2005–06 ECHL season
| 2005–06 ECHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | ECHL |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 2005 – May 2006 |
| Regular season | |
| Brabham Cup | Alaska Aces |
| Season MVP | Jeff Campbell (Gwinnett) |
| Top scorer | Alex Leavitt (Alaska) |
| Playoffs | |
| American champions | Gwinnett Gladiators |
| American runners-up | Toledo Storm |
| National champions | Alaska Aces |
| National runners-up | Fresno Falcons |
| Playoffs Playoffs MVP | Mike Scott (Alaska) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Alaska Aces |
| Runners-up | Gwinnett Gladiators |
The 2005–06 ECHL season is the 18th season of the ECHL, a professional ice-hockey league based in the United States. The season ran from late October 2005 to early June 2006. The Brabham Cup regular season champions and Kelly Cup playoff champions were the Alaska Aces.
At the end of the 2004–05 season, the Pee Dee Pride and Louisiana IceGators franchises ceased operations, with the Florence-based Pride announcing a move to nearby Conway (in the Myrtle Beach area; the cities of Florence and Myrtle Beach are considered one market for television purposes) while awaiting completion of the new Atlantic Center Arena that eventually never happened. The ECHL eventually revoked the franchise at the 2009 Board of Governors meeting. The Peoria Rivermen also folded when the ownership acquired an AHL franchise and under the same name.
The league added one new franchise in the Phoenix RoadRunners. The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were sold and relocated to , as the . The Utah Grizzlies' new ownership also bought the former Lexington Men O' War franchise that had been dormant since 2003 after the American Hockey League's Grizzlies ceased operations.
Just prior to the start of the season, the Texas Wildcatters and the Mississippi Sea Wolves were both forced to sit out the season due to damage caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Wildcatters were given permission to re-enter the league for the 2006–07 season, while the Sea Wolves were allowed to return for the 2007–08 season.
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