2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Dates	March 3–18, 2006
Teams	12
Finals site	Joe Louis Arena; Detroit, Michigan
Champions	Michigan State (11th title)
Winning coach	Rick Comley (3rd title)
MVP	Jeff Lerg (Michigan State)
	CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments ← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 35th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 3 and March 18, 2006. Opening round and quarterfinal games were played at campus sites, while the semifinals, third place, and championship games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State won the Mason Cup and received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's 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 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standings v t
	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

Bracket[]

First round March 3–4					Quarterfinals March 10–12					Semifinals March 17			Championship March 18

					1	Miami	4	5*	—	1	Miami	5
5	Nebraska-Omaha	4	4	—	11	Western Michigan	1	4	—	4	Northern Michigan	2
12	Bowling Green	2	2	—

					2	Michigan State	1	6	7
6	Lake Superior State	2	0	—	9	Alaska-Fairbanks	2	1	4				1	Miami	1
11	Western Michigan	3*	1	—									2	Michigan State	2

					3	Michigan	6	3	—
7	Ferris State	3	2	—	7	Ferris State	4	2	—
10	Ohio State	0	1	—									Third place

					4	Northern Michigan	4	3	—	2	Michigan State	4
8	Notre Dame	1	0	—	5	Nebraska-Omaha	1	2	—	3	Michigan	1		3	Michigan	3
9	Alaska-Fairbanks	3	1	—									4	Northern Michigan	2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

First round[]

(5) Nebraska-Omaha vs. (12) Bowling Green[]

March 3	Nebraska-Omaha		4 – 2	Bowling Green	Qwest Center Omaha	Recap
- 10:11		First period		No scoring
- sh - 03:26 Bryan Marshall - 06:04		Second period		13:14 - pp - Jonathan Matsumoto
- en - 19:01		Third period		11:12 - pp - Jonathan Matsumoto
( 28 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats		Jimmy Spratt ( 18 saves / 21 shots )

March 4	Nebraska-Omaha		4 – 2	Bowling Green	Qwest Center Omaha	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
Bryan Marshall - pp - 08:50 - 12:54		Second period		No scoring
Scott Parse - 08:34 - en - 19:57		Third period		04:34 - 19:49 -
( 29 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats		( 42 saves / 45 shots )

Nebraska-Omaha won series 2–0

(6) Lake Superior State vs. (11) Western Michigan[]

March 3	Lake Superior State		2 – 3	OT	Western Michigan	Taffy Abel Arena	Recap
Trent Campbell - 12:20		First period			14:49 -
Nathan Ward - pp - 05:36		Second period			19:28 - pp - Ryan Mahrle
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			11:46 -
Jeff Jakaitis ( 24 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats			Daniel Bellissimo ( 32 saves / 34 shots )

March 4	Lake Superior State		0 – 1	Western Michigan	Taffy Abel Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		14:00 - pp -
Jeff Jakaitis ( 26 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats		Daniel Bellissimo ( 31 saves / 31 shots )

Western Michigan won series 2–0

(7) Ferris State vs. (10) Ohio State[]

March 3	Ferris State		3 – 0	Ohio State	Ewigleben Arena	Recap
- 02:02 - 09:23		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
- en - 19:38		Third period		No scoring
( 30 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats		Dave Caruso ( 23 saves / 25 shots )

March 4	Ferris State		2 – 1	Ohio State	Ewigleben Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Adam Miller - pp - 05:18 - pp - 07:09		Third period		11:42 - pp -
( 44 saves / 45 shots )		Goalie stats		Dave Caruso ( 28 saves / 30 shots )

Ferris State won series 2–0

(8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Alaska-Fairbanks[]

March 3	Notre Dame		1 – 3	Alaska-Fairbanks	Joyce Center	Recap
- 13:31		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		05:51 -
No scoring		Third period		11:55 - 19:23 - en - Lucas Burnett
David Brown ( 19 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats		Wylie Rogers ( 22 saves / 23 shots )

March 4	Notre Dame		0 – 1	Alaska-Fairbanks	Joyce Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
No scoring		Second period		19:04 - pp -
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
David Brown ( 6 saves / 6 shots ) Jordan Pearce ( 15 saves / 16 shots )		Goalie stats		Wylie Rogers ( 39 saves / 39 shots )

Alaska-Fairbanks won series 2–0

Quarterfinals[]

(1) Miami vs. (11) Western Michigan[]

March 10	Miami		4 – 1	Western Michigan	Goggin Ice Arena	Recap
Alec Martinez - pp - 17:55		First period		No scoring
Ryan Jones - 08:48 Nathan Davis - pp - 18:23		Second period		No scoring
- en sh - 19:17		Third period		03:19 -
( 18 saves / 19 shots )		Goalie stats		Daniel Bellissimo ( 33 saves / 36 shots )

March 11	Miami		5 – 4	OT	Western Michigan	Goggin Ice Arena	Recap
Alec Martinez - 00:59		First period			04:56 - 12:14 - pp -
Justin Mercier - 06:16 - pp - 14:01		Second period			No scoring
- 16:29		Third period			03:16 - pp - 12:12 -
Alec Martinez - 17:00		First overtime period			No scoring
Jeff Zatkoff ( 29 saves / 33 shots )		Goalie stats			Daniel Bellissimo ( 40 saves / 45 shots )

Miami won series 2–0

(2) Michigan State vs. (9) Alaska-Fairbanks[]

