of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). It ran from 8 April 2006 until 27 August 2006, with the Goodall Cup finals following on 2 and 3 September 2006. The Melbourne Ice won the V.I.P. Cup after finishing the regular season first in the league standings. The Newcastle North Stars won the Goodall Cup for the third time by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche in the final.
Regular season
The regular season began on 8 April 2006 and ran through to 27 August 2006 before the top four teams advanced to compete in the Goodall Cup playoff series.
Standings
| Team | GP | W | SOW | SOL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Ice | 28 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 138 | 87 | +51 | 65 |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 134 | 84 | +50 | 57 |
| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 101 | 84 | +17 | 56 |
| Newcastle North Stars | 28 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 143 | 95 | +48 | 49 |
| Sydney Bears | 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 145 | 112 | +33 | 48 |
| Brisbane Blue Tongues | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 129 | 138 | -9 | 32 |
| Central Coast Rhinos | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 97 | 169 | -72 | 18 |
| Canberra Knights | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 79 | 197 | -118 | 11 |
| Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | V.I.P. Cup winners |
|---|
Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 3 September 2006
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | POS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle North Stars | 20 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 40 | C | |
| Newcastle North Stars | 21 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 34 | C | |
| Sydney Bears | 24 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 50 | F | |
| Brisbane Blue Tongues | 22 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 36 | C | |
| Sydney Bears | 25 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 48 | F | |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 23 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 12 | F | |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 23 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 68 | C | |
| Central Coast Rhinos | 25 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 56 | LW | |
| Newcastle North Stars | 25 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 95 | D | |
| Sydney Bears | 22 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 48 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage with a minimum 40% of the team's ice time. Current as of 3 September 2006
| Player | Team | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle North Stars | 989 | 722 | 69 | 3.49 | 0.904 | 1 | |
| Western Sydney Ice Dogs | 1035 | 621 | 66 | 3.19 | 0.894 | 2 | |
| Sydney Bears | 487 | 320 | 35 | 3.59 | 0.891 | 0 | |
| Melbourne Ice | 989 | 526 | 65 | 3.29 | 0.876 | 1 | |
| Adelaide Avalanche | 988 | 504 | 64 | 3.24 | 0.873 | 1 |
Goodall Cup playoffs
The 2006 playoffs was scheduled for 2 September with the Goodall Cup final held on 3 September 2006. Following the end of the regular season the top four teams advanced to the playoff series which was held at the IceArenA in Adelaide, South Australia. The series was a single game elimination with the two winning semi-finalists advancing to the Goodall Cup final. The Goodall Cup was won by Newcastle North Stars (3rd title) who defeated host team the Adelaide Avalanche 4–0 in the final.
| RD1-team1=Newcastle North Stars | RD1-score1=6 | RD1-team2=Melbourne Ice | RD1-score2=1 | RD1-team3=Western Sydney Ice Dogs | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-team4=Adelaide Avalanche | RD1-score4=5 | RD2-team1=Newcastle North Stars | RD2-score1=4 | RD2-team2=Adelaide Avalanche | RD2-score2=0
All times are UTC+10:00
Semi-finals
2 – 0 2 – 1 3 – 1 4 – 1 5 – 1 6 – 1 Kars (PP) (Zinck) Starke (PP) (unassisted) Sheffield (PP) (Sherban, Zinck) Sheffield (PP) (Zinck, Kars) Kars (PP) (Sherban, Zinck) 1 – 1 1 – 2 2 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 4 2 – 5 Kuzyk (PP) (unassisted) Oddy (Walsh) Nieminen (unassisted) Wanchulak (Oddy, Walsh) Walsh (EN) (unassisted)
Final
2 – 0 3 – 0 4 – 0 Zinck (PP) (Kars) Sheffield (Minson) Sherban (PP) (Zinck, Kars)
References
References
- "2006 AIHL Schedule".
- "2006 AIHL season: League leading players".
- "2006 AIHL season: League leading goalies".
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