2006 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament

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The 2006 WCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 47th conference playoff in league history and 52nd season where a WCHA champion was crowned. The 2006 tournament played between March 10 and March 18, 2006 at five conference arenas and the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. By winning the tournament, North Dakota was awarded the Broadmoor Trophy and received the Western Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Ice Hockey Tournament.

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Format

The first round of the postseason tournament featured a best-of-three games format. All ten conference teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded No. 1 through No. 10 according to their final conference standing, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with an identical number of points accumulated. The top five seeded teams each earned home ice and hosted one of the lower seeded teams.

The winners of the first round series advanced to the Xcel Energy Center for the WCHA Final Five, the collective name for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Final Five uses a single-elimination format. Teams were re-seeded No. 1 through No. 5 according to the final regular season conference standings, with the top three teams automatically advancing to the semifinals.

Conference standings

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

2005–06 Western Collegiate Hockey Association standings
ConferenceOverall
GPWLTPTSGFGAGPWLTGFGA
#8 Minnesota†2820534310764412795169105
Denver 2817833798783921153125110
#1 Wisconsin 281783379860433010314579
#3 North Dakota*281612032104764629161164109
#11 Colorado College 28151123294754224162143109
#15 St. Cloud State 2813132287962422216413499
Minnesota State-Mankato 28121332793883917184126121
Michigan Tech 286166185411338725674149
Minnesota–Duluth 2861931561114401125497148
Alaska–Anchorage 284213115111036627368138
Championship: North Dakota
† 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 first round

First round [2]
March 10–12, 2006		Quarterfinal [3]
March 16, 2006		Semifinals
March 17, 2006		Championship
March 18, 2006
1Minnesota76—
10Alaska-Anchorage42—
1Minnesota7
2Denver2326St. Cloud State56St. Cloud State8*
9Minnesota-Duluth3*259Minnesota-Duluth1
3Wisconsin41—6St. Cloud State3
8Michigan Tech10—4North Dakota5
4North Dakota243
7Minnesota State3*103Wisconsin3
4North Dakota4
5Colorado College131
6St. Cloud State223

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (10) Alaska-Anchorage

March 10 [4] Minnesota7 – 4Alaska-Anchorage Mariucci Arena Recap  
Ben Gordon - 06:43
Phil Kessel - 07:17		First period11:09 - PP - Jay Beagle
Ryan Potulny - 04:58
Ryan Potulny - 14:57
Ryan Potulny - GW - 18:31		Second period05:51 - Brent McMann
19:14 - Ales Parez
Ben Gordon - 10:35
Ryan Stoa - EN - 19:48		Third period05:14 - PP - Daron Underwood
Kellen Briggs ( 24 saves / 28 shots )Goalie stats John DeCaro ( 45 saves / 51 shots )
March 11 [5] Minnesota6 – 2Alaska-Anchorage Mariucci Arena Recap  
Phil Kessel - 04:38
Blake Wheeler - PP - 07:23
Ryan Stoa - GW PP - 15:13		First periodNo scoring
Ryan Stoa - 09:11Second period17:01 - Eric Walsky
Phil Kessel - PP - 11:08
Blake Wheeler - 18:20		Third period15:54 - Justin Bourne
Kellen Briggs ( 18 saves / 20 shots )Goalie stats Nathan Lawson ( 27 saves / 31 shots ) / John DeCaro ( 18 saves / 20 shots )
Minnesota won series 2–0

