2006 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament

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.

With Wisconsin’s 2-1 win over Boston College, the University of Wisconsin became the first school to win both the men’s and women’s Division I hockey title in the same year, with Wisconsin defeating Minnesota 2-0 in the 2006 women’s tournament.

The tournament is also largely remembered for a 4–3 overtime win by Holy Cross over Minnesota, which is typically considered one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Division 1 Men's Ice Hockey tournament history.

Game locations

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 East – Pepsi Arena, Albany, New York — Host: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the ECAC Hockey League Midwest – Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin — Host: Michigan Technological University Northeast – DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts — Host: Boston University West – Ralph Engelstad Arena, Grand Forks, North Dakota — Host: University of North Dakota

Frozen Four Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Host: University of Wisconsin–Madison

Qualifying teams The at-large bids and seeding for each team in the tournament was announced on March 19, 2006. 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.

Midwest Regional – Green Bay West Regional – Grand ForksSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth typeAppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1Wisconsin (1)WCHA26–10–3At-large bid 22nd 20051Minnesota (2)WCHA27–8–5At-large bid 30th 20052CornellECACHL21–8–4At-large bid 16th 20052North DakotaWCHA27–15–1Tournament champion 21st 20053Colorado CollegeWCHA24–15–2At-large bid 18th 20053MichiganCCHA21–14–5At-large bid 29th 20054Bemidji StateCHA20–13–3Tournament champion 2nd 20054Holy CrossAtlantic Hockey26–9–2Tournament champion 2nd 2004 Northeast Regional – Worcester East Regional – AlbanySeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bidSeedSchoolConference RecordBerth type AppearanceLast bid1Boston University (3)Hockey East25–9–4Tournament champion 29th 2005 1Michigan State (4)CCHA24–11–8Tournament champion 24th 20052MiamiCCHA26–8–4At-large bid 4th 2004 2HarvardECACHL21–11–2Tournament champion 21st 20053Boston CollegeHockey East23–12–3At-large bid 26th 20053MaineHockey East26–11–2At-large bid 16th 20054Nebraska-OmahaCCHA20–14–6At-large bid 1st Never4New HampshireHockey East20–12–7At-large bid 16th 2005

Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.

Bracket

Results Midwest Regional – Green Bay, Wisconsin Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

West Regional – Grand Forks, North Dakota Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

Northeast Regional – Worcester, Massachusetts Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

East Regional – Albany, New York Regional Semifinals

Regional Final

Frozen Four – Milwaukee, Wisconsin National Semifinals

National Championship

Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st BCPat Gannon (5)Bertram 09:01 1–0 BC 2nd WISRobbie Earl (24)Burish and Pavelski 21:17 1–1 3rd WISTom Gilbert (12) – GW PPPavelski and Burish 49:32 2–1 WIS Penalty summary Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM 1st BCAnthony AielloInterference 03:22 2:00 BCDan BertramHolding the stick 05:57 2:00 WISMatt OlingerInterference 11:48 2:00 BCDan BertramContact to head – High-sticking 13:36 2:00 WISTom GilbertContact to head – High-sticking 13:36 2:00 BCDan BertramHooking 18:03 2:00 2nd BCJoe RooneyHooking 22:38 2:00 BCNathan GerbeRoughing after the whistle 25:03 2:00 WISAndy BrandtRoughing after the whistle 25:03 2:00 WISJeff LikensContact to head – High-sticking 26:30 2:00 3rd WISJake DowellObstruction – Cross-checking 40:50 2:00 BCNathan GerbeInterference 42:44 2:00 WISAndy BrandtHooking 45:39 2:00 BCAnthony AielloHooking 48:34 2:00 BCTim FilangieriSlashing 51:29 2:00 BCPeter HarroldBoarding 56:32 2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 T Boston College 9 10 4 23 Wisconsin 17 11 11 39

Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice BC Cory Schneider 37 2 59:36 WIS Brian Elliott 22 1 59:49

All-Tournament team G: Brian Elliott (Wisconsin) D: Tom Gilbert (Wisconsin) D: Brett Motherwell (Boston College) F: Adam Burish (Wisconsin) F: Chris Collins (Boston College) F: Robbie Earl* (Wisconsin) * Most Outstanding Player(s)

Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %Regional FinalsFrozen FourChampionship GameChampions 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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