2006 Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2006 Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Dates	March 11–18, 2006
Teams	8
Finals site	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
Champions	Holy Cross (2nd title)
Winning coach	Paul Pearl (2nd title)
MVP	(Holy Cross)
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The 2006 AHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 3rd Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 11 and March 18, 2006. Opening round games were played at home team campus sites, while the semifinals and championship games were played at the Holy Cross home venue: Hart Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. By winning the tournament, Holy Cross received the Atlantic Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. This was the final year in which the AHA championship game was played at a non-neutral site.

Format[]

The tournament featured three rounds of play. All games in the tournament are single-elimination. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third and sixth seeds and the fourth and fifth seeds play to determine who advances to the semifinals. of the four remaining teams, the highest and lowest remaining ranked teams play each other with the other two teams facing one another to determine the championship participants. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

Conference Standings[]

Note: GP = Games Played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against

2005–06 Atlantic Hockey standings v t
	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

Bracket[]

Teams are reseeded after the Quarterfinals

	Quarterfinals March 11[1]					Semifinals March 17[2]					Championship March 18[3]
	1	Holy Cross	3
	8	American International	1
						1	Holy Cross	4
						6	Connecticut	1
	3	Sacred Heart	1
	6	Connecticut	4
											1	Holy Cross	5
											4	Bentley	2
	4	Bentley	4**
	5	Army	3
						4	Bentley	3**
						2	Mercyhurst	2
	2	Mercyhurst	7
	7	Canisius	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals[]

(1) Holy Cross vs. (8) American International[]

March 11	Holy Cross		3 – 1		American International	Hart Recreation Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			13:53 -
- 19:12		Second period			No scoring
- GW - 00:50 Jon Landry - 14:11		Third period			No scoring
( 20 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats			( 39 saves / 42 shots )

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(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius[]

March 11	Mercyhurst		7 – 2		Canisius	Mercyhurst Ice Center	Recap
Jamie Hunt - PP - 02:58		First period			PP - 09:20 -
Dave Borrelli - PP - 09:57 - GW - 15:56		Second period			10:10 -
- SH - 00:47 - 02:43 - PP - 11:48 Dave Borrelli - EN SH - 17:38		Third period			No scoring
( 29 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats			( 38 saves / 44 shots )

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(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Connecticut[]

March 11	Connecticut		4 – 1		Sacred Heart	Milford Ice Pavilion	Recap
- 05:12 - GW PP - 13:46		First period			18:38 -
- 05:12		Second period			No scoring
- EN - 18:54		Third period			No scoring
( 52 saves / 53 shots )		Goalie stats			( 16 saves / 19 shots )

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(4) Bentley vs. (5) Army[]

March 11	Bentley		4 – 3	2OT	Army	John A. Ryan Arena	Recap
- 15:26		First period			No scoring
No Scoring		Second period			09:01 - 19:18 -
- 01:31 - SH - 18:38		Third period			03:48 -
- GW - 14:30		Second overtime period			No scoring
( 35 saves / 38 shots )		Goalie stats			( 51 saves / 55 shots )

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Semifinals[]

(1) Holy Cross vs. (6) Connecticut[]

March 17	Holy Cross		4 – 1		Connecticut	Hart Recreation Center	Recap
Tyler McGregor - 03:20		First period			19:47 -
- GW SH - 05:24 - PP - 06:59		Second period			No scoring
- 13:31		Third period			No scoring
( 37 saves / 38 shots )		Goalie stats			( 25 saves / 29 shots )

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(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Bentley[]

March 17	Bentley		3 – 2	2OT	Mercyhurst	Hart Recreation Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period			No scoring
No Scoring		Second period			16:55 - Jamie Hunt
- PP - 02:55 - 07:53		Third period			15:37 - Scott Champagne
- GW - 00:58		Second overtime period			No scoring
( 37 saves / 39 shots )		Goalie stats			( 53 saves / 56 shots )

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Championship[]

(1) Holy Cross vs. (4) Bentley[]

March 18	Holy Cross		5 – 2		Bentley	Hart Recreation Center	Recap
Tyler McGregor - PP - 12:14 - PP - 16:33		First period			12:45 -
- GW PP - 02:07 Jon Landry - PP - 12:31 - 18:41		Second period			12:45 -
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
( 30 saves / 32 shots )		Goalie stats			( 21 saves / 26 shots ) / ( 5 saves / 5 shots )

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Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

• G: (Holy Cross)
• D: (Bentley)
• D: Jamie Hunt (Mercyhurst)
• F: (Bentley)
• F: (Holy Cross)
• F: (Holy Cross)

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MVP[]

• (Holy Cross)^[11]

References[]