2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2006 NCAA Division I Men's
Ice Hockey Tournament

2006 Frozen Four logo
Season 2005–06
Teams 16
Finals Site Bradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Champions Wisconsin (6th title, 8th title game,
10th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up Boston College (7th title game,
19th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists North Dakota (16th Frozen Four)
Maine (11th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach Mike Eaves (1st title)
MOP Robbie Earl (Wisconsin)
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments
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The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I 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 University of Wisconsin–Madison, coached by Mike Eaves, won their sixth national title with a 2-1 victory in the final game over Boston College, coached by Jerry York.

Robbie Earl, forward for Wisconsin, was named the Frozen Four Most Outstanding Player.

Contents

Game locations

First round and regional finals

Frozen Four

Teams

East Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Michigan State CCHA Rick Comley
2 Harvard ECAC Ted Donato
3 Maine Hockey East    Tim Whitehead   
4 New Hampshire    Hockey East Dick Umile

Midwest Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Wisconsin WCHA Mike Eaves
2 Cornell ECAC Mike Schafer
3 Colorado College    WCHA Scott Owens
4 Bemidji State CHA Tom Serratore   
 

Northeast Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Boston University Hockey East    Jack Parker
2 Miami CCHA Enrico Blasi   
3 Boston College Hockey East Jerry York
4 Nebraska–Omaha    CCHA Mike Kemp

West Regional

Seed Team Conference Coach
1 Minnesota WCHA Don Lucia
2 North Dakota    WCHA Dave Hakstol
3 Michigan CCHA Red Berenson   
4 Holy Cross Atlantic Hockey   Paul Pearl

Brackets

East Regional

  First round
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

  First round
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  

West Regional

  First round
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  

Northeast Regional

  First round
March 24		 Regional Finals
March 25
                 
1  Boston University 9  
4  Nebraska–Omaha 2  
    3  Boston College 5
  1  Boston University 0
2  Miami 0
3  Boston College 5  

Frozen Four

  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  

* Overtime

Record by conference

Conference # of Bids Record Win % Regional Finals Frozen Four Championship Game Champions
CCHA 4 1-4 .200 1 - - -
Hockey East 4 6-4 .400 3 2 1 -
WCHA 4 6-3 .667 2 2 1 1
ECAC Hockey 2 1-2 .333 1 - - -
Atlantic Hockey 1 1-1 .500 1 - - -
CHA 1 0-1 .000 - - - -

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