2005–06 Russian Superleague season

2005–06 Russian Superleague season
LeagueRussian Superleague
SportIce hockey
DurationSeptember 7, 2005 – April 16, 2006
Number of teams18
Regular season
Season championsMetallurg Magnitogorsk
Playoffs
Final
ChampionsAk Bars Kazan
  Runners-upHC Avangard Omsk
Russian Superleague seasons

The 2005–06 Russian Superleague season was the tenth season of the Russian Superleague, the top level of ice hockey in Russia. 18 teams participated in the league, and Ak Bars Kazan won the championship. This year, the league decided to expand the playoff field from 8 teams to 16, and did away with the third place series.

Standings

Club GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Pts
1. Metallurg Magnitogorsk 51 38 4 4 1 4 175 75 127
2. Ak Bars Kazan 51 25 5 9 4 8 150 109 98
3. Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 51 28 0 10 2 11 168 104 96
4. HC Avangard Omsk 51 26 3 6 3 13 129 112 93
5. HC CSKA Moscow 51 25 0 8 1 17 153 128 84
6. Khimik Moscow Oblast 51 22 5 8 0 16 123 117 84
7. Salavat Yulaev Ufa 51 21 0 11 2 17 128 110 76
8. HC Dynamo Moscow 51 20 3 4 5 18 131 122 76
9. HC Lada Togliatti 51 20 4 7 0 20 90 95 75
10. HC Spartak Moscow 51 20 2 6 3 20 112 111 73
11. Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 51 18 1 10 2 20 117 116 68
12. Severstal Cherepovets 51 16 2 10 4 19 103 114 66
13. SKA St. Petersburg 51 19 2 3 1 26 109 134 65
14. HC Sibir Novosibirsk 51 15 1 8 1 26 99 131 56
15. HC MVD Tver 51 11 4 8 3 25 89 132 52
16. Metallurg Novokuznetsk 51 12 1 7 1 30 118 153 46
17. Vityaz Chekhov 51 11 1 6 1 32 89 149 42
18. Molot-Prikamye Perm 51 8 1 5 4 33 81 155 35

Playoffs

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3
16 Metallurg Novokuznetsk 0
1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 3
8 HC Lada Togliatti 1
8 HC Dynamo Moscow 1
9 HC Lada Togliatti 3
1 Metallurg Magnitogorsk 1
4 HC Avangard Omsk 3
4 HC Avangard Omsk 3
13 SKA St. Petersburg 0
4 HC Avangard Omsk 3
5 HC CSKA Moscow 0
5 HC CSKA Moscow 3
12 Severstal Cherepovets 1
4 HC Avangard Omsk 0
2 Ak Bars Kazan 3
3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3
14 HC Sibir Novosibirsk 1
3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 3
6 Khimik Moscow Oblast 1
6 Khimik Moscow Oblast 3
11 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk 2
3 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 0
2 Ak Bars Kazan 3
2 Ak Bars Kazan 3
15 HC MVD Tver 1
2 Ak Bars Kazan 3
7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 0
7 Salavat Yulaev Ufa 3
10 HC Spartak Moscow 0