The season featured the debut of two expansion teams; the Edmonton Rush and the Portland LumberJax, both in the Western Division.

Portland beat the expansion team odds and won its division, finishing with an 11–5 record, while Edmonton did not fare so well.

The Rush finished the season 1–15, their only win coming at the hands of their provincial rivals, the Calgary Roughnecks.

Reference: [4] x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game Toronto won the 3-way tiebreaker with Minnesota and Philadelphia The 2006 All-Star Game was held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario on February 25, 2006.

This marked the second straight year that a Roughneck player was All-Star Game MVP, with Tracy Kelusky having won it in 2005.