ArenaCup VII was the 2006 edition of the AF2's championship game, pairing the Green Bay Blizzard of the American Conference with the Spokane Shock of the National Conference. The Shock rode the arm of Offensive Player of the Game Kyle Rowley and a stout defense to a decisive victory over the Blizzard 57–34. The win by the Shock capped a wildly successful inaugural season that saw them go 14–2 in the regular season and become the first-ever AF2 expansion team to advance to and win the ArenaCup in their first year of existence.
Scoring Summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Spokane Shock Green Bay Blizard 1 11:00 6 45 4:00 Spokane Shock Charles Frederick 16-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Rowley, Jon Koker kick Good 7 0 1 8:10 4 38 2:50 Green Bay Blizzard Luke Leverson 2-yard touchdown run, Dallas Pelz kick Good 7 7 2 14:55 10 44 8:15 Spokane Shock Moa Peaua 1-yard touchdown run, Jon Koker kick Good 14 7 2 5:58 6 49 4:26 Spokane Shock Antwone Savage 9-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Rowley, Jon Koker kick Good 21 7 2 3:24 3 45 2:34 Green Bay Blizzard Dontrell Jackson 14-yard touchdown reception from James MacPherson, Dallas Pelz kick Good 21 14 2 1:32 2 27 1:52 Spokane Shock Kevin Beard 20-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Rowley, Jon Koker kick Good 28 14 2 0:19 3 37 1:13 Spokane Shock Antwone Savage 10-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Rowley, Jon Koker kick Failed 34 14 2 0:12 Spokane Shock Fumble recovery in the End Zone by Neil Purvis, Jon Koker Kick Good 41 14 3 13:49 2 44 1:11 Green Bay Blizzard Gerald Harris 31-yard touchdown reception from James MacPherson, 2-point James MacPherson pass failed 41 20 3 8:35 6 44 5:14 Green Bay Blizzard Peter Lazare 2-yard touchdown run, 2-point Brent Holmes Pass from James MacPherson Successful 41 28 3 5:00 4 8 3:35 Spokane Shock Kevin Beard 1-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Rowley, Jon Koker kick Failed 47 28 4 11:08 7 45 4:37 Spokane Shock Chauncey Ako 8-yard touchdown reception from Kyle Rowley, Jon Koker kick Good 54 28 4 8:10 4 29 2:58 Green Bay Blizzard Asa Francis 6-yard touchdown run, 2-point Luke Leverson rush Failed 54 34 4 5:32 4 2 2:38 Spokane Shock 23-yard field goal by Jon Koker 57 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. Spokane Shock Green Bay Blizzard
Rowley completed 29-of-36 passes for 264 yards and six touchdowns, all of which were game-highs.
Shock DS Rob Keefe was awarded the Cutters Catch of the Game as a result of his one-handed interception off a James MacPherson pass attempt deep in Spokane territory.
Shock WR/DB Kevin Beard set game-highs in receiving with 13 receptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Shock head coach Chris Siegfried earned his 57th win as an AF2 head coach with the ArenaCup victory, the most in league history at the time. His record was eventually tied in week 17 of the 2007 season, and broken in the first round of the 2007 playoffs by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers coach Rich Ingold.
The Shock capped off their inaugural season with a 17-2 overall record.
Green Bay finished the 2006 season with a 12-7 overall record and the team's first-ever American Conference Championship.