2006 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament

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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.

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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
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#14 Holy Cross†*281972409865392710213095
Mercyhurst 28198139119873622131150118
Sacred Heart 281882389255352112211682
Bentley 2811125277582371517594117
Army 281012626646736121868094
Connecticut 2891811979106361123297136
Canisius 288182186887351023287114
American International 286175176411032621569129
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 Cross3
8 American International 1
1 Holy Cross4
6 Connecticut 1
3 Sacred Heart 1
6 Connecticut4
1 Holy Cross5
4 Bentley 2
4 Bentley4**
5 Army 3
4 Bentley3**
2 Mercyhurst 2
2 Mercyhurst7
7 Canisius 2

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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

March 11Holy Cross3 – 1American International Hart Recreation Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period13:53 - Ryan Robin
Blair Bartlett - 19:12Second periodNo scoring
Matt Burke - GW - 00:50
Jon Landry - 14:11		Third periodNo scoring
Tony Quesada ( 20 saves / 21 shots )Goalie stats Tom Fenton ( 39 saves / 42 shots )

[4]

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius

March 11Mercyhurst7 – 2Canisius Mercyhurst Ice Center Recap  
Jamie Hunt - PP - 02:58First periodPP - 09:20 - Tommy Flikeid
Dave Borrelli - PP - 09:57
Chris Trafford - GW - 15:56		Second period10:10 - Tommy Flikeid
Ryan Toomey - SH - 00:47
Kyle Gourgon - 02:43
Ryan Toomey - PP - 11:48
Dave Borrelli - EN SH - 17:38		Third periodNo scoring
Tyler Small ( 29 saves / 31 shots )Goalie stats Dan Griffin ( 38 saves / 44 shots )

[5]

(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Connecticut

March 11Connecticut4 – 1Sacred Heart Milford Ice Pavilion Recap  
Matt Scherer - 05:12
Matt Scherer - GW PP - 13:46		First period18:38 - Peter Ferraro
Scott McDougall - 05:12Second periodNo scoring
Matt Scherer - EN - 18:54Third periodNo scoring
Brad Smith ( 52 saves / 53 shots )Goalie stats Jason Smith ( 16 saves / 19 shots )

[6]

(4) Bentley vs. (5) Army

March 11Bentley4 – 32OTArmy John A. Ryan Arena Recap  
Marc Zwicky - 15:26First periodNo scoring
No ScoringSecond period09:01 - Luke Flicek
19:18 - Chris Bilec
Dain Prewitt - 01:31
Dain Prewitt - SH - 18:38		Third period03:48 - Luke Flicek
Brett Murphy - GW - 14:30Second overtime periodNo scoring
Ray Jean ( 35 saves / 38 shots )Goalie stats Brad Roberts ( 51 saves / 55 shots )

[7]

Semifinals

(1) Holy Cross vs. (6) Connecticut

March 17Holy Cross4 – 1Connecticut Hart Recreation Center Recap  
Tyler McGregor - 03:20First period19:47 - Chris Uber
James Sixsmith - GW SH - 05:24
James Sixsmith - PP - 06:59		Second periodNo scoring
Pierre Napert-Frenette - 13:31Third periodNo scoring
Tony Quesada ( 37 saves / 38 shots )Goalie stats Brad Smith ( 25 saves / 29 shots )

[8]

(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Bentley

March 17Bentley3 – 22OTMercyhurst Hart Recreation Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No ScoringSecond period16:55 - Jamie Hunt
Jaye Judd - PP - 02:55
Marc Zwicky - 07:53		Third period15:37 - Scott Champagne
Jaye Judd - GW - 00:58Second overtime periodNo scoring
Ray Jean ( 37 saves / 39 shots )Goalie stats Tyler Small ( 53 saves / 56 shots )

[9]

Championship

(1) Holy Cross vs. (4) Bentley

March 18Holy Cross5 – 2Bentley Hart Recreation Center Recap  
Tyler McGregor - PP - 12:14
James Sixsmith - PP - 16:33		First period12:45 - Dain Prewitt
Pierre Napert-Frenette - GW PP - 02:07
Jon Landry - PP - 12:31
Sean Nappo - 18:41		Second period12:45 - Jeff Gumaer
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Tony Quesada ( 30 saves / 32 shots )Goalie stats Ray Jean ( 21 saves / 26 shots ) / Geordan Murphy ( 5 saves / 5 shots )

[3]

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

[10]

MVP

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  2. ↑ "Atlantic Hockey 2005-06 Week 25". USCHO.com. March 11, 2006. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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