2006 AIHL season

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2006 AIHL season
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration8 April 2006 – 3 September 2006
Regular season
V.I.P. Cup Melbourne Ice (1st title)
Top scorerMarcel Kars (66 points)
(North Stars)
Goodall Cup
Champions Newcastle North Stars
  Runners-up Adelaide Avalanche
AIHL seasons
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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.

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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. [1]

Standings

TeamGPWSOWSOLLGFGAGDFPTS
Melbourne Ice 282102513887+5165
Adelaide Avalanche 281900913484+5057
Western Sydney Ice Dogs 281810910184+1756
Newcastle North Stars 2816011114395+4849
Sydney Bears 28151111145112+3348
Brisbane Blue Tongues 28101017129138-932
Central Coast Rhinos 286002297169-7218
Canberra Knights 283102479197-11811
Qualified for the Goodall Cup playoffsV.I.P. Cup winners

Source

Statistics

Scoring leaders

List shows the ten top skaters sorted by points, then goals. Current as of 3 September 2006 [2]

PlayerTeamGPGAPtsPIMPOS
Marcel Kars Newcastle North Stars 2029376640 C
Jesse Pyatt Newcastle North Stars 2132316334 C
Vladan Stransky Sydney Bears 2427305750 F
Jean-Philippe Brière Brisbane Blue Tongues 2228265436 C
Vladimir Rubes Sydney Bears 2520345448 F
Brad Wanchulak Adelaide Avalanche 2326275312 F
Greg Oddy Adelaide Avalanche 2317335068 C
Mitch Strang Central Coast Rhinos 2522224456 LW
Trevor Sherban Newcastle North Stars 2511314295 D
Andy Luhovy Sydney Bears 2214233748 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 [3]

PlayerTeamMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Matthew Ezzy Newcastle North Stars 989722693.490.9041
D'arcy Munro Western Sydney Ice Dogs 1035621663.190.8942
Michael Clements Sydney Bears 487320353.590.8910
Stuart Denman Melbourne Ice 989526653.290.8761
Nigel Ward Adelaide Avalanche 988504643.240.8731

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 (3rd title) who defeated host team the Adelaide Avalanche 4–0 in the final.

Semifinals Final
      
1 Newcastle North Stars 6
4 Melbourne Ice 1
Newcastle North Stars 4
Adelaide Avalanche 0
3 Western Sydney Ice Dogs 2
2 Adelaide Avalanche 5

All times are UTC+10:00

Semi-finals

2 September 2006
16:30		 Newcastle North Stars 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 Melbourne Ice IceArenA
Game reference
Matthew EzzyGoaliesStuart DenmanReferee:
Jamie Miller
Linesmen:
David Ast
Mike Gainer
Kars (PP) (Zinck Spencer)1 – 0
Kars (PP) (Zinck)2 – 0
2 – 1Webster (Pitre)
Starke (PP) (unassisted)3 – 1
Sheffield (PP) (Sherban, Zinck)4 – 1
Sheffield (PP) (Zinck, Kars)5 – 1
Kars (PP) (Sherban, Zinck)6 – 1
22 minPenalties20 min
24Shots28
2 September 2006
17:30		 Western Sydney Ice Dogs 2–5
(2–0, 2–1, 2–2)		 Adelaide Avalanche IceArenA
Game reference
D'arcy MunroGoaliesNigel WardReferee:
Jeff Scott
Linesmen:
Chris Mason
Daryl Hamilton
Tobin (Symonds, Jasicki)1 – 0
1 – 1Wanchulak (PP) (Nieminen, Walsh)
1 – 2Oddy (Walsh)
Kuzyk (PP) (unassisted)2 – 2
2 – 3Nieminen (unassisted)
2 – 4Wanchulak (Oddy, Walsh)
2 – 5Walsh (EN) (unassisted)
22 minPenalties12 min
19Shots34

Final

3 September 2006
17:00		 Newcastle North Stars 4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 Adelaide Avalanche IceArenA
Game reference
Matthew EzzyGoaliesNigel WardReferee:
Jamie Miller
Linesmen:
Chris Mason
Daryl Hamilton
Sherban (Kars, Crane)1 – 0
Zinck (PP) (Kars)2 – 0
Sheffield (Minson)3 – 0
Sherban (PP) (Zinck, Kars)4 – 0
16 minPenalties18 min
25Shots23

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 AIHL Schedule". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "2006 AIHL season: League leading players". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "2006 AIHL season: League leading goalies". theaihl.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
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