# 2005–06 Russian Superleague season

The 2005–06 Russian Superleague season was the tenth season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 18 teams participated in the league, and Ak Bars Kazan won the championship. This year, the league decided to expand the playoff field from 8 teams to 16, and did away with the third place series.

## Standings

| | Club | GP | W | OTW | T | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 51 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 175 | 75 | 127 |
| 2. | Ak Bars Kazan | 51 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 150 | 109 | 98 |
| 3. | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 51 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 168 | 104 | 96 |
| 4. | HC Avangard Omsk | 51 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 129 | 112 | 93 |
| 5. | HC CSKA Moscow | 51 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 153 | 128 | 84 |
| 6. | Khimik Moscow Oblast | 51 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 123 | 117 | 84 |
| 7. | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 51 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 128 | 110 | 76 |
| 8. | HC Dynamo Moscow | 51 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 131 | 122 | 76 |
| 9. | HC Lada Togliatti | 51 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 90 | 95 | 75 |
| 10. | HC Spartak Moscow | 51 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 112 | 111 | 73 |
| 11. | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 51 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 117 | 116 | 68 |
| 12. | Severstal Cherepovets | 51 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 103 | 114 | 66 |
| 13. | SKA St. Petersburg | 51 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 109 | 134 | 65 |
| 14. | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 51 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 99 | 131 | 56 |
| 15. | HC MVD Tver | 51 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 89 | 132 | 52 |
| 16. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 51 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 118 | 153 | 46 |
| 17. | Vityaz Chekhov | 51 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 89 | 149 | 42 |
| 18. | Molot-Prikamye Perm | 51 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 81 | 155 | 35 |

## Playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Metallurg Novokuznetsk | 0 | 1 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | HC Lada Togliatti | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | HC Dynamo Moscow | 1 | 8 | HC Lada Togliatti | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | HC Lada Togliatti | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | HC Lada Togliatti | 3 | | | | 1 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | HC Avangard Omsk | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | HC Avangard Omsk | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | HC Avangard Omsk | 3 | | | | |
| 13 | SKA St. Petersburg | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | SKA St. Petersburg | 0 | 4 | HC Avangard Omsk | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | HC CSKA Moscow | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | HC CSKA Moscow | 3 | 5 | HC CSKA Moscow | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Severstal Cherepovets | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Severstal Cherepovets | 1 | | | | | | | | 4 | HC Avangard Omsk | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 3 |
| 3 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 3 |
| 14 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | HC Sibir Novosibirsk | 1 | 3 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | 3 | 6 | Khimik Moscow Oblast | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 2 | | | | 3 | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 3 | | | | |
| 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 3 | | | | |
| 15 | HC MVD Tver | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | HC MVD Tver | 1 | 2 | Ak Bars Kazan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 3 | 7 | Salavat Yulaev Ufa | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | HC Spartak Moscow | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |