2006–07 NAHL season

The 2006–07 NAHL season was the 23rd season of the North American Hockey League. The regular season ran from September 2006 to April 2007 with a 62-game schedule for each team. The Mahoning Valley Phantoms won the regular season championship and went on be defeated by the St. Louis Bandits 8 to 4 for the Robertson Cup. == Member changes == During the season, the NAHL approved the addition of the Marquette Rangers as an expansion team beginning with this season. On May 3, 2006, the United States Hockey League approved the addition of a Columbus-area expansion team for this season. The ownership group transferred their NAHL franchise, the Cleveland Jr. Barons, in its entirety and rebranded it as the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets. Later in May, the Billings Bulls, Bozeman Icedogs and Helena Bighorns all left the NAHL to join the Northern Pacific Hockey League. During the summer, the Minnesota Blizzard rebranded as the Alexandria Blizzard. Additionally, the Wasilla Spirit changed their name to the Alaska Avalanche. Around the same time, the Texarkana Bandits relocated to St. Louis. The franchise retained its nickname. == 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 ==== === 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 == Four teams qualified for the Round Robin semifinal, the host (Fairbanks) and the three division champions. If Fairbanks won the South 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.The team with the best record advanced directly to the championship game while the second- and third-place teams met in a semifinal. Note: * denotes overtime period(s) == References == NAHL reference == External links == Official website of the North American Hockey League