2006 AIHL season


The 2006 AIHL season was the seventh season of the Australian Ice Hockey League. 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
Melbourne Ice282102513887+5165
Adelaide Avalanche281900913484+5057
Western Sydney Ice Dogs281810910184+1756
Newcastle North Stars2816011114395+4849
Sydney Bears28151111145112+3348
Brisbane Blue Tongues28101017129138-932
Central Coast Rhinos286002297169-7218
Canberra Knights283102479197-11811

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 3 September 2006
PlayerTeam
Newcastle North Stars2029376640C
Newcastle North Stars2132316334C
Sydney Bears2427305750F
Brisbane Blue Tongues2228265436C
Sydney Bears2520345448F
Adelaide Avalanche2326275312F
Adelaide Avalanche2317335068C
Central Coast Rhinos2522224456LW
Newcastle North Stars2511314295D
Sydney Bears2214233748F

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
PlayerTeam
Newcastle North Stars989722693.490.9041
Western Sydney Ice Dogs1035621663.190.8942
Sydney Bears487320353.590.8910
Melbourne Ice989526653.290.8761
Adelaide Avalanche988504643.240.8731

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 who defeated host team the Adelaide Avalanche 4–0 in the final.

All times are

Semi-finals

Final