# 2006 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 35th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 18, 2006. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
2005–06 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #9 Miami† | 28 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 96 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 122 | 79 |
| #6 Michigan State* | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 82 | 66 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 138 | 103 |
| #12 Michigan | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 102 | 82 | 41 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 147 | 125 |
| Northern Michigan | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 30 | 83 | 79 | 40 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 118 | 104 |
| Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 99 | 90 | 41 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 146 | 136 |
| Lake Superior State | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 75 | 70 | 36 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 84 |
| Ferris State | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 77 | 81 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 121 | 114 |
| Notre Dame | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 75 | 76 | 36 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 89 | 98 |
| Alaska-Fairbanks | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 79 | 39 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 92 | 105 |
| Ohio State | 28 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 72 | 71 | 39 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 97 | 92 |
| Western Michigan | 28 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 69 | 115 | 40 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 97 | 160 |
| Bowling Green | 28 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 83 | 111 | 38 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 124 | 147 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 3–4 | First round March 3–4 | First round March 3–4 | First round March 3–4 | First round March 3–4 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Quarterfinals March 10–12 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | Semifinals March 17 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 | Championship March 18 |
| | | | | | 1 | Miami | 4 | 5* | — | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 4 | 4 | — | 11 | Western Michigan | 1 | 4 | — | | | | | | |
| 12 | Bowling Green | 2 | 2 | — | | | | | | 1 | Miami | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Northern Michigan | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Lake Superior State | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Western Michigan | 3* | 1 | — | | | | | | | | | 1 | Miami | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | — | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | Ferris State | 4 | 2 | — | | | |
| 10 | Ohio State | 0 | 1 | — | | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 4 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michigan | 1 |
| | | | | | 4 | Northern Michigan | 4 | 3 | — | | | | 3 | Michigan | 3 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 1 | 2 | — | | | | 4 | Northern Michigan | 2 |
| 9 | Alaska-Fairbanks | 3 | 1 | — | | | | | | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (12) Bowling Green

* Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0

#### (6) Lake Superior State vs. (11) Western Michigan

* Western Michigan won series 2–0

#### (7) Ferris State vs. (10) Ohio State

* Ferris State won series 2–0

#### (8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Alaska-Fairbanks

* Alaska-Fairbanks won series 2–0

### Quarterfinals
#### (1) Miami vs. (11) Western Michigan

* Miami won series 2–0

#### (2) Michigan State vs. (9) Alaska-Fairbanks

* Michigan State won series 2–1

#### (3) Michigan vs. (7) Ferris State

* Michigan won series 2–0

#### (4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Nebraska-Omaha

* Northern Michigan won series 2–0

### Championship
#### (1) Miami vs. (2) Michigan State
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Drew Miller (Michigan State)
* F Ryan Jones (Miami)
* F Tim Crowder (Michigan State)
* D Matt Hunwick (Michigan)
* D Andy Greene (Miami)
* G Jeff Lerg* (Michigan State)
* Most Valuable Player(s)