2006 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2006 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 22nd Tournament in the history of the conference. It was played between March 9 and March 18, 2006. Quarterfinal games were played at home team campus sites, while the final four games were played at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, the home venue of the NHL's Boston Bruins. By winning the tournament, Boston University received the Hockey East's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The teams that finish below eighth in the conference are not eligible for tournament play. In the first round, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds, and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-elimination game, with the winner advancing to the championship game. The tournament champion receives an 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 Hockey East standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#5 Boston University†*271773378967402610414096
#4 Maine 271782369360422812214395
#2 Boston College 271782368658422613314695
#13 New Hampshire 2714763485634020137120102
Providence 2714103317867361716310594
Vermont 271011626656238181469782
Massachusetts–Lowell 27111422474963614202104132
Massachusetts 2710152226077361321277103
Northeastern 27317713578834324767120
Merrimack 27319511439234623564118
Championship: Boston University
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion
Final rankings: USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Top 15 Poll

Bracket

Quarterfinals [2]
March 9–11 		Semifinals [3]
March 17 		Championship
March 18
           
1 Boston University44—
8 Massachusetts 1 1 —
1 Boston University9
4 New Hampshire 2
2 Maine4* 4—
7 Massachusetts-Lowell 3 3 —
1 Boston University2*
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Boston College 1
3 Boston College3* 6—
6 Vermont 2 2 —
2 Maine 1
3 Boston College4
4 New Hampshire42** —
5 Providence 0 1 —

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Boston University vs. (8) Massachusetts

March 10 [4] Boston University4 – 1Massachusetts Agganis Arena Recap  
David Van der Gulik - 06:15First periodNo scoring
David Van der Gulik - GW - 04:00Second periodNo scoring
John Laliberte - PP - 13:51
David Van der Gulik - EN - 19:16		Third period05:52 - PP - Chris Capraro
John Curry ( 25 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Gabe Winer ( 25 saves / 28 shots )
March 11 [5] Boston University4 – 1Massachusetts Agganis Arena Recap  
Bryan Ewing - 01:16First periodNo scoring
No ScoringSecond periodNo scoring
John Laliberte - GW PP - 05:50
Kenny Roche - 09:38
Peter MacArthur - EN - 19:34		Third period18:42 - EA PP - Chris Capraro
John Curry ( 32 saves / 33 shots )Goalie stats Jonathan Quick ( 32 saves / 35 shots )
Boston University won series 2–0

(2) Maine vs. (7) Massachusetts-Lowell

March 10 [6] Maine4 – 3OTMassachusetts-Lowell Alfond Arena Recap  
Greg Moore - PP - 13:20
Derek Damon - 17:23		First period08:47 - SH - Jason Tejchma
No ScoringSecond period19:12 - Jeremy Hall
Greg Moore - PP - 09:51Third period2:24 - Nick Monroe
Keith Johnson - GW - 00:51First overtime periodNo scoring
Ben Bishop ( 21 saves / 24 shots )Goalie stats Peter Vetri ( 34 saves / 38 shots )
March 11 [7] Maine4 – 3Massachusetts-Lowell Alfond Arena Recap  
Matt Duffy - 11:20First period00:28 - Bobby Robins
Greg Moore - 00:27
John Hopson - PP - 05:01
Matt Duffy - GW - 05:54		Second period12:14 - PP - J.R. Bria
12:36 - PP - Andrew Martin
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Ben Bishop ( 24 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Peter Vetri ( 24 saves / 28 shots )
Maine won series 2–0

(3) Boston College vs. (6) Vermont

March 9 [8] Boston College3 – 2OTVermont Silvio O. Conte Forum Recap  
Brian Boyle - PP - 05:17First period07:47 - PP - Dean Strong
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Chris Collins - EA - 19:01Third period03:28 - Jamie Sifers
Peter Harold - GW - 10:41First overtime periodNo scoring
Cory Schneider ( 25 saves / 27 shots )Goalie statsJoe Fallon ( 31 saves / 34 shots )
March 10 [9] Boston College6 – 2Vermont Silvio O. Conte Forum Recap  
Chris Collins - 14:49First periodNo scoring
Chris Collins - GW PP - 11:40
Brett Motherwell - GW PP - 18:51		Second period15:10 - Jeff Corey
Benn Ferriero - SH - 06:18
Dan Bertram - EN - 18:13
Chris Collins - EN - 18:45		Third period10:54 - EA PP - Peter Lenes
Cory Schneider ( 23 saves / 25 shots )Goalie statsJoe Fallon ( 19 saves / 23 shots ) / Travis Russell ( 1 saves / 1 shots )
Boston College won series 2–0

(4) New Hampshire vs. (5) Providence

March 9 [10] New Hampshire4 – 0Providence Whittemore Center Recap  
Jacob Micflikier - GW - 06:07
Brett Hemingway - PP - 14:11		First periodNo scoring
No scoringSecond periodNo scoring
Daniel Winnik - 05:13
Josh Ciocco - EN SH - 10:42		Third periodNo scoring
Kevin Regan ( 27 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Tyler Sims ( 26 saves / 29 shots )
March 10 [11] New Hampshire2 – 12OTProvidence Whittemore Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Jacob Micflikier - PP - 10:34Second period03:20 - PP - Colin McDonald
No ScoringThird periodNo scoring
Daniel Winnik - GW - 14:18Second overtime periodNo scoring
Jeff Pietrasiak ( 34 saves / 35 shots )Goalie stats Tyler Sims ( 59 saves / 61 shots )
New Hampshire won series 2–0

Semifinals

(1) Boston University vs. (4) New Hampshire

March 17 [12] Boston University9 – 2New Hampshire TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
Dan Spang - 09:06
David Van der Gulik - 10:28		First period02:53 - PP - Jacob Micflikier
David Van der Gulik - GW - 07:40
Matt Gilroy - 11:28
David Van der Gulik - 13:49		Second period14:34 - PP - Jacob Micflikier
Bryan Ewing - 00:42
Brad Zancanaro - 02:07
Bryan Ewing - PP - 03:21
Dan Spang - PP - 03:36		Third periodNo scoring
Kevin Regan ( 23 saves / 30 shots ) / Jeff Pietrasiak ( 6 saves / 8 shots )Goalie stats John Curry ( 25 saves / 27 shots ) / Stephan Siwiec ( 2 saves / 2 shots )

(2) Maine vs. (3) Boston College

March 17 [13] Maine1 – 4Boston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Josh Soares - PP - 18:14Second period06:27 - SH - Benn Ferriero
08:55 - GW - Brian Boyle
No ScoringThird period19:13 - EN - Stephen Gionta
19:56 - EN - Nathan Gerbe
Ben Bishop ( 25 saves / 27 shots )Goalie stats Cory Schneider ( 35 saves / 36 shots )

Championship

(1) Boston University vs. (3) Boston College

March 18 [14] Boston University2 – 1OTBoston College TD Banknorth Garden Recap  
No ScoringFirst period03:24 - Mike Brennan
John McCarthy - 14:30Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Brandon Yip - GW - 14:22First overtime periodNo scoring
John Curry ( 29 saves / 30 shots )Goalie stats Cory Schneider ( 37 saves / 39 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Tournament MVP(s)

[15]

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