| 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 |
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.
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.[1]
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| 28 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 138 | 87 | +51 | 65 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 134 | 84 | +50 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 101 | 84 | +17 | 56 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 143 | 95 | +48 | 49 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 145 | 112 | +33 | 48 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 129 | 138 | -9 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 97 | 169 | -72 | 18 | |||||||||||
| 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 79 | 197 | -118 | 11 |
| Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffs | V.I.P. Cup winners |
List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 3 September 2006[2]
| Player | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 29 | 37 | 66 | 40 | C | |||
| 21 | 32 | 31 | 63 | 34 | C | |||
| 24 | 27 | 30 | 57 | 50 | F | |||
| 22 | 28 | 26 | 54 | 36 | C | |||
| 25 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 48 | F | |||
| 23 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 12 | F | |||
| 23 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 68 | C | |||
| 25 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 56 | LW | |||
| 25 | 11 | 31 | 42 | 95 | D | |||
| 22 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 48 | F |
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[3]
| Player | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 989 | 722 | 69 | 3.49 | 0.904 | 1 | |||
| 1035 | 621 | 66 | 3.19 | 0.894 | 2 | |||
| 487 | 320 | 35 | 3.59 | 0.891 | 0 | |||
| 989 | 526 | 65 | 3.29 | 0.876 | 1 | |||
| 988 | 504 | 64 | 3.24 | 0.873 | 1 |
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.
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