The 2005–06 NAHL season was the 22nd season of the

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. The regular season ran from September 2005 to April 2006 with a 58-game schedule for each team. The

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won the regular season championship and went on be defeated by the

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4 to 2 for the Robertson Cup.

Member changes

* The

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and Central Texas Marshals both folded. * The NAHL replaced those two franchises with the

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and

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. * The

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relocated and became the

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. * The Toledo IceDiggers relocated and became the

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. * Due to the founding of the

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, the

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rebranded as the

Mahoning Valley Phantoms Mahoning may refer to: Communities * Mahoning, Ohio, an unincorporated community in Portage County * Mahoning County, Ohio * Mahoning Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania * Mahoning Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania * Mahoning Township, ...

Regular season

The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows: ''Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched regular season title''

Standings

Central Division

North Division

South Division

West Division

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.

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 ''

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. 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

NAHL reference

External links

Official website of the North American Hockey League
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