# 2005–06 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season

The 2005–06 NCAA Division III men's ice hockey season began on October 15, 2005 and concluded on March 19, 2006. This was the 33rd season of Division III college ice hockey.

## Regular season
### Standings

2005–06 ECAC East 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 |
| Division III |||||||||||||||
| Norwich †* | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 97 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 151 | 56 |
| Babson | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 76 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 98 | 69 |
| New England College | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 55 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 111 | 67 |
| Southern Maine | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 62 | 55 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 84 | 84 |
| Salem State | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 54 | 64 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 102 | 86 |
| Skidmore | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 55 | 88 | 25 | 6 | 18 | 1 | 68 | 124 |
| Castleton State | 19 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 91 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 55 | 110 |
| Massachusetts–Boston | 19 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 104 | 26 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 39 | 139 |
| Division II |||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm ~ | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 71 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 126 | 69 |
| Saint Michael's | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 46 | 86 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 95 | 145 |
| ECAC East Championship: March 5, 2006 Northeast-10 Championship: March 4, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2005–06 ECAC Northeast 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 |
| Division III |||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts–Dartmouth †* | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 76 | 23 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 131 | 49 |
| Curry | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 103 | 36 | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 138 | 84 |
| Plymouth State | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 87 | 34 | 26 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 114 | 83 |
| Nichols | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 89 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 152 | 89 |
| Wentworth | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 76 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 108 | 112 |
| Johnson & Wales | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 69 | 70 | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 89 | 116 |
| Fitchburg State | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 63 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 113 | 85 |
| Salve Regina | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 47 | 51 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 65 | 88 |
| Suffolk | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 45 | 84 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 81 | 137 |
| Framingham State | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 75 | 23 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 62 | 112 |
| Western New England | 15 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 39 | 89 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 65 | 117 |
| Worcester State | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 111 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 50 | 171 |
| Division II |||||||||||||||
| Southern New Hampshire | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 69 | 53 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 114 | 104 |
| Stonehill | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 66 | 52 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 107 | 96 |
| Assumption | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 55 | 77 | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 88 | 142 |
| Franklin Pierce | 15 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 102 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 73 | 158 |
| ECAC Northeast Championship: March 4, 2006 Northeast-10 Championship: March 4, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions ~ indicates Northeast-10 Tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2005–06 ECAC West 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 |
| Manhattanville † | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 60 | 35 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 116 | 65 |
| Hobart | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 46 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 73 |
| Elmira * | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 98 | 73 |
| Utica | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 73 | 66 |
| Neumann | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 51 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 97 | 72 |
| Lebanon Valley | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 85 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 68 | 130 |
| Championship: March 4, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2005–06 Midwest 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 |
| MSOE †* | 20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 121 | 42 | 27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 144 | 62 |
| Marian | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 99 | 71 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 113 | 114 |
| Finlandia | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 88 | 88 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 103 | 114 |
| Lawrence | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 71 | 89 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 89 | 128 |
| Minnesota–Crookston | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 71 | 111 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 90 | 157 |
| Northland | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 56 | 105 | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 64 | 143 |
| Championship: March 5, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
2005–06 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference ice hockey 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 |
| St. Thomas † | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 69 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 73 |
| Saint John's | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 77 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 99 | 57 |
| St. Olaf * | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 48 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 84 | 72 |
| Bethel | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 78 | 47 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 121 | 84 |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 67 | 50 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 116 | 91 |
| Saint Mary's | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 49 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 71 | 93 |
| Augsburg | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 67 | 69 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 103 | 113 |
| Hamline | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 77 | 25 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 56 | 110 |
| Concordia (MN) | 16 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 115 | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 62 | 145 |
| Championship: March 4, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2005–06 New England Small College Athletic Conference ice hockey 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 |
| Middlebury †* | 19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 90 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 137 | 44 |
| Williams | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 78 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 92 | 82 |
| Bowdoin | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 109 | 69 |
| Colby | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 71 | 53 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 99 | 73 |
| Trinity | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 63 | 52 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 88 | 73 |
| Amherst | 19 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 67 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 84 | 85 |
| Hamilton | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 71 | 73 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 98 | 99 |
| Wesleyan | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 41 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 55 | 61 |
| Tufts | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 79 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 84 | 92 |
| Connecticut College | 19 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 84 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 59 | 105 |
| Championship: March 4, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2005–06 Northern 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 |
| St. Norbert † | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 19 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 150 | 63 |
| Wisconsin–River Falls | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 42 | 35 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 93 | 62 |
| Wisconsin–Superior * | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 102 | 81 |
| Lake Forest | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 101 | 82 |
| Wisconsin–Stevens Point | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 35 | 47 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 82 | 87 |
| St. Scholastica | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 106 | 74 |
| Wisconsin–Stout | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 47 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 84 | 91 |
| Wisconsin–Eau Claire | 14 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 56 | 27 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 50 | 105 |
| Championship: March 4, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||
2005–06 State University of New York Athletic Conference ice hockey 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 |
| Oswego State † | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 81 | 42 | 27 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 133 | 83 |
| Geneseo State * | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 57 | 51 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 117 | 109 |
| Fredonia State | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 113 | 82 |
| Plattsburgh State | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 42 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 143 | 87 |
| Buffalo State | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 50 | 48 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 83 | 104 |
| Potsdam State | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 59 | 64 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 92 | 121 |
| Cortland State | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 77 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 74 | 127 |
| Brockport State | 14 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 74 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 64 | 118 |
| Championship: March 5, 2006 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champions |||||||||||||||
Note: Mini-game are not included in final standings

## 2006 NCAA Tournament

| First Round March 8 | First Round March 8 | First Round March 8 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Quarterfinals March 11 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | Semifinals March 18 | National Championship March 19 | National Championship March 19 | National Championship March 19 |
| | | | W1 | St. Norbert | 8 | | | | | | |
| W2 | Wisconsin–Superior | 2 | W2 | Wisconsin–Superior | 2 | | | | | | |
| W3 | St. Olaf | 1 | | | | W1 | St. Norbert | 5* | | | |
| | | | | | | E4 | Hobart | 4 | | | |
| | | | E3 | Norwich | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Hobart | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | W1 | St. Norbert | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | E1 | Middlebury | 3 |
| | | | E2 | Manhattanville | 1 | | | | | | |
| E6 | Geneseo State | 2 | E5 | Elmira | 2** | | | | | | |
| E7 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 8 | | | | E5 | Elmira | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | E1 | Middlebury | 2 | | | |
| | | | E1 | Middlebury | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | E7 | Massachusetts–Dartmouth | 1 | | | | | | |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)