2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season

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2005–06 NCAA Division I
men's ice hockey season
Bradley Centersept2005.jpg
The Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin hosted the 2006 Frozen Four
DurationOctober 7, 2005–
April 8, 2006
NCAA tournament2006
National championshipBradley Center
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NCAA championWisconsin
Hobey Baker AwardMatt Carle
(Denver)
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season began on October 7, 2005 and concluded with the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament's championship game on April 8, 2006 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the 59th season in which an NCAA ice hockey championship was held and is the 112th year overall where an NCAA school fielded a team.

Pre-season polls[]

Main article: 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings

The top 20 from USCHO.com/CSTV and the top 15 from USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine.[1]

USCHO.com/CSTV
Ranking Team
1 Denver (17)
2 Minnesota (13)
3 Boston College (2)
4 Cornell
5 Ohio State (2)
6 Colorado College
7 North Dakota (1)
8 Michigan
9 New Hampshire
10 Wisconsin (1)
11 Maine
12 Northern Michigan
13 Boston University
14 Dartmouth
15 Harvard
16 U. Mass-Lowell
17 Michigan State
18 Colgate
t19 Minnesota-Duluth
t19 Vermont
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine
Ranking Team
1 Minnesota (17)
2 Denver (13)
t3 Ohio State (2)
t3 Cornell
5 Boston College (1)
6 North Dakota
7 Colorado College
8 Michigan
9 New Hampshire
10 Wisconsin
11 Maine
12 Boston University
13 Northern Michigan
14 Dartmouth
15 Harvard

Regular season[]

Season tournaments[]

Tournament Dates Teams Champion
Ice Breaker Tournament October 7–8 4 Colorado College
October 8–9 4 Michigan State
October 14–15 4 Nebraska–Omaha
October 14–15 4 Vermont
College Hockey Showcase November 25–26 4
Rensselaer Holiday Tournament November 25–26 4 Nebraska–Omaha
December 21–22 4 Providence
Florida College Classic December 27–28 4 Cornell
Dodge Holiday Classic December 29–30 4 Minnesota
Great Lakes Invitational December 29–30 4 Colorado College
Ohio Hockey Classic December 29–30 4 Miami
December 29–30 4 Bowling Green
Badger Showdown December 30–31 4 Wisconsin
Catamount Cup December 30–31 4 Vermont
December 30–31 4 Boston College
Beanpot February 6, 13 4 Boston University

Standings[]

2005–06 Atlantic Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#14 Holy Cross†* 28 19 7 2 40 98 65 39 27 10 2 130 95
Mercyhurst 28 19 8 1 39 119 87 36 22 13 1 150 118
Sacred Heart 28 18 8 2 38 92 55 35 21 12 2 116 82
Bentley 28 11 12 5 27 75 82 37 15 17 5 94 117
Army 28 10 12 6 26 64 67 36 12 18 6 80 94
Connecticut 28 9 18 1 19 79 106 36 11 23 2 97 136
Canisius 28 8 18 2 18 68 87 35 10 23 2 87 114
American International 28 6 17 5 17 64 110 32 6 21 5 69 129
Championship: Holy Cross
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2005–06 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference 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
2005–06 College Hockey America standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Niagara† 20 13 6 1 27 78 62 36 20 15 1 126 121
Bemidji State* 20 12 7 1 25 72 46 37 20 14 3 125 97
Alabama–Huntsville 20 12 7 1 25 66 57 34 19 13 2 105 103
Robert Morris 20 7 11 2 16 51 66 35 12 20 3 94 119
Air Force 20 8 12 0 16 60 74 32 11 20 1 92 114
Wayne State 20 3 12 5 11 59 81 35 6 23 6 87 140
Championship: Bemidji State
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2005–06 Division I Independent standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
RIT 0 0 0 0 - - - 30 6 22 2 85 110
2005–06 ECAC Hockey standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Dartmouth† 22 14 6 2 30 84 56 33 19 12 2 113 92
Colgate† 22 14 6 2 30 66 46 39 20 13 6 113 93
#7 Cornell 22 13 6 3 29 61 48 35 22 9 4 99 77
#10 Harvard* 22 13 8 1 27 63 59 35 21 12 2 111 92
St. Lawrence 22 12 9 1 25 74 66 40 21 17 2 130 121
Rensselaer 22 8 8 6 22 53 56 37 14 17 6 105 111
Union 22 9 9 4 22 48 53 38 16 16 6 90 103
Clarkson 22 9 11 2 20 61 70 38 18 17 3 121 111
Princeton 22 7 12 3 17 62 69 31 10 18 3 81 96
Quinnipiac 22 8 13 1 17 70 74 39 20 18 1 130 110
Yale 22 6 14 2 14 65 83 33 10 20 3 89 123
Brown 22 3 14 5 11 45 72 32 5 20 7 69 106
Championship: Harvard
† indicates conference regular season champion (Cleary Cup)
* indicates conference tournament champion (Whitelaw Cup)
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2005–06 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston University†* 27 17 7 3 37 89 67 40 26 10 4 140 96
#4 Maine 27 17 8 2 36 93 60 42 28 12 2 143 95
#2 Boston College 27 17 8 2 36 86 58 42 26 13 3 146 95
#13 New Hampshire 27 14 7 6 34 85 63 40 20 13 7 120 102
Providence 27 14 10 3 31 78 67 36 17 16 3 105 94
Vermont 27 10 11 6 26 65 62 38 18 14 6 97 82
Massachusetts–Lowell 27 11 14 2 24 74 96 36 14 20 2 104 132
Massachusetts 27 10 15 2 22 60 77 36 13 21 2 77 103
Northeastern 27 3 17 7 13 57 88 34 3 24 7 67 120
Merrimack 27 3 19 5 11 43 92 34 6 23 5 64 118
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll
2005–06 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#8 Minnesota† 28 20 5 3 43 107 64 41 27 9 5 169 105
Denver 28 17 8 3 37 98 78 39 21 15 3 125 110
#1 Wisconsin 28 17 8 3 37 98 60 43 30 10 3 145 79
#3 North Dakota* 28 16 12 0 32 104 76 46 29 16 1 164 109
#11 Colorado College 28 15 11 2 32 94 75 42 24 16 2 143 109
#15 St. Cloud State 28 13 13 2 28 79 62 42 22 16 4 134 99
Minnesota State-Mankato 28 12 13 3 27 93 88 39 17 18 4 126 121
Michigan Tech 28 6 16 6 18 54 113 38 7 25 6 74 149
Minnesota–Duluth 28 6 19 3 15 61 114 40 11 25 4 97 148
Alaska–Anchorage 28 4 21 3 11 51 110 36 6 27 3 68 138
Championship: North Dakota
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

