2005–06 NAHL season
| 2005–06 NAHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | North American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | Regular season September 9, 2005 – March 26, 2006 Post-season March 30 – May 13, 2006 |
| Number of games | 58 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Bozeman IceDogs |
| Top scorer | Josh Heidinger (Bozeman IceDogs) |
| Robertson Cup Playoffs | |
| Finals champions | Texas Tornado |
| Runners-up | Bozeman IceDogs |
The 2005–06 NAHL season was the 22nd season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2005 to April 2006 with a 58-game schedule for each team. The Bozeman IceDogs won the regular season championship and went on be defeated by the Texas Tornado 4 to 2 for the Robertson Cup.
Member changes
- The Soo Indians and Central Texas Marshals both folded.[1]
- The NAHL replaced those two franchises with the Southern Minnesota Express, North Iowa Outlaws and Traverse City North Stars.
- The Springfield Spirit relocated and became the Wasilla Spirit.
- The Toledo IceDiggers relocated and became the Alpena IceDiggers.
- Due to the founding of the Youngstown SteelHounds, the Youngstown Phantoms rebranded as the Mahoning Valley Phantoms.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:[2]
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title
Standings
Central Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Southern Minnesota Express | 58 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 76 | 233 | 175 |
| x – Fargo-Moorhead Jets | 58 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 71 | 209 | 147 |
| x – Bismarck Bobcats | 58 | 31 | 23 | 4 | 66 | 204 | 184 |
| x – Minnesota Blizzard | 58 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 53 | 149 | 219 |
| North Iowa Outlaws | 58 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 39 | 149 | 219 |
North Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – USNTDP | 58 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 83 | 254 | 147 |
| x – Cleveland Jr. Barons | 58 | 35 | 19 | 4 | 74 | 197 | 150 |
| x – Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | 214 | 181 |
| x – Traverse City North Stars | 58 | 17 | 34 | 7 | 41 | 162 | 258 |
| Alpena IceDiggers | 58 | 13 | 38 | 7 | 33 | 147 | 260 |
South Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xy – Texas Tornado | 58 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 201 | 132 |
| x – Texarkana Bandits | 58 | 42 | 14 | 2 | 86 | 240 | 145 |
| x – Springfield Jr. Blues | 58 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 60 | 181 | 208 |
| x – Wichita Falls Wildcats | 58 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 56 | 171 | 189 |
| Santa Fe RoadRunners | 58 | 24 | 28 | 6 | 54 | 182 | 205 |
West Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| xyz – Bozeman IceDogs | 58 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 97 | 235 | 117 |
| x – Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 58 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 70 | 173 | 175 |
| x – Billings Bulls | 58 | 20 | 30 | 8 | 48 | 167 | 252 |
| x – Wasilla Spirit | 58 | 23 | 33 | 2 | 48 | 133 | 187 |
| Helena Bighorns | 58 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 40 | 186 | 246 |
Statistics
Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games. [3]
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Heidinger | Bozeman Icedogs | 53 | 32 | 56 | 88 | 47 |
| Carter Camper | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 57 | 30 | 51 | 81 | 26 |
| Marc Menzione | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 58 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 62 |
| Eric Kattelus | Bismarck Bobcats | 50 | 35 | 40 | 75 | 38 |
| Karl Sellan | Texas Tornado | 58 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 116 |
| Anthony Ciraulo | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 56 | 25 | 48 | 73 | 150 |
| Casey Haines | Texarkana Bandits | 58 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 75 |
| Anthony Becker | Texarkana Bandits | 56 | 27 | 44 | 71 | 66 |
| Corey Stark | Santa Fe Roadrunners | 58 | 37 | 33 | 70 | 24 |
| Jacques Lamoureux | Bismarck Bobcats | 54 | 32 | 38 | 70 | 103 |
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | SV | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dalton | Bozeman Icedogs | 39 | 2314:33 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 9 | 1,044 | .940 | 1.63 |
| Troy Redmann | Texas Tornado | 49 | 2924:30 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 1,178 | .915 | 2.05 |
| B. J. O'Brien | Fargo-Moorhead Jets | 46 | 2666:00 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 6 | 1,279 | .925 | 2.16 |
| Riley Gill | Texarkana Bandits | 44 | 2645:13 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 6 | 1,429 | .933 | 2.18 |
| Kenny Reiter | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 30 | 1735:37 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 69 | 3 | 824 | .916 | 2.39 |
Robertson Cup playoffs
Five teams qualified for the Round Robin semifinal, the host (Mahoning Valley) and the four division champions. If Mahoning Valley won the North division final, the runner-up would receive the final qualifying spot. For the round robin semifinal, ties were broken first by head-to-head matchup and then by goal differential.
| Division Semifinals (Best-of-5) | Division Finals (Best-of-5) | Semifinal (Round Robin) | Championship (Best-of-1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Southern Minnesota Express | 3* | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | Minnesota Blizzard | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C1 | Southern Minnesota Express | 4 | 6 | 2* | 4* | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Fargo-Moorhead Jets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Fargo-Moorhead Jets | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C3 | Bismarck Bobcats | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | USNTDP | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Traverse City North Stars | 2 | 2 | 4* | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N1 | USNTDP | 3* | 1 | 3 | 4* | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Cleveland Jr. Barons | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | C1 | Southern Minnesota Express | - | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6* | 2 | N2 | Cleveland Jr. Barons | - | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Texas Tornado | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Texas Tornado | 4 | 5 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Bozeman IceDogs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Texas Tornado | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W1 | Bozeman IceDogs | 2 | - | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Wichita Falls Wildcats | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | H | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 2 | 0 | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Texas Tornado | 6* | 8 | 3* | 2 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Texarkana Bandits | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Texarkana Bandits | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | - | Third Place Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Southern Minnesota Express | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H | Mahoning Valley Phantoms | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Bozeman IceDogs | 5 | 4 | 5 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Billings Bulls | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Bozeman IceDogs | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 1 | 2* | 3* | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Wasilla Spirit | 2* | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Note: Southern Minnesota and Texas played twice in the Round-Robin. The Express won the first game 7–3 while Texas won the second, 4–3.
References
- ^ "Soo Indians Done?". U.S. Hockey Report. January 24, 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ "NAHL Standings". North American Hockey League. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "NAHL Stats". North American Hockey League. Retrieved May 26, 2025.