2006 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
| 2006 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11–13, 2006 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Finals site | Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum Detroit, Michigan |
| Champions | Bemidji State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Tom Serratore (2nd title) |
| MVP | (Bemidji State) |
CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournaments | |
The 2006 CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was played between March 11 and March 13, 2006 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Bemidji State received College Hockey America's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.
Format[]
The tournament featured six teams. The top two teams from the regular season received byes to the semifinals where they played the winners from the quarterfinal games. The two semifinal winners met in the championship game on March 13, 2006, with the winner receiving 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
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Bracket[]
| Quarterfinal
March 11, 2006 | Semifinals
March 12, 2006 | Championship
March 13, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Niagara | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Robert Morris | 4 | 4 | Robert Morris | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | Niagara | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bemidji State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Bemidji State | 4* | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 3 | 3 | Alabama-Huntsville | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wayne State | 1 | ||||||||||||
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
Tournament awards[]
All-Star team[]
- Goaltender: (Bemidji State)
- Defensemen: (Niagara), Andrew Martens (Bemidji State)
- Forwards: (Robert Morris), Ted Cook (Niagara), (Bemidji State)[1]
MVP[]
- (Bemidji State)[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Phelps, Mekye (2007). 2007–08 College Hockey America media guide (PDF). College Hockey America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
External links[]
- CHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
- 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season
- College sports in Michigan