2006 AIHL season

The 2006 AIHL season was the seventh season of the Australian Ice Hockey League, the fifth 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.

Regular season standings

Position	Team	GP	W	L	T	SOW	SOL	GF	GA	PTS
1	Melbourne Ice	28	21	5	0	0	2	109	72	65
2	Adelaide Avalanche	28	19	9	0	0	0	112	68	57
3	Western Sydney Ice Dogs	28	18	9	0	1	0	95	82	56
4	Newcastle North Stars	28	16	11	0	0	1	138	89	49
5	Sydney Bears	28	15	11	0	1	1	133	101	48
6	Brisbane Blue Tongues	28	10	17	0	1	0	117	114	32
7	Central Coast Rhinos	28	6	22	0	0	0	93	158	18
8	Canberra Knights	28	3	24	0	1	0	74	185	11

Playoffs

Semi-Finals

2 September

• Newcastle 6 def. Melbourne 1
• Adelaide 5 def. Western Sydney 2

Final

3 September

• Newcastle 4 def. Adelaide 0

External links

• TheAIHL.com.au's Official postseason homepage