2006 AIHL season

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 first place finishers on August 5 with a 5-3 win over Central Coast.
The Newcastle North Stars won their third AIHL championship in four years by defeating the Adelaide Avalanche 4-0 in the final on September 3.
==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===
September 2
*Newcastle 6 def. Melbourne 1
*Adelaide 5 def. Western Sydney 2
===Final===
September 3
*Newcastle 4 def. Adelaide 0
==Team Photos==
2006MelIce.png|Melbourne Ice
==External links==
*TheAIHL.com.au's Official postseason homepage
Category:Ice hockey in Australia
Category:2006 in hockey
Category:AIHL seasons