Thursday, June 1, 2006

2005-06 Season Highlights

Jamie Moore and the Wilderness enjoyed a breakout year in 2006

  • After 15 seasons with Toronto, Randy Fernandez signs with the Dallas Wilderness.
  • Scott Moroson recovers from his leg injury and re-joins the Philadelphia Flames in the SHL after one season in New York.
  • Despite scoring a career-low 31 goals, Joe Murdock still wins the scoring crown.
  • Montreal's Joni Kita is suspended 5 games for a vicious slash to the head of the Comets' Teppo Sikkanen.
  • Warriors' rookie Brad Wyley comes out of nowhere to score 30 goals and 71 points and finish second in league scoring.
  • The Boston Blazers once again finish dead last in the league, missing the playoffs.
  • The Freezers finish off another strong season, taking 2nd place overall and earning a first-round bye.
  • The Warriors finish 1st overall for the second straight season, earning a first-round bye.
  • The Bulls, a year after reaching the Lego Cup Finals, finish 3rd overall in the league standings.
  • In the first round of the playoffs, the defending champion Comets sweep the Vancouver Killer Whales in 4 straight, while the Dallas Wilderness upset the Calgary Bulls in 6.
  • In the semifinals, the Wilderness give the Warriors all they can handle before the Warriors win game 7, while the Freezers also have a tough time dispatching the Comets in 7.
  • In the finals, the Freezers never get into the series as the Warriors take the Lego Cup in 5 games. Former Freezer Sergei Zeebov scores the overtime winner for the Warriors in game 5, then retires.