2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2006 Frozen Four logo
Season	2005–06
Teams	16
Finals Site	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Champions	Wisconsin (6th title, 8th title game, 10th Frozen Four)
Runner-Up	Boston College (7th title game, 19th Frozen Four)
Semifinalists	North Dakota (16th Frozen Four) Maine (11th Frozen Four)
Winning Coach	Mike Eaves (1st title)
MOP	Robbie Earl (Wisconsin)
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 2005  2007 →

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.

Game locations

First round and regional finals

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

Frozen Four

• Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison

Teams

East Regional Seed Team Conference Coach 1 Michigan State CCHA Rick Comley 2 Harvard ECAC Ted Donato 3 Maine Hockey East    Tim Whitehead    4 New Hampshire    Hockey East Dick Umile Midwest Regional Seed Team Conference Coach 1 Wisconsin WCHA Mike Eaves 2 Cornell ECAC Mike Schafer 3 Colorado College    WCHA Scott Owens 4 Bemidji State CHA Tom Serratore

Northeast Regional Seed Team Conference Coach 1 Boston University Hockey East    Jack Parker 2 Miami CCHA Enrico Blasi    3 Boston College Hockey East Jerry York 4 Nebraska–Omaha    CCHA Mike Kemp West Regional Seed Team Conference Coach 1 Minnesota WCHA Don Lucia 2 North Dakota    WCHA Dave Hakstol 3 Michigan CCHA Red Berenson    4 Holy Cross Atlantic Hockey   Paul Pearl

Brackets

East Regional

	First round March 25					Regional Finals March 26
	1	Michigan State	1
	4	New Hampshire	0
						1	Michigan State	4
						3	Maine	5
	2	Harvard	1
	3	Maine	6

Midwest Regional

	First round March 25					Regional Finals March 26
	1	Wisconsin	4
	4	Bemidji State	0
						1	Wisconsin	1***
						2	Cornell	0
	2	Cornell	3
	3	Colorado College	2

West Regional

	First round March 24					Regional Finals March 25
	1	Minnesota	3
	4	Holy Cross	4*
						4	Holy Cross	2
						2	North Dakota	5
	2	North Dakota	5
	3	Michigan	1

Northeast Regional

	First round March 24					Regional Finals March 25
	1	Boston University	9
	4	Nebraska–Omaha	2
						3	Boston College	5
						1	Boston University	0
	2	Miami	0
	3	Boston College	5

Frozen Four

	Semifinals April 6					National Championship April 8
	E3	Maine	2
	MW1	Wisconsin	5
						MW1	Wisconsin	2
						NE3	Boston College	1
	W2	North Dakota	5
	NE3	Boston College	6

* Overtime

Record by conference

Conference	# of Bids	Record	Win %	Regional Finals	Frozen Four	Championship Game	Champions
CCHA	4	1-4	.200	1	-	-	-
Hockey East	4	6-4	.400	3	2	1	-
WCHA	4	6-3	.667	2	2	1	1
ECAC Hockey	2	1-2	.333	1	-	-	-
Atlantic Hockey	1	1-1	.500	1	-	-	-
CHA	1	0-1	.000	-	-	-	-

External links

• Inside College Hockey