2006 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2006 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion in women's ice hockey. This was the seventh time a national championship tournament at the Division III level had been held and was the fifth one sanctioned by the NCAA.
==Format==
Seven teams qualify for the single elimination tournament. The conference tournament champions of the ECAC East, ECAC West, MIAC, and NESCAC received automatic bids to the tournament. Three at-large bids were also selected, two of which come from the aforementioned automatic-qualifier conferences. Because of a geographical divide and NCAA first round travel restrictions, the top team in the western region received a bye into the semifinals, rather than the top overall seed (Plattsburgh). Thus, the Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties earned a bye to the semifinals. The first round games were held at campus sites on March 10 and 11. The semifinal and final rounds were held March 17 and 18 at Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena of SUNY Plattsburgh, the highest seed in the tournament.
== Bids ==
=== Automatic Bids ===
* Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Manhattanville Valiants (5th appearance)
* Eastern College Athletic Conference West champion: Plattsburgh Cardinals (3rd appearance)
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (4th appearance^)
* New England Small College Athletic Conference champion: Middlebury Panthers (5th appearance^^)
=== At-Large Bids ===
==== Pool B (Teams from non-AQ conferences) ====
* Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers - NCHA* (3rd appearance)
==== Pool C (Non-champs from all conferences) ====
* Elmira Soaring Eagles - ECAC West (5th appearance)
* Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets - NCHA (1st appearance)
^^ = Middlebury appeared in the 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
^ = Gustavus appeared in 1 of 2 AWCHA tournaments that predated the NCAA tournament
* = NCHA did not receive an automatic bid with only six teams, making them a pool B conference
== Misc. ==
* Six of the seven schools who earned bids appeared in the previous season's NCAA tournament
* This is the first time in the seven team format where three western teams earned bids.
* This is the first time a non-AQ conference earned multiple bids into the tournament. (NCHA)
* This is the 7th of 10 consecutive national postseason appearances (AWCHA or NCAA) for Middlebury.
* This is the 5th of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Manhattanville.
* This is the 5th of 5 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Elmira.
* This is the 3rd of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Gustavus.
* This is the 3rd of 7 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for Plattsburgh.
* This is the 3rd of 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for UW-Stevens Point.
== Seeds ==
East
# Plattsburgh (24-2-1)
# Middlebury (24-2-0)
# Manhattanville (23-3-1)
# Elmira (18-8-0)
West
# Gustavus (22-3-2)
# UW-Stevens Point (19-4-4)
# UW-Superior (22-3-2)
== Results ==
=== First Round ===
Held at campus sites
-Chip Kenyon `85 Arena - Middlebury, VT
-Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena - Plattsburgh, NY
-Ice Hawks Arena - Stevens Point, WI
=== Semifinals ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
=== Third Place ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
=== Championship ===
Hosted by SUNY Plattsburgh: Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena- Plattsburgh, NY
== Bracket ==
== Tournament Notes ==
* Middlebury wins their third consecutive national title, becoming the first program to ever do so.
* Although this was Middlebury's third national championship (plus 2 AWCHA titles), 2006 was the Panthers' last national title until winning again in 2022.
* Middlebury wins their second straight championship on the home ice of their championship game opponent. (Elmira-2005, Plattsburgh-2006)
== Statistics ==
=== Skaters ===
Top Scorers
Player 	Team 	Pos.	Yr.	GP	G	A	P
Annmarie Cellino 	Middlebury 	F 	Fr.	3 	2	4	6
Shannon Tarrant 	Middlebury 	D 	Jr.	3 	0	4	4
Shannon Sylvester 	Middlebury 	F 	Jr.	3 	2	1	3
Jessica Zimmerman 	Manhattanville 	F 	So.	1 	2	0	2
Emily Quizon 	Middlebury 	F 	Sr.	2 	2	0	2
Jessica Moreau 	Plattsburgh 	F 	Jr.	2 	2	0	2
Erika Nakamura 	Middlebury 	F 	Fr.	3 	1	1	2
Danielle Blanchard	Plattsburgh 	F 	Fr.	3 	1	1	2
Claire O'Connor 	Plattsburgh 	F 	Fr.	3 	1	1	2
Jackie Drews 	UW-Stevens Point	F 	Fr.	3 	1	1	2
Michelle Sosnowski	UW-Stevens Point	F 	Fr.	3 	1	1	2
Karen Levin 	Middlebury 	D 	So.	3 	0	2	2
Keltie Jones 	Plattsburgh 	F 	Fr.	3 	0	2	2
Nicole Grossmann 	UW-Stevens Point	F 	Fr.	3 	0	2	2
Jamie Lewandowski 	UW-Stevens Point	D 	So.	3 	0	2	2
=== Goaltending ===
Top Goaltenders (minimum 90 minutes played)
Player 	Team 	Yr.	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA 	SV% 	SO	TOI
Amy Statz 	UW-Stevens Point	Jr.	3 	2	1	60	3 	1.01	.950	2 	177:47
Kitty Hurley 	Gustavus 	Jr.	2 	0	2	35	3 	1.54	.914	0 	117:03
Kate Kogut 	Middlebury 	Sr.	3 	3	0	72	5 	1.67	.931	0 	180:00
Breanne Doyle	Plattsburgh 	Sr.	3 	2	1	50	5 	1.69	.900	0 	178:00
=== All-Tournament Team ===
* F: Annmarie Cellino- Middlebury
* F: Jessica Moreau- Plattsburgh
* F: Emily Quizon- Middlebury
* D: Chantalle Rye- Plattsburgh
* D: Shannon Tarrant- Middlebury
* G: Kate Kogut- Middlebury
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