Collegiate ice hockey tournament
Final moments of play of the National Championship game
trophy received by Wisconsin
The 2006 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament involved 16 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college ice hockey . It began on March 24, 2006, and ended with the championship game on April 8. A total of 15 games were played.
The tournament is remembered for the win by Holy Cross over Minnesota which is typically considered one of if not the biggest upset in tournament history.[ 1]
Game locations
2006 Regionals (blue) and Frozen Four (red)
The NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Championship is a single-elimination tournament featuring 16 teams representing all six Division I conferences in the nation. The Championship Committee seeds the entire field from 1 to 16 within four regionals of 4 teams. The winners of the six Division I conference championships receive automatic bids to participate in the NCAA Championship. Regional placements are based primarily on the home location of the top seed in each bracket with an attempt made to put the top-ranked teams close to their home site.
Regional Sites
Qualifying teams
The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 19, 2006.[ 2] The Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), Hockey East and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) each had four teams receive a berth in the tournament, the ECACHL had two teams receive a berth in the tournament, while Atlantic Hockey and College Hockey America (CHA) both received a single bid for their tournament champions.
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
[ 3]
Brackets
East Regional
Regional semifinals March 25
Regional Finals March 26
1
Michigan State
1
4
New Hampshire
0
1
Michigan State
4
3
Maine
5
2
Harvard
1
3
Maine
6
Midwest Regional
Regional semifinals March 25
Regional Finals March 26
1
Wisconsin
4
4
Bemidji State
0
1
Wisconsin
1 ***
2
Cornell
0
2
Cornell
3
3
Colorado College
2
Northeast Regional
Regional semifinals March 24
Regional Finals March 25
1
Boston University
9
4
Nebraska–Omaha
2
1
Boston University
0
3
Boston College
5
2
Miami
0
3
Boston College
5
West Regional
Regional semifinals March 24
Regional Finals March 25
1
Minnesota
3
4
Holy Cross
4 *
4
Holy Cross
2
2
North Dakota
5
2
North Dakota
5
3
Michigan
1
National semifinals April 6
National championship April 8
E3
Maine
2
MW1
Wisconsin
5
MW1
Wisconsin
2
NE3
Boston College
1
W2
North Dakota
5
NE3
Boston College
6
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
East Regional
[ 4]
Regional semifinals
(1) Michigan State vs. (4) New Hampshire
March 25[ 5]
Michigan State
1 – 0
New Hampshire
Pepsi Arena
Recap
(Kennedy, Abdelkader) Tim Crowder – GW – 02:14
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
( 36 saves / 36 shots ) Jeff Lerg
Goalie stats
Jeff Pietrasiak ( 29 saves / 30 shots )
(2) Harvard vs. (3) Maine
Regional Finals
(1) Michigan State vs. (3) Maine
Midwest Regional
Regional semifinals
(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Bemidji State
(2) Cornell vs. (3) Colorado College
Regional Finals
(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Cornell
March 26[ 10]
Wisconsin
1 – 0
3OT
Cornell
Resch Center
Recap
No Scoring
First period
No scoring
No scoring
Second period
No scoring
No scoring
Third period
No scoring
(Engel) Jack Skille – GW – 11:13
Third overtime period
No scoring
( 40 saves / 40 shots ) Brian Elliott
Goalie stats
David McKee ( 59 saves / 60 shots )
Northeast Regional
Regional semifinals
(1) Boston University vs. (4) Nebraska-Omaha
March 24[ 11]
Boston University
9 – 2
Nebraska-Omaha
DCU Center
Recap
(Sullivan, MacArthur) Bryan Ewing – PP – 18:24
First period
03:32 – Bill Thomas (Betts, Krischuk)
(Lawrence, Yip) Chris Higgins – 04:53(Laliberte, Van der Gulik) Dan Spang – GW – 07:52(Lawrence, Yip) Chris Higgins – 08:38(Ewing, MacArthur) Kenny Roche – 08:59(Sullivan) Chris Higgins – 10:24(Roche, Yip) Bryan Ewing – PP – 17:17
Second period
08:06 – Tomas Klempa (Charleston, Platisha)
(Morrow, Redlihs) Ryan Weston – PP – 08:04(Sullivan, Weston) Brian McGuirk – PP – 13:13
Third period
No scoring
( 17 saves / 19 shots ) John Curry / ( 3 saves / 3 shots ) Stephan Siwiec
Goalie stats
Jerad Kaufmann ( 28 saves / 37 shots ) / Eric Aarnio ( 1 saves / 1 shots )
(2) Miami vs. (3) Boston College
Regional Finals
(1) Boston University vs. (3) Boston College
West Regional
Regional semifinals
(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Holy Cross
(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan
Regional Finals
(2) North Dakota vs. (4) Holy Cross
Frozen Four
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National semifinal
(MW1) Wisconsin vs. (E3) Maine
(W2) North Dakota vs. (NE3) Boston College
National Championship
(MW1) Wisconsin vs. (NE3) Boston College
Scoring summary
Period
Team
Goal
Assist(s)
Time
Score
1st
BC
Pat Gannon (5)
Bertram
09:01
1–0 BC
2nd
WIS
Robbie Earl (24)
Burish and Pavelski
21:17
1–1
3rd
WIS
Tom Gilbert (12) – GW PP
Pavelski and Burish
49:32
2–1 WIS
Penalty summary
Period
Team
Player
Penalty
Time
PIM
1st
BC
Anthony Aiello
Interference
03:22
2:00
BC
Dan Bertram
Holding the Stick
05:57
2:00
WIS
Matt Olinger
Interference
11:48
2:00
BC
Dan Bertram
Contact to Head High-Sticking
13:36
2:00
WIS
Tom Gilbert
Contact to Head High-Sticking
13:36
2:00
BC
Dan Bertram
Hooking
18:03
2:00
2nd
BC
Joe Rooney
Hooking
22:38
2:00
BC
Nathan Gerbe
Roughing After The Whistle
25:03
2:00
WIS
Andy Brandt
Roughing After The Whistle
25:03
2:00
WIS
Jeff Likens
Contact to Head High-Sticking
26:30
2:00
3rd
WIS
Jake Dowell
Obstruction Cross-Checking
40:50
2:00
BC
Nathan Gerbe
Interference
42:44
2:00
WIS
Andy Brandt
Hooking
45:39
2:00
BC
Anthony Aiello
Hooking
48:34
2:00
BC
Tim Filangieri
Slashing
51:29
2:00
BC
Peter Harrold
Boarding
56:32
2:00
Shots by period
Team
1
2
3
T
Boston College
9
10
4
23
Wisconsin
17
11
11
39
* Most Outstanding Player(s) [ 22]
[ 23]
Record by conference
Conference
# of Bids
Record
Win %
Regional Finals
Frozen Four
Championship Game
Champions
WCHA
4
6-3
.667
2
2
1
1
Hockey East
4
6-4
.600
3
2
1
-
CCHA
4
1-4
.200
1
-
-
-
ECACHL
2
1-2
.333
1
-
-
-
Atlantic Hockey
1
1-1
.500
1
-
-
-
CHA
1
0-1
.000
-
-
-
-
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2005–06 NCAA Division I championships
† Not an officially sanctioned NCAA championship