George Washington The Derby – Sir Percy St. Leger Stakes – Sixties Icon United States Triple Crown: Kentucky Derby – Barbaro Preakness Stakes – Bernardini. Barbaro suffered a breakdown during the race and died from complications of the injury in January 2007. Belmont Stakes – Jazil Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships: Breeders' Cup Classic – Invasor Breeders' Cup Distaff – Round Pond Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf – Ouija Board Breeders' Cup Juvenile – Street Sense Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies – Dreaming of Anna Breeders' Cup Mile – Miesque's Approval Breeders' Cup Sprint – Thor's Echo Breeders' Cup Turf – Red Rocks Ice hockey February 17 – Swedish women's ice hockey team defeats the United States in the semi-final round in the 2006 Olympic games. This marks the first time that either the United States or Canada has lost to anyone other than each other. February 26 – Sweden defeats Finland 3–2 to capture the men's gold medal at the 2006 Olympic games. April 8 – Wisconsin Badgers defeat the Boston College Eagles for the NCAA National Championship. Stanley Cup Finals – Carolina Hurricanes defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4 games to 3 to win the Stanley Cup Lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship – Canada 15–10 USA in London, Ontario, breaking a 28-year US winning streak. National Lacrosse League – Champion's Cup won by Colorado Mammoth over Buffalo Bandits 16–9 at the HSBC Arena, Buffalo, New York Major League Lacrosse – Steinfeld Cup won by Philadelphia Barrage over Denver Outlaws 23–12 at The Home Depot Center, Carson, California Mixed martial arts The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events during 2006 in chronological order. |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Event |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Alternate Name/s |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Attendance |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|PPV Buyrate |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |January 16 |UFC Ultimate Fight Night 3 |Ultimate Fight Night 3 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |1,008 | | |-align=center |February 4 |UFC 57: Liddell vs. Couture 3 | | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |11,000 |400,000 | |-align=center |February 4 |Cage Rage 15: Adrenalin Rush | | London, England | | | |-align=center |February 26 |Pride 31: Unbreakable |Pride 31: Dreamers | Saitama, Japan |