2006 Atlantic Hockey men's ice hockey tournament explained

Year:2006
Conference:Atlantic Hockey
Gender:Men's
Dates:March 11–18, 2006
Teams:8
Finalarena:Hart Center
Finalcity:Worcester, Massachusetts
Champions:Holy Cross
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Paul Pearl
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:James Sixsmith
Mvpteam:Holy Cross
Prevseason Year:2005
Prevseason Link:2005 Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament
Nextseason Year:2007
Nextseason Link:2007 Atlantic Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Tournament

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.

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

Bracket

Teams are reseeded after the Quarterfinals

Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

Quarterfinals

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

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(2) Mercyhurst vs. (7) Canisius

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(3) Sacred Heart vs. (6) Connecticut

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(4) Bentley vs. (5) Army

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Semifinals

(1) Holy Cross vs. (6) Connecticut

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(2) Mercyhurst vs. (4) Bentley

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Championship

(1) Holy Cross vs. (4) Bentley

Tournament awards

All-Tournament Team

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MVP

Notes and References

  1. News: Holy Cross 3, American International 1. USCHO.com. 2006-03-11. 2013-05-02.
  2. News: Mercyhurst 7, Canisius 2. USCHO.com. 2006-03-11. 2013-05-02.
  3. News: Connecticut 4, Sacred Heart 1. USCHO.com. 2006-03-11. 2013-05-02.
  4. News: Bentley 4, Army 3. USCHO.com. 2006-03-11. 2013-05-02.
  5. News: Holy Cross 4, Connecticut 1. USCHO.com. 2006-03-17. 2013-05-02.
  6. News: Bentley 3, Mercyhurst 2. USCHO.com. 2006-03-17. 2013-05-02.
  7. News: Another Title for Holy Cross. Inside College Hockey. 2006-03-18. 2013-05-04.
  8. News: Atlantic Hockey Awards. College Hockey Historical Archives. 2013. 2013-05-02.