2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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.
==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.
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Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Wisconsin (1) 	WCHA 	26–10–3 	At-large bid 	22nd 	2005 	1 	Minnesota (2) 	WCHA 	27–8–5 	At-large bid 	30th 	2005
2 	Cornell 	ECACHL 	21–8–4 	At-large bid 	16th 	2005 	2 	North Dakota 	WCHA 	27–15–1 	Tournament champion 	21st 	2005
3 	Colorado College 	WCHA 	24–15–2 	At-large bid 	18th 	2005 	3 	Michigan 	CCHA 	21–14–5 	At-large bid 	29th 	2005
4 	Bemidji State 	CHA 	20–13–3 	Tournament champion 	2nd 	2005 	4 	Holy Cross 	Atlantic Hockey 	26–9–2 	Tournament champion 	2nd 	2004
Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	Northeast Regional – Worcester	East Regional – Albany 	East Regional – Albany 	East Regional – Albany 	East Regional – Albany 	East Regional – Albany 	East Regional – Albany 	East Regional – Albany
Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid 	Seed 	School 	Conference 	Record 	Berth type 	Appearance 	Last bid
1 	Boston University (3) 	Hockey East 	25–9–4 	Tournament champion 	29th 	2005 	1 	Michigan State (4) 	CCHA 	24–11–8 	Tournament champion 	24th 	2005
2 	Miami 	CCHA 	26–8–4 	At-large bid 	4th 	2004 	2 	Harvard 	ECACHL 	21–11–2 	Tournament champion 	21st 	2005
3 	Boston College 	Hockey East 	23–12–3 	At-large bid 	26th 	2005 	3 	Maine 	Hockey East 	26–11–2 	At-large bid 	16th 	2005
4 	Nebraska-Omaha 	CCHA 	20–14–6 	At-large bid 	1st 	Never 	4 	New Hampshire 	Hockey East 	20–12–7 	At-large bid 	16th 	2005
Number in parentheses denotes overall seed in the tournament.
==Game locations==
===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
==Brackets==
===East Regional===
===Midwest Regional===
===Northeast Regional===
===West Regional===
===Frozen Four===
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
==East Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Michigan State vs. (4) New Hampshire====
====(2) Harvard vs. (3) Maine====
===Regional Finals===
====(1) Michigan State vs. (3) Maine====
==Midwest Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Wisconsin vs. (4) Bemidji State====
====(2) Cornell vs. (3) Colorado College====
===Regional Finals===
====(1) Wisconsin vs. (2) Cornell====
==Northeast Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Boston University vs. (4) Nebraska-Omaha====
====(2) Miami vs. (3) Boston College====
===Regional Finals===
====(1) Boston University vs. (3) Boston College====
==West Regional==
===Regional Semifinals===
====(1) Minnesota vs. (4) Holy Cross====
====(2) North Dakota vs. (3) Michigan====
===Regional Finals===
====(2) North Dakota vs. (4) Holy Cross====
==Frozen Four==
===National Semifinal===
====(MW1) Wisconsin vs. (E3) Maine====
====(W2) North Dakota vs. (NE3) Boston College====
===National Championship===
====(MW1) Wisconsin vs. (NE3) Boston College====
==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 Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
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 	- 	- 	- 	-
==See also==
*2006 Frozen Four
==References==
Category:2006 in hockey
Category:NCAA Division I Tournaments