2005-06 ECHL season

The 2005-06 ECHL Season is the 18th season of the East Coast Hockey League, ECHL, a professional ice hockey league based in the United States. The season ran from late October, 2005 to early June, 2006. The league welcomed three new franchises in Stockton, CA (which had relocated from Atlantic City, NJ), Phoenix, AZ, and West Valley City, UT, but had to give voluntary suspensions status to the Texas Wildcatters and the Mississippi Sea Wolves due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Wildcatters have been given permission to re-enter the league for the 2006-07 season and the Sea Wolves have been approved for the 2007-08 season. The ECHL All-Star Game was held at the Save Mart Center in Fresno, California and was hosted by the Fresno Falcons. The National Conference All-Stars defeated the American Conference All-Stars 7:6, with Fresno's Luke Curtin named Most Valuable Player.
While most leagues adopted the entire NHL rule change package for 2005-06 (based on the 2004-05 AHL rule changes), the ECHL kept the shootout at five players, and kept the automatic icing rule which has been used in the league.
==Regular Season==
===Final Standings===
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Loses; T = Ties; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; Green shade = Clinched Playoff Spot; Blue shade = Clinched Division; (z) = Clinched Home-Ice Advantage
====American Conference====
North Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	PTS	GF 	GA
Toledo Storm 	72	46	21	5 	97 	244	189
Wheeling Nailers	72	45	21	6 	96 	247	186
Reading Royals 	72	42	23	7 	91 	249	209
Johnstown Chiefs	72	30	26	16	76 	223	243
Trenton Titans 	72	31	36	5 	67 	166	214
Dayton Bombers 	72	20	46	6 	46 	193	275
South Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	PTS	GF 	GA
Gwinnett Gladiators (z) 	72	50	15	7 	107	304	208
Florida Everblades 	72	48	20	4 	100	267	208
Greenville Grrrowl 	72	44	25	3 	93 	248	203
South Carolina Stingrays	72	32	25	15	79 	230	237
Charlotte Checkers 	72	34	33	5 	73 	226	250
Augusta Lynx 	72	30	36	6 	66 	216	255
Columbia Inferno 	72	25	39	8 	58 	209	290
Pensacola Ice Pilots 	72	21	44	7 	49 	194	293
====National Conference====
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	T	PTS	GF 	GA
Alaska Aces (z) 	72	53	12	7	113	289	168
Las Vegas Wranglers 	72	53	13	6	112	267	176
Idaho Steelheads 	72	43	21	8	94 	268	221
Utah Grizzlies 	72	36	30	6	78 	235	236
Victoria Salmon Kings	72	26	37	9	61 	204	261
Phoenix Roadrunners 	72	20	47	5	45 	156	263
Pacific Division 	GP	W 	L 	T 	PTS	GF 	GA
Fresno Falcons 	72	43	15	14	100	230	205
Bakersfield Condors	72	40	26	6 	86 	221	222
Long Beach Ice Dogs	72	36	27	9 	81 	210	217
San Diego Gulls 	72	34	30	8 	76 	213	214
Stockton Thunder 	72	18	40	14	48 	192	260
===Scoring Leaders===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts
Alex Leavitt 	Alaska 	72	26	65	91
Mike Scott 	Alaska 	72	37	50	87
D'Arcy McConvey 	Idaho 	58	39	47	86
Ryan Kinasewich 	Utah 	60	39	46	85
Jeff Campbell 	Gwinnett 	62	30	53	83
Luke Curtin 	Fresno 	64	21	61	82
Daniel Sisca 	Florida 	71	29	50	79
Matt Dzieduszycki	Las Vegas 	68	34	44	78
Sean Collins 	Wheeling 	62	27	49	76
Scott Cameron 	South Carolina	68	22	50	72
Justin Kelley 	Johnstown 	59	31	40	71
===Leading Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average
Player 	Team 	GP	Mins	W 	L 	T	GA 	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Drew MacIntyre 	Toledo 	33	1981	24	7 	2	68 	2 	.926	2.06
Andy Franck 	Wheeling 	55	3214	33	15	5	122	5 	.919	2.28
Matt Underhill 	Alaska 	50	2979	36	10	3	113	5 	.917	2.28
Marc Magliarditi	Las Vegas	51	2985	34	11	5	123	3 	.909	2.47
Cody Rudkowsky 	Reading 	38	2291	24	11	3	96 	2 	.916	2.51
==Kelly Cup Playoffs==
===American Conference===
===Bracket===
No. is short for North Division
So. is short for South Division
===National Conference===
===Bracket===
*W. is short for West Division
*P. is short for Pacific Division
====Last Four====
*No. is short for North Division (American Conference).
*So. is short for South Division (American Conference).
*P. is short for Pacific Division (National Conference).
*W. is short for West Division (National Conference).
==ECHL Awards==
Patrick Kelly Cup: 	Alaska Aces
Henry Brabham Cup: 	Alaska Aces
Gingher Memorial Trophy: 	Gwinnett Gladiators
Bruce Taylor Trophy: 	Alaska Aces
John Brophy Award: 	Glen Gulutzan (Las Vegas)
CCM TACKS Most Valuable Player: 	Jeff Campbell (Gwinnett)
Kelly Cup Playoffs Most Valuable Player:	Mike Scott (Alaska)
Reebok Hockey Goaltender of the Year: 	Matt Underhill (Alaska)
CCM Tacks Rookie of the Year: 	Alex Leavitt (Alaska)
Defenseman of the Year: 	Ryan Gaucher (Alaska)
Leading Scorer: 	Alex Leavitt (Alaska)
Reebok Hockey Plus Performer Award: 	Peter Metcalf (Alaska)
Sportsmanship Award: 	Steve Saviano (Florida)
==See also==
* ECHL All-Star Game
* Kelly Cup
Category:ECHL seasons
ECHL season, 2005–06
ECHL season, 2005–06