(2) Denver vs. (9) Minnesota-Duluth

March 10 [6] Denver2 – 3OTMinnesota-Duluth Magness Arena Recap  
Paul Stastny - PP - 01:25First period15:06 - PP - Andrew Carroll
No ScoringSecond periodNo scoring
Paul Stastny - PP - 04:02Third period02:36 - Andrew Carroll
No ScoringFirst overtime period01:25 - GW - MacGregor Sharp
Glenn Fisher ( 15 saves / 18 shots )Goalie stats Nate Ziegelmann ( 27 saves / 29 shots )
March 11 [7] Denver3 – 2Minnesota-Duluth Magness Arena Recap  
Ryan Dingle - 14:56First periodNo scoring
Ryan Dingle - 02:16Second period19:31 - PP - Jason Garrison
Ryan Helgason - GW - 15:31Third period05:45 - Michael Gergen
Peter Mannino ( 29 saves / 31 shots )Goalie stats Nate Ziegelmann ( 27 saves / 30 shots )
March 12 [8] Denver5 – 2Minnesota-Duluth Magness Arena Recap  
Paul Stastny - PP - 09:41First periodNo scoring
No ScoringSecond period12:17 - PP - Tim Stapleton
13:27 - PP - Josh Meyers
13:57 - GW - Michael Gergen
16:02 - Jason Garrison
Gabe Gauthier - EA - 15:06Third period19:31 - EN - Andrew Carroll
Peter Mannino ( 14 saves / 18 shots ) / Glenn Fisher ( 8 saves / 8 shots )Goalie stats Nate Ziegelmann ( 33 saves / 35 shots )
Minnesota-Duluth won series 2–1

(3) Wisconsin vs. (8) Michigan Tech

March 10 [9] Wisconsin4 – 1Michigan Tech Kohl Center Recap  
Robbie Earl - 06:03
A.J. Degenhardt - GW - 10:39
Jack Skille - PP - 16:17		First period08:48 - Geoff Kinrade
Matthew Ford - 19:12Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Brian Elliott ( 21 saves / 22 shots )Goalie statsMichael Teslak ( 13 saves / 16 shots ) / Rob Nolan ( 29 saves / 30 shots )
March 11 [10] Wisconsin1 – 0Michigan Tech Kohl Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Joe Pavelski - GW PP - 06:49Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Brian Elliott ( 19 saves / 19 shots )Goalie statsMichael Teslak ( 29 saves / 30 shots )
Wisconsin won series 2–0

(4) North Dakota vs. (7) Minnesota State

March 10 [11] North Dakota2 – 3OTMinnesota State Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
Travis Zajac - PP - 05:55Second period06:30 - David Backes
19:31 - Travis Morin
Matt Watkins - 05:22Third periodNo scoring
No ScoringFirst overtime period05:22 - GW - Rob Rankin
Jordan Parise ( 33 saves / 36 shots )Goalie stats Dan Tormey ( 29 saves / 31 shots )
March 11 [12] North Dakota4 – 1Minnesota State Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
Jonathan Toews - 12:40
T. J. Oshie - GW - 13:36		First periodNo scoring
T. J. Oshie - 05:39Second period15:50 - PP - Kyle Peto
Travis Zajac - PP - 10:25Third periodNo scoring
Jordan Parise ( 25 saves / 26 shots )Goalie stats Dan Tormey ( 27 saves / 31 shots )
March 12 [13] North Dakota3 – 0Minnesota State Ralph Engelstad Arena Recap  
Chris Porter - GW - 00:47
Travis Zajac - PP - 07:17		First periodNo scoring
Travis Zajac - PP - 08:28Second periodNo scoring
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Jordan Parise ( 32 saves / 32 shots )Goalie stats Dan Tormey ( 22 saves / 25 shots )
North Dakota won series 2–1

(5) Colorado College vs. (6) St. Cloud State

March 10 [14] Colorado College1 – 2St. Cloud State Colorado Springs World Arena Recap  
Jimmy Kilpatrick - 06:10First period09:06 - Konrad Reeder
No ScoringSecond period01:27 - GW SH - Michael Olson
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Matt Zaba ( 32 saves / 34 shots )Goalie stats Bobby Goepfert ( 25 saves / 26 shots )
March 11 [15] Colorado College3 – 2St. Cloud State Colorado Springs World Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst period08:37 - Matt Hartman
Brian Salcido - 15:07
Brett Sterling - PP - 15:51		Second period05:14 - PP - Aaron Brocklehurst
Brett Sterling - GW - 11:28Third periodNo scoring
Matt Zaba ( 29 saves / 31 shots )Goalie stats Bobby Goepfert ( 33 saves / 36 shots )
March 12 [16] Colorado College1 – 3St. Cloud State Colorado Springs World Arena Recap  
No ScoringFirst periodNo scoring
No ScoringSecond period07:25 - Dan Kronick
Brett Sterling - PP - 00:11Third period06:50 - GW - Nate Raduns
15:29 - Matt Stephenson
Matt Zaba ( 22 saves / 25 shots )Goalie stats Bobby Goepfert ( 31 saves / 32 shots )
St. Cloud State won series 2–1

