The 2006 AF2 season was the seventh season of the
AF2, the
Arena Football League's
minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nor ...
. It was preceded by
2005
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and succeeded by
2007
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. The league champions were the
Spokane Shock who capped off an impressive inaugural season with a win over the
Green Bay Blizzard in
ArenaCup VII
The 2006 AF2 season was the seventh season of the AF2, the Arena Football League's minor league. It was preceded by 2005 and succeeded by 2007. The league champions were the Spokane Shock who capped off an impressive inaugural season with a win ov ...
.
League info
Standings
* ''Green indicates clinched playoff berth''
* ''Purple indicates division champion''
* ''Grey indicates best regular season record''
Playoffs
ArenaCup VII
ArenaCup VII was the 2006 edition of the
AF2's championship game, pairing the
Green Bay Blizzard of the American Conference with the
Spokane Shock of the National Conference. The Shock rode the arm of Offensive Player of the Game
Kyle Rowley and a stout defense to a decisive victory over the Blizzard 57–34. The win by the Shock capped a wildly successful inaugural season that saw them go 14–2 in the regular season and become the first-ever AF2 expansion team to advance to and win the
ArenaCup in their first year of existence.
Game stats/notes
*Rowley completed 29-of-36 passes for 264 yards and six touchdowns, all of which were game-highs.
*Shock DS
Rob Keefe was awarded the Cutters Catch of the Game as a result of his one-handed interception off a
James MacPherson pass attempt deep in Spokane territory.
*Shock WR/DB
Kevin Beard
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set game-highs in receiving with 13 receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
*Shock head coach
Chris Siegfried
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earned his 57th win as an AF2 head coach with the ArenaCup victory, the most in league history at the time. His record was eventually tied in week 17 of the 2007 season, and broken in the first round of the 2007 playoffs by
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers coach
Rich Ingold.
*The Shock capped off their inaugural season with a 17-2 overall record.
*Green Bay finished the 2006 season with a 12-7 overall record and the team's first-ever American Conference Championship.
External links
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{{Spokane Shock
Af2 seasons
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