[2]

2006 NCAA Tournament[]

Main article: 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Frozen Four National Championship
            
1 Michigan State 1
4 New Hampshire 0
1 Michigan State 4
East Regional
3 Maine 5
2 Harvard 1
3 Maine 6
E3 Maine 2
MW1 Wisconsin 5
1 Wisconsin 4
4 Bemidji State 0
1 Wisconsin 1
Midwest Regional
2 Cornell 0
2 Cornell 3
3 Colorado College 2
MW1 Wisconsin 2
NE3 Boston College 1
1 Boston University 9
4 Nebraska-Omaha 2
1 Boston University 0
Northeast Regional
3 Boston College 5
2 Miami 0
3 Boston College 5
NE3 Boston College 6
W2 North Dakota 5
1 Minnesota 3
4 Holy Cross 4
4 Holy Cross 2
West Regional
2 North Dakota 5
2 North Dakota 5
3 Michigan 1

[3]

Player stats[]

Scoring leaders[]

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the season.

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Class Team GP G A Pts PIM
Ryan Potulny Junior Minnesota 41 38 25 63 38
Chris Collins Senior Boston College 42 34 29 63 24
Scott Parse Junior Nebraska-Omaha 41 20 41 61 16
Joe Pavelski Sophomore Wisconsin 43 23 33 56 34
Brett Sterling Senior Colorado College 41 31 24 55 104
Tyler McGregor Senior Holy Cross 38 26 28 54 36
Matt Carle Junior Denver 39 11 42 53 30
Paul Stastny Sophomore Denver 39 19 34 53 12
T.J. Hensick Junior Michigan 41 17 35 52 24
Brian Boyle Junior Boston College 42 22 30 52 56

[4]

Leading goaltenders[]

The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 33% of their team's total minutes.

GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Class Team GP Min W L OT GA SO SV% GAA
Brian Elliott Junior Wisconsin 35 2128 27 5 3 55 8 .938 1.55
Sophomore Miami 19 1145 12 4 3 35 1 .931 1.83
Jeff Lerg Freshman Michigan State 31 1840 17 6 6 60 3 .928 1.96
Joe Fallon Sophomore Vermont 33 1931 14 14 5 65 6 .907 2.02
Jeff Zatkoff Freshman Miami 20 1217 14 5 1 41 3 .928 2.02
David McKee Junior Cornell 35 2139 22 9 4 74 3 .910 2.08
Cory Schneider Sophomore Boston College 39 2361 24 13 2 83 8 .929 2.11
Dave Caruso Senior Ohio State 36 2146 13 18 5 77 5 .915 2.15
Bobby Goepfert Junior St. Cloud State 38 2264 20 14 4 83 3 .924 2.20
Jordan Parise Junior North Dakota 34 2017 24 9 1 74 6 .929 2.20

[4]

Awards[]

WCHA[]

Award[22] Recipient
Player of the Year Matt Carle, Denver
Defensive Player of the Year Matt Carle, Denver
Rookie of the Year Phil Kessel, Minnesota
Student-Athlete of the Year , Denver
Coach of the Year Don Lucia, Minnesota
Bob Motzko, St. Cloud State
Most Valuable Player in Tournament Jordan Parise, North Dakota
All-WCHA Teams[23][24]
First Team   Position   Second Team
Bobby Goepfert, St. Cloud State G Brian Elliott, Wisconsin
Matt Carle, Denver D Alex Goligoski, Minnesota
Tom Gilbert, Wisconsin D Brian Salcido, Colorado College
Ryan Potulny, Minnesota F Joe Pavelski, Wisconsin
Brett Sterling, Colorado College F Marty Sertich, Colorado College
Paul Stastny, Denver F David Backes, Minnesota State-Mankato
Third Team   Position   Rookie Team
Jordan Parise, North Dakota G , Minnesota State-Mankato
Chris Harrington, Minnesota D Chris Butler, Denver
Matt Smaby, North Dakota D Brian Lee, North Dakota
Drew Stafford, North Dakota F Phil Kessel, Minnesota
Ryan Dingle, Denver F T.J. Oshie, North Dakota
Danny Irmen, Minnesota F Mason Raymond, Minnesota-Duluth

See also[]

References[]

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  8. ^ "AHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
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  11. ^ "CCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  12. ^ "CCHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  13. ^ "CHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  14. ^ "CHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  15. ^ "CHA All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  16. ^ "ECAC Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
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  18. ^ "ECAC All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  19. ^ "Hockey East Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  20. ^ "Hockey East All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  21. ^ "Hockey East All-Rookie Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  22. ^ "WCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  23. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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