Quarterfinal

(6) St. Cloud State vs. (9) Minnesota-Duluth

March 16 [17] St. Cloud State5 – 1Minnesota-Duluth Xcel Energy Center Recap  
Billy Hengen - 00:44
Nate Dey - GW - 03:18
Brock Hooton - PP - 12:55		First period13:56 - Tim Stapleton
No ScoringSecond periodNo scoring
Andrew Gordon - 00:48
Billy Hengen - EN - 17:34		Third periodNo scoring
Bobby Goepfert ( 36 saves / 37 shots )Goalie stats Nate Ziegelmann ( 21 saves / 25 shots )

Semifinals

(1) Minnesota vs. (6) St. Cloud State

March 17 [18] Minnesota7 – 8OTSt. Cloud State Xcel Energy Center Recap  
Ben Gordon - 09:36
Alex Goligoski - 13:33		First period10:57 - Matt Hartman
15:02 - PP - Justin Fletcher
Ryan Potunly - PP - 09:43
Ryan Potunly - 14:08
Ryan Potunly - PP - 19:59		Second period00:58 - Andrew Gordon
03:50 - Casey Borer
05:54 - T. J. McElroy
11:40 - Brock Hooton
Danny Irmen - 17:59
Ryan Potunly - EA - 19:45		Third period16:21 - Brock Hooton
No ScoringFirst overtime period09:14 - GW - Matt Hartman
Kellen Briggs ( 17 saves / 22 shots ) / Jeff Frazee ( 13 saves / 16 shots )Goalie stats Bobby Goepfert ( 44 saves / 51 shots )

(3) Wisconsin vs. (4) North Dakota

March 17 [19] Wisconsin3 – 4North Dakota Xcel Energy Center Recap  
Joe Pavelski - 07:43
Andy Brandt - 11:05		First period18:07 - Ryan Duncan
19:02 - Rylan Kaip
Robbie Earl - PP - 18:59Second period04:10 - Rastislav Spirko
18:24 - GW - Rylan Kaip
No scoringThird periodNo scoring
Brian Elliott ( 27 saves / 31 shots )Goalie stats Jordan Parise ( 27 saves / 30 shots )

Third Place

(1) Minnesota vs. (3) Wisconsin

March 18 [20] Minnesota0 – 4Wisconsin Xcel Energy Center Recap  
No ScoringFirst period03:30 - GW - Andrew Joudrey
No scoringSecond period10:07 - Jack Skille
No scoringThird period03:02 - PP - Ross Carlson
10:58 - Robbie Earl
Kellen Briggs ( 26 saves / 30 shots )Goalie stats Brian Elliott ( 26 saves / 26 shots )

Championship

(4) North Dakota vs. (6) St. Cloud State

March 18 [21] North Dakota5 – 3St. Cloud State Xcel Energy Center Recap  
Rastislav Spirko - 04:00
Jonathan Toews - 04:15
T. J. Oshie - PP - 17:41		First period03:50 - PP - Konrad Reeder
Ryan Duncan - GW - 04:58
Ryan Duncan - PP - 13:41		Second period16:20 - PP - Brock Hooton
No scoringThird period05:07 - Billy Hengen
Jordan Parise ( 37 saves / 40 shots )Goalie stats Bobby Goepfert ( 24 saves / 29 shots )

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

* Most Valuable Player(s)

[22]

See also

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