March 10	Michigan State		1 – 2	Alaska-Fairbanks	Munn Ice Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		05:59 -
David Booth - pp - 19:22		Second period		01:57 - Aaron Lee
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Jeff Lerg ( 27 saves / 29 shots )		Goalie stats		Wylie Rogers ( 36 saves / 37 shots )

March 11	Michigan State		6 – 1	Alaska-Fairbanks	Munn Ice Arena	Recap
- pp - 10:09		First period		No scoring
Chris Mueller - 11:29 Drew Miller - 12:22 Tim Crowder - pp - 19:11 Bryan Lerg - pp - 19:37		Second period		No scoring
Chris Lawrence - pp - 00:57		Third period		07:51 - pp -
Jeff Lerg ( 30 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats		Wylie Rogers ( 16 saves / 21 shots ) Chad Johnson ( 2 saves / 3 shots )

March 12	Michigan State		7 – 4	Alaska-Fairbanks	Munn Ice Arena	Recap
Chris Mueller - 01:40 Drew Miller - sh - 02:50		First period		01:10 - pp -
- 04:30 David Booth - 05:23 Drew Miller - 15:44		Second period		05:01 - Aaron Lee
Corey Potter - pp - 04:43 Drew Miller - en - 18:03		Third period		00:23 - pp - Aaron Lee 09:58 -
Jeff Lerg ( 23 saves / 27 shots )		Goalie stats		Wylie Rogers ( 38 saves / 44 shots )

Michigan State won series 2–1

(3) Michigan vs. (7) Ferris State[]

March 10	Michigan		6 – 4	Ferris State	Yost Ice Arena	Recap
T. J. Hensick - 07:47 Andrew Ebbett - 08:51		First period		12:19 -
Andrew Ebbett - 06:56 - pp - 10:38 Kevin Porter - 14:17		Second period		14:41 -
Travis Turnbull - 16:20		Third period		09:44 - pp - Mark Bomersback 10:24 -
( 28 saves / 32 shots )		Goalie stats		( 21 saves / 27 shots )

March 11	Michigan		3 – 2	Ferris State	Yost Ice Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
- pp - 00:31 T. J. Hensick - pp - 13:26		Second period		08:13 - 09:17 - pp - Greg Rallo
Jack Johnson - 04:11		Third period		No scoring
( 20 saves / 22 shots )		Goalie stats		( 29 saves / 32 shots )

Michigan won series 2–0

(4) Northern Michigan vs. (5) Nebraska-Omaha[]

March 10	Northern Michigan		4 – 1	Nebraska-Omaha	Berry Events Center	Recap
- pp - 04:06 - pp - 17:57		First period		16:22 - pp - Bill Thomas
- 08:40		Second period		No scoring
- 07:00		Third period		No scoring
Bill Zaniboni ( 25 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats		( 14 saves / 18 shots )

March 11	Northern Michigan		3 – 2	Nebraska-Omaha	Berry Events Center	Recap
No Scoring		First period		No scoring
- 01:41 - pp - 05:22 - 12:03		Second period		No scoring
No scoring		Third period		12:03 - pp - 15:21 - pp -
Bill Zaniboni ( 28 saves / 30 shots )		Goalie stats		( 15 saves / 18 shots )

Northern Michigan won series 2–0

Semifinals[]

(1) Miami vs. (4) Northern Michigan[]

March 17	Miami		5 – 2	Northern Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	Recap
No Scoring		First period		14:14 - Mike Santorelli 16:56 -
- 02:49 Ryan Jones - 11:28 Nathan Davis - 17:05		Second period		No scoring
- 07:03 Stephen Dennis - en - 19:45		Third period		No scoring
( 19 saves / 21 shots )		Goalie stats		Bill Zaniboni ( 13 saves / 17 shots )

(2) Michigan State vs. (3) Michigan[]

March 17	Michigan State		4 – 1	Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	Recap
Tim Crowder - pp - 08:46 - 16:45		First period		07:26 - Andrew Ebbett
No scoring		Second period		No scoring
Bryan Lerg - 17:44 Tim Crowder - pp - 19:28		Third period		No scoring
Jeff Lerg ( 25 saves / 26 shots )		Goalie stats		( 20 saves / 24 shots )

Third place[]

(3) Michigan vs. (4) Northern Michigan[]

March 18	Michigan		3 – 2	Northern Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	Recap
Matt Hunwick - pp - 10:54		First period		05:30 -
T. J. Hensick - 16:01		Second period		16:16 - Darin Olver
Matt Hunwick - 08:19		Third period		No scoring
( 29 saves / 31 shots )		Goalie stats		Bill Zaniboni ( 39 saves / 42 shots )

Championship[]

(1) Miami vs. (2) Michigan State[]

March 18	Miami		1 – 2	Michigan State	Joe Louis Arena	Recap
Ryan Jones - 14:33		First period		14:13 - pp - Justin Abdelkader
No scoring		Second period		05:52 - David Booth
No scoring		Third period		No scoring
Jeff Zatkoff ( 32 saves / 34 shots )		Goalie stats		Jeff Lerg ( 22 saves / 23 shots )

Tournament awards[]

All-Tournament Team[]

F Drew Miller (Michigan State)
F Ryan Jones (Miami)
F Tim Crowder (Michigan State)
D Matt Hunwick (Michigan)
D Andy Greene (Miami)
G Jeff Lerg* (Michigan State)

* Most Valuable Player(s)^[1]

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References[]

^ "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
^ "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

External links[]

2006 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "CCHA Awards". College Hockey Historical Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

[media-2] "2012-13 CCHA Media Guide". ISSUU.com. Retrieved 2014-04-23.

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