2006 in ice hockey

The following is a chronicle of events during the year 2006 in ice hockey.

National Hockey League

2006 Stanley Cup: The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Edmonton Oilers in seven games to capture their first Stanley Cup.
In the Western Conference, it was a year of upsets, as the top four seeds in the playoffs all fell in the first round, the first time this has happened since the NHL moved to a conference playoff format in 1994. In the Eastern Conference, however, the top four seeds all advanced. It was a disappointing playoffs for last seasons finalists, as both the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning and their finals opponents the Calgary Flames were defeated in the first round.
On February 6, Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach, Rick Tocchet was arrested by New Jersey State Police on the suspicion that he was involved in an illegal gambling ring with ties to the Bruno-Scarfo crime family. Janet Gretzky, wife of Coyotes' head coach, Wayne Gretzky, was also implicated. The police dubbed the investigation Operation Slapshot.
On June 6, Chris Pronger scores on Cam Ward, marking the first successful penalty shot in the Stanley Cup Finals history.
The newly renamed Anaheim Ducks began the season by earning a point in 16 consecutive games (12-0-4) to break the Edmonton Oilers record of 15 set in 1984.
The Russian Ice Hockey Federation launched lawsuits against the NHL, the Oilers, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Calgary Flames after players Evgeni Malkin, Andrei Taratukhin and Alexei Mikhnov left their Russian teams to sign with the NHL despite having valid contracts in Europe.
Malkin would set a modern NHL record by scoring a goal in each of his first six games with the Penguins.

Canadian Hockey League

The 2006 Memorial Cup was won by the Quebec Remparts, who defeated the Moncton Wildcats 6-2 in the final.
Ontario Hockey League: The Peterborough Petes defeated the London Knights to capture the J. Ross Robertson Cup.
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League: The Moncton Wildcats captured their first President's Cup by defeating the Quebec Remparts.
Western Hockey League: The Vancouver Giants won the President's Cup for the first time after defeating the Moose Jaw Warriors.

XX Olympic Games

Sweden defeated arch-rival Finland to capture the men's gold medal at the 2006 Olympic games. The Czech Republic won the bronze.
Canada defeated Sweden to capture the women's gold medal. The United States won the bronze. Sweden's defeat of the Americans in the semi-finals in a shoot out was perhaps the greatest upset in women's hockey history, as it marked the first time in major tournament history that a team other than Canada or the United States played for the championship.

International Hockey

Led by unlikely goaltending hero, Justin Pogge, Canada successfully defended their 2005 title by defeating Russia in the final to win the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships at Vancouver, British Columbia.
Sweden defeated the Czech Republic to win the 2006 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships at Riga, Latvia.

European Hockey

Russian Hockey Super League: The Russian national championship was captured by AK Bars Kazan.
Elitserien: Färjestads BK captured the Swedish Elite League title.
SM-liiga: HPK won the Finnish national championship.
Deutsche Eishockey Liga: Eisbären Berlin won the German national championship.

Women's Hockey

National Women's Hockey League: The Montreal Axion defeated the Brampton Thunder for the NWHL Championship Cup.
Western Women's Hockey League: The Calgary Oval X-Treme defeated the Minnesota Whitecaps for the WWHL Champions Cup.
On July 13, 2006, the two leagues announced a merger that would see the former WWHL teams compete in the new Western Division of the NWHL.

Minor League hockey

American Hockey League: The Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup, defeating the Milwaukee Admirals.
ECHL: The Alaska Aces won the Kelly Cup, defeating the Gwinnett Gladiators.
United Hockey League: The Kalamazoo Wings won the Colonial Cup, defeating the Danbury Trashers.
Central Hockey League: The Laredo Bucks won the Ray Miron President's Cup by defeating the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs.

Junior A hockey

Canadian Junior A Hockey League:The Burnaby Express of the BCHL defeated the Yorkton Terriers of the SJHL to win the 2006 Royal Bank Cup as Canadian "Junior A" national champions.
United States Hockey League:The Des Moines Buccaneers defeated the Sioux Falls Stampede to capture the Clark Cup.

Season articles

2005–06 NHL season	2006–07 NHL season
2005–06 AHL season	2006–07 AHL season
2005–06 ECHL season	2006–07 ECHL season
2005–06 OHL season	2006–07 OHL season
2005–06 QMJHL season	2006–07 QMJHL season
2005–06 WHL season	2006–07 WHL season

History of ice hockey

Early years	Prior to 1883

1880s–1890s	1880 . 1881 . 1882 . 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s–1910s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s–1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s–1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s–1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s–1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s–2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

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