2006 AIHL season
Encyclopedia
The 2006 AIHL season was the 7th season of the Australian Ice Hockey League
, the 5th in which the Goodall Cup
was awarded to the league champions.
The Melbourne Ice
mathematically clinched their first ever V.I.P. Cup
as minor premiers on 5 August with a 5-3 win over Central Coast
on 5 August.
The Newcastle North Stars
won their third AIHL championship in four years by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche
4-0 in the final on 3 September.
Australian Ice Hockey League
The Australian Ice Hockey League is Australia's top-level ice hockey league. It is sanctioned by Ice Hockey Australia and is run by its own Board of Directors....
, the 5th in which the Goodall Cup
Goodall Cup
The Goodall Cup is the championship trophy of the Australian Ice Hockey League ice hockey in Australia. The Goodall Cup has been contested as the national senior men's ice hockey trophy in Australia since 1909, making it the fifth oldest known ice hockey trophy still being awarded, after the...
was awarded to the league champions.
The Melbourne Ice
Melbourne Ice
The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash...
mathematically clinched their first ever V.I.P. Cup
V.I.P. Cup
The V.I.P. Cup is a retired trophy that was awarded to the minor premiers of each season in the Australian Ice Hockey League from 2004 to 2009; that is, the team that finishes first overall in the standings at the end of the regular season. The trophy is named for its sponsor, V.I.P...
as minor premiers on 5 August with a 5-3 win over Central Coast
Central Coast Rhinos
The Central Coast Rhinos are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Erina, New South Wales, Australia that play in the Australian International Ice Hockey Cup. They are a former member Australian Ice Hockey League, playing in the league from 2005 to 2008...
on 5 August.
The Newcastle North Stars
Newcastle North Stars
The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars...
won their third AIHL championship in four years by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche
Adelaide Avalanche
The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:...
4-0 in the final on 3 September.
Regular season standings
| Position | Team | GP | W | L | T | SOW | SOL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Ice Melbourne Ice The Melbourne Ice are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the National Ice Sports Centre in Melbourne, which was completed in 2010. It formerly played at the Olympic Ice Skating Centre in Oakleigh South, a suburb of Monash... |
28 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 72 | 65 |
| 2 | Adelaide Avalanche Adelaide Avalanche The Adelaide Adrenaline are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Thebarton, South Australia that play in the Australian Ice Hockey League .-History:... |
28 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 68 | 57 |
| 3 | Western Sydney Ice Dogs Western Sydney Ice Dogs The Sydney Ice Dogs are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League... |
28 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 82 | 56 |
| 4 | Newcastle North Stars Newcastle North Stars The Newcastle North Stars are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium in Warners Bay, a suburb of Lake Macquarie located about 15 kilometres south-west of Newcastle, New South Wales.The North Stars... |
28 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 89 | 49 |
| 5 | Sydney Bears Sydney Bears The Sydney Bears are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Penrith, New South Wales, who are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League . They have won two Goodall Cup championships since their founding in 2000, most recently in 2007. The Bears are one of the original three teams that... |
28 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 101 | 48 |
| 6 | Brisbane Blue Tongues Brisbane Blue Tongues The Bartercard Gold Coast Blue Tongues, formerly known as the Brisbane Blue Tongues are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Iceland in Bundall, Gold Coast, Queensland.-History:... |
28 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 114 | 32 |
| 7 | Central Coast Rhinos Central Coast Rhinos The Central Coast Rhinos are a semi-professional ice hockey team based in Erina, New South Wales, Australia that play in the Australian International Ice Hockey Cup. They are a former member Australian Ice Hockey League, playing in the league from 2005 to 2008... |
28 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 158 | 18 |
| 8 | Canberra Knights Canberra Knights The Canberra Knights are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Phillip Swimming & Ice Skating Centre in Phillip, a suburb of Australia's capital city, Canberra.... |
28 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 185 | 11 |
Semi-Finals
2 September- Newcastle 6 def. Melbourne 1
- Adelaide 5 def. Western Sydney 2